Tokyo Ryokan

... too interested in sight-seeing, since I had spent 2 years in Northern Japan 33 years earlier. I just wanted to immerse myself in that traditional town and see how the Japanese lived. I especially wished to stay in a traditional Japanese inn- the ryokan.

... evening we stayed at a traditional Japanese Inn called a Ryokan. The name of the one we stayed at was Ryokan Shigetsu (1-31-11, Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0032. Phone: 03-3843-2345. www.shigetsu.com). The outside of the Inn was quintessentially ...

... walk.  An hour later, having got very lost (the street have no names - if ever you come to Tokyo, bring a compass!), we made it to the ryokan.  So much for or earlier complacency about our ability to find our way.   A long ...

... and realied it was a futile effort. Dave however slept for a few hours. During this time I arranged to stay in the Ryokan for another night. We had originally planned to head to Fukuoka tomorrow but there was currently a typhoon wrecking havoc down that ...

... had flown this way with my family when we first went back to Italy 33 years ago but had only stayed overnight in Tokyo. I stay in a small ryokan (traditional inn) in Asakusa, one of the oldest parts of Tokyo. I have a tiny 4-tatami room plus bath & ...

... 8364;) which was cheaper than getting a ticket straight from the airport and gives me the advantage to go round Tokyo in the evening. Found the Ryokan very easily just 5 minutes walking from Gatonda station. Very nice room with TV and aircon - or rather ...

... hours to cover a huge distance. How are we ever going to go on a normal train again?  We stayed in a modern Ryokan which is basically a hotel with Japanese style rooms. Our real Ryokan experience is just around the corner!  As Karen was working ...

... Narita Airport we took the skyway (1 hour) to Uneo where we had booked our 3 days to stay at "Ryokan Sawanoya"- Traditional Japanese Inn. This was in Tokyo, Yanaka (near Ueno area). As we walked down the streets, we starred into the large buildings, and ...

... pretty cheap. Definitely cheaper than Australia. We arrived at night and took the Narita Express to Ikebukuro and then walked to Kimi Ryokan. It was a really nice traditional guesthouse. We had our own room for less than 30 pounds. It was 11pm by the ...

... nbsp; I first checked to see where I would get the train so I wouldn't have to mess around when I had all my bags.  The ryokan manager gave me a glass of water as I headed out the door.  It was a long sweaty walk to the train gate.  He must ...

... food that he will draw the line on trying.  we ate in our yukata, our cotton robe, that we wear when we are in the ryokan.  my meal was a fried egg, toast, cresent, a slice of cantalope, ham and a small salad with ranch dressing ...

We left Seoul and flew to Tokyo with Tara.  We stayed in a Ryokan in the Asakusa district which was replete with lots of restaurants.  Tara, after living in Seoul for months, found the Tokyo subway easy to negotiate and guided her parents ...

... get us on the right train - it was a bit daunting. We arrived at a local station in Ikebu-something and walked to our Ryokan (guesathouse). By the way, it was bloody freezing, and my first thought was 'crap, I don't think I packed enough warm clothes. ...

... have save me 30% off my travel as it's a tourist pass for the metro. I went to the hotel... a small, budget Ryokan hotel which was immaculately done up and hosted by very friendly, although absent-minded staff. However, they spoke really good English ...

... see mount Fuji but unfortunately not for us. Once down we made our way back home and got some Sushi to take back to the Ryokan and plan where our next destination was going to be. I also needed to make sudden changes to my football dream team!! We ...

... the airport express. Tokyo was not surprisingly very similar to Osaka, in fact it was like I'd come home. Finally got to the Kimi Ryokan, the hotel that we were staying in, to find Liz and Chris waiting for me in the lounge room being annoyed by a ...