Tokyo Hostels

... our mid life crisis , didn't really fancy a porsche, and hair colour - pah. Starting in South America then US, Europe, India, Nepal , South East Asia then finishing in China. Hostels all the way except for the odd flash hotel that the wife insisted on.

... the majority who drive their bikes on the pavement! So in bed by 12.00 night one, fairly standard start. Day two saw me move hostels, and after leaving the directions in hostel one, i walked around minora (which is meant to be one of the worst parts of ...

... it was about 11 at night and I had nowhere to sleep. After some investigation, I took the train to Asakusa station, where two hostels I had looked up earlier were located, and searched for the first one for a good 45 minutes (with the help of a local who ...

... to the hostel. The hostel itself has only single sex dorms and quite a few rules to boot. We generally found this with Japanese hostels: they have all manner of silly rules which are a right pain. For example, curfews tend to be around 10 or 11 ...

... maintain your status as the world's number two economy is it?   I'm staying at one of hostelworld.com's top-rated hostels in Tokyo, The K-House. All of the hostels in Tokyo are priced about the same, around 30 bucks for a six bed ...

... that it probably wasn’t that rare and occurrence, as Sydney is a logical next step from Tokyo, and both the Sakura Hostel and WakeUp hostels are leading hostels in their respective countries. Still it was the first time something like that had ...

... & 17 hour time change. Sakura hostel was very nice & very new....rated one of the top ten hostels in Asia and also one of the cheapest in Tokyo at Y2940 a night (around $29 cdn).  I dropped my stuff and headed out to the local area - ...

... out of the doorway (labelled only in Japanese) as I walked past on my 6th lap of the block, thus giving away the hostels location. I spent the night waiting to check in with no bed, watching bad movies in the common room and praying that everyone else to ...

... be best to throw this one in now whilst its all fresh. We have finally found an Internet connection in one of the Sister Hostels across town. Fri 11th The day was an early start as we had planned to head to Tsukiji Fish Market. Its one of the ...

... too long with my thoughts.  I'm getting bored talking to myself, so I decide at my next stop to try and find some youth hostels to stay in so I can meet some people. I have to admit I had headaches the first couple of days all the noise the crowds ...

... on interactive card gaming machines - don't be surprised to find 60 year old men battling each other on these things! The hostels are very very expensive here.  Everything is expensive so prepare yourselves. 40 GBP  night will get you a private ...

... restuarant on the first night and also got talking to some Canadian travelers in the hostel bar. I am currently in the hostels common room and there is lots of chatter around me of friendly travellers exchanging advise and socialising. I have realised ...

... me) she invited me to come stay with her the following night.  Since she didn`t seem like a serial killer and hostels in Tokyo are quite expensive (averaging about $30 a night for a dorm bed), I accepted her offer.  She and her boyfriend, who ...

... but sweet guy who reminded us of Jack Dee. We decided to all get a 'quick drink' together before going back to our hostels. We ended up at a traditional style bar and sat on tatami mats on the floor in a booth, with sliding dividing doors.There we ...

... postcard picture. I found time to make my way down to the annual emergency services display whilst I was here. I saw it advertised in the hostels, and was drawn in by the words "free" and "acrobatics". I had no idea what to expect, but I was at a ...

... i was expecting it but it still hurt. we stayed in quite a cool hostel called KHAOSAN. 18 pounds a night for a dorm. they have 3 hostels in the same area, the Smurai, the Annex and the Original. I stayed in the Annex and it was pretty cool. The area ...

... House Hostel in a northern suburb of Tokyo. What's a hostel you ask? It's basically like a hotel, with a few differences - hostels normally have a shared kitchen for guests (nice for us with our weird diets) and they usually have some shared dorm-style ...

... buffet in the dining area, and I had a good chat with the owner of the K's House chain, complementing him on the quality of the hostels, and the friendliness of the staff. I now refer to him as "Mr K," and maybe the "K" stands for "Karaoke" since he was ...

... in reality, the air was fine and it is probably the culture. When we finally arrived at our hostel, it definitely was unlike European hostels. We had to remove our shoes before we entered and the place was really clean.  We had our own private room, ...