[2025 Tokyo Hotels] Travel Guide for Dai-Ichi Hotel Ryogoku (Updated Jul)

Daiichi Hotel Ryogoku has a free shuttle bus from Disneyland! I chose this hotel because I wanted to do some sightseeing in Tokyo the day after Disneyland! If you wait at the bus stop after Disneyland closes, they will come to pick you up! If you stay on the bus, you can get to the hotel, so it's easy even if you're tired from playing at Disneyland✨ You need to make a reservation for the bus in advance, so be sure to contact the hotel! #Hotel review

A charming accommodation with a stunning view of the Skytree right in front of you! 😍 Located in Ryogoku, Tokyo, I stayed at the Daiichi Hotel Ryogoku. After departing Komatsu Airport around 5 PM, I arrived at Haneda and checked in at approximately 7:50 PM. The lobby was bustling with elementary school students, likely visiting from rural areas. These students seemed to be participating in a competition. Although I booked a Run of House plan, which assigns rooms randomly, the staff asked about my preferences during check-in. I casually mentioned a non-smoking, high-floor room with a Skytree view. To my delight, they granted my request and assigned me the first Premium Double Room with the best Skytree view on the 22nd floor, part of the premium floors ranging from 15th to 24th. 🙏 Upon entering the room, I followed my usual routine of taking photos first. Then, I opened the curtains, and there it was—the Skytree standing magnificently right in front of me, unobstructed. 😲 As the manager had mentioned, this room offers the closest and clearest view of the Skytree. Lucky me! After snapping photos quickly within five minutes, I headed out to meet my friends living in Tokyo. Our first stop was an izakaya, where we enjoyed draft beer. We indulged in Ryogoku's specialties like chanko nabe, chicken nanban, and shimesaba, paired with highballs and shochu. The hotel's location is convenient—just a 6-minute walk from JR Ryogoku Station and a mere 10-second walk from Exit A1 of Toei Ryogoku Station. After a fun year-end gathering with friends, I returned to my room and had a restful sleep. On the last day, I packed my schedule with activities in Roppongi. I woke up around 7 AM and leisurely joined breakfast. While the hotel boasts a great high-floor view and an excellent Skytree night view, the breakfast was quite ordinary. Back in my room, I spent some time gazing at the Skytree view. The scenery is truly breathtaking—both the night view and the morning view are stunning in their own ways. Thank you for the wonderful experience.

[Ryōgoku Sumo and Park Walking Tour, Sumida-ku, Tokyo] 🍽️Ryōgoku Edo NOREN 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: Right outside the station. At Ryogoku Edo NOREN, where restaurants surround the sumo ring, you can also watch sumo lectures by sumo wrestlers. Here, you can enjoy a hearty and luxurious Japanese meal just as you would imagine. On this day, I chose "clam rice." Photos 5-7 💰Price per person: 2000- 📍Location: 1 Chome-3-20 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015 🏟️Ryogoku Kokugikan National Sumo Arena 🏯Atmosphere/Facilities: At Ryogoku Kokugikan, you can watch sumo matches during the season. We recommend making a reservation through a reservation site. Photos 5-6 📍Location: 1 Chome-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015 🌲Former Yasuda Garden Former Yasuda Garden 🌳Atmosphere/Facilities: Photos 1-4 🕰️Business hours: 9AM–6PM 📍Location: 1 Chome-12-1 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015 🌲Yokoamicho Park Yokoamicho Park 📍Location: 2 Chome-3-25 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015 ♨️EDO-YU RYOGOKU Super public bath 📍Location: 1 Chome-5-8 Kamezawa, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0014 Atmosphere/Facilities: Behind the Ryogoku Kokugikan, the wide area of ​​Ryogoku 2-3-chome is dotted with chanko nabe restaurants, each with its own unique character. The chanko nabe course, which is the meal that sumo wrestlers eat to build up their strength, will fill you up in one sitting. Ryogoku may be a town where you can save money on food if you are visiting with a family of four or more people. 🕌☸️Ekōin Temple Ekōin　Photos 8-19 💐Atmosphere/Facilities: There are many memorial monuments in the temple grounds, but the daytime animal memorial monument and the memorial tower for pets are always filled with flowers, and even though they are graves, they have a warm and familiar atmosphere. Founded in 1657 (Meireki 3). In the same year, the Great Fire of Meireki burned down most of Edo, and the temple established the "Manzanzuka" tomb for unclaimed Buddhas, and many unclaimed Buddhas were buried there afterwards, so it is also called Muen-dera. The temple preaches the mercy of Buddha to both humans and animals, and on the grounds there are memorials, memorial monuments, and pet graves for various animals, including dogs, cats, and small birds. 』 📍Location: 2 Chome-8-10 Ryogoku, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0026 ☸️ Ekoin Sumo-related Stone Monuments (Chikarazuka) 『There is a "Chikarazuka" built in 1936 to honor deceased sumo wrestlers. A monument where the master prays for the new apprentices to be granted strength』 📍Location: 2 Chome-8-10 Ryogoku, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0026 #Accommodation #Domestic Travel #Asia Travel #Tokyo Travel #Tokyo Conquest #Absolutely Free Travel #My Travel Itinerary #Sightseeing #Power Spot Tokyo #Japan #Edo Period Experience #Ryogoku #Sumida Ward #Sumida Ward, Tokyo

The idea of coming to Tokyo has been a dream for some time. Finally making it, with the best company one could ask for. We finally arrive to our room and bear witness to this sight, a prediction of the wonderful things to come.#skytree #ryugoku #japantrip #tokyo