Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu
1-31-11, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture
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We are by the Nakamise avenue, and a short walk from Asakusa Station, If you are planning to visit Ueno, Ginza, and Nikko, you can reach directly. We have Japanese style baths on 6th floor. There are two rooms separated for male and female. Please enjoy your bath time with the sight of five-storied pagoda. Traditional Japanese cuisine, "WASHOKU" was placed as a UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage in 2013. Traditional "WASHOKU" breakfast is composed of TAMAGO-YAKI (Japanese-style omelet), YAKI-ZAKANA (grilled fish of the season), NI-MONO (seasonal boiled dishes), SHIRU-MONO (soup dishes) and GOHAN (boiled rice). The quintessence of "WASHOKU" is to take the full advantage of seasonal ingredients. Menu varies with the seasons. Beside its tastes, "WASHOKU" breakfast is served with special attention to its appearance and nutrient balance. Please enjoy the authentic "WASHOKU" breakfast in Ryokan Shigetsu. Asakusa is one of the most well known and popular towns in Tokyo. The roads leading to the famous shrine there provide an abundance of cultural curiosities ,from sweets to yukatas to good luck charms. Ryokan Shigetsu is located right around the corner of the main street "Nakamise-dori." You can relax in the Japanese style room and bath just as comfortable and convenient as using an ordinary hotel.
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1-31-11, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture
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If you want lovely, authentic accommodation, I highly recommend! The ryokan is in an ideal location, right by Senso-ji Temple and all the outdoor stalls, yet the rooms are quiet and dark so we slept very well after our long flight. The staff are very courteous and helpful, and the traditional floor mattresses comfortable. Everything was very clean and a highlight is the baths up on the 6th floor. A great little place to stay with a really traditional and cozy atmosphere.
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Authenticity of Japanese style rooms with bamboo mats and floor beds. Ability to fit 4 adults in one large room at a reasonable price. Authentic Japanese-style breakfast was very good. Private onsen was a plus for the experience. Location is close to train station and sightseeing. Best shopping area within walking distance from hotel.
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Executive suite on 6th floor is only room on the floor with easy access to the onsen.Only one...
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Placed barely a stone's throw from some of the most attractive tourist destinations in Tokyo, the Ryoan Asakusa Shigetsu is a comfortable and atmospheric place that will serve as an ideal home base for Tokyo tourists. The place offers both western-style and futon-equipped rooms, and boasts of an indoor sento-style soaking tub.
The tubs and rooms have a great view of the pagoda tower near Sensoji temple, and are highly accessible to the food and shopping areas of Nakamise-dori and Asakusa proper.
There are, however, just two wrinkles to the current arrangement.
First is that the soaking tubs are shared between all guests and rather small, with the smaller of the two barely accommodating two people at a time. There's no reservation system nor rules on usage, so your experience may well be affected by the courtesy of fellow guests.
During our stay, another guest was rather rude and forced us to cut our soaking session to a mere few minutes. Perhaps more guidance from staff on proper allocation of this signature facility would help everyone get along. Otherwise, if you'd like a leisurely soak, I suggest a short walk to the nearby ROX mall and hitting up the Matsuri-yu bathing center on the 7th floor.
Additionally, the hotel does not serve food of any kind, apparently due to the renovation of their restaurant. The front desk will happily provide a map to nearby places for breakfast, but expect to go out to eat more often than at a larger hotel. There's plenty of good food around, though, so it's not like you'll go hungry.
The tubs and rooms have a great view of the pagoda tower near Sensoji temple, and are highly accessible to the food and shopping areas of Nakamise-dori and Asakusa proper.
There are, however, just two wrinkles to the current arrangement.
First is that the soaking tubs are shared between all guests and rather small, with the smaller of the two barely accommodating two people at a time. There's no reservation system nor rules on usage, so your experience may well be affected by the courtesy of fellow guests.
