Washington Hotel Corporation · 4.0-star · 2 Chome-26-1 Kitaotsuka Toshima
4.4(1,260 Google reviews)
At a glance: 4-star · Since 2018 · 121 rooms
Near: Ueno Park · 4.5 km
Guests love: Location · Transit access
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Otsuka is full of small local eateries. Try Onigiri Bongo for rice balls, the gastro bar Kushikoma for sake and skewers, or Otsuka Tori Chi, a friendly izakaya two minutes from the station. Mansion Taipei serves Taiwanese home cooking four minutes from the south exit. The hotel's own café and bar offers craft beer and snacks. For more, the OMO Rangers lead food tours around the neighborhood.
Otsuka is a low-key, retro neighborhood centered on its station-front shopping streets, where the Toden Arakawa tram still runs. You are a one-minute walk from Otsuka Station, with small independent shops and eateries like Onigiri Bongo and Kushikoma nearby. The area has a welcoming, local feel, with places like Sugamo Park a three-minute walk away. Ueno Park and the Tokyo National Museum are 4.5 km off, so major sights require a short train ride. It is a pleasant base for exploring Tokyo's everyday charm.
From Haneda Airport, take the Keikyu Airport Line to Shinagawa (about 20 minutes), transfer to the JR Yamanote Line to Otsuka Station (about 35 minutes), then walk 1 minute from the north exit. From Narita Airport, take the Keisei Skyliner to Nippori (about 45 minutes), transfer to the JR Yamanote Line to Otsuka (about 10 minutes), and walk 1 minute. From Tokyo Station, it is 20 minutes on the JR Yamanote Line; from Shinjuku, 10 minutes; from Ikebukuro, 3 minutes; and from Ueno, 14 minutes. The hotel is a 1-minute walk from Otsuka Station's north exit, and Shin-Otsuka Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line is about a 10-minute walk away. Taxis from Ikebukuro take about 10 minutes, from Shinjuku about 20 minutes, and from Tokyo Station about 15 minutes.
In the evening, Otsuka's shopping streets come alive with local izakayas and eateries like Kushikoma, a sake-focused gastro bar, and Onigiri Bongo for rice balls. The hotel's own café and bar offers craft beer and snacks if you prefer to stay in. You can also join a bar-hopping tour with the hotel's OMO Rangers to visit their favorite local watering holes. For a different pace, the Toden Arakawa tram line runs nearby, adding a nostalgic backdrop to an evening stroll. Major sights like Shinjuku Gyoen (5.6 km) and Omoide Yokocho (5.2 km) are a short train ride away on the Yamanote Line.
OMO5 Tokyo Otsuka is a solid base for exploring Tokyo, especially if you like a local feel. You are one minute from Otsuka Station on the JR Yamanote Line, which puts Shinjuku five stops away and Ikebukuro one stop away. Major sights are a bit farther out: Ueno Park and the Tokyo National Museum are 4.5 km, while Sensō-ji is 6.4 km and Tokyo Skytree 7.8 km, so plan for a train or taxi ride to those. The hotel's own OMO Ranger tours can introduce you to the neighborhood's backstreets and eateries. For a convenient, well-connected spot with easy airport access, this works well.
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