Rakuten Travel

Query Japanese hotel information and room availability via Rakuten Travel API.

Environment Variables

Requires APPLICATION_ID (Rakuten API Key) environment variable.

Direct API Calls with curl

Hotel Search (SimpleHotelSearch)

Search nearby hotels by coordinates:

curl -s "https://app.rakuten.co.jp/services/api/Travel/SimpleHotelSearch/20170426?applicationId=$APPLICATION_ID&latitude=35.6895&longitude=139.6917&searchRadius=1&datumType=1&hits=10&formatVersion=2" | jq '.hotels[] | .[0].hotelBasicInfo | {hotelName, hotelNo, address2, reviewAverage, hotelMinCharge}'

Vacancy Search (VacantHotelSearch)

Search hotels with available rooms for specific dates:

curl -s "https://app.rakuten.co.jp/services/api/Travel/VacantHotelSearch/20170426?applicationId=$APPLICATION_ID&checkinDate=YYYY-MM-DD&checkoutDate=YYYY-MM-DD&adultNum=2&latitude=35.6895&longitude=139.6917&searchRadius=3&datumType=1&hits=10&formatVersion=2" | jq '.hotels[] | .[0].hotelBasicInfo | {hotelName, hotelMinCharge, reviewAverage}'

⚠️ Getting Real Prices (Important!)

hotelMinCharge is a “minimum reference price”, not the actual bookable price! It can differ by 4-7x.

To get real prices, add responseType=large and extract from .[3].roomInfo[1].dailyCharge.total:

curl -s "https://app.rakuten.co.jp/services/api/Travel/VacantHotelSearch/20170426?applicationId=$APPLICATION_ID&checkinDate=YYYY-MM-DD&checkoutDate=YYYY-MM-DD&adultNum=2&latitude=40.8246&longitude=140.7406&searchRadius=2&datumType=1&hits=5&formatVersion=2&responseType=large" | jq '[.hotels[] | {
  name: .[0].hotelBasicInfo.hotelName,
  rating: .[0].hotelBasicInfo.reviewAverage,
  price: .[3].roomInfo[1].dailyCharge.total
}] | sort_by(.price)'

Response structure (responseType=large):

• .[0] - hotelBasicInfo (basic hotel info)
• .[1] - hotelDetailInfo (detailed info)
• .[2] - hotelReserveInfo (reservation info)
• .[3] - roomInfo (room info, contains real prices)
  • .[3].roomInfo[0].roomBasicInfo - room/plan details
  • .[3].roomInfo[1].dailyCharge.total - real price (total for 2 guests)

Common Parameters

Location (choose one)

• latitude + longitude + searchRadius + datumType=1 - search by coordinates
• hotelNo - search by hotel number (multiple allowed, comma-separated)
• largeClassCode=japan + middleClassCode + smallClassCode - search by region code

Required for Vacancy Search

• checkinDate - check-in date (YYYY-MM-DD)
• checkoutDate - check-out date (YYYY-MM-DD)
• adultNum - number of adults (1-4)

Optional Parameters

• hits - number of results (1-30, default 30)
• page - page number
• minCharge / maxCharge - price range
• searchRadius - search radius in km (1-3)

Common Region Codes

Response Fields

• hotelName - hotel name
• hotelNo - hotel number (for subsequent queries)
• address1 + address2 - address
• reviewAverage - rating (1-5)
• reviewCount - number of reviews
• hotelMinCharge - minimum price (JPY)
• nearestStation - nearest train station
• access - transportation info
• hotelInformationUrl - detail page link