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title: "Joe Backpackers, Tokyo: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Joe Backpackers in Tokyo: rated 8.5 by guests, 2-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Hostel · ★★
# Joe Backpackers

Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan

8.5 ·  Very good 163 reviews ·  #941 #941 of 1,930 in Tokyo ·  5.4 Location score
## About Joe Backpackers

Joe Backpackers is a hostel in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It holds a 2-star rating. Guests rate it 8.5 out of 10 across 163 reviews. It is 6.3 km from the centre of Tokyo. The nearest airport, Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), is 20 km away.

- **Type:** Hostel

- **Star rating:** ★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Rooms:** 38

- **Floors:** 4

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 45

2-chōme-38-3 Kiyokawa, Taito City

## How Joe Backpackers scores

Better rated than 54% of hotels in Tokyo

-   Guest rating **8.5**
-   Location **5.4**
-   Public transport **8.7**

Tokyo average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **5.4**/10

- **Walk grade:** **66**/100 Good for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **51**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **3**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">JR貨物 隅田川駅</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">400 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">20 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">45 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Tokyo</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6.3 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">14 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   一葉記念館790 m
-   皮革産業資料館860 m
-   汐入ふれあい館890 m
-   森昌庵追慕の碑1.0 km
-   創業者吉田吉蔵と吉田カバン記念館1.1 km
-   荒川区立荒川ふるさと文化館1.1 km

### Compare

## Compare Joe Backpackers with nearby hotels

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## Questions about Joe Backpackers

### How do guests rate Joe Backpackers?

Joe Backpackers has a guest rating of 8.5 out of 10 from 163 reviews, which is better than 54% of rated hotels in Tokyo.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Joe Backpackers?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### How far is Joe Backpackers from the airport?

The nearest airport, Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), is 20 km away in a straight line.

### How many rooms does Joe Backpackers have?

Joe Backpackers has 38 rooms on 4 floors.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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