Published date: November 5, 2024
Unlimited Manga Reading! An Interesting Hotel in Asakusa
Room Type Stayed
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Experience of the stay
I stayed at "Hotel Tabinos Asakusa" through HafH!
Hotel Tabinos Asakusa offers unlimited manga reading services.
With a wide selection of works, from trending titles to classics, it’s perfect for a cozy stay.
The titles are changed regularly, and you can bring up to 5 books to your room.
Check-in is a self-check-in process using a terminal.
What’s interesting is that you can choose your room number from available rooms.
I recommend choosing one facing the Skytree! The room 923 we stayed in had a great view of the Skytree.
The hallway also has fun anime-themed designs that heighten the excitement! The Hollywood twin room is almost all bed… honestly, it’s a bit cramped.
The room has a foldable table and one chair, but it’s unstable and a bit hard to work on the computer.
If you need to work remotely, the second-floor lobby might be a better option.
There’s no refrigerator in the room, so be careful!
From the room, we could see the Skytree, Hanayashiki, and Senso-ji Temple.
I think it’s worth it to have a Skytree view at this price! Some rooms do have frosted glass with no view, so definitely choose one facing the Skytree.
The lounge can be used 24 hours, where you can read manga or have meals.
The drink bar only had coffee and tea. There’s a water server, hot water, and an ice maker.
Furthermore, there’s free rental of board games like backgammon, Rubik's cubes, and chess.
In the morning, the Yomiuri Shimbun morning edition was available for free.
Experiences during the trip
We became hooked on Ranking of Kings and The Promised Neverland!
We were so eager to read manga that we couldn't spare time for dinner and decided to eat quickly in our room.
So we immediately headed out for dinner... We got takeout from a delicious-looking yakitori place next to the hotel.
The place is called Toriki, which has several locations in East Tokyo, such as Koiwa and Hirai, and their yakitori is big and delicious!
The liver, cartilage, and gizzards are especially recommended.
There's also a Life supermarket just a 2-minute walk across International Street where we could buy plenty more.
The next day, we headed to Asakusa's iconic sightseeing spot, "Senso-ji Temple," which is about a 7-minute walk from Tabinos. When we went around 6 AM, it was less crowded and easy to take photos at the Kaminarimon.
Nearby is “Asakusa Hanayashiki,” considered the oldest amusement park in Japan, making for a good walking course. There’s even the oldest existing coaster in Japan, built in 1953.
After checking out, we headed to the long-established soba restaurant, Owariya.
It’s well-known that the novelist Nagai Kafu used to visit Owariya every time he came to Asakusa.
He was said to have liked the “Kashiwananban,” which is a warm soba dish filled with tender chicken and leeks.
We ordered the “Tempura Soba,” which comes with two big shrimp tempuras, a classic Asakusa dish, and the “Soba Tora,” which has fluffy yam, and it was incredibly delicious!
Additionally, Fuglen Coffee and the sukiyaki restaurant Yonekyu are both within a 5-minute walk from the hotel, making it perfect for enjoying Asakusa cuisine.
The hotel had a convenient location close to Senso-ji Temple! It’s rare to find a hotel with unlimited manga reading service like HafH, so definitely make a reservation!
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