Cheapest hostels in Japan

Just 1.8 kilometres from the iconic Himeji Castle, Shironoshita Guesthouse offers a budget-friendly stay in Himeji Shi.
This affordable hostel provides air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi, a restaurant, bar, and convenient parking, making it an excellent choice for families exploring the area.

San Jose hostel is situated in Ekimotomachi, Okayama Prefecture, offering convenient access to Korakuen Garden, one of Japan's three most famous gardens, and Okayama Castle.
This budget-friendly hostel provides air conditioning and a shared microwave oven, making it an affordable base for exploring the Seto Inland Sea islands.

Ideally located in Osaka's Namba district, &And Hostel Namba South is just 1 kilometre from the neon-lit entertainment hub of Dotonbori and the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower, offering a prime spot for exploring the city's attractions.
This budget-friendly hostel provides a modern and comfortable base with air conditioning and free Wi-Fi, featuring dormitories designed for privacy and stylish communal areas perfect for meeting fellow travellers.

Conveniently located in Kyoto, Hostel Sui Kyoto is a mere 14-minute walk from Kitano Tenmangu Shrine and 1.8 kilometres from Nijo Castle, offering an affordable base for exploring the city's rich heritage.
This budget-friendly hostel provides essential amenities including air conditioning, free WiFi, and an on-site restaurant, ensuring a comfortable and connected stay for all travellers.

Conveniently located in Osaka City, Hostel198 is just a 9-minute walk from Nakagawa Park and 0.6 miles from The Osaka Korean Church in Japan, offering an affordable base for exploration.
This budget-friendly hostel provides air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, and shared bathrooms equipped with essential toiletries, ensuring a comfortable stay near Fugenji Temple and other local attractions.

Perfectly situated for exploring Kanazawa, this hostel offers a prime location within a short walk of Kenrokuen, Kanazawa Castle Park, and the Higashi Chaya District, with a convenience store just 1 minute away and Omicho Market a 5-minute walk.
This budget-friendly hostel provides a mixed dormitory for international travellers and locals, featuring on-site Japanese izakaya for a social atmosphere and modern amenities like state-of-the-art coin laundry nearby.

Conveniently located in Minami Kyushu, Sakurakan is a mere 5-minute walk from the Chiran Peace Museum, offering a budget-friendly base for exploring the region.
This hostel features essential amenities including free WiFi and an on-site restaurant, with Flower Park Kagoshima 30 kilometres and Bandokorobana Park 14 kilometres away.

Guesthouse Rico, a budget-friendly hostel in Wakayama Shi, is conveniently located just 500 meters from Oka Park and the Wakayama History Museum, with Wakayama MIO and Takanoji Temple also within easy reach.
This affordable accommodation offers air-conditioned rooms, a shared kitchen, a terrace, and on-site bicycle rental, making it a practical choice for exploring the area.

Conveniently located in Nagasaki-shi, this hostel is just a 3-minute walk from Nagasaki Station, placing you within easy reach of the Nagasaki Museum of History, 26 Martyrs Museum, and Fukusaiji Temple.
This budget-friendly hostel offers a shared kitchen, free WiFi, and bike rental, making it an affordable choice for exploring Nagasaki's attractions.

Ideally situated in Kanazawa, this hostel is just 200 meters from Omicho Market and 100 meters from Meitetsu M'za, offering easy access to Kenrokuen Garden and Kanazawa Castle.
This budget-friendly hostel provides complimentary WiFi, a restaurant, and a shared lounge, with daily cleaning requiring guests to vacate between 11:00 and 15:00.

Just 500 meters from Kawaguchiko Station, this budget-friendly hostel offers excellent accessibility and is only 1 kilometre from Lake Kawaguchi.
Wafu Guesthouse Kashiwaya provides a shared kitchen, complimentary breakfast, and air conditioning, making it an affordable choice for travellers exploring the area near Mount Fuji.

