Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.04 hotel guides through 4 cities in Japan. Pick a city, or choose a guide below.
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Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.013 hotelsKyoto's essential hotels, ranked — from the Park Hyatt on Ninenzaka to riverside luxury in Arashiyama and a station hotel with an onsen. Every pick covers location, rooms, value and who it's for.
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Photo: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) · CC BY 2.012 hotelsNara rewards staying overnight — the deer park empties at dusk and the temples glow. This guide ranks the 10 stays worth booking: a Small Luxury Hotels splurge on the park's edge, a 9.6-rated ryokan with deer at the door, the historic 1909 Nara Hotel, a pagoda-view onsen ryokan, and honest budget picks from $20.
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Photo: blieusong · CC BY-SA 2.017 hotelsOsaka's essential hotels, ranked — from a design hotel with an onsen in Shinsekai to Namba's luxury towers and honest budget bases by the stations. Every pick covers location, rooms, value and who it's for.
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Photo: David Kernan · CC BY 4.015 hotelsTokyo's essential hotels, ranked — from a Shibuya tower with a jazz lounge to temple-view design hotels in Asakusa and honest budget bases by the stations. Every pick covers location, rooms, value and who it's for.
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