Hotels and ryokan chosen for their onsen and sauna · A paid web magazine · Issue 01
136 of Japan's finest onsen hotels and ryokan.
Choosing a Japanese onsen inn from the other side of a screen is hard. Every inn photographs beautifully, every rating looks alike, and what is real you only learn on arrival. We live inside Japan's onsen: hundreds of baths, one-by-one conversations with inns across the country, and no money taken from any inn. This issue gathers only the stays we would tell a friend to book, from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
Shonai Hotel Suiden Terrasse, Awara Onsen Traditional Ryokan no Nukumori Haiya, Gero Onsen Ogawaya, Hotel Iya Onsen — those 136.
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Inside
Can you trust this inn with a once-in-a-lifetime stay? The photographs and the facts answer it.
For each inn: the spring water and the baths, the open-air and private baths, the sauna, and the character and hospitality of the stay, all recorded as facts confirmed with the inn. Photographs come from the inns themselves. How to get there and the booking links are on the same spread.
Contents
Your next stay is one of these 136.
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- ○ Noboribetsu Grand HotelHokkaido
- ○ Kitakobushi Shiretoko Hotel & ResortHokkaido
- ○ KIKI Shiretoko Natural ResortHokkaido
- ○ Premier Hotel-CABIN-ObihiroHokkaido
- ○ La Vista Furano HillsHokkaido
- ○ Yuyado DaiichiHokkaido
- ○ Lakefront Inn Shikotsuko Marukoma Onsen RyokanHokkaido
- ○ Jozankei Yuraku SoanHokkaido
- ○ Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel BansoHokkaido
- ○ Century Marina HakodateHokkaido
- ○ Otaru Granbell HotelHokkaido
- ○ Hotel Taisetsu ONSEN&CANYON RESORTHokkaido
- ○ Aonobi YuyuHokkaido
- ○ Akanko Yukononi TsurugaHokkaido
- ○ Shikotsu Lake Tsuruga Resort Spa Mizu no UtaHokkaido
- ○ The Lake Suite Ko no SumikaHokkaido
- ○ Takinoya Noboribetsu OnsenkyoHokkaido
- ○ Jozankei Tsuruga Resort Spa Mori no UtaHokkaido
- ○ Grand Blissen Hotel JozankeiHokkaido
- ○ Jozankei View HotelHokkaido
- ○ Toya Sun Palace Resort & SpaHokkaido
- ○ New Akan Hotel, Akan Lake OnsenHokkaido
- ○ Onsen Guesthouse The SUNSET ShiretokoHokkaido
- ○ OMO5 Hakodate by Hoshino ResortsHokkaido
- ○ Niseko Konbu Onsen Tsuruga Besso Moku no ShoHokkaido
- ○ Toya Lake Tsuruga Resort Hikari no UtaHokkaido
- ○ La Vista Akan RiverHokkaido
- ○ La Vista Hakodate BayHokkaido
- ○ La Vista Hakodate Bay ANNEXHokkaido
- ○ Hotel Bear Monte, Higashikawa and Asahidake OnsenHokkaido
- ○ OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino ResortsHokkaido
- ○ Sukayu Onsen RyokanAomori
- ○ Hakkoda HotelAomori
- ○ HOTEL MAZARIUM KANAN SPAIwate
- ○ Livemax Resort Hachimantai ForestIwate
- ○ Yudukushi Salon IchinoboMiyagi
- ○ Hotel Matsushima TaikansoMiyagi
- ○ TAOYA AkiuMiyagi
- ○ Matsushima IchinoboMiyagi
- ○ Naruko Onsen Yumoto KisshoMiyagi
- ○ Shikisairi Akita Zukushi Yuze HotelAkita
- ● Shonai Hotel Suiden TerrasseYamagata
- ○ Zao Onsen Zao Kokusai HotelYamagata
- ○ Urabandai Lake Resort GoshikinomoriFukushima
- ○ Onjuku TohoFukushima
- ○ Livemax Resort KawajiTochigi
- ○ TAOYA NasushiobaraTochigi
- ○ Sekizenkan KashoteiGunma
