Accommodations at Low-End Cost
Welcome Inns Reservation Center
Welcome Inns include a wide variety of accommodations
from hotels to People's Lodges at a very affordable cost.
These lodgings specialize in caring for overseas visitors.
The rate per night is less than 8,000yen for a single room.
They are best-suited to single families or small groups of
friends. Consistent with their affiliation,
they feature a warm welcome and fine
hospitality. The Welcome Inn Reservation
Center is operated by the International
Tourism Center of Japan in close cooperation with JNTO.
Japanese Inn Group
This association of some 70 inns also makes a special effort
to care for overseas visitors. The very economical room rate
per person is 4,000 yen on average. Ask for listing at JNTO
overseas offices or TlCs in Japan.
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- Japanese Inn
Youth Hostels
Japan has approximately 420 youth hostels. A number of them are open
to the public; the others require membership in the International
Youth Hostel Federation. If you are not a federation member, you can
obtaion a 600yen Welcome Stamp at the Tokyo National Headquarters.
These accommodations naturally have very low rates, averaging 1,100yen
to 2,500yen, no meals included. There is no age limit on guests.
Refer to JNTO's "Youth Hostel Map of Japan."
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- Youth hostel
