20 Ryokan in Japan

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.

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.

There are 3 types of accommodations, the main building with a rooftop open-air hot spring bath with pebble floor, individually designed cottages and the Plaza with homey atmosphere. The rooftop open-air hot spring bath has a view of the streets of Yumoto.

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.

There are two different types of rental open-air baths, and the gender-segregated bathrooms can also be used by day trip guests. The healthy kaiseki (traditional Japanese course meals) are popular among female guests. The healing spa is a lovely reward for yourself.

Enjoy its meal cooked with plenty of ingredients gathered from the mountains and the river with local sake selected by the young landlady who is a sake adviser. The landlord who is the chairman of Okutama Minwa no Kai (local folk tales group) tells guests local folk tales by the heath in evening.

The dishes full of seasonal ingredients have the gentle flavors of the mountain. The rock bath which has rejuvenated many tired travelers has a familiar, relaxing feel. It is as if taking a glimpse into the inn's past.

The only natural onsen (hot spring) in Akiruno City. A place you can look over the scenery of Akigawa keikoku (valley), which is distinct with each of the four seasons. Befitting of its name ”the station of the valley”, the lodging and Japanese restaurant are crowded with repeat customers.

A secluded ryokan in Sengokubara surrounded by great outer rim of the Hakone crater. The corridor from the entrance is installed with tatami mats. Its meals cooked with seasonal ingredients are beautifully decorated.

A small inn located in Yoshihama, a little away from the Yugawara hot spring district. It is on a hill and you can have a relaxing bath while enjoying an ocean view. Enjoy thoroughly the dinner cooked with fresh seafood caught in the Sagami Bay.

It's becoming popular as a hotel where you can taste fresh seafood from the sea of Boso. Close to Futomi bathing beach, it's very convenient for sightseeing. There is a large bath for each gender, a private bath with a view and a private aloe bath.

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.

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.

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.

Despite its location at Yumoto Onsen, the entrance of Hakone, this hotel surrounded by trees is calm and quiet. The meals are kaiseki (Japanese course meal) cooked with seasonal ingredients from all over Japan. The view from the open-walled bath is like a painting.

The inn proudly offers three types of baths with plenty of hot water and original kaiseki cuisine made with local fish and seasonal vegetables from the Odawara area. The garden style open-air bath and indoor bath can be reserved free of charge. Day use guests are also welcome.

The inn has a panoramic view of the Yugawara mountain range. Offers an array of onsen hot springs including large communal baths with open-air baths and private reserved baths. At dinner, traditional Japanese food focusing on seafood can be enjoyed.

Enjoy its seafood cuisine including grilled fresh abalone, snow crab legs and butter sautéed scallop. Have a relaxing bath in natural hot spring considered to make your skin soft and smooth.

A ryokan popular for its Kaiseki (traditional Japanese course) meal. Shirako Onsen (hot spring) water is rich in sea mineral, iodine and considered to make beautiful skin. It's very popular. It's also good for chronic skin disorders, fatigue and back pains. Sauna and jacuzzi are also available for your relaxing bath time.

A hotel started its business after the war in an old Japanese style private house built in 1336 which is now listed in tangible cultural properties. It receives only 2 couples a day. It's located in the heart of Akigawa Valley and serves meals cooked mainly with local ingredients including river fish and wild plants.