- ○ SPA&HOTEL Maihama EurasiaChiba
- ○ La Vista Tokyo BayTokyo
- ○ SetsugetsukaKanagawa
- ○ TenseienKanagawa
- ○ La Vista Yokosuka Kannonzaki TerraceKanagawa
- ○ Hakone Gora KarakuKanagawa
- ○ Hakone Ashinoko HanaoriKanagawa
- ○ Taikanso SenaminoyuNiigata
- ○ Akakura Kanko HotelNiigata
- ○ Yukemuri no Yado YukinohanaNiigata
- ○ Jinzu Gorge Kasuga Onsen TominowaToyama
- ○ Ogawa Onsen Motoyu Hotel OgawaToyama
- ○ Entaiji-so, Unazuki OnsenToyama
- ● Awara Onsen Traditional Ryokan no Nukumori HaiyaFukui
- ○ Hana-yagi no Sho KeizanYamanashi
- ○ La Vista Fuji KawaguchikoYamanashi
- ○ Shirakaba Resort Ikenotaira HotelNagano
- ○ TAOYA KisojiNagano
- ○ Tenkū no Shiro Sangi-tei HonkanNagano
- ○ Yudanaka Onsen Aburaya TosenNagano
- ○ Hishino Onsen TokiwakanNagano
- ○ GLAMDAY STYLE HOTEL & RESORT KYU-KARUIZAWANagano
- ○ LiveMax Resort Hida Takayama ~ Garyo no Sato ~Gifu
- ○ Takumi no Yado Miyama OuanGifu
- ● Gero Onsen OgawayaGifu
- ○ HirayukanGifu
- ○ TAOYA GeroGifu
- ○ Livemax Resort Atami OceanShizuoka
- ○ GREENITY IWATAShizuoka
- ○ Atami Izusan KarakuShizuoka
- ○ Inatori-so, a Scenic Inn with a Full Ocean ViewShizuoka
- ○ OchiairoShizuoka
- ○ Mori no Yu KiranosatoShizuoka
- ○ Livemax Resort Atami ForestShizuoka
- ○ LiVEMAX Resort AmagiyugashimaShizuoka
- ○ Tofuya Resort & Spa-IzuShizuoka
- ○ Izu Hotel Resort & SpaShizuoka
- ○ GenjikoAichi
- ○ Hotel TatsukiAichi
- ○ Sumie ChitaAichi
- ○ Hananomaru, Minamichita OnsenkyoAichi
- ○ Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Toba SaichorakuMie
- ○ Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Ise-ShimaMie
- ○ Yumeguri Umi Hyakkei Toba Seaside HotelMie
- ○ TAOYA MinamishimaMie
- ○ TAOYA ShimaMie
- ○ Yunoyama Onsen SaikoyoMie
- ○ Ise Kaguraba Resort SennomoriMie
- ○ SPA&HOTEL Suisyun MatsuiyamateKyoto
- ○ Kurama OnsenKyoto
- ○ Kyoto Umekoji KadenshoKyoto
- ○ SPAWORLD HOTEL&RESORTOsaka
- ○ OMO Kansai Airport by Hoshino ResortsOsaka
- ○ Liber Hotel OsakaOsaka
- ○ Kobe Minato Onsen RenHyogo
- ○ Ginka, Kinosaki Maruyama River OnsenHyogo
- ○ Ginsuiso ChorakuHyogo
- ○ SPA TERRACE ShisuiHyogo
- ○ Inunami Onsen YamabatoyuNara
- ○ Hotel Kawakyu, Nanki Shirahama OnsenWakayama
- ○ Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Nanki-KushimotoWakayama
- ○ Hamachidori no Yu KaisyuWakayama
- ○ LiveMax Resort Inami SeafrontWakayama
- ○ TAOYA Shirahama SenjoWakayama
- ○ Misasa Onsen MisasakanTottori
- ○ Okayama Kokusai HotelOkayama
- ○ Livemax Seto Ohashi Beach ResortOkayama
- ○ Livemax Resort Miyahama Onsen OceanHiroshima
- ● Hotel Iya OnsenTokushima
- ○ Oboke Gorge Inn MannakaTokushima
- ○ Livemax Resort Sanuki-Shionoe OnsenKagawa
- ○ Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotel Reoma no MoriKagawa
- ○ Onyado ShikishimakanKagawa
- ○ Yunoura Onsen ShionomaruEhime
- ○ Okudogo Ichiyu no MoriEhime
- ○ OMO7 Kochi by Hoshino ResortsKochi
- ○ KanigotenSaga
- ○ OND HOTELSaga
- ○ Mifuneyama Rakuen HotelSaga
- ○ Furuyu Onsen ONCRI / OnkuriSaga
- ○ Hitoyoshi Onsen Hitoyoshi RyokanKumamoto
- ● Sanga Ryokan (Kurokawa Onsen)Kumamoto
- ○ Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Amakusa Hotel KameyaKumamoto
- ○ Okuhita Onsen UmehihikiOita
- ○ Shibi Yunoyado KusunokiKagoshima
