Timeline for What differences are there between Minshukus or Doyas and youth hostels in Kyoto?
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| Jun 5, 2016 at 8:39 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | When I traveled Japan, back in '94 I used Hosteling International hostels and some of those where 'Japanese style' and pretty much what is described as a minishuku with shared dorms. One that I remember as such was near 姫路城 Himeji-jō. | |
| Jun 5, 2016 at 3:34 | comment | added | user13044 | @jpatokal - I have run into minshukus that put single travelers together, only 2 or 3 in a room, but nonetheless sleeping with strangers. It maybe unusual, but it does exist, so a reason to research the lodging choices carefully before booking rather than assuming. | |
| Jun 5, 2016 at 3:15 | comment | added | lambshaanxy | Otherwise +1, but I've never seen a minshuku that did not offer private rooms, and it's fairly unusual these days to find one even offering shared/dorm accommodation. Hostels, on the other hand, default to shared dorms and sometimes offer private rooms. | |
| Jun 5, 2016 at 1:43 | history | edited | user13044 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 5, 2016 at 1:01 | history | answered | user13044 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |