About a 10-minute drive from Ikebukuro Station, Family Inn Saiko offers comfortable Japanese-style rooms. In all guest rooms, there is free WiFi. After a day of sightseeing in the city, guests can unwind in rooms with tatami (woven-straw) flooring, traditional futon bedding, and Japanese-style sleepwear (Yukata robes), as well as private bathroom and toilet …
Osaka, which is usually pronounced just “Osaka,” is a designated city in Japan’s Kansai prefecture on the island of Honshu. The third most populous city in Japan, after Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama, it serves as the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture. It is also the largest part of the Keihanshin Metropolitan …
Yakuza, sometimes known as gokud, are members of Japanese-based global organized criminal syndicates. The Japanese police and media refer to them as bryokudan at the behest of the police, but the yakuza refer to themselves as ninky dantai. The English counterpart of yakuza is gangster, which refers to a member of a Mafia-like criminal organization. …
The hotel is located in a hot spring resort and is regarded as one of the representative works of Japan’s postwar architecture due to the powerful expression of its construction. A Torii gate, or holy border situated at the entrance of a shrine, is one of the structure’s motifs. Six columns support two girders from …
The Sempukan, Osaka’s first western-style structure, was built in 1871. It stands out with a second-floor veranda and colonial-style construction. Sempukan boasts lovely sakura in the garden, which, when in bloom, bring out the building’s pink accents. It is located near the Japan Mint, one of the city’s most famous cherry blossom viewing places. The …
A complex of facilities for university students and staff members is located in the densely forested hills on the outskirts of Tokyo. The facility, which was created by a partnership of universities in the Tokyo metropolitan area, provides overnight lodgings for seminars, conferences, and other academic activities. The complex was developed by Takamasa Yoshizaka in …
The Tsukuba Center Building is a complex facility in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, that includes the “Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba,” “Nova Hall,” “Tsukuba Innovation Plaza,” and “AI Mall.” In 1987, the project was completed. The iconic architecture of Tsukuba. When discussing Ibaraki’s architecture, the Tsukuba Center Building, as well as the work by the same …
The Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel, which opened in March 2014, is located on the upper floors of the Abeno Harukas building, with easy access to Tennoji Station. Guests can enjoy 360-degree views of the city from the panoramic view point on the 58th floor, which also has free WiFi. Private parking is provided on-site for …
Capsule hotels are one of the options of budget hotels in Japan. In them, the sleeping cells are located one above the other. This type of hotels are located mainly around airports and train stations, as well as in areas with entertainment venues. However, their guests are not representatives of the most insolvent population, as …