20 Ryokan in Japan

You can request local sake or ingredients. Spiny lobster, abalone, flounder and sea bream served alive. Has bidet toilets and an elevator.

Mizuno is a quiet and atmospheric kominka hot spring inn that is just a 7 minute dive by car away from Ajiro Station on the JR Ito Station. It is a place where the warmth of the sea and mountains surrounding the hot springs harmonize just perfectly with the inherent warmth of the old, natural materials that the inn was built with. Incredibly rich in nature, the inn was once a private farmhouse that was renovated to serve guests as a traditional Japanese inn. With their thick, wooden pillars, the rooms emulate the cozy feeling of an old forest, an experience that is brought to perfecting by soaking your body in the natural open-air bath of Mizuno. Bring time to a stand-still and seek refuge of the busy day to day life of the city here.

A ryokan with only 3 rooms managed by a couple. Mizuki, Natsumi and Kaori guest rooms have a terrace with a beautiful view. Spacious rooms furnished with wood, washi paper (Japanese traditional paper) and tatami mats have modern Japanese taste. Its hot spring water is directly supplied from a source in the premises to baths.

A calm inn dedicated for grownups surrounded by nature. 4 guest rooms with an open-air bath have different styles. Its original Kaiseki cuisine (traditional Japanese course meal) cooked carefully with selected ingredients from all over Japan including fresh fish caught in Sagami Bay and abalone is also interesting.

A small inn where you can enjoy the beautiful sea and tasty fish. The beautiful nature and culture that has become rare recently can found here with their warm atmosphere and hot meals.

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.

They have two large bathhouses, one a sulfur spring without hydrogen sulfide, the other a Helston mineral bath. At 20:00 they switch the bathhouses for men and for women, so you can enjoy both on the same day. The large open-air baths are open alternately for men and for women. They also have an open-air bath which can be reserved for private bathing.

A hotel overlooking Inubosaki (Cape Inubo), which has been visited by many writers and artists. The hotel prides itself most on its open-air natural hot spring, Shorai-no-Yu. There is also a package that includes a bathing experience and a gorgeous meal with no stay.

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).

A popular place with 8 rooms made by carpenters specialising in temples and shrines, it was selected for the ”100 Japanese hotels and inns selected by professionals” and also won the prefectural governor's award at Chiba chef's tournament. At an additional charge, you can enjoy the gorgeous local fish platter.

A Japanese style ryokan surrounded by pine groves. It offers a variety of hot spring baths with the comfort of the sea breeze such as a rooftop foot bath overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy flower picking in the field nearby in spring. It's a perfect place to stay for sightseeing.

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.

The hotel owns a hot spring source and is proud of the richest hot water supply in the Yugawara hot spring area. With a variety of baths including the large communal bath with hot spring water constantly pouring in from the wall, the open-air baths that face the forest and bamboo grove, and the hot spring pool, guests can enjoy the hot springs to their hearts' content.

An inn with an onsen hot spring facing the Tainoura coast, known for its connections with the Buddhist monk, Nichiren. Reputed for the meals made with fresh local ingredients. All rooms in the annex come with open-air baths where you can have a relaxing time all to yourself.

The guest rooms are designed to have a good view of the large garden. There are lots of books regarding Akutagawa Ryuunosuke. They serve only really delicious local delicacies.

A long-established ryokan founded in 1924. It's like an oasis with 6 guest rooms in Yokosuka and appreciated by many guests. Their customers are those who need a relaxing break in a calm environment as well as business persons and tourists.

An inn popular for their fresh sashimi and home made meals. Breakfast and dinner are served comfortably in the guest room. The bath is gensen 100% kakenagashi (water flowing directly from the hot spring source), making your skin lovely and smooth. Private baths are available.

A great location with the Pacific Ocean immediately in front. Guest rooms are comfy Japanese style rooms overlooking the oceans. Reputed for its meals full of bounties from the sea, such as local fish and abalone, and the onsen baths at the water's edge.

An inn located at the center of Yugawara hot spring which pride is its kaiseki meals made with fresh seafood. Since they have 2 hot spring sources on the premises, the water supply at the open-air bath with a view is ample, and you can slowly relax your mind and body.