Tatami, shoji and two double beds
a few minutes from Shibuya Station.

The listing takes up to 6, and that is genuinely what is made up: two double beds plus a double sofa bed. The catch is that all three are in the same tatami room — there is one bedroom, not three. At about 40 m² with a separate dining-kitchen, two to four guests have plenty of space, and five or six works well for one family or a group of friends who are comfortable sharing a room. If you want couples behind separate doors, this is not the apartment for you. Children of any age are welcome, but the property cannot supply a cot or an extra bed, so plan around the beds that are here.

Yes, as long as you are happy sharing one room. Two double beds and a double sofa bed all sit in the same tatami room, so six people sleep together, with a separate dining-kitchen to spread out in during the day and a bathroom with three separate doors so the morning is not a queue. It is not private, and we would rather say so. What you get is a whole apartment three minutes from Shibuya Station, with a real kitchen and a washing machine, for one price split six ways — usually far less than three hotel rooms in Shibuya. Groups who want to be together and spend their money on Tokyo rather than on rooms choose it for exactly that.

The listing describes it as a 3-minute walk, and Booking.com's own map puts the station about 500 m away — either way it is a few minutes on foot, at the bottom of Dogenzaka. Worth knowing: the walk back from the station is uphill. From Shibuya, Harajuku is 2 minutes on the Yamanote Line, Shinjuku 6 and Tokyo Station about 26.

It is the main room of the apartment: tatami on the floor, a wood-panelled ceiling, and a wall of shoji screens papered with red and green maple leaves instead of curtains. Round washi paper lanterns hang from the ceiling and stand on the nightstands. Two double beds are made up side by side, and a white sofa in the corner opens into a third double bed.

Yes, and it is a separate room rather than a counter in the bedroom. It has a gas stove, a fridge, a microwave, an electric kettle, a rice cooker and a portable IH hob, with pans, a knife, a chopping board and tableware, chopsticks and cutlery for six. There is a dining table with chairs in the same room, and a long counter with stools down the hallway if the table is busy.

Yes — there is a washing machine in the apartment, next to the vanity. It is a top-loading machine without a drying cycle, so plan to hang things: an indoor drying rack and a drying pole are provided. Most guests wash in the evening and everything is dry by the next afternoon. There is no dryer, and no coin laundry to walk to.

One bathroom, but three separate doors: the shower room (shower only), the toilet with a washlet in its own small room, and the vanity area with the washing machine. For a group of five or six that separation matters more than the count — somebody can shower while somebody else brushes their teeth.

No. The apartment is the whole third floor and the only way up from the street is the staircase — two flights, no lift. If you are travelling with heavy suitcases, a pushchair or anyone who cannot manage stairs, plan for that before you book.

Honestly: this is one of Shibuya's busiest streets, lined with restaurants and bars, and the building has shops at street level. That is exactly why the location works — everything is on the doorstep — but it is not a quiet residential lane, and light sleepers should know that going in. Inside, quiet hours for guests run from 21:00 to 09:00, and parties and events are not allowed.

Through Booking.com listing, which shows live availability and the total price for your dates and party size. Check-in is from 16:00 to 23:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

We list it as about 40 m², which is what the rooms feel like: a tatami bedroom, a separate dining-kitchen, the bathroom and a hallway with a counter. On paper the floor is 51.87 m², because the lease covers the entire third floor including the corridor and the landing — space you walk through rather than live in. The Booking.com listing uses the same 40 m² figure, so what you see there is what you get.