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393 ryokans
源流の宿 帆山亭
Eleven riverside cottages at the headwaters above Kurokawa Onsen, each with its own private open-air bath — and zero shared facilities to negotiate.
from $383 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (103)白馬みずばしょう温泉 ホテル シェラリゾート白馬
Forest hot-spring resort in the Hakuba valley with its own Mizubasho Onsen source, three private rental baths, an all-inclusive lounge, and French dining.
from $181 / per night · per person
9.1/10 (101)おおひらホテル
34-room Zao Onsen ryokan with 100% source-flow acidic sulfur baths and five free private baths, at a budget-friendly rate.
from $56 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (101)炭平別邸 季ト時
A six-suite all-inclusive luxury annex in central Kinosaki with a free-flowing kakenagashi onsen and a top-floor champagne club lounge.
from $318 / per night · per person
9.5/10 (93)吉祥CAREN
30-room luxury oceanfront onsen hotel in Izu-Hokkawa, with infinity open-air hot-spring baths, French-kaiseki dining and private-bath rooms.
from $262 / per night · per person
9.1/10 (93)星野リゾート 界 鬼怒川
Hoshino Resorts' onsen ryokan on a hill above the river, with Tochigi folk-craft rooms that each have a private open-air bath.
from $520 / per night · per person
8.7/10 (93)鬼怒川温泉ホテル
A 162-room riverside hotel by the gorge and Fureai Bridge, with two reservable private open-air baths.
from $200 / per night · per person
8.7/10 (93)新井旅館
Founded in 1872, with 15 buildings registered as National Tangible Cultural Properties. A living museum of Meiji, Taisho, and Showa-era architecture.
from $230 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (91)天地の宿 奥の細道
Luxury 19-room ryokan with private open-air in-room baths fed by Arima's kinsen gold spring and a milder secondary source.
from $217 / per night · per person
9.1/10 (89)ホテル暖香園
Mid-size Ito Onsen hotel with 120 rooms, large public hot-spring baths and a detached room with a private natural-stone onsen bath.
from $80 / per night · per person
8.9/10 (89)道後温泉 八千代
A sleek ryokan opened in 2018 where all 34 rooms feature private open-air onsen baths and in-room kaiseki dining.
from $200 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (88)小林屋
A renovated registered cultural property with three private baths and an artisanal kamameshi restaurant.
from $150 / per night · per person
9/10 (88)湯陣 千代の湯
A nine-room source-flowing onsen ryokan in Shimane's Tamatsukuri, with five baths including an open-air bath and three private baths, plus kaiseki dining.
from $110 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (87)別邸笹音
An intimate 11-room retreat where every room faces the Kinugawa River gorge, each with a semi-open-air bath.
from $350 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (85)山荘 神和苑
A secluded hilltop estate in the Kannawa steam district, featuring a Noh theater, thatched tea rooms, and rare cobalt-blue onsen water.
from $350 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (85)湯富里の宿 一壺天
Hillside Yufuin ryokan of 10 detached cottages, each with a private free-flowing semi-open-air onsen bath.
from $240 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (85)別邸 天降る丘
High-end 15-room ryokan in the hills near Ibusuki where every room has its own open-air onsen bath. English-friendly.
from $405 / per night · per person
9.7/10 (84)うり房旅館仲通り うら房
Small five-room ryokan on a quiet back alley a few minutes from Kusatsu's Yubatake, with two key-locked private onsen baths.
from $115 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (84)葛城 琴の庭
All-suite luxury ryokan beside Dogo Honkan, opened 2020. Each of ten rooms has a private flowing-onsen bath; meals are served at sister inn Katsuragi.
from $312 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (84)お宿 野の花
Eight detached cottages, each with its own private flowing hot-spring bath, plus kaiseki made with home-grown vegetables and Kumamoto wagyu.
from $191 / per night · per person
9/10 (84)湯元玉井館
A five-room adults-only wooden ryokan in Shimane's Tamatsukuri Onsen, with its own hot-spring source, private garden baths, and in-room kaiseki dining.
from $288 / per night · per person
8.7/10 (84)永澤平八
A 1925 Taisho-era ryokan with two private open-air baths, river-facing rooms overlooking the iconic streetscape.
from $200 / per night · per person
9.8/10 (81)御宿 一禅
Sukiya-style Yufuin ryokan with detached rooms; eight have open-air baths fed by Mt Yufu hot spring, near Lake Kinrin.
from $340 / per night · per person
8.7/10 (79)炯 -kei-
Seven-suite adults-only design auberge in Kusatsu Onsen, opened 2019, with three private hot-spring baths drawn from the acidic Yubatake source.
from $460 / per night · per person
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