Cheaper than the informal ryokans are the Japanese capsule hotels, where guests crawl into prefabricated containers with only a mattress and a television in them. It would be impossible anyway to put any more into a space three and a half feet wide, seven feet long and about four feet high. Of the - admittedly far more expensive - luxury hotels in Tokyo the Imperial Hotel, designed by star architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1922, is worthy of mention. To make the five star hotel secure against earthquakes the American placed it on sliding rails. The most popular meeting point in Tokyo is the memorial to the faithful dog Hachiko, who waited at Shibuya station for his master for many years and ultimately died there. Sometimes a slight shudder goes through the memorial and the station and the surface of the street and the high-rise buildings seem to tremble. But don't worry: after a second or two the tremor is over.

Palace Hotel 
The Palace Hotel is a convenient base to discover all that Tokyo has to offer. The hotel is a high-rise building with 389 guestrooms to serve both business and leisure travelers. Each guestroom contains non-smoking rooms, mini bar, in-house movies, a/c and cable tv. Standard services available for guests at this.

New Otani Hotel  The New Otani Hotel Chiba is only 40 km (25 miles) away from the airport. The hotel offers 418 guestrooms to cater for the demands of the purpose driven corporate and holiday travelers looking for unique accommodation in Chiba. All of the guestrooms come with hair dryer, mini bar, tea/coffee. The Tokyo Bay Tokyu Hotel The Tokyo Bay Tokyu Hotel is located within easy reach of most places of interests in Tokyo. The hotel proudly boasts 700 nicely-decorated rooms. Each of the guestrooms has clock radio, a/c, tv, mini bar, telephone (idd), in-house movies and cable tv. Keio Plaza Hotel  Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo is only a five-minute walk from Shinjuku station, near the Imperial Gardens and Meiji Shrine. There are 1,450 rooms at Keio Plaza Hotel. Each room is decorated with wide picture-windows, offering great views of the city.

Getting Around: Hiroshima still operates an extensive tram network, called Hiroden. Most tram routes emanate from the JR Hiroshima Station, charging a flat rate within the city center. The city also has a metro system, which only serves the northern suburbs, and is not usually useful for visitors.

Tokyo Imperial Palace Building