20 Ryokan in Japan

Private cypress baths with a superb view of Ajiro Bay

Guest rooms with adjacent open air baths, as well as private open air baths are available for reservation, and the guest packages featuring grilled seafood dishes are highly recommended

A hotel that is surrounded by nature, with rooms that are all different from each other

A rustic hot spring inn with the sound of the streams of the Sukumo River. The private open-air bath is very popular and can be booked with a minimum of 2 persons. The monthly classical music concerts are highly recommended.

A ryokan where you can stay together with your dog near Sengokuhara Kougen (plateau or heights). Located in a calm villa area, a variety of foot paths for dog walking are available. It also has ease of access to sightseeing spots such as Susukino-hara (pampas grass field).

A rustic onsen (hot spring) hotel with fourteen guest rooms, overlooking calm Uchiura Bay from a hill. Four baths have hot spring water supplied from the source in the premises. They have different features such as an open-air bath with ceramic basin, half-open-air baths with great granite stones bathtub or Japanese cypress bathtub and they have luxurious ambiance.

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.

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 hotel located in a quiet cottage area. Bathrooms have large windows to see Owakudani Valley and Mt. Daigatake. Many repeat guests, most of them are aged female groups, come here to stay to climb Mt. Kintoki. Home cooking is served for meals.

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.

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 lodge along Hinohara Highway in Akikawa Keikoku. With everything from a conference room to a roofed barbecue building, it can be used by large groups of any age for study trips and training camps. You can have fun at the river as well. Meals are Japanese food made with simple ingredients such as mountain vegetables.

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.

A pure Japanese-style ryokan by the sea. In the morning, you can observe the black kites that live nearby having breakfast. They have good facilities such as four kinds of spa treatment to relieve daily fatigue and an open-air bath.

An inn next to the Kitahikawa Bridge overlooking the clear stream of the Nipparagawa River. It's also close to the station. You can enjoy a hot spring bath and have a relaxing time. It's an ideal location to start hiking in the area.

A calm traditional Japanese-style ryokan in the premises of the Hakone Meissen Antique Museum. Enjoy its hot spring water directly supplied from Owakudani Valley in open-air and indoor baths. The water is considered to make beautiful skin.

An inn in front of Yasashigaura swimming area of Kujukuri Beach. It's an ideal place to stay for marine leisure activities. Local cuisine and fresh seafood are served for meals and they are popular even among local people.

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 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 hot spring inn known for its gorgeous meals with seafood fresh from the Hota and Katsuyama fishing ports. The open-air bath (Tsukimi-no-Yu) on the rooftop can be chartered for free. Guests with children and guests who want to hold a banquet are also welcome.