JapanHotel.net

Online hotel reservation covering over 1000 hotels, ryokan, hot springs accross Japan

http://www.japanhotel.net/

Online Reservation site that has over 1,500yenaccommodation properties from Backpackers to 5 star hotels all over Japan.

Features of note
Pay directly to the hotel when you check in. (Credit Card guarantee required). In depth travel information for all guests including transport.

Pages of note
Example: bento.com has an interesting page about a ramen museum Ramen Noodles Museum