Hotel coffee in Japan
We track 1,956 hotels in Japan, 1,952 of which have had a research pass. Across the 23 with a coffee setup on record, the most common in-room system is the capsule machine.
Hotels tracked
1,956
In-room coffee on record
23
Kettle on record
106
at least — most pages never mention one
Most common format
Not yet established
Hotels in Japan
Showing 24 of 1,956 hotels
Packing for Japan
Power and plugs
Mains supply here is 100V at 50Hz, using plug types A, B.
The frequency depends on the region: 50Hz in the east (Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai) and 60Hz in the west (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya). At only 100V, a kettle rated for 230V heats slowly or not at all.
A plug adapter changes the shape of the pins and nothing else. A single-voltage kettle from a 120V country will not work safely on a 230V supply no matter which adapter you use — check the label on the appliance for a dual-voltage range before you pack it. More on travel kettles and voltage →
What to expect in the room
An electric kettle is close to universal, including in the smallest business-hotel rooms, and it is usually a good one. Rooms very often supply green tea, and increasingly instant coffee or hanging-ear drip bags — single-serve paper sachets that hook over a mug and make real filter coffee. Pod machines are rare outside international luxury brands and are not much missed: convenience-store drip coffee is excellent and never more than a few minutes' walk away. Note the 100V supply, the lowest in common use.