Located in the Chiba-Makuhari area, FAMY INN MAKUHARI is just a 6-minute walk from JR Makuhari-Hongo Station and conveniently close to the Keiyo Expressway Makuhari Interchange, making it a practical base for business trips and leisure alike, including trips to Tokyo Disney Resort.
This budget-friendly hostel offers a top-floor observation large public bath with a sauna, free for guests, alongside an observation relaxation room with reclining chairs and a large TV, and provides a free morning shuttle bus to Makuhari Messe and Kaihin-Makuhari Station area.

Offering scenic mountain views, this hostel in Shiojiri-shi is a 12-minute walk from Narai Station and within a 15-minute walk of the historic Narai-juku Historical Village and Two Hundred Jizo Statues.
This budget-friendly accommodation provides essential amenities including air conditioning, free WiFi in public areas, and a sauna, making it an affordable choice for exploring the Old Nakasendo Cedar Avenue.

Located in Izumi, south of Osaka, this hostel offers direct coach services to Kansai International Airport, just 15 kilometres away, and convenient train links to Osaka Namba station.
This budget-friendly guesthouse provides an authentic Japanese experience with tatami rooms, a shared kitchen, and the unique opportunity to learn tatami mat making, all within a peaceful setting ideal for exploring local parks and hiking trails in Nara and Wakayama.

Located just 500 meters from Sasebo's city centre, this hostel offers a prime spot for exploring local attractions.
This budget-friendly hostel provides complimentary Wi-Fi, a shared kitchen with a fridge and microwave, and an on-site restaurant, ensuring a comfortable and affordable stay.

Located in Osaka's Minami district, this hostel is mere steps from Namba Walk Shopping Mall and just a 5-minute walk from Nippombashi Station, offering budget-friendly access to key attractions like Namba Grand Kagetsu Theater and Hozen-ji Temple.
Guests can enjoy free WiFi in public areas, a communal fridge, a microwave, and laundry facilities, making it a practical and affordable choice for exploring Osaka.

Conveniently located a 7-minute walk from JR Tateyama Station and just 10 minutes on foot from the seaside in Minamiboso, Tateyama, this stylish hostel offers a budget-friendly base.
This unique hostel, converted from a former clinic, provides free Wi-Fi, rental bicycles, and shared kitchen facilities, with rooftop access and parking available for guests seeking affordable seaside adventures.

Hostel Gion Sora is located in Kyoto's historic Gion district, just 500 meters from Yasaka Shrine and 1.2 kilometres from Kawaramachi Street, offering an affordable base for exploring the city.
This budget-friendly hostel provides essential amenities including internet, a kitchen, and luggage storage, with air-conditioned rooms featuring safes and washer/dryers for guest convenience.

Centrally located in Nagano City, WORLDTRICK DINER&GESTHOUSE PISE offers easy access to the historic Zenkoji Temple, just 700 meters away, and is also conveniently close to the scenic Togakushi Shrine.
This budget-friendly hostel provides modern, stylish accommodation with an on-site diner serving local dishes, fostering a social atmosphere perfect for solo travellers and groups exploring Nagano's year-round natural beauty and ski resorts.

Conveniently situated in Nara-shi, Bnbplus Sarasa Nara is a mere 17-minute walk from Nara Station, placing you within 19 kilometres of Iwafune Shrine and Hanazono Rugby Stadium.
This budget-friendly hostel offers air-conditioned rooms with a seating area, fridge, and private bathroom, alongside free WiFi and on-site parking for an affordable stay.

Centrally located in Hiroshima City, Trust Hotel is conveniently situated just 1.6 kilometres from Hiroshima Station and a short stroll from Myoei-ji Temple and Chosho-in Temple, offering a budget-friendly base for exploring the area.
This hostel provides complimentary WiFi, air conditioning, and an on-site restaurant, with private parking available for guests, ensuring a comfortable and affordable stay.

