Top 10 Onsen Ryokans 2020: Shikoku Edition

Photo: Oboke and Koboke Gorges,  Oboke-Iya 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 Shikoku 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. 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: around 45 min by JR Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Okayama Station, then 1h 10 min by JR Limited Express to Oboke Station

Hotel Iya Onsen

2. Funaya Ryokan

Dogo Onsen, Ehime, Shikoku Region

This famous ryokan features top class hospitality and is even used by the Imperial Family.

Access: around 40 min by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo onsen

Funaya Ryokan

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: around 45 min by JR Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Okayama Station, then 1h 10 min by JR Limited Express to Oboke Station

Shin-Iya onsen Hotel Kazurabashi

4. 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: around 45 min by JR Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Okayama Station, then 1h 10 min by JR Limited Express to Oboke Station

Sunriver Oboke

5. Kiyomisansou 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: around 40 min by bus from Takamatsu Airport to Takamatsu Station

Kiyomisansou Hanajukai

6. 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: around 40 min by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo onsen

Bettei Oborozukiyo

7. Dogokan

Dogo Onsen, Ehime, Shikoku Region

Enjoy a unique atmosphere in this hot spring ryokan with designing by famous Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.

Access: around 40 min by bus from Matsuyama Airport to Dogo onsen

Dogokan

8. 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 with terraces located in a garden…

Access: around 30 min by taxi from Takamatsu Airport to the hotel

Asan Kotonami

9. 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: around 45 min by bus from Takamatsu Airport to Kotohira Station

Kotohira Kadan

10. AoAwo Naruto Resort

Naruto Onsen, Tokushima, Shikoku Region

Located inside the Setonaikai National Park, it is a South European-style resort hotel where all 208 guest rooms face the sea. It is close to the site of the famous Naruto whirlpools, and provides a breathtaking view of the…

Access: 1h by JR Limited Express from Takamatsu Station to Ikenotani Station, then 20 min by JR Naruto Line to Naruto Station

AoAwo Naruto Resort

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