Re: [sumo] Ryogoku hotels and some babbling

[moti <sumo@dichne.com>]

Joe Kuroda wrote:
> Another hotel almost right on the JR's Ryogoku Station
> is River Hotel, the smallest of four around the
> Kokugikan and definitely cheapest.  I believe a single
> room can be had for less than 5,000 Yen on weekends
> (No English web page. 
> http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~river.h/top.html). 

I stayed here. Very simple, small rooms (I took a single, don't know 
about doubles, the room was about my size plus some, with bathroom) 
cable showing Sumo from early in the day, and, very cheap, very 
convenient. I booked by fax, and had to pay for all days in advance, 
which came as a big surprise, resulting in me finding myself with no 
Japanese money at the start of a weekend, since I just arrived and 
didn't change enough at the airport. Now, DON'T ever get into THAT 
situation. Not all ATMs work with overseas cards (most don't). Had to 
find one, called the tourist information..big balagan. My saviour was 
Katrina, whom I had never met before. I went to the bigger BelGrande 
Hotel to see if they could change currency, but they didn't. Katrina 
overheard my plight, and immediately offered to change some money for 
me. It was raining, I was "alone", and suddenly, I was being followed by 
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