During our stay, another guest was rather rude and forced us to cut our soaking session to a mere few minutes. Perhaps more guidance from staff on proper allocation of this signature facility would help everyone get along. Otherwise, if you'd like a leisurely soak, I suggest a short walk to the nearby ROX mall and hitting up the Matsuri-yu bathing center on the 7th floor.
Additionally, the hotel does not serve food of any kind, apparently due to the renovation of their restaurant. The front desk will happily provide a map to nearby places for breakfast, but expect to go out to eat more often than at a larger hotel. There's plenty of good food around, though, so it's not like you'll go hungry.
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Date of stay: July 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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My experience in this hotel was quite terrible.
First the goods: the ladies that work at the reception are really nice and sweet. Location is great. Hotel is very Japanese so you’ll get a taste of tradition if you stay here.
The bads: this hotel is just not a good value for what it is. Rooms are very simple and not too comfortable. Owner is a horrible person and you won’t be able to avoid him because he’s there everyday (especially at night). Not only he lacks in basic hospitality skills but he is just a bad person. My personal experience was that I got really sick while staying at this hotel (I got a bad flu) and when I asked if I could have an extra pillow because I couldn’t sleep at night, he refused and said “go buy it at the grocery store”. I even used google translate in Japanese to make sure he understood I was sick and I couldn’t sleep. Nothing. He didn’t care. Which hotel refuses to give an extra pillow to one of his guests? Also, the hotel was half empty so it’s not like they didn’t have extra pillows. In conclusion I had to sleep using my airplane pillow (see pic).
Last thing is that you are REQUIRED to leave your room between 10.30am and 3pm. Basically with the excuse of cleaning the rooms they get all the guests to leave the hotel for 4 and half hours. During these hours lights and heating are off so my suspicion is that this is just a way for the owner to save on electricity and water bills (especially considering that the rooms were cleaned much faster than that). Anyway, you pay a lot of $$$ for this hotel and have to deal with a horrible owner, outdated rooms and have your room for you only for 19 and half hours per day instead of 24h. Avoid it.
First the goods: the ladies that work at the reception are really nice and sweet. Location is great. Hotel is very Japanese so you’ll get a taste of tradition if you stay here.
The bads: this hotel is just not a good value for what it is. Rooms are very simple and not too comfortable. Owner is a horrible person and you won’t be able to avoid him because he’s there everyday (especially at night). Not only he lacks in basic hospitality skills but he is just a bad person. My personal experience was that I got really sick while staying at this hotel (I got a bad flu) and when I asked if I could have an extra pillow because I couldn’t sleep at night, he refused and said “go buy it at the grocery store”. I even used google translate in Japanese to make sure he understood I was sick and I couldn’t sleep. Nothing. He didn’t care. Which hotel refuses to give an extra pillow to one of his guests? Also, the hotel was half empty so it’s not like they didn’t have extra pillows. In conclusion I had to sleep using my airplane pillow (see pic).
Last thing is that you are REQUIRED to leave your room between 10.30am and 3pm. Basically with the excuse of cleaning the rooms they get all the guests to leave the hotel for 4 and half hours. During these hours lights and heating are off so my suspicion is that this is just a way for the owner to save on electricity and water bills (especially considering that the rooms were cleaned much faster than that). Anyway, you pay a lot of $$$ for this hotel and have to deal with a horrible owner, outdated rooms and have your room for you only for 19 and half hours per day instead of 24h. Avoid it.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Stayed for a night at Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu as I am catching a flight the next day. Strategically located near to Asakusa station and the Nakamise Shopping Street is just right beside the hotel.
Room was rather small but clean and cozy. I chose the traditional room and had no issues. Hotel staffs were friendly and helpful.
Room was rather small but clean and cozy. I chose the traditional room and had no issues. Hotel staffs were friendly and helpful.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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I wish I read the 1 star rating reviews before I booked. I agree that the service is terrible.
