Toyoko Inn

is a chain of no-frills business hotels in Japan, founded in 1986 and expanding rapidly from the 1990s.
The company is headquartered in the Kamata section of Ōta, Tokyo,"toyokoinn.pdf." Toyoko Inn. Retrieved on August 16, 2011. "1-7-4 Shin-kamata Ota-ku Tokyo 144-0054" and "New company building completed in 2007" about halfway between the central wards of Tokyo and Yokohama; its name is a portmanteau of the names of Tokyo and Yokohama. It aims for uniformity in its hotels, using as many prefabricated and bulk-purchased components as possible to reduce costs."What is the Toyoko-Inn Concept?", retrieved May 22, 2006. The chain is also known for almost exclusively hiring women: as of 2001, 95% of the company's workforce was female, and nearly all of its hotel managers were married women.
The company has grown rapidly, more than doubling its number of hotels from 61 in December 2002 to 126 in May 2006, with typical rates (as of May 2006) between 4800 and 6800 yen per night for a single room.December 2002 numbers from "Company History", retrieved May 22, 2006; May 2006 numbers and typical rates from "Hotel List", retrieved May 22, 2006. Nearly all its hotels are in Japan; the exceptions are two in Busan and one in Seoul, South Korea."Hotel List," Toyoko Inn
In early 2006, a scandal surfaced in which Toyoko Inn was found to have illegally altered 77 of its hotels after the buildings had been approved by building inspectors; of these, 60 were found to violate building codes, and 18 to violate regulations on access for disabled people.
==References==
==External links==
*Official site 
Category:Hotels in Japan
Category:Hotel chains
Category:Companies of Japan
Category:Companies established in 1986
Category:Hotels established in 1986
Category:1986 establishments in Japan
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