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Popular ryokans included those in hot spring areas such as Kotohira near Kotohira Shrine, the highly secluded Oboke-Iya, and Dogo in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.
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 Shikoku 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. Sunriver Oboke
Oboke Iya Onsen, Tokushima, Shikoku Region
A casual inn. It is very atmospheric with its surrounding natural environment in the bosom of a mountain. The view of the mountains from spots such as the room and open-air baths is beautiful…
Access: 50 minutes by bus from Takamatsu Airport to Kotohira Station, then 45 minutes by JR Limited Express to Oboke Station and 10-min shuttle bus ride from there (Advance booking required)
9. Dogo Miyu
Dogo Onsen, Ehime, Shikoku Region
This ryokan opened in May 2018. Situated on a rise in the hot spring town of Dogo Onsen, it offers a commanding view of the Matsuyama City. All 30 rooms are equipped with private open-air onsen baths. A large public scenic view…
Access: 40 minutes by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen Station, then 3 minutes by shuttle bus
8. Funaya Ryokan
Dogo Onsen, Ehime, Shikoku Region
Ryokan with a 380 year history. It features a 5,000 square meter Japanese garden and Japan’s oldest hot spring. The hot spring even appears in Japanese myth. Many notable authors have stayed here, and the spring has appeared…
Access: 40 minutes by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen Station, then 3 minutes on foot
7. Yamatoya Honten
Dogo Onsen, Ehime, Shikoku Region
Ryokan with a 140 year history. It features a 3,000 year old hot spring. The spring is one of Japan’s oldest hot springs, and even appears in Japanese myth. The ryokan also features a traditional Japanese Noh play stage…
Access: 40 minutes by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen Station, then 5 minutes on foot
6. Dogokan
Dogo Onsen, Ehime, Shikoku Region
Enjoy a unique atmosphere in this hot spring ryokan with designing by famous Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. It features a tea ceremony room constructed with Japanese architecture that faces a Japanese garden…
Access: 40 minutes by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen Station, then 7 minutes on foot
5. Hotel Hanajukai
Takamatsu Onsen, Kagawa, Shikoku Region
This ryokan features a new hot spring that bubbled forth in 1998 and a panorama of numerous islands and ships in the Seto Inland Sea…
Access: 50 minutes by bus from Takamatsu Airport to Takamatsu Station, then 12 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
4. Onyado Shikishimakan
Konpira Onsen, Kagawa, Shikoku Region
Opened in September 2019, it is an onsen ryokan situated on the main path leading to the Kotohira-gu Shrine. There are a total of 100 guest rooms, including those equipped with open-air baths on the top floor…
Access: 50 minutes by bus from Takamatsu Airport to Yachiyo-mae, then 3 minutes on foot
3. Shin-Iya onsen Hotel Kazurabashi
Oboke Iya Onsen, Tokushima, Shikoku Region
The cable car accessible high altitude open air bath with a fabulous view is popular.
Access: 50 minutes by bus from Takamatsu Airport to Kotohira Station, then 45 minutes by JR Limited Express to Oboke Station and 15-min taxi ride from there
2. Asan Kotonami
Konpira Onsen, Kagawa, Shikoku Region
An inn with twenty-eight rooms where you can enjoy viewing a natural landscape. A beautiful view of the mountains from the rooms. There are two types of rooms – 1. Satoyama Hut: all rooms are secluded accommodations…
Access: 30 minutes by taxi from Takamatsu Airport
1. Kotohira Kadan
Konpira Onsen, Kagawa, Shikoku Region
A beautiful view from high up in the hills. Take in a view of the townscape below from rooms and large open-air baths. The Japanese garden and Japanese structures create a pleasant atmosphere.
Access: 50 minutes by bus from Takamatsu Airport to Kotohira Station, then 5 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
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