We arrived at 12:00 noon obviously early and the elderly lady behind the reception asked us gruffly to return at 3:00. When we were back at 2:00, no one answered the door and it was locked! So we had coffee nearby and returned to be welcomed by a fairly stark traditional room. No tea bags, no creams, no glasses, no extra pillows, no face towels (limited to 1 bath and 1 hand towel p/p). And it’s not cheap either.
The only good thing about it is that is right next to the Senso-ji temple.
We arrived at 12:00 noon obviously early and the elderly lady behind the reception asked us gruffly to return at 3:00. When we were back at 2:00, no one answered the door and it was locked! So we had coffee nearby and returned to be welcomed by a fairly stark traditional room. No tea bags, no creams, no glasses, no extra pillows, no face towels (limited to 1 bath and 1 hand towel p/p). And it’s not cheap either.
The only good thing about it is that is right next to the Senso-ji temple.
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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We spent 2 nights in this riokan .Great location a stone's throw from the temple and close to the metro. The rooms are very small even there is little space to open your suitcases. Comfortable futons. Little spacious bathroom with bathtub.
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Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We stayed 1 month in Japan and for one reason or another, we could never stay in a ryokan (a Traditional Guest House).
So for our last night in Japan, just before catching the plane back, we stayed at this pretty ryokan in the Asakusa neighborhood.
It is only thanks to this last night that in our photo album we can boast kimono photos on a tatami with the classic rice paper doors behind us.
On the top floor there is also an onsen (a public hot bath), a second thing we had not yet managed to do in Japan.
But I have to be honest, having to wake up very early, I limited myself to a couple of photos and went to sleep.
Would I recommend it for more than one night?
Sleeping on the floor is not a problem, I had a great time.
Maybe I would not go there for several nights not so much for the ryokan, but rather for the neighborhood of Asakusa, it is super touristy and super crowded, the streets are not moving.
But then again it is a common thing a bit throughout Tokyo.
So for our last night in Japan, just before catching the plane back, we stayed at this pretty ryokan in the Asakusa neighborhood.
It is only thanks to this last night that in our photo album we can boast kimono photos on a tatami with the classic rice paper doors behind us.
On the top floor there is also an onsen (a public hot bath), a second thing we had not yet managed to do in Japan.
But I have to be honest, having to wake up very early, I limited myself to a couple of photos and went to sleep.
Would I recommend it for more than one night?
Sleeping on the floor is not a problem, I had a great time.
Maybe I would not go there for several nights not so much for the ryokan, but rather for the neighborhood of Asakusa, it is super touristy and super crowded, the streets are not moving.
But then again it is a common thing a bit throughout Tokyo.
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Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Travelled with friends
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With both Japanese and Western style rooms, this is a great place to stay for a visit to Tokyo. Although the rooms are small, the price is reasonable as well. The bed (in the western style room) is comfortable, the bathroom serviceable, the staff are helpful. (As an add-on, if you are traveling with a laptop, high speed internet access is free from your room, just bring an ethernet card and cable.) Breakfast is good, but overpriced (for someone who had just been in Bali). Although for Tokyo, not too bad.
Best of all, throuh is the location, in the center of Asakusa, an old Tokyo neighborhood, filled with things to see, places to eat (at all prices), and convenient for the subway.
I'd stay again.
Best of all, throuh is the location, in the center of Asakusa, an old Tokyo neighborhood, filled with things to see, places to eat (at all prices), and convenient for the subway.
I'd stay again.
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Date of stay: September 2004
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Konichiwa!
Great Ryokan and wonderful place to stay if you want to lodge in a more "traditional" quiet, walkable area of Tokyo. It is located on a small, alley-way of a street, that doesn't have much for a view - but is a stone's throw away from some great architectural temples and a main tourist thouroughfare (Nakamisi-dori), with some great souvenir shops and bakery kiosks (This is the ASAKUSA area).
