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ANDON RYOKAN TOKYO
5 Minutes from Minowa Station, near Asakusa
Tokyo’s First Designer Ryokan in a Traditional Shitamachi Neighborhood
A Place to Come Home to After a Day in Tokyo
Andon Ryokan is located in Minowa, a traditional shitamachi neighborhood where Tokyo’s old downtown atmosphere still lives on.
Asakusa is within walking distance, while Ueno, Ginza and Roppongi are easily accessible by direct train.
Make Andon Ryokan your home base and experience everyday life in Tokyo, beyond the usual sightseeing spots.
Welcome to Andon Ryokan TOKYO
Andon Ryokan, a concept ryokan featuring modern Japanese design, has introduced a new Comfort Room accommodating up to four guests.
Enjoy a stay unique to Andon Ryokan, with award-winning architecture recognized by the Architectural Institute of Japan, interiors filled with carefully selected antiques, a private jacuzzi decorated with auspicious Japanese motifs, striking manga art in the sanitary rooms, and a daily breakfast prepared with fresh seasonal ingredients.
Commitment of Andon Ryokan
Eating Well
The Ishii Family Table
A mother’s cooking is something you never tire of. It can taste comfortingly familiar—or sometimes introduce you to something completely new.
Each day, we shop for fresh ingredients, choose what is in season, and prepare them simply. A classic Japanese breakfast once meant grilled fish, rice and miso soup gathered around the family table. In a world filled with convenience foods, we believe these simple home-cooked flavors can still be the greatest feast.
At Andon Ryokan, we preserve the flavors of Japanese home cooking while continuing to evolve them as “The Ishii Family Table.” We hope our breakfast brings a moment of comfort to the start of your day.
Soaking & Warming Up
A Private Jacuzzi Inspired by Tokyo’s Public Bath Culture
Our owner grew up in Tokyo’s shitamachi, visiting local sento public baths. The changing murals and the oden stalls that appeared outside on cold winter days remain cherished memories of the Showa era.
Inspired by those memories, our private “Kissho-zukushi” Jacuzzi evokes the warmth and playfulness of a traditional Japanese bathhouse. Its one-of-a-kind Arita porcelain tiles were individually hand-painted by artist Mee Ishii.
Warm your body, lift your spirits, and relax after a day of exploring Tokyo.
Sleeping Well
Designed for a Comfortable Night’s Sleep
After a full day in Tokyo, a good night’s sleep matters.
Every room is equipped with a Showa Nishikawa “MuAtsu Sleep Spa” mattress, a lightweight down comforter, and an adjustable pillow with a choice of natural feather or pipe filling.
Rest comfortably and wake up ready for another day of exploring.
Staying Comfortably
Thoughtful Facilities for Short and Long Stays
Each floor has separate washroom areas for men and women, along with shared shower rooms equipped with TOTO shower bars.
Complimentary tea and amenities are available, as well as laundry facilities and a shoe dryer—everything you need for a comfortable stay, whether for a few nights or a longer visit to Tokyo.
Feeling at Home
Travel and Antiques
Our owner’s passions are travel and collecting antiques.
Wherever she travels in Japan, she visits local antique shops and markets, choosing pieces while talking with the people who sell them. Each object comes to Andon Ryokan with a memory of the place, the journey, and the person behind it. More recently, collecting regional miso has become part of those travels too.
The vermilion mizuya-dansu chest in the first-floor lounge is nearly 100 years old. The frosted-glass rabbits in the ceiling were collected one by one. Every antique in the ryokan has gradually found its way here from somewhere in Japan.
For us, comfort means living with the things we love. We hope you can feel some of that same warmth during your stay.
Accommodation plan
A Welcome from Toshiko, Our Owner
Welcome to Andon Ryokan.
Since opening in June 2003, we have welcomed guests from Japan and around the world, many of whom return to stay with us again.
In nearly 30 years of meeting international guests, I have often been asked:
“I want to try the food Japanese people actually eat at home. Where can I find it?”
This is surprisingly difficult to answer. To some visitors, Tokyo can seem to be filled with ramen and sushi. But everyday Japanese food is much more than that.
Rice and miso soup. Seasonal fish and vegetables. Simple dishes like the meals our mothers made for us growing up.
These days, even Japanese guests sometimes tell me, “We don’t grill fish at home anymore.” So I thought: Why not serve our guests the food we have always eaten?
That idea became “The Ishii Family Table” at our first-floor Antique Teahouse, Fuku Andon.
Every day, we visit the local market, see what fish and vegetables are in season, and decide what to cook. Our meals may include Japanese, Western, or Chinese influences, but always with the comforting flavors of Japanese home cooking.
It may not be extravagant food. But it is food you can enjoy every day—the kind of meal that makes you feel at home, even while traveling.
I also love traveling and collecting antiques. Wherever I go, I visit antique shops and markets. Recently, I have started collecting regional miso too. The antiques throughout Andon Ryokan, and even some of the miso served at breakfast, are discoveries from my travels.
Throughout my life and work, I have always asked myself:
“How can I share what is wonderful about Japan with people from around the world?”
Japan is more than its famous sights. Walk through a local neighborhood. Taste home cooking. Spend time with old objects and their stories. Experience a little of everyday Japanese life.
I believe staying at a ryokan is one of the best ways to experience Japan and understand its people.
Here in Minowa, where the atmosphere of old Tokyo still remains, I hope Andon Ryokan will continue to be a place where guests from around the world and Japan can relax, meet, and share stories of their travels.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Toshiko Ishii
Owner, Andon Ryokan
Access
2-34-10 Nihonzutsumi, Taito-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-3873-8611
Architecture & Design
It All Began with an Edo-Period Ariake Andon Lantern
Andon Ryokan’s award-recognized architecture was inspired by traditional Japanese andon lanterns and nagaya row houses.
Discover the “Kissho-zukushi” tile art in our private Jacuzzi, inspired by traditional public bathhouses; original wall art created by professional manga artists; and Japanese antiques collected by our owner on her travels.
Tradition and modern design, art and everyday life—there is always something new to discover at Andon Ryokan.
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