Ryokan&Hostel Wasabi Kyoto Soba — Restaurant in Kyoto

Friendly atmosphere at the hostel, which provides free miso soup, teas and coffee for free all day. Room is quite chilly at night, unless one sleeps close to the air conditioner. You can choose Japanese style futon or dormitory style bunk beds for the hostel accommodation. Guests even celebrated setsubun by eating ehomaki and takoyaki together with invited locals, which is very interesting twist not found at other hostels. Location a bit out of town unless visiting Kinkakuji, but bus stop right across hostel takes you straight to Kyoto Station and vice versa on number 50. Daiso, Uniqlo and Life Supermarket all...

Unfortunately the worst experience in Japan. We spent 3 nights here, the toilets were too little and always dirty. The trash cans were always full, the washbasin always full of hair. The last night, before going to sleep, we found this animal in our room. We immediately notified the reception, she was scared of course, but they didn't have any other rooms available. So we slept in that room. the next day they did not refund us for the incident, it's unacceptable. All the other hostel/traditional hotel where we stayed in Japan were...

My grandfather of 80 years old joined me and my cousin here. They were courteous enough to bring him a slightly more comfortable seat for him to sit in. On top of that, the food was extremely well prepared. Just the right amount of broth to soak the Kobe beef and vegetables in nicely. It also left over a well marinated broth to sip on at the end. It was the best broth I’ve ever tasted. It truly added an enriching experience in taste to the already enriching adventure of visiting Japan. Would...