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How this page works : Compiled from official booking systems, Michelin Guide, Hitou Association, and other verifiable sources. All prices: 2 people sharing one room, 2 meals (dinner + breakfast), tax included. The WaTabi editorial team has not personally stayed at these inns.
Off-peak baseline: ¥40,000–¥60,000
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥75,000–¥100,000/person
One of the very few hotels in central Tokyo with a real natural onsen — drawn from 1,500m underground (ancient seawater aquifer); 17F gender-segregated baths 17-story vertical ryokan: all 84 rooms feature tatami floors + hinoki tubs + shoji screens; just 6 rooms per floor, each floor has a free 'Ochanoma' lounge serving tea, sake, and snacks Off-peak baseline: ¥28,600
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥30,000–¥45,000/person
Three-story tower with wooden architecture from 1925, registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 1997 — the iconic Ginzan Onsen landmark Member of Japan's Secret Hot Springs Society — collect 10 stamps for a free night Tohoku · Ginzan Onsen Onsen Ryokan Onsen First-timer Day Bath
Founded: 天保年間（1830-1844）轉為湯治宿、屋號約 400 年家系
Off-peak baseline: ¥32,450
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥26,500–¥35,750/person
Operating as a hot-spring inn since the Tenpo era (1830-1844), with a 400-year family lineage 5F 'Taisho Romance' renovated rooms (2016) suit travelers uncomfortable with traditional floor futons Kanto · Hakone Gora Luxury Hotel Onsen Luxury Michelin
Founded: 1948（由閑院宮家後人開業）；前身為閑院宮載仁親王 1930 年興建的避暑別邸
Off-peak baseline: ¥56,652
/person (Feb 2026) Peak range: ¥122,479–¥241,934/person
Awarded 3 Michelin Keys in the inaugural 2024 Asia evaluation — one of just 6 in all of Japan Japan's 2nd-ever Relais & Châteaux member (1991-92) — 35 years of brand credibility Off-peak baseline: ¥70,000–¥80,000
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥110,000–¥135,000/person
Kyoto's only ryokan reached by private boat — the 15-min upriver journey along the Hozugawa is itself part of the stay Building converted from a Meiji-era Suminokura family villa, set as a water-edge pavilion along the Hozugawa Off-peak baseline: ¥45,350
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥71,750–¥85,056/person
One of Yufuin's 'Big Three' inns (alongside Kamenoi Bessou and Sansou Muraota); awarded 1 Michelin Key in 2024-25 Tucked into a quiet lane off Yu-no-Tsubo Street — 3 min walk to the shopping promenade Chubu · Chubu Shirakawa-go Traditional Ryokan Cultural Property UNESCO Heritage Gassho-zukuri Hard to Book
Founded: 江戶時代後期（建物 200 年以上）
Off-peak baseline: ¥12,000–¥18,000
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥18,000–¥30,000/person
Stay inside the gassho village itself — once tour buses leave at dusk, you experience the real UNESCO World Heritage scene without crowds Stay in a 200+ year gassho-zukuri building — thatched roof, irori hearth, exposed wooden beams; the structure itself is the experience Chubu · Chubu Gero Onsen Onsen Ryokan Onsen Big 3 Onsen Heritage
Founded: 1932（昭和 7 年 6 月 25 日），約 94 年歷史
Off-peak baseline: ¥16,830
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥22,000–¥50,000/person
Founded in 1932 (Showa 7), 94 years of operation — one of Gero Onsen's oldest established properties and watabi's central-Japan heritage anchor One of Japan's Three Famous Hot Springs (alongside Kusatsu and Arima) — pairs with our Kusatsu Naraya pick for a Big-Three contrast (Kusatsu's acidic sulfur vs Gero's clear alkaline) Off-peak baseline: ¥36,500–¥41,090
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥45,000–¥60,000/person
Founded in 1877 (Meiji 10) — one of the oldest established inns directly facing the Yubatake Draws from the Shirahata source — Kusatsu's oldest, said to have been discovered by Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1193; flowing onsen 24 hours Off-peak baseline: ¥14,850
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥22,500–¥32,500/person
Three baths: 7F open-air 'Choyozan', 7F 'Kurodake' viewing bath (40m glass facade overlooking the gorge), and 2F 'Keigetsu' secret onsen atmosphere Faces Mt. Kurodake and Sounkyo's columnar basalt cliffs — staging point for Japan's earliest autumn foliage (late Sept) and the Jan-Feb Ice Waterfall Festival Kyushu · Kurokawa Onsen Onsen Ryokan Onsen Village Culture Historic
Founded: 創業年官方未明示；現任主人後藤哲也是「黒川之父」、觀光カリスマ稱號獲得者