- ○ La Vista Kirishima HillsKagoshima
- ○ Amami Onsen Yamato Hananaha Beach ResortKagoshima
- ○ HOTEL SANSUI NAHA Ryukyu Onsen Naminoue no YuOkinawa
- ○ Noboribetsu Grand HotelHokkaido
- ○ Kitakobushi Shiretoko Hotel & ResortHokkaido
- ○ KIKI Shiretoko Natural ResortHokkaido
- ○ Premier Hotel-CABIN-ObihiroHokkaido
- ○ La Vista Furano HillsHokkaido
- ○ Yuyado DaiichiHokkaido
+ 130
- ○ Lakefront Inn Shikotsuko Marukoma Onsen RyokanHokkaido
- ○ Jozankei Yuraku SoanHokkaido
- ○ Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel BansoHokkaido
- ○ Century Marina HakodateHokkaido
- ○ Otaru Granbell HotelHokkaido
- ○ Hotel Taisetsu ONSEN&CANYON RESORTHokkaido
- ○ Aonobi YuyuHokkaido
- ○ Akanko Yukononi TsurugaHokkaido
- ○ Shikotsu Lake Tsuruga Resort Spa Mizu no UtaHokkaido
- ○ The Lake Suite Ko no SumikaHokkaido
- ○ Takinoya Noboribetsu OnsenkyoHokkaido
- ○ Jozankei Tsuruga Resort Spa Mori no UtaHokkaido
- ○ Grand Blissen Hotel JozankeiHokkaido
- ○ Jozankei View HotelHokkaido
- ○ Toya Sun Palace Resort & SpaHokkaido
- ○ New Akan Hotel, Akan Lake OnsenHokkaido
- ○ Onsen Guesthouse The SUNSET ShiretokoHokkaido
- ○ OMO5 Hakodate by Hoshino ResortsHokkaido
- ○ Niseko Konbu Onsen Tsuruga Besso Moku no ShoHokkaido
- ○ Toya Lake Tsuruga Resort Hikari no UtaHokkaido
- ○ La Vista Akan RiverHokkaido
- ○ La Vista Hakodate BayHokkaido
- ○ La Vista Hakodate Bay ANNEXHokkaido
- ○ Hotel Bear Monte, Higashikawa and Asahidake OnsenHokkaido
- ○ OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino ResortsHokkaido
- ○ Sukayu Onsen RyokanAomori
- ○ Hakkoda HotelAomori
- ○ HOTEL MAZARIUM KANAN SPAIwate
- ○ Livemax Resort Hachimantai ForestIwate
- ○ Yudukushi Salon IchinoboMiyagi
- ○ Hotel Matsushima TaikansoMiyagi
- ○ TAOYA AkiuMiyagi
- ○ Matsushima IchinoboMiyagi
- ○ Naruko Onsen Yumoto KisshoMiyagi
- ○ Shikisairi Akita Zukushi Yuze HotelAkita
- ● Shonai Hotel Suiden TerrasseYamagata
- ○ Zao Onsen Zao Kokusai HotelYamagata
- ○ Urabandai Lake Resort GoshikinomoriFukushima
- ○ Onjuku TohoFukushima
- ○ Livemax Resort KawajiTochigi
- ○ TAOYA NasushiobaraTochigi
- ○ Sekizenkan KashoteiGunma
- ○ SPA&HOTEL Maihama EurasiaChiba
- ○ La Vista Tokyo BayTokyo
- ○ SetsugetsukaKanagawa
- ○ TenseienKanagawa
- ○ La Vista Yokosuka Kannonzaki TerraceKanagawa
- ○ Hakone Gora KarakuKanagawa
- ○ Hakone Ashinoko HanaoriKanagawa
- ○ Taikanso SenaminoyuNiigata
- ○ Akakura Kanko HotelNiigata
- ○ Yukemuri no Yado YukinohanaNiigata
- ○ Jinzu Gorge Kasuga Onsen TominowaToyama
- ○ Ogawa Onsen Motoyu Hotel OgawaToyama
- ○ Entaiji-so, Unazuki OnsenToyama
- ● Awara Onsen Traditional Ryokan no Nukumori HaiyaFukui
- ○ Hana-yagi no Sho KeizanYamanashi
- ○ La Vista Fuji KawaguchikoYamanashi
- ○ Shirakaba Resort Ikenotaira HotelNagano
- ○ TAOYA KisojiNagano
- ○ Tenkū no Shiro Sangi-tei HonkanNagano
- ○ Yudanaka Onsen Aburaya TosenNagano
- ○ Hishino Onsen TokiwakanNagano
- ○ GLAMDAY STYLE HOTEL & RESORT KYU-KARUIZAWANagano
- ○ LiveMax Resort Hida Takayama ~ Garyo no Sato ~Gifu
- ○ Takumi no Yado Miyama OuanGifu
- ● Gero Onsen OgawayaGifu
- ○ HirayukanGifu
- ○ TAOYA GeroGifu
- ○ Livemax Resort Atami OceanShizuoka
- ○ GREENITY IWATAShizuoka
- ○ Atami Izusan KarakuShizuoka
