20 Ryokan in Tokyo and Surroundings

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.

A long-established inn in Ureshino Onsen that was founded in 1922, it has a quiet location surrounded by cedar trees. It was designed by the late Junzo Yoshimura, who also designed the basic design of the new Imperial Palace. Sister properties Shiiba Sanso and Seiryu are also popular.