Kamp Houkan-cho Backpacker's Inn & Lounge is a hostel conveniently located on a historic shopping street in Okayama Shi, just 500 meters from JR Okayama Station's west exit.
This budget-friendly hostel offers dormitory bunk beds and private rooms, with amenities including free WiFi, a shared kitchen, a terrace, and a café that hosts live performances and workshops.

Conveniently located just 1.7 kilometres from Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Tabist Capsulehotel Apods Himeji Station offers a budget-friendly stay in Himeji Shi.
This capsule hotel provides essential amenities including air conditioning, free WiFi, and a 24-hour front desk, making it an affordable choice for exploring the local attractions.

Located in Osaka's Konohana district, J-Hoppers Osaka Universal - Hostel is a mere 5-minute drive from Universal Studios Japan and Universal CityWalk Osaka, with Kyocera Dome Osaka just 5.1 kilometres away.
This budget-friendly hostel offers excellent user, location, and cleanliness ratings, with free Wi-Fi, complimentary bicycle rentals, and multilingual staff to enhance your affordable stay.

Perfectly situated for beach access, this budget-friendly hostel in Takahama-chō offers direct entry to Wakasawada Beach and is just 3 kilometres from Toriihama Beach and Wakamiya Swimming Beach.
Enjoy excellent amenities including air conditioning, a terrace, garden, restaurant, bar, and parking at this affordable seaside accommodation, ideal for a quintessential beach holiday.

Located on Daikon Island in Matsue Shi, Cocoreto The Guesthouse Daikon Island is situated 8.2 kilometres from Mizuki Shigeru Road and 16.1 kilometres from the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum, offering a tranquil island setting.
This budget-friendly hostel provides a fully equipped kitchen with a fridge and microwave, air conditioning, a swimming pool, garden, and sauna, alongside ski, bike, and car rental services for active exploration.

Located in the Hongu district of Tanabe-shi, this hostel is a 5-minute walk from Yunomine Hot Spring, one of Japan's oldest hot spring baths, and sits directly on the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route, offering an authentic experience for hikers.
This budget-friendly hostel provides a peaceful retreat with on-site hot spring baths, bicycle rentals for exploring the area, and is conveniently situated a 10-kilometre drive from Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine.

Just 500 meters from the Peace Memorial Park and a 10-minute walk to the Atomic Bomb Dome, J-hoppers Hiroshima Guesthouse offers budget-friendly accommodation in Hiroshima City.
This hostel provides free Wi-Fi, a shared kitchen with a microwave, and a roof terrace, perfect for exploring the city with affordable bicycle hire.

This budget-friendly hostel in Osaka City's Uehommachi, Tennoji, Southern Osaka district is just a 3-minute walk from Shitennoji Koshindo Temple and close to Horikoshi Shrine (0.6 kilometres).
Guests can make use of the shared kitchen and lounge area, ideal for travellers seeking affordable accommodation with good connectivity via free WiFi.

Just 200 metres from JR Takayama Station, K's House Takayama Oasis hostel offers a budget-friendly stay, conveniently located a 10-minute walk from Takayama's historic Old Town and 700 metres from the Miyagawa Morning Market.
This cheap and cozy hostel provides essential amenities including free WiFi and a shared kitchen, ensuring an affordable and comfortable visit for travellers exploring Takayama.

Conveniently located 1.3 kilometres from Kyoto city centre, Guest House Oumi is a mere 14-minute walk from the historic Nijo Castle, offering a budget-friendly base for exploring the city.
This family-friendly hostel provides air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, a shared lounge, a garden, and a sun terrace, ensuring a comfortable and affordable stay with excellent user and location ratings.

Located in Hiroshima City Centre, this hostel is conveniently situated within 1.6 kilometres of Hiroshima Central Shopping District and Hiroshima Green Arena, with Fukuromachi Park and Kyu Japan Bank also nearby.
This budget-friendly hostel offers a shared kitchen with a fridge and microwave, air conditioning, and free WiFi in public areas, making it an affordable choice for exploring Hiroshima.