Guri & Gura is a Japanese series of children's books by writer Rieko Nakagawa and Illustrator Yuriko Yamawaki. The Protagonists are two anthropomorphic field mice, and the series began in 1963 with the first volume Guri and Gura. There are two Airbed rooms named from those cute book. Both rooms are in the same apartment in Ostuka. 6 minutes from the Otsuka station and can access to terminal station Ikebukuro in 15 minutes. Reviews are pretty good.
Here is GURI
Here is GURA
Loof It's a nice place to stay in Yamanashi. If you can go in a group by car, it will be great trip. Personally I love to g o to Yamanashi, foods and wine are good, visit Mt Fuji and Shosenkyo, drive around Fuji five lakes area in Spring is nice. This site “Japan Concierge” has a lot of article about Loof.
Ichinchi means "one day" in Japanese. This is new simple style hotel in Akabane. A 45 year old building, they reinvent it into a micro boutique hotel.
Akabene is north of Tokyo but very close to Ikebukuro and not so bad to go everywhere in Tokyo. New unique places to stay are increasing recently. I will pick up hotel and add to my new category "where to stay" in my blog.
Recently some unique concept hotels have been built. I picked "First Cabin" long time ago, but I didn't know that airplain concept hotel has 17 locations already. The one I want to visit is"Book and Bed Tokyo". "an accommodation bookshop" is their theme, you can stay and read all books freely. Even you don't read them, I think it will be comfortable be surrounded by books and enjoy silent mood. More hotels will be build until Tokyo Olympic, however people doesn't want new hotels for only one time events. So finally Airbnb has started to gain attention.
Here are some very very charming place you can find in Airbnb in Tokyo.
Tokyo Guest House. I think foreign people like this traditional mood.
Mitaka Tenmei Hanten Jutaku 303 This is a famous designer's apartment in Mitaka city.
Historical Nakagin Capsule Tower : This building is designed by Kisho Kurokawa in 1972. The one of important work of Japanese Metabolism movement. It is very nice that retro near future mood, but unfortunately they don't have hot water.
Modern Art Garally : Your dreams must be colorful when you sleep in this room.
Ginza Omura : You can enoy cookig in this big and nice kitchen.