I had a fantastic stay at Oyado Kien Ryogoku. The location is perfect, with easy access to Asakusa Temple and Akihabara just two stations away, and only a 25-minute walk to the Skytree. The neighborhood is quiet, and the subway station is just 8 minutes on foot. Plus, the famous Sumo stadium and restaurant are only 10 minutes away. A 24-hour convenience store is conveniently located right across the street. The owner is a wonderful host, always ready to help and offer great recommendations. The room was spotless, and overall, the experience far exceeded our expectations. Highly recommend for anyone visiting Tokyo!

The hosts were very friendly and attentive. It felt like they wanted your trip to be as good as possible, and they offered personalized recommendations and advice if you had any questions. The property was well kept and the facilities clean. They now also have a laundry machine in the property, and they offered to handle my laundry if I was out the whole day. Even with shared bathroom/showers, I didn't have to wait to use those once. Generally, it always felt great to be back at this accommodation after a long day of touring Tokyo. I'd definitely want to stay here again next time.

The curtains were a bit short and leaked light into the room during the mornings. Would've appreciated if there were face wash available. Both are not a big deal though.

✅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.