Andon Ryokan is a 5-minute walk from Minowa subway station and a 20-minute walk from the historic Asakusa. Featuring award-winning architecture, the hotel offers a hot tub, bike rentals and Japanese-style rooms with free wired internet. Guest rooms feature tatami (woven-straw) floors with traditional futon beds. Each room come with a TV and a DVD player. Toilets and bathroom facilities are shared. The Ryokan offers cultural activities such as tea ceremony and flower arrangement classes. There is a laundromat on site. Andon offers a selection of delicious Western breakfasts, which are cooked to preference and served in the common kitchen. Ryokan Andon is a 10-minute ride from downtown Ueno area.