This place is NO WHERE near Shibuya or Roppongi Hills, etc. So if you are looking for glitz and glamour, you should look elsewhere. I recommend this for backpackers, who literally have only "backpacks" and I'll explain why below. This is a place of Japanese simplicity and not frivolty. Kind hearted, sweet and helpful staff (family-run for the most part). Japanese style rooms have tatami mats and come equipped with basic (very basic) features: Paper Shogun walls and windows, teapot, small fridge (nothing in them) and futon matresses that lay out on the floor, but stacked with comfy, billowy cloud like feather blankets! So soft in barefeet! You have a small tea table and pillows to sit and have your tea on the floor. Basic modern accoutrements you ask? A small t.v (local japanese t.v only) and a telephone.
But there is a beauty in being it being stripped down to bareness. It is otherwise clean and incorporates natural elements of reed and bamboo, wood and paper from ceiling to floor. There is sweet, soft Japanese music that plays lightly in the hallways and in your mandatory wearing of slippers and robe when roaming about, you just may feel like a geisha in waiting!
My Key Advice and experience with Ryokan Shigetsu:
1. Some rooms have a private bath, some don't. You must make a request.
2. NOT RECOMMENDED for VERY LARGE persons, those with large families, loud groups and those with TONS of bagagge and I'm talking about 2 large suitcases would be too much. We (the two of us) stayed in a "standard" Japanese style room and had 2 big pieces of luggage and a few small bags. This created an extremely cramped situation and is not recommended. We learned the hard way. The standard room is VERY small and the bathroom is akin to a plane's restroom. It is that small. There are some larger rooms, but even those are too small for big luggage and will impact your comfort level. I'm 125 lbs and felt like a bull in a china shop every time we went back into our rooms and moved around while getting ready in the morning or turning in at night.
3. Needed Directions from Narita Airport (nearly 1 hr. away by train, YES - it's true : so plan accordingly) Get there by: Taking the Keisei Skyliner (It MUST be the SKYLINER, there is another train in the station that may simply say "Keisei" - don't ake that one) to Ueno station, and then take the Subway Ginza line to Asakusa station. If you plan to taxi it have a rep. from the airport or Ueno station write the address and name of Shigetsu in character form to show the Taxi driver. This was extremely helful as no one spoke english or understood or Japanese or anglicized Japanese
4. There is NO luggage pick-up service. If you have heavy bags or multiple bags, it is recommended that you send your luggage from the airport. It costs around 1500yen per bag BUT the caveat IS: you may get it in 1 to 2 days! So if you plan to do this, take a small bag of essentials and must-have change of clothes that will cover you for a couple days.
5. There is no nightlife of the hedonist kind in this area, and barely any at all. You would have to venture out.
6. Nearest Subway is a good 8 minute walk. At night, this may seem like a long way as you must meander through the deserted labrinth of closed shops and alleys that make up the matrice the Ryokan is centered in.
7. Learn at least SOME Japanese and keep a phone number of the Ryokan and Directions in Japanese with you at all times!!
8. The steam baths at the top floor are nice but YES they will put you in an awkward situation if a stranger comes in to join you. You must be COMPLETELY naked to use them and if you are not comfortable with this idea, it is not a feature that would interest no matter how cool the guidebooks and website may make it sound. At least there are separate male and female baths. These are only open a few hours a day. I bit the bullet on this one and was able to make use of it when I was there. It is invigorating after a day of sightseeing and stuffing myself with raw fish, but I have to say - I jumped at every bump in the wall for fear of someone abruptly joining me in my meditation session.
9. There is FREE internet access, but only 1 computer. May seem like you can never use it at times, because somone else is always ahead of you.
10. Check-in is at 3:00pm. This is very important, particularly if your making a long flight in and get there at say, 9:00 am. You will have to kill time until 3:00pm. It may be a real burden so plan accordingly. They will let you leave you luggage in the lobby but that just means piling it up in the corner with everyone elses luggage and with nobody really minding the fort. At one time , there must have been a whopping 15 pieces of lugagge there in the corner! Made this sweet, quiet Ryokan look chaotic, messy and crampy. They really need a separate space for luggage! Or change the check-in time at least.
