18 Ryokan in Saitama Suburbs

Because it faces the Arakawa River, you can view the natural treasure, Nagatoro Iwadatami (the rocks with successive layers of tatami overlapping each other) from both the rooms and the open-air baths. The hotel is also known for the decorated flowers in the main building and kaiseki ryori (a traditional Japanese course meal) which makes use of seasonal ingredients.

A public inn located an environment rich in natural beauty. The hot spring is high in alkaline with a pH of 9.2, and it is known to leave your skin feeling smooth. Also, guests can now enjoy a newly built open-air bath with gensen kakenagashi (hot spring water flowing into the bath directly from the source) overlooking the valley.

A long-established ryokan since 1748, famous for being associated with Tesshu Yamaoka (a famous samurai from the late Edo Period). You can enjoy one of the 5 most famous Japanese rice dishes, Chushichimeshi, which was created by the 8th landlord of the ryokan and Tesshu. Its Japanese garden with rare stones is also splendid.

Since it was discovered by the first owner in 1827, this hot spring has been known for being effective against a million diseases. It is popular among female guests as it is said to be especially good for your skin. There are 4 types of guest rooms with open-air baths, and guests can enjoy the valley and mountain greenery.

While you enjoy the scenery full of trees, handmade leaf bud soba and other dishes with river fish and edible wild plants will find you smacking your lips. Taking a slow fragrant Japanese cypress bath and listening to the stream will make your fatigue melt away.

Located on high ground along a prefectural road, it has a fine view and is also easy to access. Their food includes lots of rare ingredients such as iwatake (a lichen called rock tripe) and white birch sap. In autumn, they serve course dishes of hoteishimeji mushrooms, daikoku mushrooms and matsutake mushrooms.

Many people visit this inn to experience its amazing kappo ryori (traditional Japanese fine dining). They use the finest quality ingredients in generous quantities, and dishes are exquisitely flavored. The fact that even their breakfasts are of great quality shows the inn's pride in their food.

It is a quiet hotel, proud to provide outdoor hot spring baths made from Japanese nutmeg-yew. The delicious meals using edible wild plants and river fish are another attraction. Please relax while enjoying the scent of trees and the refreshing wind.

It is a cuisine hotel, proud to provide fresh harvest from the sea and mountains. You can enjoy kaiseki ryori (formally arranged dinner to enjoy sake) of dishes with seasonal feelings with a view of the Japanese garden. The size of guest rooms varies from 8 to 20 tatami mats (about 14 to 35 square meters) and there are twelve guest rooms in total.

Its open-air bath is the most wonderful thing about the inn. At the end of the long connecting corridor, you will find a bath from which you can see a spectacular view of the Arakawa Valley laid before your very eyes. Dishes with flavorful ingredients from all four seasons let you have a sense of taste from the fields.

An inn looking on to the Arakawa River's tributary, Yatsu River, the pure Japanese-style building made entirely of cypress has a calm presence. You can enjoy the Yatsu River Valley's view from its open-air bath. You can also visit this hotel just for lunch and the bath.

All the rooms are facing valleys and have a view of the Yokose river. Meals are made from seasonal edible wild plants and river fish. The famous catfish cuisine is available with tempura and sashimi on a reservation basis. It has a large bath, open-air baths, as well as guest rooms with attached private open-air baths.

The specialty at this cozy inn is ayu (sweetfish). You can try some ayu dishes including ayu-meshi (sweetfish cooked with rice) and ayu sashimi. The Ayu-zukushi Plan (a course with ayu-centric dishes) is their recommendation. Their fresh and clean bath is a radium hot spring. It is effective against gynecological diseases, rheumatism, and neuralgia.

A hot spring inn located at the entrance of the Okuchichibu onsen (hot spring), it has a main building with 6 guest rooms as well as an annex building. It boasts refined hot springs such as an open-air bath surrounded by a bamboo forest, and iwaburo (a bath made using rocks). Their local vegetable-centric original dishes are popular for going well with local sake (Japanese rice wine).

This is an inn that is familiar to many from old times as a main hub for pilgrims who are on a pilgrimage. Facing the Yokose River, a tributary of the Arakawa River, this inn is popular as a hotel. The hot spring is said to be effective against conditons such as shoulder stiffness and rheumatism.

It is a unique inn which has an impressive matsuri-kan (festival hall) replicating food stalls from the Chichibu Yomatsuri (the Chichibu Night festival). Guests can enjoy not only an open-air cypress bath and a large bath, but also book a private open-air bath for a fee. Meals served as guests gather and sit around the irori (Japanese traditional fireplace) include natural delicacies special to the mountain village.