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Where to Stay
12 guides, newest first. Every price verified monthly.
- Where to StayRyokan on a Budget 2026: The One-Night StrategyHow to do a ryokan without the ¥40,000 bill: the one-night rule, sub-¥15,000 finds, day-use onsen tricks, and what kaiseki dinner is actually worth.
- Where to StayWhere to Stay in Fukuoka 2026: Hakata vs Tenjin from $34Fukuoka's 21 tracked hotels sorted: The OneFive Marine at $34.05, Hakata station cluster from $47, and the Hakata-vs-Tenjin decision that settles everything.
- Where to StayTokyo Hotel Deals 2026: 3-Star Rooms from $167Current Tokyo hotel deals verified: Hotel Sardonyx, Sotetsu Fresa Ginza and Kanda, plus the neighborhood strategy that cuts Tokyo bed costs 30%.
- Where to StayCapsule Hotels in Japan 2026: Cost & Who It's ForCapsule hotels explained: ¥3,000-6,000 pods, what the price includes, luggage and etiquette rules, and when a business hotel beats the experience.
- Where to StayNarita Airport Hotels 2026: Layover & Early-Flight StrategyWhere to sleep for Narita flights: the Hilton Narita at $195 (save $49), sub-¥6,000 airport-town options, and when staying in Tokyo still wins.
- Where to StayAPA vs Toyoko Inn vs Dormy Inn 2026: Chains ComparedJapan's business hotel chains decoded: APA from $38.65, Toyoko Inn's free breakfast, Dormy Inn's rooftop baths and midnight ramen, which chain fits which trip.
- Where to StayWhere to Stay in Sapporo 2026: Station vs Susukino from $50Sapporo's tracked hotels sorted: the $50 market hostel, Odori Park's Holiday Inn at $69, and the station-vs-Susukino call, plus the Snow Festival exception.
- Where to StayWhere to Stay in Okinawa 2026: Naha vs BeachOkinawa hotel deals compared: Hotel Gracery Naha at $89.90, the Senagajima island hotel saving $64, and when the $473 resort actually makes sense.
- Where to StayWhere to Stay in Kanazawa 2026: Hotels from $39Kanazawa's tracked hotels: the square hotel at $39.35, INTERGATE's free lounge at $42.59, design-stay SOKI, and how the Hokuriku stopover math works.
- Where to StayCheap Hotels in Osaka 2026: Real Deals from $34/NightOsaka hotel deals verified this month: RIHGA Place Higobashi at $33.90, Travelodge Honmachi $36.89, plus which neighborhoods keep prices down.
- Where to StayWhere to Stay in Kyoto 2026: $100 4-Star DealKyoto hotel strategy: Richmond Premier Kyoto Shijo at $99.99 (was $183), which neighborhoods justify their price, and when to sleep in Osaka instead.
- Where to StayNagoya Hotels 2026: Station Rooms from $39Nagoya hotel deals: two Sotetsu Fresa Inns near the station at $39-42, the JR Gate Tower splurge, and why Nagoya is the Golden Route's cheapest overnight.