Hotel rooms across Japan seem to be made from the same mold.
They have similar features, room layouts, and appearances.
Unless you are a millionaire who can splurge on the super costly taxis in Tokyo, the metro is what you will take to reach a hotel.
In Tokyo, the metro train, inter-city train, and bullet train will most likely be available at the same station.
Exiting the station can be challenging since there are too many shops and a large crowd.
When using Google Maps in an underground station, instructions like ‘Head West’ seem meaningless.
Watch your steps. You would often find directions like these marked on the floor.
When outside the station, keep watching your steps to marvel at the manhole covers with beautiful designs and patterns.
These are great entertainment while you walk to your hotel.
Also, look to the sky to marvel at the crystal towers that are almost everywhere.
Although the overhanging power cables are an eyesore, all over Japan.
On the way to the hotel, one may also find Tori gates which are normally a feature of a temple or a shrine.
This one is probably the registered office of some religious cult within the city.
The Tori gates are dwarfed by modern buildings that are glass-cladded.
Typically having a communication tower at the top.
Most hotels in Japan have a self-check in machine as shown below.
Simply enter the booking number and it will spit out the room keys and the receipt.
The lift elevator lobby is also typically behind a closed door near the reception.
The elevator is accessible to a wheelchair, and they also have braille alphabets on the buttons.
This is the walkway - nicely carpeted, well illuminated, and ultra clean.
The compact rooms host a surprisingly large number of amenities, utilities, and useful stuff nicely arranged within the available space.
Drinking water is complementary, unlike in the US where I travel extensively.
Retro-style mechanical alarm clocks and a pair of gowns are also standard features in Japanese hotels.
The washrooms look 100% alike in all hotels, large and small, wherever I stayed in Japan, back in October 2023.
The downside of the washrooms is that they are very compact and uncomfortable to use.
Comparatively in India and the US, the washrooms are lavishly spread out.
Instead of soap bars, bottles are provided with liquid soaps and shampoo, and they cannot be removed from their place.
Finally, remember that in Japan things are feature-rich and automatic.
Here are two more examples.
1. The bidet is over-engineered with several button for showering your underbutt with both cold and warm water with facilities for adjusting the spray pressure and the direction of spray.
So much pampering for your 
- only in Japan 
2. There are multiple cloakrooms at the station which are self-operated and accept cash, coins, and cards.
The lockers can accommodate standard flight cabin and check-in bags.
So, make sure you do not travel with odd-sized baggage in Japan.
The hotel that I stayed at in Osaka, was Binario Umeda and all photos are from that hotel.
I am not promoting it though strongly recommend it for the following:
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Very close to the Train Station.
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Feature-rich yet low rates.
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Walking distance from tourist places.
to begin with.
really amazing post 