Top 10 Onsen Ryokans 2024 – rankings of the most popular onsen ryokans across the whole country of Japan, and 8 regional editions

Photo: Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge, Yamaguchi

Selected Onsen Ryokan is a collection of the very best onsen ryokans in Japan. This page is the entrance to to 9 different rankings of the most popular onsen ryokans in Japan at Selected Onsen Ryokan in 2023. These include the national edition that features the most popular ryokans across the country, and 8 regional editions including ryokans in Hokkaido, Tohoku, the suburbs of Tokyo, Nagoya-Chubu-Hokuriku, Osaka-Kyoto-Kansai, Hiroshima-Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu and Okinawa. Please use this list as a reference when you pick up your favourite onsen ryokan.

Dedicated to your premium best onsen ryokan experience, Selected Onsen Ryokan introduces around 600 onsen ryokans with different special features throughout Japan. You can compare multiple booking sites to make reservations right from this website.
We offer particularly detailed information about onsen ryokans that provide guest rooms with private open-air baths (rotenburo), and onsen ryokans with rental hot spring baths for private use (kashikiri-buro). This website gives a lot of useful tips to people travelling in couples and families. If you are concerned about privacy and want to have a unique hot spring experience with someone special in a relaxed manner, this site is the best place to find the perfect onsen ryokan for you.

LIST OF RYOKANS