江戸屋since 1967
Journal

Things worth knowing
before you arrive

Written by the inn rather than by an agency. Most of what follows is the sort of thing our guests ask at the front desk, or work out for themselves halfway through the first night. It seemed better to put it somewhere you can read it in advance.

The entrance to Hotel Edoya, your destination in Yushima
Airport access
Narita Airport to Hotel Edoya: via Keisei-Ueno
The Skyliner to Keisei-Ueno, then the final walk or taxi. Includes Terminal 3, luggage and late arrivals.
 The entrance to Hotel Edoya, your destination in Yushima
Airport access
Haneda Airport to Hotel Edoya: Hamamatsucho or Shinagawa
Compare the Hamamatsucho and Shinagawa connections, then follow the final walk from Okachimachi. Luggage and late arrivals included.
 Futons laid out in a tatami room at Edoya, beside shoji screens and sliding doors
Before you arrive
Your First Ryokan: What to Expect at a Japanese Inn in Tokyo
You will sleep on the floor, bathe with strangers, and take your shoes off more often than you expect. A practical introduction to futons, bathing etiquette, shoes, yukata and the Japanese and Western breakfast buffet.
27 July 2026 · 8 min read
 The entrance to Hotel Edoya, with flowers and a lantern
The neighbourhood
Yushima: The Quiet Hill Between Ueno and Akihabara
Fifteen minutes on foot to Ueno Park in one direction, fifteen to Akihabara in the other, and silence at night in between. A shrine founded in 458 AD, a mansion built by an English architect in 1896, and a street named after a homecoming in 1616.
27 July 2026 · 7 min read
 A tatami room at Edoya with a wooden low table, shoji screens and a sofa
The inn
Why This Inn Is Called Edoya
Edo was the name of Tokyo until 1868. This street carried a piece of that history in its own name for 270 years, until an administrative reform erased it in April 1965. Two years later, an inn opened here and kept it.
27 July 2026 · 6 min read