Abstract
This study aims to find out the characteristic of the inns in 23 wards of Tokyo in terms of the inbound tourism. Findings are mainly as follows; 1) About 20% of the inns, which are approximately 400 inns, provide English information to the foreign tourists. Around 250 inns among them are classified as the economical inn and most of them are located in Ota-ku or Taito-ku. 2) It can be said that English HP is a very important communication tool. 3) Most of the inns whose foreign visitors occupy 20 % of the whole have Japanese style accommodation. In addition, Japanese style facilities and service, a Westernized charge system, and good Internet facilities suggest a possibility that they could increase the number of foreign customers. On the contrary, the facilities such as bath and lavatory do not bring the difference in the foreign visitor's increase. 4) The future direction as a result will be one that changes the inns' misunderstanding, which is thought that accommodating the foreigners is difficult.