- ○ Inatori-so, a Scenic Inn with a Full Ocean ViewShizuoka
- ○ OchiairoShizuoka
- ○ Mori no Yu KiranosatoShizuoka
- ○ Livemax Resort Atami ForestShizuoka
- ○ LiVEMAX Resort AmagiyugashimaShizuoka
- ○ Tofuya Resort & Spa-IzuShizuoka
- ○ Izu Hotel Resort & SpaShizuoka
- ○ GenjikoAichi
- ○ Hotel TatsukiAichi
- ○ Sumie ChitaAichi
- ○ Hananomaru, Minamichita OnsenkyoAichi
- ○ Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Toba SaichorakuMie
- ○ Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Ise-ShimaMie
- ○ Yumeguri Umi Hyakkei Toba Seaside HotelMie
- ○ TAOYA MinamishimaMie
- ○ TAOYA ShimaMie
- ○ Yunoyama Onsen SaikoyoMie
- ○ Ise Kaguraba Resort SennomoriMie
- ○ SPA&HOTEL Suisyun MatsuiyamateKyoto
- ○ Kurama OnsenKyoto
- ○ Kyoto Umekoji KadenshoKyoto
- ○ SPAWORLD HOTEL&RESORTOsaka
- ○ OMO Kansai Airport by Hoshino ResortsOsaka
- ○ Liber Hotel OsakaOsaka
- ○ Kobe Minato Onsen RenHyogo
- ○ Ginka, Kinosaki Maruyama River OnsenHyogo
- ○ Ginsuiso ChorakuHyogo
- ○ SPA TERRACE ShisuiHyogo
- ○ Inunami Onsen YamabatoyuNara
- ○ Hotel Kawakyu, Nanki Shirahama OnsenWakayama
- ○ Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Nanki-KushimotoWakayama
- ○ Hamachidori no Yu KaisyuWakayama
- ○ LiveMax Resort Inami SeafrontWakayama
- ○ TAOYA Shirahama SenjoWakayama
- ○ Misasa Onsen MisasakanTottori
- ○ Okayama Kokusai HotelOkayama
- ○ Livemax Seto Ohashi Beach ResortOkayama
- ○ Livemax Resort Miyahama Onsen OceanHiroshima
- ● Hotel Iya OnsenTokushima
- ○ Oboke Gorge Inn MannakaTokushima
- ○ Livemax Resort Sanuki-Shionoe OnsenKagawa
- ○ Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotel Reoma no MoriKagawa
- ○ Onyado ShikishimakanKagawa
- ○ Yunoura Onsen ShionomaruEhime
- ○ Okudogo Ichiyu no MoriEhime
- ○ OMO7 Kochi by Hoshino ResortsKochi
- ○ KanigotenSaga
- ○ OND HOTELSaga
- ○ Mifuneyama Rakuen HotelSaga
- ○ Furuyu Onsen ONCRI / OnkuriSaga
- ○ Hitoyoshi Onsen Hitoyoshi RyokanKumamoto
- ● Sanga Ryokan (Kurokawa Onsen)Kumamoto
- ○ Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Amakusa Hotel KameyaKumamoto
- ○ Okuhita Onsen UmehihikiOita
- ○ Shibi Yunoyado KusunokiKagoshima
- ○ La Vista Kirishima HillsKagoshima
- ○ Amami Onsen Yamato Hananaha Beach ResortKagoshima
- ○ HOTEL SANSUI NAHA Ryukyu Onsen Naminoue no YuOkinawa
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
The onsen and sauna come first. Then the quality of the inn, and its hospitality.
I built this magazine by travelling to Japan's onsen and saunas myself. Inns are chosen for the excellence of their onsen and sauna first, then for the quality of the stay and the hospitality. An inn with only a good bath is not included.
Questions
How is this different from the free facility pages on the site?
The site lists facilities across Japan. The magazine keeps only the inns chosen for the excellence of their onsen and sauna, then for the quality of the stay, and introduces each one with photographs and facts.
Can I book an inn from the magazine?
Each inn's spread links to booking sites and to the inn's official site. You book there. Some links are affiliate links; booking through them costs you nothing extra.
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