11. Did not eat at the in-house restaurant. So I will not comment here. I think menu was very basic fare, if I remember correctly.
12. During the day these small streets are closed to traffic, so you will have to lug your own bags to the main street several blocks away if you are coming & going during the day while the main shopping matrice is open. This is not fun for elderly, disabled, out-of-shape travellers with with suitcases. I can't stress this situation enough!! It may sound painful to stay here for some, but I felt it best to illustrate some of the harsh realities of staying here as I too, only read wonderful things about this place and no one warned us of all the "little" things would have made a difference to us if we had known. Overall, I'd say, Yes - For some this will be ideal accomodations. For others - maybe hell.
13. Lastly, if you must visit Japan - Go in spring!!! We stayed in February and it was fierce at times. Anybody out there want to sponsor me a trip back? I'm open to your donation. ; )
Great Ryokan and wonderful place to stay if you want to lodge in a more "traditional" quiet, walkable area of Tokyo. It is located on a small, alley-way of a street, that doesn't have much for a view - but is a stone's throw away from some great architectural temples and a main tourist thouroughfare (Nakamisi-dori), with some great souvenir shops and bakery kiosks (This is the ASAKUSA area).
This place is NO WHERE near Shibuya or Roppongi Hills, etc. So if you are looking for glitz and glamour, you should look elsewhere. I recommend this for backpackers, who literally have only "backpacks" and I'll explain why below. This is a place of Japanese simplicity and not frivolty. Kind hearted, sweet and helpful staff (family-run for the most part). Japanese style rooms have tatami mats and come equipped with basic (very basic) features: Paper Shogun walls and windows, teapot, small fridge (nothing in them) and futon matresses that lay out on the floor, but stacked with comfy, billowy cloud like feather blankets! So soft in barefeet! You have a small tea table and pillows to sit and have your tea on the floor. Basic modern accoutrements you ask? A small t.v (local japanese t.v only) and a telephone.
But there is a beauty in being it being stripped down to bareness. It is otherwise clean and incorporates natural elements of reed and bamboo, wood and paper from ceiling to floor. There is sweet, soft Japanese music that plays lightly in the hallways and in your mandatory wearing of slippers and robe when roaming about, you just may feel like a geisha in waiting!
My Key Advice and experience with Ryokan Shigetsu:
1. Some rooms have a private bath, some don't. You must make a request.
2. NOT RECOMMENDED for VERY LARGE persons, those with large families, loud groups and those with TONS of bagagge and I'm talking about 2 large suitcases would be too much. We (the two of us) stayed in a "standard" Japanese style room and had 2 big pieces of luggage and a few small bags. This created an extremely cramped situation and is not recommended. We learned the hard way. The standard room is VERY small and the bathroom is akin to a plane's restroom. It is that small. There are some larger rooms, but even those are too small for big luggage and will impact your comfort level. I'm 125 lbs and felt like a bull in a china shop every time we went back into our rooms and moved around while getting ready in the morning or turning in at night.
3. Needed Directions from Narita Airport (nearly 1 hr. away by train, YES - it's true : so plan accordingly) Get there by: Taking the Keisei Skyliner (It MUST be the SKYLINER, there is another train in the station that may simply say "Keisei" - don't ake that one) to Ueno station, and then take the Subway Ginza line to Asakusa station. If you plan to taxi it have a rep. from the airport or Ueno station write the address and name of Shigetsu in character form to show the Taxi driver. This was extremely helful as no one spoke english or understood or Japanese or anglicized Japanese
4. There is NO luggage pick-up service. If you have heavy bags or multiple bags, it is recommended that you send your luggage from the airport. It costs around 1500yen per bag BUT the caveat IS: you may get it in 1 to 2 days! So if you plan to do this, take a small bag of essentials and must-have change of clothes that will cover you for a couple days.
