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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 throughout the whole country at Selected Onsen Ryokan in 2023. 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. Hakone Kowakudani Mizunooto
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa, Tokyo suburbs
The sound of water amidst tranquil greenery heals the heart and soul. A hot spring resort for sophisticated tastes.
Access: One hour 30 minutes by Odakyu Limited Express from Shinjuku Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station, then 30 minutes by Hakone Tozan Railway to Kowakudani Station and 3-min shuttle bus ride from there (Shuttle service runs from 2 pm to 5 pm every day)
9. 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 Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station, then 5 minutes by shuttle bus
8. Ryotei Hanayura
Noboribetsu Onsen, Hokkaido
Ryotei Hanayura is our website’s top-ranked ryokan on the list of Hokkaido’s most popular accommodations in 2018, and is one of the best-known ryokans in Noboribetsu Onsen. Milky hot spring water with…
Access: One hour 20 minutes by bus from New Chitose Airport to Park Hotel, then 1 minutes on foot
7. Bessho Sasa
Mt. Fuji Lake Kawaguchi Onsen, Yamanashi, Tokyo suburbs
All rooms come with open-air baths that command a view of Mount Fuji. The unobstructed view of Mount Fuji from the public bath is also stunning. Enjoy a private-use hot spring bath and large public baths at the other building…
Access: One hour 40 minutes by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal (Busta Shinjuku) to Mt. Fuji (Fujisan) Station, then 10 minutes by shuttle bus from there
6. 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 Sanin Main Line from Kyoto Station to Saga-Arashiyama Station, then 20 minutes on foot from there
5. Hotel Kaneyamaen
Mt. Fuji Lake Kawaguchi Onsen, Yamanashi, Tokyo suburbs
Extensive garden space with a unique Japanese ambiance and a view of Mt. Fuji (Fujisan) are our calling cards. The largest hot spring resort in the Fuji Five Lakes area.
Access: One hour 40 minutes by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal (Busta Shinjuku) to Mt. Fuji (Fujisan) Station, then 10 minutes by shuttle bus from there
4. 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…
Access: 12 minutes by JR Sagano Line from Kyoto Station to Hanazono Station, then 20 minutes by shuttle bus (advance booking required)
3. Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
Minakami Tanigawa Onsen, Gunma, Tokyo suburbs
Situated deep in the mountains, Osenkaku is an isolated ryokan surrounded by nature. There are four spacious open-air baths beside Takara River, of which three are gender-mixed baths and one is for women only. All the open-air…
Access: One hour 10 minutes by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Jomo-Kogen Station, then 45 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
2. 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 Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station, then 7 minutes by shuttle bus
1. Konanso
Mt. Fuji Lake Kawaguchi Onsen, Yamanashi, Tokyo suburbs
Situated 10-minute walk from the Kawaguchiko Station, Konansou is a ryokan on the shore of Lake Kawaguchi. Many souvenir shops and restaurants skirt around this ryokan. It has 51 guest rooms, of which some face the lake and…
Access: One hour 45 minutes by bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal (Busta Shinjuku) to Kawaguchiko Station, then 5 minutes by shuttle bus from there (Shuttle service runs from 2:00 pm to 7:30 pm every day)
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