I stayed at Tokyo Sumidagawa Youth Hostel in December of 2008 with a school tour group. Located a few blocks away from Asakusa-bashi station, the hostel is easy to find, with English signs directing you through the lane ways to the building. It is in a nice, clean area and the lanes are well lit. The building itself looks clean... More

Although this hostel was clean enough and the staff friendly and helpful enough, the room I stayed in left much to be desired. The room was tiny by normal standards and yet they had three beds crammed in together. There was a walkway barely a foot wide to walk to your bed. The storage lockers were tiny and obviously couldn't... More

Brilliant location, and one of the easiest hostels I found on my trip through Japan! The staff are friendly and can give you information on the area. The hostel has Wifi, Pay computers, laundry and a kitchen. The curfew for this hostel is 11pm, which was long enough to have a long day sightseeing or shopping. The dorm rooms were... More

4 story clean youth hostel, required to stay out all day, and with a curfew, yet close to a train station that will connect you to the cool places in Tokyo, a few minutes away from Ikebukuro, Harajuku and Akihabara. You don't need to explore far to find a shrine, convieniece store or even a 100 en store, I've stayed... More