289 ryokans
ふふ 日光
An all-suite luxury retreat where every room has a private hot spring bath — adjacent to Tamozawa Imperial Villa.
from $400 / per night · per person
9.1/10奈良屋
An 1877-established inn one minute from Yubatake, bathing guests in Kusatsu's oldest spring source — Shirahata-no-Yu.
from $350 / per night · per person
9/10花扇別邸いいやま
An adults-only hideaway with private open-air baths in every room and the same silky "beauty water" hot spring.
from $400 / per night · per person
9.2/10清香楼
Established in 1831, a refined ryokan near Kyoto Station with public baths and kaiseki dining.
from $300 / per night · per person
9.4/10滝乃家
A serene luxury ryokan renowned for its exquisite kaiseki cuisine and beautifully designed baths overlooking a lush forest valley.
from $350 / per night · per person
9.6/10小川屋
Famous for unique tatami-floored baths and spacious open-air rotenburo overlooking the Hida River.
from $150 / per night · per person
9.4/10望雲
A storied ryokan founded in 1598, with six free-flowing onsen baths fed by two natural spring sources.
from $250 / per night · per person
8.4/10陶泉 御所坊
One of Japans oldest ryokans with over 800 years of history. Famous for its literary connections, Kobe beef dinners, and golden kinsen hot spring waters.
from $235 / per night · per person
9.6/10西村屋本館
A Relais & Chateaux ryokan with 165 years of history — Kinosaki's crown jewel and a Michelin-recommended inn.
from $400 / per night · per person
9.2/10白水館
Ibusuki's most prestigious ryokan, famous for its vast Genroku Onsen bath hall with Satsuma ceramic tile murals and on-site sand bath.
from $250 / per night · per person
9.1/10京都南禅寺旅館八千代
Established in 1915, a refined ryokan near Nanzenji Temple with onsen, garden dining, and renovated rooms.
from $300 / per night · per person
9.1/10三木屋
A 300-year-old registered cultural property — the ryokan where Shiga Naoya wrote his masterpiece "At Kinosaki."
from $300 / per night · per person
9.1/10かじかそう
A distinguished ryokan at the gateway to Hakone, 5 minutes from Hakone-Yumoto Station with nature-surrounded baths.
from $180 / per night · per person
9.2/10飛鳥荘
A refined ryokan with a rooftop bath offering views of Kofuku-ji five-story pagoda and Naras historic skyline.
from $150 / per night · per person
9.6/10箱根小涌園 三河屋旅館
A historic ryokan established in 1884 with a beautiful garden, open-air baths, and traditional kaiseki in a serene valley setting.
from $250 / per night · per person
9/10箱根吟遊
A cliff-side spa resort with panoramic valley views, where every room has a private open-air bath.
from $400 / per night · per person
9.3/10道後温泉 ふなや
A 390-year-old ryokan that has hosted poets, writers, and aristocrats, set amid lush Japanese gardens just minutes from Dogo Onsen Honkan.
from $160 / per night · per person
9.6/10旅館さわや本店
A refined ryokan with garden-view rooms and exceptional kaiseki cuisine in central Kyoto.
from $250 / per night · per person
9.3/10山みずき
A secluded riverside retreat with 21 individually designed rooms, eight featuring private semi-open-air baths, in a lush natural setting.
from $250 / per night · per person
9.6/10強羅花壇
A world-class luxury ryokan on the grounds of a former imperial summer retreat, with private onsen and kaiseki mastery.
from $500 / per night · per person
9.5/10渡月亭
An Arashiyama onsen ryokan with mountain views, overlooking the iconic Togetsukyo Bridge.
from $280 / per night · per person
8.9/10倭乃里
A Michelin Key-awarded secluded retreat in a 160-year-old gassho-zukuri farmhouse on the banks of the Miyagawa River.
from $500 / per night · per person
9.5/10望楼ＮＯＧＵＣＨＩ登別
An adults-only luxury designer hotel with all-suite rooms, private open-air baths, and exquisite kaiseki featuring the finest Hokkaido ingredients.
from $400 / per night · per person
8.8/10湯之助の宿 長楽園
A grand 150-year-old ryokan with one of Japan's largest open-air baths set in a 30,000 sqm Japanese garden, once host to the Imperial family.
from $250 / per night · per person
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