5. There is no nightlife of the hedonist kind in this area, and barely any at all. You would have to venture out.
6. Nearest Subway is a good 8 minute walk. At night, this may seem like a long way as you must meander through the deserted labrinth of closed shops and alleys that make up the matrice the Ryokan is centered in.
7. Learn at least SOME Japanese and keep a phone number of the Ryokan and Directions in Japanese with you at all times!!
8. The steam baths at the top floor are nice but YES they will put you in an awkward situation if a stranger comes in to join you. You must be COMPLETELY naked to use them and if you are not comfortable with this idea, it is not a feature that would interest no matter how cool the guidebooks and website may make it sound. At least there are separate male and female baths. These are only open a few hours a day. I bit the bullet on this one and was able to make use of it when I was there. It is invigorating after a day of sightseeing and stuffing myself with raw fish, but I have to say - I jumped at every bump in the wall for fear of someone abruptly joining me in my meditation session.
9. There is FREE internet access, but only 1 computer. May seem like you can never use it at times, because somone else is always ahead of you.
10. Check-in is at 3:00pm. This is very important, particularly if your making a long flight in and get there at say, 9:00 am. You will have to kill time until 3:00pm. It may be a real burden so plan accordingly. They will let you leave you luggage in the lobby but that just means piling it up in the corner with everyone elses luggage and with nobody really minding the fort. At one time , there must have been a whopping 15 pieces of lugagge there in the corner! Made this sweet, quiet Ryokan look chaotic, messy and crampy. They really need a separate space for luggage! Or change the check-in time at least.
11. Did not eat at the in-house restaurant. So I will not comment here. I think menu was very basic fare, if I remember correctly.
12. During the day these small streets are closed to traffic, so you will have to lug your own bags to the main street several blocks away if you are coming & going during the day while the main shopping matrice is open. This is not fun for elderly, disabled, out-of-shape travellers with with suitcases. I can't stress this situation enough!! It may sound painful to stay here for some, but I felt it best to illustrate some of the harsh realities of staying here as I too, only read wonderful things about this place and no one warned us of all the "little" things would have made a difference to us if we had known. Overall, I'd say, Yes - For some this will be ideal accomodations. For others - maybe hell.
13. Lastly, if you must visit Japan - Go in spring!!! We stayed in February and it was fierce at times. Anybody out there want to sponsor me a trip back? I'm open to your donation. ; )
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Date of stay: February 2006
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I believe the breakfast is additional. They will offer it to you once you check in.
Can I take the Asakusa Subway to Narita Airport from this Ryokan?
"Executive suite on 6th floor is only room on the floor with easy access to the onsen.Only one onsen available, no separate men/women baths."Read full review
"Check in is promptly at 3:00pm the doors might be locked until then. We arrived a little before 3 and the doors opened but can’t guarantee."Read full review
PRICE RANGE
S$176 - S$304 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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LOCATION
JapanKantoTokyo PrefectureTokyoTaitoAsakusaUeno / Asakusa / Ryogoku / Adachi / Ueno, Asakusa
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22
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Frequently Asked Questions about Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu
Which popular attractions are close to Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu?
Nearby attractions include Not Suspicious (0.08 km), Handmade Japanese Papershop Watashino (0.09 km), and Tokyo Rickshaw (0.2 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a hot tub, and dry cleaning.
Which room amenities are available at Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu?
Guests can enjoy breakfast during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu?
Conveniently located restaurants include Chanko & Wanko Restaurant Asakusa Sumo Club, Sushi Making Tokyo, and Asakusa Okonomiyaki Sometaro.
Is Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.2 km away from the centre of Asakusa.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Japanese.
Are there any historical sites close to Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Hozomon (0.2 km), Nezu Shrine (3.3 km), and Yasukuni Shrine (5.1 km).