very close to uguisudani station(JR) and iriya station(monorail). if you're muslim, there's 2 halal restaurants nearby (10-15mins walk). also close to ueno park. staffs are friendly. unlike most hostels in Tokyo, they allow us to stay in the room the whole day (some hostels require us to leave at noon). they will clean the room around 12pm - 3pm, so if you're hijabi and planning to stay in the room the whole day, make sure to wear your hijab. stayed in 10 bed dormitory. the room is spacious, a lot of space for opening luggage for each person in the room. the room has a bathroom and toilet. there's also another female bathroom outside. I stayed for 7 days and enjoyed staying here. Common lounge is comfortable. kitchen got anything you need, even rice cooker. Locker is also provided. The downside is the water in the bathroom. I'm not sure how it works but every few minutes the hot water will gradually become very cold, then I have to wait for another minutes so it will be hot again. sometimes it's too hot, a bit hard to control the temperature. I tried all the bathroom, and all works the same. I was staying on Winter season so I was freezing while waiting for the hot water come out again. other than the water, I had great experience staying in this hotel. Definitely will come back here again. Thank you oak hostel zen!