✅Amazing Location!!!!!!!! A Lawson (convenience store) is across the street & a Family Mart is 3 houses down (Yes, i counted) ✅Walking distance to TWO SUBWAY LINES! Ones on the tokyo metro line while the other is under JR lines! Perfection!! 🤩 ✅Bus stops within 5 minutes incase you want to save $$ and take a bus instead of the subway ✅STELLAR HOSTS! He answered every single question i had… some of them were albeit silly… 🫡Thankyou very much Mr. Tanaka-san ! Fresh towels every morning! Extremely clean spaces ! ✅AMENITIES?? I WANT TO TAKE THE BLANKETS HOME. THEY ARE SO FLUFFY, CLOUD-LIKE ETHEREAL SOFTNESS. The shampoos and conditioners were top tier 🥹 They.. tucked… my cat plush toy in like a baby while cleaning the room 🥹 I placed him ontop of the pillow and came back to find him snug under the blanket. I think that is enough to attest to the host’s hospitality. Even your plushies are taken care of!

There is nothing to not like. I’m already planning my next stay 🤩

Host is very friendly, helpful and is able to converse in English Superb location, two convenience stores about 3 houses away in either direction, 8-10 minute walk from Ryogoku station and is within proximity of several museums and attractions including the Tokyo Skytree, National Sumo ring and the Sumida Hokusai museum. Well maintained and clean, towels are replaced daily, and laundry services are offered free of charge!

The shower facilities are small which may be problematic for some, but not for us. Communal bathroom and shower facilities, still not a problem for us but it maybe for others.

Oyado Kien Ryogoku is a lovely ryokan in a quiet neighbourhood. It was about a 10-15min taxi journey from Tokyo Station, which was very handy after a long bus ride (and great not having to navigate the metro system with luggage). We deliberately chose a traditional room with tatami mats. While the room was on the small side for 4 people (15sm), the bedding was very comfortable and we enjoyed our stay. There are to convenience stores close by and we were able to walk to eateries.

The transport system is a good 8-10min walk. Not a big deal but something to be aware of. The ryokan is a little out of the way of the hustle and bustle of areas like Shinjuku, but that was part of the appeal to us.

👍 🏠 🛌 Exceptionally clean, convenient location, lovely staff. I stayed here for 2 nights as a solo traveller. I specifically wanted to stay in a quieter area of Tokyo and I found exactly that. I slept like a baby - it was a very relaxing stay. Despite the quiet location, the train was easily accessible and within easy walking distance. The staff was super nice, very responsive and always extremely welcoming and happy to help. My room was very clean and large for Tokyo standards. There’s also a cute little kitchen on the ground floor. It all had a very personal feel. Thank you for a great stay. I will be back for sure!

I have stayed in Ryogoku previously and returned as I like the area around the station and the quietness and ease of getting easily around Tokyo by either the Yamanote line or the Chuo Soba line, plus change at Asakasabashi to travel up to Sensoji. I also discovered thanks to useful map supplied by the host Tanako san that there is a Sumida City Loop bus which you can board at Hokusai Museum and do a circuit which takes you to Skytree, Asakasa and the return journey via the shopping centre that is Kinshicho.

Stairs may be difficult for unfit people, we 69 & 78 didn't have a problem and were grateful that Tanako san carried our bags upstairs for us. We were glad that we did not have extra large heavy bags.

The location of this place was great. It's in the quieter part of Tokyo and has access to the Ryogoku train station (10 - 15 minute walk) or bus stop literally a stones throw away to get you to Sky tree or close enough to asakusa. There are also a lot of convenience stores and supermarkets close by which ensures that you are always within reach of food and drinks. The host, Tanaka was superb. Very friendly, accommodating, and very helpful in providing the basic informations about the surrounding area of the hostel. The facilities of the place was fantastic. There was a laundry facility that could be used (washer and dryer). The shower for our rooms were great and they had towels and toiletries provided throughout the stay. They have individual beds in the room and a good amount of space (for the room we booked) which made the stay extremely pleasant. I would definitely recommend this Oyado Kien Ryogoku to anyone who is considering staying in Tokyo as I would most certainly be re-booking with them when i do return to Tokyo.

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Mr. Tanaka was our favorite part of our stay here, he was kind and attentive, he greeted us with a warm welcome to Tokyo and explained everything about our stay from the beginning, he helped us understand how to move around, provided printed maps with recommended places marked down with routes to take (restaurants, hotels, entertainment, airport), and he even gifted my nephew Mt Fuji shaped chocolates when we checked out. Everything was neatly clean, from the entrance, common spaces, bathroom and specially the room. Beds were comfortable and the room has a useful sink so you don’t have to go out every time to the shared bathroom (honorable mention to the shower which has excellent water pressure). Our towels were changed, trash taken out and provided with new toothbrushes on a daily basis. There are two convenience stores just a couple doors away.

It’s a little bit hard to get to the metro station as it is a little bit far away (we were traveling with a 7 y/o who got tired quickly, specially coming back after a day of walking around) about 15 and 20 minutes away by foot.

A very happy stay. The host is really nice and welcoming. I forgot to bring a travel pulg adaptor and he lent it to me.The bed is super comfortable. The shared bathroom and toilet are just fine. I never need to wait. Not super close to train/metro stations but is reasonably close to facilities in the neighbourhood (convenient store, supermarket, public bath, restaurants) and the attractions in the area. [side note: highly recommend Yasuda Garden, super beautiful]

Need to get hot drinking water from downstairs but it's fine. The shared small kitchen is well equipted.

The owner was extremely helpful! He gave us recommendations on where to eat (izakayas) and drink when asked! The location is in a nice and quiet location, and of course, next to convinis. There's also a relatively close location for laundry and if you need directions the owner has handouts on the whereabouts. ALSO I LOVE THE OWNER SO MUCH- he offered us cute goodie bags and also offered one of my friends a suitcase because she was carrying around lots of heavy bags 😭

very cozy apartment, the shower was shared but it was never occupied since it is shared between only a couple of rooms and it is very clean as the owner cleans it everyday. the shampoos and conditioner left my hair silky soft and i loved the feeling on sleeping on japanese style beds. the owner was an absolute delight he even left us a basket of chocolates everytime he cleaned our room which was every third day and sheets changed after five days. he was very helpful with all information we needed and recommended us some good sakura viewing spots.