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Kochi

Where to Stay in Kochi: Station Area or Harimayabashi?

Where to stay in Kochi: the JR station area is the easier base; Harimayabashi and OMO7 Kochi work too, with a ¥230 flat tram fare in the city zone.

The glass facade of JR Asahikawa Station in Hokkaido under a cloudy sky, seen from the brick station square

Japan

JR Inn Hokkaido: 10:00 Check-Out and Baths at Five of Six

JR Inn Hokkaido rules: check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00 at all six, preschoolers co-sleep free, large baths at five of six (checked Oct 2026).

A bowl of Sanuki udon topped with a chikuwa tempura and chopped spring onion in Takamatsu

Japan

Daiwa Roynet With Kids: Which Rooms Take Three or Four

Daiwa Roynet with kids: Takamatsu tops out at three, Kyoto Shijo has a 4-bed room, Utsunomiya lets primary-school kids co-sleep free. Check-in 2pm.

A bowl of free late-night shoyu ramen (yonaki soba) with sliced spring onion and seaweed at Dormy Inn Premium Otaru

Japan

Dormy Inn With Kids: ¥3,000 Co-Sleeping and One Child per Bed

Dormy Inn with kids: under-3s co-sleep free, ages 3 through elementary school pay ¥3,000, one child per bed, no cots. Otaru FAQ, Oct 2026.

Guest room at Hakata Excel Hotel Tokyu in Fukuoka, with a bed, an armchair, a small round table, a desk and a window

Japan

Tokyu Hotels With Kids: Free Co-Sleeping, Except in Yokohama

Tokyu Hotels with kids: under-school-age co-sleeping is free at Hakata, Matsue and Kumamoto, ¥1,000 at Yokohama REI. Cancel by 3pm the day before.

Tsumagoi

Where to Stay for Palcall Tsumagoi: On the Slope or Baragi

Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Hotel sits on the slope with a guest-only shuttle; Baragi Kogen Lodge is the quieter option next door for 2026-27.

A quiet airport terminal concourse before departure

New Chitose

Can You Ski the Morning You Fly Home From Sapporo?

Ski the morning you fly home from Sapporo? A base-by-base check of Kiroro, Rusutsu, Tomamu, Chitose and Sapporo against New Chitose's 16:15 UA235 departure.

A steep, narrow wooden staircase inside an old Japanese farmhouse, looking up toward the floor above

Kyoto

Kyoto Machiya With a Ground-Floor Bedroom: No Stairs at Night

Four Kyoto machiya put a bedroom on the ground floor per their own floor plan, checked against three that keep both bedrooms upstairs (Sept 2026).

Japan

Is It Worth Staying at a Ryokan Over New Year in Japan?

Ryokan New Year plans mean 2-night minimums, fixed osechi menus, and a separate premium rate. Who should book it, who should not, and 8 ryokan compared.

Club Deluxe Hollywood Twin room at The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, two beds pushed together on the club floor

Tokyo

The Capitol Hotel Tokyu Review: A 44.9 m² Club Room in Nagatacho

Capitol Hotel Tokyu review from a May 2023 club-floor stay: two stations at Exit 6, a 44.9 m² room, and kaiseki at Suiren.

Kinosaki

Kinosaki Onsen Crab Season When to Go and Where to Stay

Matsuba crab fishing opens Nov 6, 2026 and runs to Mar 20 — but the ryokan crab-plan season is a separate calendar. Six Kinosaki ryokan compared.

Tottori

Where to Eat Matsuba Crab Tottori-Style: Kaike or Misasa

Kaike or Misasa Onsen for Tottori's matsuba crab season: sea view vs. radium springs, access from Yonago or Kurayoshi, and which ryokan run a real crab plan.