Best places: Hostels in Japan

Simple dorms & rooms with tatami floors in a refined hostel offering a kitchen & a bathhouse.

Chic modern hostel offering free breakfast & Wi-Fi, plus a sleek lounge & a communal kitchen.

Stylish lodging offering modern dorms & private rooms, plus bike rentals & an airport shuttle.

Simple dorms & private rooms in a trendy hostel with a shared kitchen & a cafe/bar, plus free Wi-Fi.

👍👍 Very relaxing and private sauna experience in a beautiful kyoto machiya that is more than 160 years old! The host was friendly and provided a detailed tour/explanation during the check in. A quiet area away from the busy and hustling streets of kyoto. I wished i had more time to chill in this amazin...

Functional dorms & private rooms, plus a communal a kitchen & an industrial-chic lounge.

👍👍 Wonderful stay for two nights here. The place was very clean and the staff was super kind. They spoke English well and I had no issues staying here as a solo female traveler.

Simple dorms & private rooms in a low-key hostel featuring a communal kitchen & a lounge.

Straightforward dorms & rooms in a laid-back hostel offering complimentary breakfast.

🫤 A simple shared accommodation with good bathroom facilities, the staff however did not seem the most friendly and treated like it was an inconvenience that you was staying there. The rooms had a musky, stale smell to them like a window had not been open in a long time. I wouldn’t come here looking t...

Streamlined dorms & private rooms in a casual hostel featuring a lounge & a restaurant/bar.

Plain dorms & rooms, plus a fully equipped kitchen & a patio with views of Mount Fuji.

Laid-back hostel featuring a communal kitchen & an outdoor soaking pool with hot spring water.

Streamlined dorms & private rooms in a relaxed hostel featuring a restaurant/bar & Mount Fuji views.

Functional dorms & rooms in a trendy hostel offering a cafe, a bar & a guest kitchen.

👍👍 This place is just in the middle of shimanami Kaido cycling road, it was nice to stay here and refresh before continuing the next day until imabari. The rooms are nice and clean and the bed was very comfortable.

Simple dorms & rooms in a warehouse-chic hostel offering a hip cafe/bar & a guest laundry.

Simple quarters in a low-key property featuring an airy cafe/bar, a gym & a terrace.

Simple dorms & private rooms in a down-to-earth hostel offering a guest kitchen & a rooftop terrace.

Modest dorms & private rooms in a wooded setting, plus 3 onsen baths & a coin-operated laundry.