For foreign travelers who enter Japan Kansai International
Airport, Osaka is the gateway from overseas. And Osaka is located
a convenient place to access Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, the famous sightseeing
place among foreigners. Recently Osaka itself becomes to be a
popular city for foreigners because natives are kindly and people
can enjoy various kinds of foods and safe nightlife. The number
of foreign tourists increases year by year.
Responding to that situation, hotels in Osaka began to focus on
appealing to foreign guests. On the other hand, the number of the
reasonable accommodations for backpackers called “Guesthouse” increases
recently in Osaka. These accommodations offer various attractions
such as convenient location, comfortable space utilizing Japanese
old house, the atmosphere easy to mingle with other guests, the
equipments suitable for long-stay traveler. This time we inform
you the updated situation of Guesthouse in Osaka.
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 Previously
the youth hostels in Osaka are located at some distance from the
center of the city like Hattori-Ryokuchi and Nagai-Koen, but in
2004 “Shin-Osaka Youth Hostel” was opened at 5 minutes on foot
from Shin-Osaka Station. This hostel is located on the Osaka City
youth culture creation station, and 126 people can stay in 23 rooms
such as dormitory room and Japanese-style room. It won the 1st
place in Japan, and the 5th place in the world in the lodgers evaluation
ranking by International Youth Hostels Association held this year
according to the existence of a new, beautiful equipment and ardent
volunteer staffs etc. On the other hand, they have the restriction
of youth hostel such as curfew. |
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The economy hotels around Shin-Imamiya Station have increased
the number of foreigner guests in recent years. The union of the
hotels in this region issued the brochure "Osaka Shin-Imamiya
Guesthouse for Budget Tourists" and introduced 13 hotels by
a Japanese-English description. They make efforts to attract the
travelers from foreign countries.
The cheap lodging house for the worker had accumulated in this
area because there was a labor center in front of Shin-Imamiya
Station and mediated the works for daily workers. But after 1990’s,
the vacancy factor of these lodgings rose because of the burst
of the economic bubble, work decrease caused by reducing the public
works and the aging of workers. The accommodations in the area
make efforts to provide the service for the foreigner guests such
as multi-lingualization of the website and the English response
in the reception desk. The access from Kansai International airport
and to Kyoto and Nara are very convenient, so the number of foreign
tourists who stay at this area has increased every year. |
Hotel
Chuo
Taishi Nishinari-ku Osaka Tel:06-6647-7561
http://www.hotel-chuo.com/
Located in front of the east gate of Shin-Imamiya Station.
The charge is ¥2,600～.
Equipped with TV set, fridge, air-conditioner, public bath,
private shower for individuals, internet. |
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has happened recently that individual owners renovate Japanese
old house and start non-large-scale guesthouse about ten people
can stay. Most owners used to be backpackers and have traveled
around foreign countries, and they wanted to make a dormitory where
the backpackers can stay readily and exchange among the guests
in Osaka. They offer local information the traveler can’t get easily
and provide fine services. |
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Guesthouse
U-en
1-5-8 Uemachi Chuo-ku Osaka Tel:06-7503-4394
http://www.u-en.net
Two women redecorated the old house and opened the guesthouse
in this July. It is in the 2nd floor of regional exchange space
named “Yui”. In the 1st floor is located a cafe and an antique
shop and the regional people gathers. Equipped with 2 rooms,
the private room and sharing room (by gender). The number of
accommodation is 11people. |
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Peace House Showa
2-8-4 San’ou Tennoji-ku Osaka
Now under renovation. They will start as a women’s hostel in
December 16th. |
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There is a guesthouse of the residence type for a long-term
stayer in Japan, too. The people who came to Japan using working
holiday besides the long trip person because they don’t require
deposit and key money and easy to move in. Here we introduce
the apartment type guesthouses where equipment necessary for
life such as kitchen, TV set, toilet, shower are enhanced. |
Orange
house
1-21-19 Hannan-cho Abeno-ku Osaka Tel:06-6627-0790
http://www.oct.zaq.ne.jp/orange/topen.htm
The guesthouse for long stayer equipped with compartment established
in 1991. The nearest station is Fuminosato, Tanimachi subway
line. The room style is four-and-a-half-mat room and three-mat
room of wooden floor. Each room equips with kitchen, TV set,
air-conditioner, fridge, cupboard, internet cables etc. The
number of room : 30 Rent : \55,000 There is a common room of
60-mats on the roof of the building and the stayers exchange
mutually. |
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Lemon
House
1-2-2 Nipponbashi Chuo-ku Osaka Tel:090-5655-1050
http://www.oct.zaq.ne.jp/orange/lemontop.html
This is the dormitory type guesthouse for long stayer, established
in 2006 by the owner of Orange House. It is located in the
upper floor of the building where the yakitori shop named "Iccho" exists
in the first floor, and there is a common room on the roof
of the building. Capacity for one room is 4 people. Lodging
expense is \12,000 per week, \39,000 per month. Kitchen, toilet,
shower are equipped. |
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November 21, 2007
Hiroshi Yamanou, Osaka Brand Center
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