Top 10 Onsen Ryokans 2020: Osaka-Kyoto-Kansai Edition

Photo: Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, Kyoto Onsen

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 Osaka-Kyoto-Kansai region at Selected Onsen Ryokan in 2019. 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.

1. Biwako Ryokusuitei

Kyoto Onsen, Shiga, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

Ryokusuitei is a resort-style onsen ryokan facing Lake Biwa. 51 guest rooms out of all the 72 rooms are equipped with open-air onsen baths. Gender-segregated large public baths (with open-air baths) are also available…

Access: around 20 min by JR Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station

Biwako Ryokusuitei

2. Biwako Hanakaido

Kyoto Onsen, Shiga, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

Located on a hill facing Lake Biwa, this onsen ryokan is 20-minute train ride from the Kyoto Station. After having undergone renovation in 2019, its fourth floor became an exclusive floor for guest rooms with private open-air…

Access: around 20 min by JR Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station

Biwako Hanakaido

3. Momijiya Bekkan Kawa no Iori, Takao

Kyoto Onsen, Kyoto, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

Despite its convenient location that can be accessed from the Kyoto Station by train and taxi in 20 minutes, this folk-style ryokan is situated in a quiet and picturesque place called Takao, which is famous for…

Access: around 12 min by JR Sagano Line from Kyoto Station to Hanazono Station

Momijiya Bekkan Kawa no Iori

4. Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso

Kyoto Onsen, Shiga, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

An inn looking out on Lake Biwa not far from Kyoto. Fifty-one rooms that come with open-air baths.

Access: around 20 min by JR Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station

Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso

5. Hanaikada

Kyoto Onsen, Kyoto, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

After crossing the Togetsukyo Bridge from the direction of the JR Saga-Arashiyama Station, you can see this ryokan right in front of your eyes. Its location is very convenient for sightseeing in Arashiyama…

Access: around 15 min by JR Sanin Main Line from Kyoto Station to Saga-Arashiyama Station

Hanaikada

6. Sumiya Kiho-an

Kyoto Onsen, Kyoto, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

You can enjoy authentic kaiseki meals prepared by professional chefs of Kyoto cuisine in a relaxing space. This ryokan has several different types of guest rooms, including those equipped with open-air onsen baths…

Access: around 20 min by JR Sagano Line from Kyoto Station to Kameoka Station

Sumiya Kiho-an

7. Kyoto Yunohana Resort Suisen

Kyoto Onsen, Kyoto, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

Although Suisen is easily accessible from the Kyoto Station by rail and bus within 40 minutes, it is a hidden ryokan surrounded by untouched nature. In addition to the gender-segregated large public baths (with open-air baths)…

Access: around 20 min by JR Sagano Line from Kyoto Station to Kameoka Station

Kyoto Yunohana Resort Suisen

8. Yumotokan

Kyoto Onsen, Shiga, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

An inn looking out on Lake Biwa not far from Kyoto. With seven types of large public hot spring baths.

Access: around 20 min by JR Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station

Yumotokan

9. Kaishu

Nanki Shirahama Onsen, Wakayama, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

There is a scenic mixed open-air hot spring bath that you enter with a bathing suit. The view of the sea from spots such as the room and open-air baths is beautiful. With three types of private-use open-air hot spring baths.

Access: around 1h 50 min by JR Limited Express from Kansai International Airport to Shirahama Station

Kaishu

10. Syoenso Hozukawatei

Kyoto Onsen, Kyoto, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region

This onsen ryokan has expansive grounds covering a space of 2,640 square metres. Its 56 guest rooms are divided into six different types, including those equipped with open-air onsen baths and cypress baths…

Access: around 25 min by JR Line from Kyoto Station to Kameoka Station

Syoenso Hozukawatei

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