Off-peak baseline: ¥20,900
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥25,000–¥40,000/person
30-meter hand-carved cave bath — chiseled by founder Goto Tetsuya over 10-13 years; the literal birthplace of modern Kurokawa Onsen The Iwato Bath is the original outdoor onsen of Kurokawa — the cornerstone of the village's 'one inn philosophy' Off-peak baseline: ¥22,000–¥28,000
/person (Nov 2026) Peak range: ¥45,000–¥70,000/person
Only property in Okinawa to hold dual Forbes Five-Star status (hotel + spa) for 2025 All 360 rooms are ocean-view — no garden-view option; every guest sees the West Coast sea and sunset Kanto · minato-mirai Business Hotel minato-mirai harbor-view rooftop-bath
Founded: 2019 年 9 月開業，約 7 年歷史；2,311 間客房為日本單棟最大
Off-peak baseline: ¥5,500–¥11,000
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥6,000–¥12,000/person
Japan's largest single-building hotel — 2,311 rooms, 35 floors, opened 2019; one of the best price-performers in Minato Mirai Rooftop public bath with open-air section overlooking Yokohama harbor — APA signature amenity, free for guests Kanto · minato-mirai Luxury Hotel landmark-building sail-shape harbor-view
Founded: 1991 年 8 月 20 日開業，約 35 年歷史
Off-peak baseline: ¥14,000–¥23,000
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥28,000–¥55,000/person
Sailboat-shaped exterior — 140m 31 floors; Yokohama's most recognizable skyline landmark, frequently featured in dramas and anime Bronze goddess statue Michibiki at the apex — figurehead-style sculpture hidden at the building's highest point Kanto · shichirigahama Luxury Hotel ocean-front mt-fuji-view enoden-station
Founded: 1989 年開業，全 97 間客房均為海景房
Off-peak baseline: ¥14,500–¥22,000
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥28,000–¥45,000/person
All 97 rooms face the ocean — no room-type roulette; every window opens to Sagami Bay and Shichirigahama coast Mt. Fuji visible on clear days — from rooms and outdoor pool; best November-February when air is clearest Kanto · sakuragicho Design Hotel design-focused near-station small-luxury
Founded: Resol 連鎖，主打地方文化主題與職人設計
Off-peak baseline: ¥7,800–¥12,500
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥9,500–¥14,500/person
3-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station — direct from Tokyo via Keihin-Tohoku Line; stroller and luggage friendly Shoes-off room style — Resol signature; tatami feel at far below traditional ryokan prices Kanto · shin-yokohama Business Hotel shinkansen-near city-view tall-building
Founded: 1992 年 3 月開業，約 34 年歷史
Off-peak baseline: ¥9,500–¥14,000
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥13,000–¥19,000/person
7-minute walk from Shin-Yokohama Shinkansen station — 18 min from Tokyo; perfect base for day-tripping Kamakura, Enoshima, and central Yokohama 1,036 rooms / 42 floors; Yokohama's 8th-tallest building. Large inventory means availability even on short notice Kanto · minato-mirai Luxury Hotel station-direct queens-square minato-mirai
Founded: 1997 年 8 月 7 日開業（原 Pan Pacific Yokohama），2007 年改為東急經營
Off-peak baseline: ¥12,500–¥19,500
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥18,000–¥32,000/person
Direct 3F connection from Minato Mirai Station — no need to step outside; Queen's Square mall directly attached. Best pick for rainy days or heavy luggage Part of Queen's Square Block 24 — 6 restaurants, banks, conbini, drugstores all within 1-min walk inside the complex Kanto · yamashita-park Luxury Hotel Historic Heritage art-deco
Founded: 1927 年（昭和 2 年）開業，約 99 年歷史，2027 年滿百年
Off-peak baseline: ¥13,500–¥22,000
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥22,000–¥48,000/person
Opened 1927, Yokohama's oldest luxury hotel — rebuilt 4 years after the Great Kanto Earthquake; staying here feels like sleeping inside a museum Birthplace of Naporitan (Japanese ketchup spaghetti) — invented by the head chef during postwar US occupation. Coffee House The Cafe still serves the original Kanto · minato-mirai Business Hotel minato-mirai near-station buffet-breakfast
Founded: Minato Mirai 駅徒步 2 分，新型商務 + 休閒兩用飯店
Off-peak baseline: ¥8,500–¥13,500
/person (Jun 2026) Peak range: ¥9,500–¥15,000/person
2-minute walk from Shintakashima Station — underground passage means no walking outside in rain or with luggage Mid-tier Minato Mirai pricing — 30-40% cheaper than Royal Park or InterContinental, yet still walking distance to Landmark Tower and Cosmo World No properties match the current filters. Try loosening the criteria.