this is a good place to stay in tokyo. only $30-$35 a night for your own small room. free wifi in each room. its a bit of a walk from the station, maybe 5 mintutes. if youre heading to osaka, stay at hotel mikado, similair concept to aizuya inn

Our flight was arriving around 11 PM so we informed the staff in advance by email.
They confirmed our late check-in, however they would charge us a fee of 1000 yen for this.
We arrived at 1:00 pm at the guesthouse and knocked on the door saying "Office".
A very grumpy (western) man came out and he told us check in time was before midnight, he seemed quite angry. Telling him we had contacted the staff about late check in did not matter to him. We dit not feel welcome at all!

The rooms are small, but value for money. The location is not charming but I think it´s safe.
The breakfast staff in the Aizuy Inn Bar was very friendly!

This hotel has everything you need when your looking for a affordable private room, its the etap of Japan! If you don't have a problem with the room being the size of a two man tent and sleeping on the floor, and all you want in life is a room then this is your place. Its clean and so nicely decorated. Everything works and theres free wifi (fantastic for making those skype calls home) The staff are super helpful, i locked my self out of suitcase on arrival and the guy had to smash it open for me! The area is pleasant enough, and close to the subway and walking distance to the nearest tourist hotspot. The showers and toliets were clean, you do have to pay 100 yen for a shower but 5 mins is plenty time. It really makes you feel like your in a real japanese place with the tatami straw mats and futons. I would stay here again definitely and recommend it to everyone!

Aizuya Inn was a clean and charming place tucked away in the Taito district of Tokyo. For under 3000yen, I enjoyed immaculate and clean Japanese decor, and a single tamami room just the right size for a solo traveller. Very quiet, enabling good night's sleep. Staff were friendly. Only drawbacks were lack of Japanese maps (I prefer to read Japanese than English when it comes to travelling), and the location was a little bit out of the way, a little north of Ueno, Tokyo and Akihabara. Overall, a very pleasant and stay, recommended for those on a tight budget.