Ibusuki|Luxury
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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.
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from $405 / per night · per person
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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)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)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)風の ならまち
Eight-room luxury machiya inn set in a renovated Meiji-era sake-brewer mansion in Naramachi old town, with kaiseki dining.
from $242 / per night · per person
9/10 (80)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
9.5/10 (77)若竹の庄 別邸 笹音
An intimate 16-room luxury annex where every room has a semi-open-air onsen bath overlooking the Kinugawa gorge.
from $480 / per night · per person
8.7/10 (73)紗々羅
A stylish ryokan blending Japanese and Western aesthetics, with panoramic hilltop views and rooms with private open-air baths.
from $200 / per night · per person
8.7/10 (73)ゆふいん由布茶寮
Three-room Yufuin onsen inn with a tea-house theme; each detached room has a private source-flowing hot-spring bath.
from $144 / per night · per person
9.4/10 (72)青山やまと
Hilltop kaiseki ryokan in Ito Onsen on Izu's east coast, with free-flowing hot-spring baths and select rooms featuring a private open-air onsen.
from $176 / per night · per person
9.7/10 (71)いぶすき秀水園
An award-winning kaiseki ryokan in Ibusuki's Surigahama district, a 3-minute walk from the Saraku sand-steam bath, with private onsen rentals. English-friendly.
from $306 / per night · per person
8.9/10 (68)奈良の宿 観鹿荘
Historic pure-Japanese ryokan beside Todaiji's Nandaimon gate, built on a former Todaiji sub-temple site, with garden rooms and kaiseki dining.
from $130 / per night · per person
9.4/10 (67)湯宿 嵯峨沢館
Riverside Yugashima ryokan with 22 rooms, 11 baths and 100% own-source alkaline hot-spring water in Izu's Kano River valley.
from $434 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (67)料亭旅館 熱海 小嵐亭
A 25-room kaiseki ryotei ryokan in Atami's Koarashi district with a hot-spring bath over Suruga Bay and rooms with private in-room onsen.
from $355 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (65)べっぷ昭和園
An exclusive 11-room retreat of detached cottages scattered across a 6,000-tsubo former gold mine estate, each with private onsen.
from $400 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (65)白馬八方温泉 山の郷ホテル 白馬ひふみ
Hakuba ryokan with very high-pH (11.2) alkaline onsen; six of ten rooms have private open-air baths, near the Happo-one ski slopes.
from $238 / per night · per person
9/10 (64)由布院 月燈庵
18 individual villas spread across 33,000 sqm of forested hillside, each with a private open-air bath. Cross a suspension bridge to reach your room.
from $300 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (62)旅亭 松葉屋
The top-rated Kankaiji ryokan (9.4/10) — 18 rooms across two wings, 4 types of private bath, and a kaiseki kitchen that is one of Beppu's most celebrated.
from $251 / per night · per person
9.5/10 (57)ホテル吟松
A refined onsen hotel directly overlooking the sand bath beach, where rooftop open-air baths offer stunning sunset views over Kinko Bay.
from $200 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (56)ホテル花小宿
Nine-room boutique with Taisho-era character, free 24/7 private kinsen baths, and tattoo-friendly reservable facilities.
from $197 / per night · per person
9.4/10 (55)香林居
A design-forward 18-room boutique hotel in Kanazawa's Korinbo district, set in a former gallery, with rooftop sauna and hinoki baths.
from $417 / per night · per person
9/10 (55)THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS ATAMI
Ultra-luxury 13-room sukiya ryokan above Atami; every room has a private onsen with Sagami Bay views and creative French-influenced kaiseki.
from $310 / per night · per person
9/10 (55)お宿 のし湯
A stylish village-center ryokan with both outdoor and indoor baths, a traditional teahouse, and charming detached rooms including a unique treehouse.
from $280 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (54)料理旅館 金沢茶屋
A refined Kaga-kaiseki ryokan three minutes from Kanazawa Station, with cypress and garden-view heated baths and acclaimed local cuisine.
from $222 / per night · per person
9.3/10 (54)あたたかい宿 谷屋
Intimate luxury Dogo Onsen ryokan limited to six groups a day, with three free-flowing private hot-spring baths and Seto Inland Sea cuisine.
from $180 / per night · per person
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