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Hotel Granvia Hiroshima at JR Hiroshima Station, before you book: check-in is 14:00, call if you will arrive after 10 p.m., the standard terms charge 20 percent the day before, children of elementary school age pay the adult rate, breakfast is 3,700 yen, there is no hotel car park, and the hotel closes on the night of February 17, 2027. From the official pages and terms of stay.

Suginoi Hotel in Beppu, before you book: the Aqua Beat pool closes for the season on November 1, 2026, the whole hotel closes for maintenance January 12 to 18, 2027, tattoos are not allowed in any public bath or pool, a 250 yen bathing tax per adult per night is extra, and the last free shuttle leaves Beppu Station at 18:40 on weekdays. From the official pages and booking pages.

Hotel Nikko Kanazawa at Kanazawa Station's Kenrokuen Exit, before you book: the standard terms charge 50 percent the day before, arrive by 8 p.m. or call, online totals leave out the Kanazawa accommodation tax, breakfast is 4,200 yen, there is no pool or gym in the hotel, and in-room power and hot water go off on set October afternoons. From the official pages and terms of stay.

Leaving Japan by cruise ship after November 1, 2026? If your cruise starts and ends abroad, you do the tax-free customs check at the last Japanese port before you hand over your luggage. On a fly-and-cruise from Japan, you do it once, at the airport you fly home from.

Eight classic kissaten coffee houses in Tokyo, from their own official sites: Cafe de L'ambre, Ginza West, Cafe Paulista, Kugutsusou, Tajimaya, Coffee Seibu, Tsubakiya and Coffee-Kan, with coffee prices, hours, booking, cash and each shop's smoking rule.

Ryokan Yachiyo by Nanzenji in Kyoto, before you book: the English rates page lists cancellation fees from 21 days out, every online plan is prepaid by card through a travel agency, the two small baths are not described as onsen and turn into 45-minute private slots in the evening, no tattoo policy is published, and the Kyoto accommodation tax is added on top. From the official pages and booking pages.

Ryokan Kamogawa in Asakusa, before you book: it is closed every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, it is currently room only with no breakfast or dinner, the one private bath is free but not onsen, check-in runs 15:00 to 21:00, and canceling costs 40 percent from 2 days out. From the official pages and booking pages.

Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel in Abeno Harukas, before you book: every room is at least 38 square meters, official-site plans include a Harukas 300 observatory ticket, the standard terms charge 20 percent the day before, a 15 percent service charge applies, and arrive by 8 p.m. or call. From the official pages and terms of stay.

Which hotels in Japan take dogs, and what do they charge? 26 hotels publish a pet fee on their own pages. At the 13 that charge for the first dog, fees run from 2,500 to 11,385 yen a night, with a median of 5,093 yen. Weight limits and vaccination papers differ by hotel.

Where to eat yudofu, Kyoto's simmered tofu, from the restaurants' own official sites: Nanzenji Junsei, Kiyomizu Junsei Okabeya, Yudofu Sagano, Shoraian and Tousuiro, with set prices, tax, hours, booking rules, children and what goes into the stock.

Hidatei Hanaougi in Takayama, before you book: the ryokan has no English website beyond its booking page, the free station shuttle must be reserved, its own-source onsen is recirculated and heated, 10 of 12 room types have an open-air onsen bath, no tattoo policy and no cancellation fees are published, special diets need 5 days' notice, and Takayama's accommodation tax is paid at the ryokan. From the official pages and booking pages.

Hotel Niwa Tokyo near Suidobashi, before you book: the smallest rooms are 18 square meters, canceling a booking made on the hotel's site costs 20 percent from midnight three days before, arrive by 9 p.m. or call, breakfast is 4,000 yen, there is no parking at all, and Tokyo Dome City is about a 5-minute walk. From the official pages and terms of stay.