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February 17, 2026 update
Top 10 Onsen Ryokans 2026: Nagoya-Chubu-Hokuriku Edition
Photo: Gero Onsen
As the largest hot spring area in the Hokuriku region, Kaga has landed multiple spots in the top 10, including Yamashiro, Yamanaka, and Katayamazu! The mountain retreats of Okuhida, Takayama, and Shirakawa-go, along with the coastal areas of Ise and Shima, these regions also emerged as major fan favorites.
Selected Onsen Ryokan is a collection of the very best onsen ryokans in Japan. This page is the ranking of the most popular onsen ryokans in the Nagoya-Chubu-Hokuriku region at Selected Onsen Ryokan in 2025. 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.
10. Houshi Ryokan
Kaga Yamashiro Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
Recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the inn with the longest history in the world. We are upholding the hot spring ryokan tradition. With 1300 years of history, this hot spring has long had the reputation of, “bathe once and…
Access: 30 minutes by bus from Komatsu Airport to Kaga Onsen Station, then 20 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
9. Toba Kokusai Hotel Shiojitei
Ise-Shima Onsen, Mie, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
A modern Japanese inn facing the calm Toba Bay. 20 minutes by taxi to Ise Jingu (Ise Grand Shrine). You can enjoy a “Pearl Aurora Bath” containing substances found in pearls, which was developed by…
Access: One hour 45 minutes by JR/Kintetsu Limited Express from Nagoya Station to Toba Station, then 3 minutes by shuttle bus
8. Inishie no Yado Ikyu
Ise-Shima Onsen, Mie, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
Within walking distance of Ise Grand Shrine, it is also near “Okage-Yokocho” which is a famous tourist spot re-creating the ancient townscape. All rooms come with open-air baths facing the woods. Both the large public…
Access: One hour 40 minutes by Kintetsu Limited Express from Kintetsu Nagoya Station to Isuzugawa Station, then 8 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
7. Suimeikan
Gero Onsen, Gifu, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
This long standing ryokan is ranked number seven out of the best 100 Japanese hotels and ryokans selected by professionals. A large scale Japanese style hot spring resort.
Access: One hour 30 minute by JR Limited Express from Nagoya Station to Gero Station, then 2 minute by shuttle bus (or 3 minutes on foot)
6. Kuriya Yasohachi
Kaga Yamashiro Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
We grow our own rice in our own rice paddies, and delicious Japanese food is our calling card. A reputation for good food from the word-of-mouth advertising of ryokan guests. A cozy rental open-air hot spring bath for private use…
Access: 30 minutes by bus from Komatsu Airport to Kaga Onsen Station, then 25 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
5. Matsusaki
Kaga Yamashiro Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
A prestigious hot spring ryokan used by literary legend Kyoka Izumi. We are especially proud of our garden with a beautiful pond. The 33,000 square meter Japanese garden is older than the ryokan itself, and was founded 400 years…
Access: 30 minutes by shuttle bus from Komatsu Airport (Advance booking required)
4. Onyado Yui no Sho
Hida Takayama Onsen, Gifu, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
Opened in March 2019, it is an onsen ryokan located close to the famous Word Heritage Site of Shirakawa-go’s historic villages. With an entrance that resembles Shirakawa-go’s distinctive architectural style known as…
Access: Two hours 30 minute by JR Limited Express from Nagoya Station to Takayama Station, then 50 minute by bus to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal (advance booking required) and 10-min shuttle bus ride from there
3. Yunoshimakan
Gero Onsen, Gifu, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
Occupying an area of 165,000 square metres, it is an old, traditional onsen ryokan nestling in the mountains. Located on an upland, it affords a commanding view of Gero Onsen’s townscape. The three-storied wooden…
Access: One hour 30 minute by JR Limited Express from Nagoya Station to Gero Station, then 5 minute by shuttle bus (or 25 minutes on foot) (Advance booking required)
2. Miyama Ouan
Oku-Hida Onsen, Gifu, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
It is very atmospheric with its surrounding natural environment in the bosom of a mountain. The view of the mountain from spots such as the room and open-air baths is beautiful. With four types of private-use hot spring baths.
Access: Two hours 30 minute by JR Limited Express from Nagoya Station to Takayama Station, then one hour by bus to Hirayu Onsen and 2-min shuttle bus ride (or 7-min walk) from there
1. Takayama Ouan
Hida Takayama Onsen, Gifu, Nagoya Chubu Hokuriku Region
Take in a view of the townscape below from an open-air bath. With three types of private-use hot spring baths. Ten minutes by walk to an old townscape in Takayama.
Access: Two hours 30 minute by JR Limited Express from Nagoya Station to Takayama Station, then 5 minute on foot
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