
RYOKANS providing rooms with private open-air/Onsen baths
Best private hot spring hotel,inn in Japan, traditional luxury ryokan, outdoor bath - Selected Onsen Ryokan
This is a list of ryokan featuring the best characteristics in Japan. The list includes the Guinness-certified world’s oldest accommodation, ryokan with one of Japan’s largest open-air bath, ryokan with one of Japan’s most spacious gardens, and ryokan where the Emperor of Japan stayed.
Book Osawa Onsen Sansuikaku in Hanamaki Onsen— An extensive array of hot spring baths. Enjoy the Sansui-no-yu, Toyozawa -no-yu, and the coed open air bath, Osawa-no-yu. 150 min by Shinkansen from Tokyo Sta.
Book River Retreat Garaku in Toyama Onsen— Small luxury ryokan with the magnificent view of the river. All 25 guest rooms are designed differently. Four suite rooms facing the river are supplied with the hot spring water. 15 min by taxi from Toyama Airport.
Book Hanayagi no Sho Keizan in Isawa Onsen— Enjoy luxurious skin beautification bathing experiences with highlights like a large outdoor cypress bath area and outdoor rock bath area. 90 min by JR Limited Express from Tokyo Sta.
Book Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu in Noboribetsu Onsen— Experience Noboribetsu in a modern Japanese setting. All rooms have hot spring baths. A new hot spring shape has been added. 40 min by JR Limited Express from New Chitose Airport, Sapporo. (Noboribetsu Sta.)
Book Matsusaki in Kaga Yamashiro Yamanaka Onsen— A prestigious hot spring ryokan used by literary legend Kyoka Izumi. We are especially proud of our garden with a beautiful pond. 25 min by taxi from Komatsu Airport, Hokuriku’s Kanazawa.
Book Suizantei Club Jozankei in Jozankei Onsen— All rooms have hot spring baths. Rooms are spacious at 56 square meters or more in area. A relaxing and modern Japanese-style inn surrounded by nature. 70 min by bus from Sapporo Sta.
Book Kagaya in Wakura Onsen— The best in Japan for thirty consecutive years. Enjoy high quality hot spring baths, delicious food, ocean view rooms, and traditional hospitality. 100 min by airport bus and JR Limited Express from Komatsu Airport, Hokuriku’s Kanazawa.
Book Tsuta Onsen Ryokan in Tsuta Onsen— Close to the beautiful Lake Towada, this is a traditional wooden hot spring ryokan set amidst the trees. 120 min by bus from Aomori Sta.
Book Kannawa Bettei in Beppu Onsen— All rooms are secluded accommodations located in a garden. All rooms have hot spring baths. 110 min by JR Limited Express from Hakata Sta.(Fukuoka) or 150 min by bus from Fukuoka Airport.
Book Kayabuki no Sato Yakushi Onsen Hatago in Shima Onsen— Travel back in time to an old style village. Stay in one of the thatched roof abodes scattered about the premises. Open-air hot spring baths by a waterfall. 125 min by JR Limited Express from Ueno Sta,. Tokyo.
Book Shiki no Sato Hanamura in Aso / Kurokawa Onsen— An inn with traditional Japanese-style guest rooms dotted throughout a ten thousand square meter Japanese garden. All rooms have hot spring baths. Twelve of the rooms also come with open-air baths. 160 min by highway express bus from Fukuoka Airport.
Book Koshi no Yado Takashimaya in Iwamuro Onsen— A famous ryokan spot, ideal as a hidden inn for inquisitive and sophisticated tastes. 105 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Sta.