"26 Amazing Things About Japanese Budget Hotels"

Above, Tsukuba Hotel, a budget/business hotel in Ueno, Tokyo.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Japan Today has an article on "26 Amazing Things About Japanese Budget Hotels."

They start it with:

TOKYO —Having a hard time deciding the accommodation for your holiday in Japan? Tight on budget, but don’t want to sacrifice comfort? Don’t worry, because Japanese budget hotels are cheap (usually about 3,000 yen per person, per night) and yet provide top-notch service. You probably won’t find anything that is more value for money than this in other countries.

The 26 items are interesting, but I and most of the people commenting on the article disagree with some of those items.  None have found budget hotel rooms for ¥3,000.  They are more like ¥4,000-7,000.  I did find a ¥3,000 room in Kyushu (generally ryokans can be found at this rate outside of Tokyo, but a lot of seaching is necessary).  

The Tsukuba Hotel in Ueno (pictured above), a budget/business hotel, was around ¥4,000 when I stayed there in 2005.  It is near the Inaricho subway station on the Ginza Line.

Still, the article is worth a look.  To read it, go here.  Be sure to read the readers' comments.