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Accommodation


When it comes to accommodation, Japan has more diversity than perhaps anywhere else on Earth. For budget travellers on the go, pop into a tiny, quaint capsule hotel. For a couple looking for private time, book a sprawling room themed like a maze and discover the country’s distinct love hotel culture.

For sophisticated travellers looking to escape the city, immerse yourself in an elegant traditional inn with soothing hot springs in the mountains. And for everyone else who just wants to meet a robotic talking dinosaur, check into a robot hotel. But before you choose, be sure to check out our budget travel tips, so you can grab exactly what you’re looking for!

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Somebody Keyed My New Japanese Car

We've travelled 1,000km in Japan's tiniest car, but it seems all is not well....

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I Stayed in Japan's Most Haunted Inn

We head to Japan’s most haunted Inn in Iwate today, don’t say I never treat Sharla....

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What Owning a Traditional Japanese Inn & Hot Spring is REALLY Like

Traditional inns (Ryokans) and hot springs are a Japan highlight. But how hard is to run one?...

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Why NOT to Buy a Traditional Japanese House - 6 Reasons to Avoid

Many dream of renovating a traditional Japanese house. But the reality is renovating a Japanese home is far more difficult than most buyers realise. Here's 6 reasons NOT to do it....

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Inside Tokyo's Insane $36,000 Private Hotel Room

Tokyo's luxurious accommodation knows no limits. This time we go inside a private members club with a $39,000 fee, where members are rewarded with the ultimate luxury escape....

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Inside Tokyo's Most Expensive Hotel Room ($12,000/Night) | Feat. @CDawgVA

Tokyo's luxury 5 star hotels are amongst the best in the world. We stay the night in a $12,000 a night suite with stunning views as a reward to Connor for eating 100 bowls of noodles....

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Inside Japan's WORST Hotel Room | Feat. @CDawgVA

Japan's hotels are typically amongst the cleanest in the world. This one wasn't. As Connor and I head off for a Wacky Weekend around Shikoku, we confront a terrifying bridge, a village inhabited by 350 scarecrows and the worst hotel room in J...

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Inside Japan's CAPSULE Tower | 140 TINY Tokyo Apartments

The Nakagin Capsule Tower in the heart of Tokyo is iconic, featuring 140 retro tiny apartments built in the 1970's. Sadly, the future of the capsule tower isn't looking so great and this time next year it may be lost forever. Let's go inside and take...

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Why Kyoto's Traditional Homes Are Going EXTINCT

Kyoto's traditional townhouses (Machiya) are stunning to behold and amazing to stay in overnight. However, they're disappearing at a worrying rate. We go inside and discover the 5 characteristics that make up a Kyoto townhouse and uncover why they'v...

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Inside Tokyo's Most Expensive Penthouse Apartment

We go inside a luxury Tokyo apartment on the rooftop of a Shibuya tower, to see how far $25,000 a month's rent can go....

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What a $20,000/Month Japanese Apartment is Like | Tokyo Home Tour

We go inside a $20,000 per month Japanese apartment in the heart of Harajuku, Tokyo. But how good can it really be? Let's take a tour!...

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I Stayed the Night in a Haunted Japanese Inn

In search of Japan's rarest Wagyu Beef, we end up staying the night in one of the country's most infamous haunted inns. ...

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Sitting Alone in a Traditional Japanese Hotel Room

Witness me struggle to build a futon....

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Relaxing in a Japanese Hot Spring | 24 Hours in Kagoshima

Kagoshima is a hot spring wonderland and having arrived at our final destination, we explore a public bath house, a unique martial art and the award winning Wagyu beef as we finish Journey Across Japan. (I can't believe it either). ...

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Staying at 1,000 Year Old Japanese Hot Spring Resort

Japanese hot spring towns are the perfect place to relax, unwind and enjoy the seasons. Let's drink things and dive into an onsen....

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What does a $3000 Japanese Hotel Room look like?

Japanese hotel rooms are usually tragically small. This one certainly isn't. Locations visited listed below!...

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How Expensive is it to Travel Japan? | Budget Travel Tips

Travelling Japan is cheaper and easier than ever before thanks to a recent boom in tourism....

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Inside Japan's Robot Dinosaur Hotel

Japan's robot hotel: The Henna Hotel or "strange" hotel is causing a stir at the moment with lots of media coverage. We go and see if it lives up to the hype....

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Staying on Japan's Most Mysterious Island | Sado

Sado Island: We travel out into the sea of Japan to the island of Sado for the weekend....

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Staying at a Tokyo Capsule Hotel

Capsule hotels in Japan are dream come true for budget travellers - particularly in upmarket Ginza in Tokyo....

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Japan's Most Stunning Onsen | Hot Spring

Japanese onsen (hot springs) don't come much better than this. ...

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North Japan's Most Scenic Spot | Geibikei Gorge

I've never felt so relaxed in all my life....

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Okinawa | Japan's Ultimate Getaway | What to Do

I waited 4 years before going to Okinawa. Honestly, I'm not sure why - if I'd known about it sooner, I probably would have gone there every year. Witness Japan's best beaches, snake sake, and the most beautiful waters in the world....

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Inside a Japanese Love Hotel

Love Hotels are big business in Japan. Let's go and check them out....

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Exploring My Tiny Japanese Apartment

My good friend Natsuki and I explore the new apartment, before heading out to the local Games Arcade....

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Skiing at Japan's Funnest Resort

Skiing in Aizu, Japan! Adventure. Excitement. Swedish Pirates: In the last few months of ski season my friend Ryotaro and I decided to travel to a prominent ski resort in north Japan. It was quite the trip with skiing, snowmobiles, ice fishing and a ...

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Staying at a Traditional Japanese Inn & Hot Spring | Ryokan

Staying at a Japanese Inn (Ryokan) and relaxing in a hot spring (Onsen) are two of the greatest experiences you can enjoy in Japan. The third is eating Wagyu Beef. So let's see all three in one video....

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The BEST Japanese Hotel Room Tour You'll Ever See

Japanese hotels! Killing some time in a Japanese hotel room and discussing a dilemma involving premium pudding....

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LOVE Hotels in Japan: 5 You Should Know

Japanese Love Hotels are big business in Japan and the concept seems bizarre to many western folks. So let's check them out! ...

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Why Japan’s cheapest hotel room costs just $1.20 (hint: there’s a catch)

The cheapest hotel in the world - but there’s a catch, and Chris prepares you release his fishiest video yet! ...