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Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo is the garden hotel in Bunkyo with the Tokyo Sea of Clouds mist show. Before you book: check-in 15:00 and checkout at noon, early check-in means paying for the night before, cancellation is free until 15:00 the day before, extra beds cost 12,650 yen at any age from June 2026, the garden and spa are for hotel guests only, and parking changes to 2,000 yen a night from October 1, 2026. From the official English site.

Swissotel Nankai Osaka sits directly above Nankai Namba Station, 35 minutes from Kansai Airport on the Rapi:t. Before you book: check-in 15:00, checkout 11:00, free cancellation until 18:00 the day before on the best available rate, children 12 and under free in a parent's bed, an extra bed 10,000 yen, a 15,000-yen smoking fine plus two nights' cleaning, a 20-meter pool closed to under-6s, and Osaka's hotel tax of 200 to 500 yen. From the official FAQ and services guide.

Hotel Granvia Kyoto is the hotel inside JR Kyoto Station, with its lobby on the second floor above the central gates. Before you book: check-in 15:00, checkout 12:00, free cancellation until 16:00 the day before on official-site bookings, children 6 and under free in a shared bed or crib, a pool and gym at 1,000 yen per visit for ages 18 and over, station parking at 2,000 yen a night, and Kyoto's hotel tax changed in March 2026. From the official FAQ and terms.

Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel is now Maihama View Hotel by HULIC, an official Tokyo Disney Resort hotel. Before you book: check-in 15:00, checkout 12:00, cancellation 50 percent the day before, preschoolers sharing a bed free, park tickets sold only on ticket-inclusive plans, a spa for guests from age 4 at 2,200 yen, parking 3,300 yen a night, and a free shuttle from JR Maihama that changed in March 2026. From the official Japanese FAQ.

Nishimuraya Honkan is the 29-room ryokan at the heart of Kinosaki Onsen, run by the same family for over 160 years. Its rules: check-in 15:00 to 18:00, checkout by 11:00, no children under 10 since April 2024, cancellation fees from 14 days out, dinner 17:30 to 19:00, three in-house baths plus free entry to the town's seven public bathhouses, and a free shuttle from the station by arrangement. From the official English site and terms.

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo is the twin-tower hotel next to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku. Before you book: check-in 15:00, checkout 11:00, no early check-in without paying the night before, cancellation 50 percent from two days out, no child rate but preschoolers sharing a bed free, a free reservation-only shuttle to Tokyo Disney Resort, and a hotel tax of 100 or 200 yen. From the official Japanese FAQ and the accommodation terms.

The Fujiya Hotel in Miyanoshita opened in 1878 and its four wings, three of them registered cultural properties, still run on printed rules: check-in 15:00, checkout 11:00, cancellation fees from three days out, children at 50 or 70 percent, hot-spring water in all 120 rooms, a guests-only spa and pool that both refuse tattoos, and two Meiji-era buildings without elevators. From the official English site and the accommodation terms.

Tokyu Hotels runs the Capitol, Cerulean Tower, Excel Hotel Tokyu, Tokyu REI and Stream brands, and it is not Tokyu Stay. Before you book: most brands let you cancel free until 15:00 the day before, the online total leaves out the city hotel tax, preschoolers sharing a bed are free, web check-in and the app ended March 31, 2026, and a new GHA loyalty program arrives in 2027. All from the official English site.

Takayama Green Hotel is the 238-room onsen hotel six minutes from JR Takayama Station. Before you book: check-in and checkout differ by wing (15:00/10:00 in the main building, 14:00/11:00 on the premium floors), tattoos must be covered only in the large public baths, children are priced in four bands, cancellation fees start three days out, and the in-room baths are not hot-spring water. All from the official English FAQ.

Hakone Ginyu is the 20-room Miyanoshita ryokan where every room has an open-air bath and both meals come to the room. Its rules: check-in 14:00, checkout 11:00, cancellation fees from three days out, preschoolers free but their dinner 5,500 yen, elementary children at 50 or 70 percent, and a day spa you can only enter with a treatment. From the official English site.

Konansou is a 50-room onsen ryokan on Lake Kawaguchiko with Mt. Fuji views, in-room kaiseki dinners and a rooftop footbath. Its rules: check in by 18:00 or lose dinner without refund, checkout 10:00, a private bath at 3,300 yen per 50 minutes, children 2 to 6 at 3,300 yen, and cancellation fees from seven days out. From the official English site.

Vessel Hotels is the 33-hotel Japanese chain where anyone 18 and under sleeps free in a parent's or grandparent's room, a sick child cancels the whole family's booking for free, check-in is 14:00 and checkout 11:00, and canceling the day before costs 20 percent. Payment is up front, the no-show cutoff is 22:00, and the Asakusa hotel is shoes-off. From the official site.