Destination: Japan
Stay Akan - Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Akita - Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Hakodate - Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Kakunodate - Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Otaru - Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Sado-shima - Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Sapporo - Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Sendai - Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Towada-Hachimantai - Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Hagi - Central Honshu Hiroshima - Central Honshu Kamikochi - Central Honshu Kanazawa - Central Honshu Matsumoto - Central Honshu Nagano - Central Honshu Nagoya - Central Honshu Takayama - Central Honshu Tokyo - Central Honshu Iseshima - Western Honshu & Shikoku Kobe - Western Honshu & Shikoku Kochi - Western Honshu & Shikoku Koyasan - Western Honshu & Shikoku Kyoto - Western Honshu & Shikoku Kurashiki - Western Honshu & Shikoku Matsuyama - Western Honshu & Shikoku Nara - Western Honshu & Shikoku Osaka - Western Honshu & Shikoku Takamatsu - Western Honshu & Shikoku Tottori - Western Honshu & Shikoku Tsuwano - Western Honshu & Shikoku Beppu - Kyushu & the Southern Islands Fukuoka - Kyushu & the Southern Islands Kagoshima - Kyushu & the Southern Islands Kumamoto - Kyushu & the Southern Islands Miyazaki - Kyushu & the Southern Islands Mount Aso - Kyushu & the Southern Islands Nagasaki - Kyushu & the Southern Islands Naha (Okinawa) - Kyushu & the Southern Islands	Prices Prices are per room per night. Note that in business hotels and some ryokans breakfast is not included. Apart from international-style hotels, and the inns known as ryokan, there are also minshuku, which are family homes that take in paying guests, much like traditional B&Bs. They are generally cheaper than other accommodation and offer an insight into Japanese life. Bed & Breakfast In some ryokan breakfast will not be included and you will have the choice of Japanese- or Western- style. In old-fashioned ryokan, however, a Japanese breakfast (rice, fish and miso soup) will be included and served to you on a tray in your room after the maid has rolled away your futon. Curfew When staying in the smaller hotels in Japan, you may well be subject to a curfew (probably 11pm at the latest), even in major cities like Tokyo. Pleading for a key will cut no ice - if you don't make it back, then you will have to make alternative arrangements. Temple Stays An interesting way of experiencing Japanese life is to stay in a shukubo, or temple lodging. Accommodation will be simple (though reasonably priced) and you may be permitted to join in prayers and meditation. Ask at a tourist information centre. Business Class Among Western-style hotels the best value are the so called 'business hotels', which offer comfortable, characterless, no-frills rooms that are rather small but spotlessly clean and very reasonably priced. For Your Convenience Traditional Japanese toilets are uncomfortable to use at first, although ultimately healthier. Squat facing the cistern, the water from which can also be used for washing your hands. Camping The cheapest way of seeing Japan is camping but you may have to provide your own equip-ment. Furthermore, many camping sites are open only during the summer, which is also the period when they are invaded by students. A leaflet is available from JNTO. Homestays If you are interested in really experiencing Japanese life to the full, 'homestays' are possible. Information about this can be obtained from JNTO.	COUNTRY Japan   Viewing   Top Ten   What To See   Where To ...     Eat & Drink     Stay     Shop     Take The Kids     Be Entertained     What's On When   Practical Matters REGION CITIES MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK