Ryokan Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu
This neighbourhood is a great choice for travellers interested in temples, city trips and city walks – Check location 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture, Taito-ku, Asakusa 1-31-11, Japan – This neighbourhood is a great choice for travellers interested in temples, city trips and city walks – Check location
Excellent location — rated 9.5/10! (score from 1146 reviews)
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Asakusa Station: only 3 minutes away! (250 yards on foot)
*8.8* Sensoji Temple: only 4 minutes away! (300 yards on foot)
*9.0* Asakusa Shrine: only 4 minutes away! (350 yards on foot)
*8.6* Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center: only 3 minutes away! (200 yards on foot)
*8.7* Kaminarimon: only 5 minutes away! (400 yards on foot)
*8.4* Asakusa Hanayashiki: only 5 minutes away! (400 yards on foot)
Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu
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Stay in the heart of Tokyo – This neighbourhood is a great choice for travellers interested in temples, city trips and city walks – Check location
Situated in the area, has a history of 80 years. The accommodation boasts a view of the Skytree from its Hinoki wood bath, a colorful and rice cooked in a rice cooking cauldron.
Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu is situated a 5-minute walk from , near Nakamise-dori Street and . Asakusa Subway Station provides direct access to Ueno, Shibuya and Ginza areas, and also to the Narita and Haneda international airports.
Japanese-style rooms and Western single rooms are available. Each guest room comes equipped with air conditioning, a satellite TV, a refrigerator and an en suite bathroom. Hairdryers, yukata robes, tea sets and mineral water are provided.
On-site restaurant Ajidokoro Hozuki offers breakfast at an additional charge per person, which is served between 07:30 – 09:00.
There is a bath for each gender on site and both the female and male baths offer a view of Senso-ji Temple’s Five-storied Pagoda.
Taito is a great choice for travellers interested in temples, city trips and city walks.
This property is a ryokan, which is a type of traditional Japanese Inn. Learn more
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- What is a ryokan?
- A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn. They usually feature public baths, multi-course dinners, communal spaces where guests can relax, and rooms with woven-straw flooring and futon mats. Like hotels, a range of ryokans (from budget to luxury) is available. What originated centuries ago as a free rest house for long-distance travellers has evolved into a popular destination for relaxation in therapeutic mineral springs.
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- What are the major differences between a ryokan and a hotel?
- Unlike a hotel, where the guest room is simply a place to turn in for the night, a ryokan is more than just an accommodation place to sleep. In Japan, many travellers journey long distances solely for the purpose of relaxing in a hot spring bath and feasting on a traditional multi-course dinner – thus making staying at a ryokan an experience in and of itself. These ryokans typically have Japanese-style rooms with woven-straw flooring and futon beds, instead of Western beds and carpeting. In addition, you remove your shoes at the entrance of the accommodation, or before you enter the room. Modern ryokan may serve buffet-style meals in a dining area, while a more traditional ryokan serves in-room dinners. Some ryokan rooms may come with a private bathroom, while others will only have a shared public bathroom.
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- What is a kaiseki meal?
- Kaiseki is the culinary highlight at a ryokan, embodied in beautifully presented dishes that delight both the palate and the eyes. Each of the 10 to 15 dishes that make up the multi-course Japanese dinner is prepared in such a way that highlights the unique textures, colours, and flavours of the featured seasonal ingredients and local specialties. Served most commonly at special restaurants and ryokan, a traditional kaiseki dinner usually consists of bite-sized appetizers, fresh sashimi (raw fish), soup, grilled fish or meat, a hot pot dish, rice with miso soup, and a small dessert.
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- What is a yukata?
- Yukata is a casual summer kimono typically made of light cotton. Many ryokans offer guests yukata robes during their stay. In some areas, it is common to see guests strolling through the neighbourhood in their yukata. The loose-fitting garment is perfect for relaxing and sleeping in.
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- How to wear a yukata
- First, put your arms through the sleeves like you would with a shirt. Take the right side of the yukata and wrap it across your body. Then take the left side and wrap it over the right, making sure that the robe is levelled at your ankle. Pinning the yukata closed on the right side, wrap the sash around your waist a couple of times and then tie a bow. Generally, the bow is tied around the waist for women, and the hips for men.
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- What is a Japanese hot spring (onsen)?
- Onsen (literally ‘hot spring’) is a term often used to refer to both the mineral-rich hot springs and the bathing facilities that house them. Whether the bath is public or private, gender-segregated or mixed, indoor or outdoor, soaking and unwinding in the soothing geothermal waters at an onsen is a millennia-old custom deeply embedded in Japanese culture.
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- Bathing procedures and etiquette
- At a public bath – onsen or not – guests are expected to shed all their clothes in their respective changing rooms before entering the bathing area. As a common courtesy, once inside the bathing area, guests should wash and rinse their bodies thoroughly before quietly stepping into the hot water. Whether you relax in solitude or converse softly with others is up to you, but guests should always be mindful of others. Wash towels are often used to cover one’s private areas while walking around. However, note that you must not put towels in the water.
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- Why are tattoos not allowed?
- While tattoos have become more popular among the youth of Japan, many Japanese people still associate them with outlaws and organized crime. Nowadays, not all businesses ban customers with tattoos, but you may still be refused admission to public baths and swimming pools. Small tattoos may be covered up using waterproof plasters, but keep in mind that each property has the final say on what’s acceptable.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.
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Property surroundings
– This neighbourhood is a great choice for travellers interested in temples, city trips and city walks – Check location Guests loved walking around the neighbourhood!Closest landmarks *
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Asakusa Nakamise Street0 miles
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Dempoin Temple0.1 miles
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Kaminarimon Gate Senso-ji0.1 miles
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Denboin Garden0.1 miles
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Hozomon Gate0.1 miles
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Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center0.1 miles
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Ekimise Asakusa0.1 miles
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Asakusa Station0.1 miles
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Asakusa Mokuba-kan0.2 miles
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Sensoji Temple0.2 miles
Natural beauty *
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浅草寺 Mountain0.1 miles
Closest airports *
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Tokyo Haneda International Airport10.9 miles
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Narita International Airport33.3 miles
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Ibaraki Airport47.5 miles
Most popular landmarks *
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Tokyo Skytree0.8 miles
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Ueno Station1.1 miles
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Tokyo Station2.7 miles
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Japan Imperial Palace3.1 miles
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Tokyo Tower4.7 miles
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Ikebukuro Station4.9 miles
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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden5.2 miles
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Yoyogi Park6.3 miles
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Shibuya Station6.5 miles
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Shinagawa Station6.5 miles
What travellers love about this location
“Wonderful location, a very kind and attentive serivice and loved the onsen bath (very important for us: it's tattoo friendly!)”
Italy“The accommodation has a strategic location. Close to the metro and to restaurants, museums and parks. The surroundings offer a great variety of shopping, food a...”
Sweden“Ryokan Japanese room was decorated very nicely. Provide Japanese sweet and green tea with brewing pot. Sense of tatami mat. Location was good, just beside Asak...”
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Facilities of Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu Great facilities! Review score, 8.7
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Pets
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Pets are not allowed.
Internet
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Free! WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking
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No parking available.
Services
- Daily housekeeping
General
- Air conditioning
- Non-smoking throughout
- Heating
- Lift
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
Languages spoken
- English
- Japanese
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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required room.
Children and beds
Children of any age are welcome.
Children aged 6 years and above are considered adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
There is no capacity for cots at this property.
There is no capacity for extra beds at this property.
Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
An extra charge per night per child is charged for children using an existing bed.
When booking 10 rooms or more, or for 20 persons or more, different policies and additional supplements may apply. Please contact the property directly for more details.
To eat breakfast at the property, a reservation must be made at check-in.
Smoking is permitted in the designated lobby area.
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
