Accommodation for 5 16-year-olds in Japan

My group and I have already booked a flight to Japan for the new year, and we attempted to use airbnb for accommodation. However, we were declined as none of us were 18.

Where could the 5 of us stay in Kyoto and Tokyo?

Book regular Hotel.

Ask your parents to book a regular hotel for you.

Make sure you check with any accommodation if they will accept underage guests. Call or e-mail them to ask before booking.

So pick the one of you that looks the oldest and lie and say they are 18. I doubt the person renting the apartment is checking ID.

Registered accommodation is required by law to take photocopies of guest passports. The apartment might skirt the rules, but OP won't know that until they arrive, and if they lie they'll get kicked out with no refund if the host does not want 16-year-olds staying in their apartment.

5 unaccompanied 16 year olds? I'd never rent to that!

Just make a regular booking through www.booking.com once booked, you can ask questions and they will reply back to you.

In connection with kms899, choose accommodation in booking.com that allows hotel payment and free cancellation until a week before your check-in date, so you and your accommodation has ample time to send and receive feedback if your age will be allowed.

Better yet, visit the external website of your preferred accommodation from booking.com, inquire or email contact them first and ask them if your age will be allowed.

You may do that as well when you book thru Rakuten travel.