cheap lodging house; budget inn
Historical term for a very basic, inexpensive inn where guests paid only for the firewood they used; common in the Edo period.
Travelers in the Edo period often stayed at cheap lodging houses.
From 木賃 (kichin, 'firewood fee') + 宿 (yado, 'inn'), referring to lodgings where guests paid only for the firewood they used.