In Tokyo, as the number of visitors to Japan have been raised and is expected to have more towards the 2020 Olympics, the need of the lodging services is increased and those lodgings are planned to be opened more and more to welcome visitors from around the world. Along with this boom, in Tokyo, New type of hosteling services are opened all across the city. While those hostels remain the classic hostel ideas (aka reasonable priced staying fee), the new type of hostels has interesting concept that many visitors can experience something more than just for stay but the community space where people with the same interest would gather and share the moment while their stay in Tokyo.

Please see the following list of this so-called “third wave style hostels” if you are looking for some special place to stay on your next trip to Tokyo, or even those who resides in Tokyo, those hostels are the perfect place to stay when you are bored one day yet want to find something new.

Bunka Hostel Tokyo, Asakusa


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Bunka Hostel Tokyo is a Hostel located near one of the most touristy area of Tokyo, Asakusa. Bunka literally means “culture” in Japanese and like in the name, the hostel is hoping to be a connection hub among people around the world. The first floor of the hostel is Izakaya style bar where you can have hearty Japanese food with sake collected all over the country where many visitors to the hostel and local people can gather and communicate.



Irori Hostel and Kitchen, Nihonbashi


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Irori Hostel and Kitchen in located in Nihonbashi. Irori kitchen is opened with the concept to promote local attraction and craftsmanship in rural areas of Japan. Here they are hoping to be a connection hub between urban, local, and the world. Irori means Japanese traditional style bbq stove where people cook and eat together sitting around irori. On the ground floor of the hostel is a guest lounge and there is two irori placed for their guests to use. They are hoping many guests gather and communicate by the irori for people to connect each other.



On The Marks, Kawasaki Kanagawa


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On The Mark is the hostel with an aim to provide guests to have more social experiences with local people. Beside being the accommodation lodge, this place is also functioned as the regular bar for local people. The hostel has a music lounge inside that they host a live show with local artists to play occasionally.