👘 [Japanese Week] 🗾 Where To Stay in Kyoto: Kyoto Tsukiusagi hostel

Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, and Osaka marked my first solo multi-stop trip while in Japan. Before it, I visited cities like Odawara (Kanagawa prefecture) and Ise (Mie prefecture) but I was always with a group of people, so when I took the shinkansen from Shin-Yokohama station to Kyoto I was super excited.

My plan was to spend three days in Kyoto (one of which to spend in Nara), then move to Hiroshima for two days and on the way back stop to Osaka. It may sound tiring but when you travel alone and have only yourself to 'manage', everything becomes easier...Down part? When you see something interesting or funny there's no one to share it with. In the long run, it really makes you feel lonely.

Anyway, back to the post's purpose: where to stay while in Kyoto? 

Since I was going to be outside the entire day and didn't feel the need to have a whole room to myself, I opted for a hostel. While browsing my options, I found the Kyoto Tsukiusagi hostel.

I booked an all-female, 4 beds room, and set to check-in late in the afternoon. It was going to be my first experience in a hostel and I was really looking forward to it!

The place is EXACTLY how it shows in pictures: a minimal, essential style, mainly white and light brown for the wooden part, the hostel is super close to Ishida train station, which is perfect to reach the main sightseeing places and is one stop away from Rokujizo station, from where you can take the Nara line to visit the deers' city!

Likewise in my Seoul staying, the Tsukiusagi hostel is a bit outside the usual touristic routes but, as the entire country, it was safe for me to come and go at any time, even late at night. People were actually pretty welcoming, there are a few stores/restaurants and conbini nearby so if you happen to have forgotten the toothbrush or crave for pizza, they have you covered.

the hostel's entrance

The hostel staff is very polite and welcoming, and there's always an English speaker manager to help those who don't speak Japanese.

Once completed the check-in procedures, you get directed to the upper floor where all the dorms are: firstly, you get to see the shared dining room with two long tables and the kitchen with all the appliances to warm up your meals. There's also a computer station with several pc for any necessity you might have.

The rooms are located in a pretty narrow corridor. The beds are comfortable and complete with bedsheets, pillow, and towels. There's also a charging socket if you need to recharge your phone.

The bathroom and shower cabins are together in one big room, which is always spot-clean and read for the guests to use it...I don't know if it was mere luck, but I always ended up showering alone, it felt like a private bathroom.

The proportion quality/price is really good and since it was my first experience in a hostel I can say I was very satisfied with it! If I were to go back to Kyoto (something I wish I'll be able to do soon!) I'll definitely go back to Tsukiusagi hostel!!

Ph: all photos showed in this post are from hotels.com