This chill backpackers' inn offers a tight warren of bunk-bed dorms and Japanese-style rooms a short walk from Naramachi. Convivial common areas are a good place to meet other travellers, there are laundry machines, and guests can explore using the inn's own city map. Breakfast of chagayu (roasted-tea rice porridge) costs ¥400 extra.
Ask the owner to give you a demonstration of the biwa (traditional Japanese lute).
