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February 20, 2025 update
Top 10 Onsen Ryokans 2025: Osaka-Kyoto-Kansai Edition
Photo: Nankinmachi (Kobe Chinatown), Kobe Onsen / Arima Onsen
Many of the top ryokans were in hot spring areas around Kyoto (Arashiyama, Takao, Lake Biwa Ogoto, and Kameoka Yunohana). Arima Onsen ryokans, which have been perennial favorites, did not make the Top 10.
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 2024. 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. 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: 20 minutes by JR Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station, then 5 minutes by shuttle bus
9. Momijiya Honkan Takao Sanso
Kyoto Onsen, Kyoto, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region
This ryokan’s guest rooms mainly consist of washitsu (traditional Japanese-style rooms), and some of them command a beautiful view of the valley. In addition to the gender-segregated scenic view baths endowed with the…
Access: 12 minutes by JR Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line) from Kyoto Station to Hanazono Station, then 15 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
8. 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: 20 minutes by JR Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line) from Kyoto Station to Kameoka Station, then 20 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
7. 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: 20 minutes by JR Kosei Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station, then 5 minutes by shuttle bus
6. 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: 20 minutes by JR Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line) from Kyoto Station to Kameoka Station, then 15 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
5. 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: 20 minutes by JR Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line) from Kyoto Station to Kameoka Station, then 15 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
4. Kadensho
Kyoto Onsen, Kyoto, Osaka Kyoto Kansai Region
Situated one-minute walk from the Hankyu Arashiyama Station, Kadensho is in an excellent location for a stroll in the Arashiyama area. There are three different types of guest rooms, all designed in an artistic Kyoto style…
Access: 15 minutes by JR Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line) from Kyoto Station to Saga-Arashiyama Station, then 20 minutes on foot
3. Momijiya Bekkan Kawa no Iori
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 its beautiful streams…
Access: 12 minutes by JR Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line) from Kyoto Station to Hanazono Station, then 20 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
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: 20 minutes by JR Kosei Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station, then 5 minutes by shuttle bus
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: 20 minutes by JR Kosei Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station, then 7 minutes by shuttle bus
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