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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 2022. Please use this list as a reference when you pick up your favourite onsen ryokan.
Due to the travel restrictions amid COVID-19, ryokan reservations made in 2022 were concentrated in the last three months, after the Japanese government relaxed several inbound control measures. Under ordinary circumstances, cherry blossoms in spring, the long vacation in summer, and the colourful foliage in autumn result in large numbers of visitors, but the list of the most popular onsen ryokans in 2022 fails to reflect such potential demand and is hugely advantageous to ryokans that are particularly attractive in winter. For that reason, we have also posted the list of 2019 when COVID had not yet become a pandemic at the end of this section. Please take it as a reference.
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. Bettei Oborozukiyo
Dogo Onsen, Ehime, Shikoku Region
All rooms are suite that include open-air hot spring baths. A cozy little establishment with a total of seven rooms.
Access: 40 minutes by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen Station
9. Hotel Iya Onsen
Oboke Iya Onsen, Tokushima, Shikoku Region
An elegant inn situated in the mountains surrounded by nature. The view is nice. Enjoy private open-air baths, magnificent scenery with mountains from all rooms, and more.
Access: 45 minutes by JR Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Okayama Station, then one hour 45 min by JR Limited Express to Oboke Station
8. 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
7. 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: 45 minutes by JR Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Okayama Station, then one hour 45 min by JR Limited Express to Oboke Station
6. 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: 45 minutes by JR Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Okayama Station, then one hour 45 min by JR Limited Express to Oboke Station
5. 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
4. 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: 55 minutes by JR Seto-Ohashi Line from Okayama Station to Takamatsu Station
3. 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: One hour by JR Limited Express from Okayama Station to Kotohira Station
2. 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: 45 minutes by bus from Takamatsu Airport to Kotohira Station
1. 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
Top 10 Onsen Ryokans 2019: Shikoku Edition
10. Hotel Kowakuen Haruka (Dogo Onsen, Ehime)
9. Kotohira Kadan (Konpira Onsen, Kagawa)
8. Asan Kotonami (Konpira Onsen, Kagawa)
7. Dogokan (Dogo Onsen, Ehime)
6. Bettei Oborozukiyo (Dogo Onsen, Ehime)
5. Hotel Hanajukai (Takamatsu Onsen, Kagawa)
4. Sunriver Oboke (Oboke-Iya Onsen, Tokushima)
3. Shin-Iya onsen Hotel Kazurabashi (Oboke-Iya Onsen, Tokushima)
2. Funaya Ryokan (Dogo Onsen, Ehime)
1. Hotel Iya Onsen (Oboke-Iya Onsen, Tokushima)
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