Exploring Japan
8 night tour of Japan exploring Tokyo, Kyoto and Mt Koya
from £1,695
Osaka New Hankyu
The Travel Collection hotel rating - medium class
New Hankyu Hotel Osaka boasts a convenient location in the heart of Osaka's business district.Just across the street from JR Osaka Station, the hotel is ideal for shopping, dining and entertainment in the Osaka-Kita area of the city.
Location:
Osaka, Japan.
Number of guest rooms:
922
Standard Rooms:
Tastefully decorated in pastel tones – the Osaka New Hankyu’s air-conditioned guest rooms offer en suite bathroom with shower/WC, satellite television (with selected English broadcasting channels) plus ‘pay-per-view movies’, IDD telephone, Modem, AM/FM radio, hot water pot, refrigerator. Laundry and room service.
Hotel guest facilities:
The Osaka New Hankyu offers an excellent array of restaurants, eateries and drinking venues. Restaurants serve a variety of cuisine including Japanese (Sushi, Teppanyaki, Tempura), French, Italian, Chinese, Continental and American-style in an in-house steak venue. There is also a pub and coffee shop plus a beauty salon and gift/souvenir shop. Safety deposit is available at reception.
Seksiyu Inn - Mt Koya
The Travel Collection hotel rating - basic
The Sekisiyu Inn is located in a lofty valley amidst mountain peaks, streams, waterfalls and rivers in 8th century Mt. Koya, a location famed across Japan for its shrines and myriad temples. My Koya is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. The Seksiyou Inn is a traditional temple lodging (Shukubo). The accommodation is basic yet adequate, whilst ablution facilities are shared (not located in the room) and comprise a Western WC and wash basin. Bathing is segregated (separate male and female facilities) and undertaken in a steaming hot bath. Adhering to Japanese tradition, one strips, showers and scrubs, washes off and then enters the bath area naked for submersion in the steaming hot bath.
Accommodation and food:
The accommodation will be basic yet adequate as will the food. The rooms comprise a bed on the floor which the resident Monks will have made up in readiness for your arrival. Although the beds are on the floor they are ‘futon’ in style and whilst firm are comfortable. The included dinner will comprise basic vegetarian food of the sort the Monks eat. It will be along the lines of rice, tofu and tempura. A Japanese breakfast included the following day which will again be along the same lines. If a fussy eater, do pack a few sweet snacks for breakfast, as Japanese breakfasts tend to be overtly savoury.
New Miyako Hotel - Kyoto
The Travel Collection hotel rating - medium class
The New Miyako Hotel is conveniently located in front of Kyoto Station on the Shinkansen Line. All areas of Kyoto centre including tourist attractions, shopping and dining plus Nara and Kobe are easily reached from the hotel.
Location:
Kyoto, Japan.
Number of guest rooms:
986
Standard rooms:
Tastefully decorated – the New Miyako’s air-conditioned guest rooms offer en suite bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, trouser press, television. Laundry and limited room service.
Hotel guest facilities:
The New Miyako offers an array of restaurants, eateries and drinking venues. Restaurants serve a variety of cuisine including Japanese Chinese, Continental and café-style. There is also a pub and coffee shop. Safety deposit is available at reception.
Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa - Tokyo
The Travel Collection hotel rating - medium class
The Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa is located minutes from the JR Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, with easy access to Shinagawa. North of the busy Shinagawa Station, the Takanawa Prince Hotel complex is a cluster of first class hotels all arranged around a beautifully landscaped Japanese garden. This is a district of embassies, hotels and major corporate offices such as Sony, Fujitsu, Motorola, Toshiba and Johnson & Johnson. Nearby and reached easily are the famed districts of Ginza, Shibuya and Akihabara, not more than 10-20 minutes distance by subway.
Location:
Tokyo, Japan.
Number of guest rooms:
414
Standard rooms:
Tastefully decorated– the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa guest rooms offer en suite bathroom with shower/WC, LCD satellite television, ionic hairdryers, IDD telephone, Modem, in-room safe, refrigerator. Laundry and room service.
Hotel guest facilities:
The Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa offers an excellent array of restaurants, eateries and drinking venues. Restaurants serve a variety of cuisine including Japanese, French, Chinese and Continental. There is also a steak house specialising in Teppanyaki steak, Sukiyaki and Shabu-Shabu dishes. An English-style bar and Cigar Bar offer a perfect venue for a drink. There is also a coffee shop and Japanese garden and tea house. Additionally, the hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool (seasonal), hair and nail salon, souvenir shop and drugstore.
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Osaka New Hankyu – Osaka
Location:
In the heart of Osaka's business district with the JR Osaka train station just across the street.
Rooms:
922 guest rooms all with air-conditioning, en-suite bathroom and tv.
Restaurants & Bars:
4 restaurants, 1 bar and a coffee shop.
Facilities:
Beauty salon and a souvenir shop
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Seksiyu Inn – Mt Koya
Location:
Mt Koya
Rooms:
Basic rooms with a bed on the floor. Shared bathroom facilities
Restaurants:
There are no restaurants just a main room where everyone eats. All meals will be basic food and served by the Monks.
Facilities:
1 communal bath seperated for men and women, known as Onsen.
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New Miyako Hotel – Kyoto
Location:
In Kyoto behind the train station
Rooms:
All standard rooms have hairdryer, TV, telephone, air-conditioning, tea/coffee making facilities.
Restaurants & Bars:
A selection of bars and restaurants serving international cuisine.
Facilities:
Shops and a beauty salon.
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Grand Prince Takanawa Hotel – Tokyo
Location:
Just north of the Shinagawa train station, 60 km to Narita airport, 5km to the next village/town.
Rooms:
All standard rooms have air-conditioning, TV, telephone, safe deposit box, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities.
Restaurants & Bars:
A selection of bars and restaurants serving international cuisine.
Facilities:
3 outdoor swimming pools (only open in the summer), boutique shops and a fitness centre.
