You're expected to fold up your own futon at this modest traditional inn, which was inspired by owner Yoshimi Nakagawa's experience living the simple life at a commune in Woodstock, New York, in the 1970s. The money that isn't spent on service has been spent -- with exquisite taste -- on simple, natural appointments: wooden floors dyed pale indigo, hand-painted shoji screens, basins of Shigaraki ware in the washrooms. The two stone communal Japanese baths on the ninth floor can be reserved for a private relaxing soak for two. The inn is a few minutes' walk from the Kabuki-za and the fashionable heart of Ginza. Book early.
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