# Ryokan Finder — full catalog index

199 Japanese ryokans, 147 scored. Scores are 1–10 and evidence-adjusted;
aspects (Food · Bath · Service · Room · Place) are 1–5. Tiers: **S** build the trip around it · **A** anchor a leg · **B** right inn, right place · **C** situational · **D** the evidence warns.
An inn nobody has written up first-hand is *unscored* — its Ikyu (Japanese booking site)
crowd rating out of 5 is given instead.

Full record for any inn: `https://ryokancatalog.com/api/inn/<slug>.json` · page: `https://ryokancatalog.com/inn/<slug>`
Everything at once: `https://ryokancatalog.com/catalog.json` · start at `https://ryokancatalog.com/llms.txt`
Sourced from KI-NRT's FlyerTalk "Japan Luxury Ryokans" thread. Data as of 2026-09-07.

By place (every area with two or more inns has its own small page): [Aichi](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/aichi) · [Akayu Onsen (Nanyō)](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/akayu-onsen-nanyo) · [Akita](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/akita) · [Akiu](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/akiu) · [Amakusa](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/amakusa) · [Arima Onsen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/arima-onsen) · [Bandai-Atami Onsen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/bandai-atami-onsen) · [Beppu](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/beppu) · [Chubu](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/chubu) · [Chugoku](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/chugoku) · [Ehime](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/ehime) · [Fukui](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/fukui) · [Fukushima](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/fukushima) · [Gero Onsen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/gero-onsen) · [Gifu](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/gifu) · [Gora](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/gora) · [Gunma](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/gunma) · [Hakone](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/hakone) · [Hiroshima](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/hiroshima) · [Hitoyoshi Onsen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/hitoyoshi-onsen) · [Hokkaido](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/hokkaido) · [Hokuriku](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/hokuriku) · [Hyogo](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/hyogo) · [Ishikawa](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/ishikawa) · [Itō](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/ito) · [Iwate](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/iwate) · [Izu](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/izu) · [Izukōgen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/izukogen) · [Kagawa](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kagawa) · [Kagoshima](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kagoshima) · [Kanagawa](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kanagawa) · [Kanazawa](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kanazawa) · [Kansai](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kansai) · [Kanto](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kanto) · [Karuizawa](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/karuizawa) · [Kawaguchiko](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kawaguchiko) · [Kirishima](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kirishima) · [Kotohira](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kotohira) · [Kumamoto](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kumamoto) · [Kurokawa Onsen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kurokawa-onsen) · [Kyotango](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kyotango) · [Kyoto](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kyoto) · [Kyushu](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/kyushu) · [Lake Shikotsu](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/lake-shikotsu) · [Matsuyama](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/matsuyama) · [Mie](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/mie) · [Minamiuonuma](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/minamiuonuma) · [Miyagi](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/miyagi) · [Miyajima](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/miyajima) · [Nagano](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/nagano) · [Nagasaki](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/nagasaki) · [Nara](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/nara) · [Niigata](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/niigata) · [Nikko](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/nikko) · [Niseko](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/niseko) · [Oita](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/oita) · [Okayama](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/okayama) · [Okinawa](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/okinawa) · [Otaru](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/otaru) · [Saga](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/saga) · [Sengokuhara](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/sengokuhara) · [Shiga](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/shiga) · [Shikoku](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/shikoku) · [Shiroishi](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/shiroishi) · [Shizuoka](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/shizuoka) · [Shuzenji](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/shuzenji) · [Takayama](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/takayama) · [Takeo Onsen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/takeo-onsen) · [Tochigi](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/tochigi) · [Tohoku](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/tohoku) · [Tokushima](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/tokushima) · [Toyama](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/toyama) · [Unzen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/unzen) · [Wakayama](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/wakayama) · [Yamagata](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/yamagata) · [Yamanaka Onsen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/yamanaka-onsen) · [Yamanashi](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/yamanashi) · [Yamashiro Onsen](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/yamashiro-onsen) · [Yoshino](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/yoshino) · [Yufuin](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/yufuin) · [Yugawara](https://ryokancatalog.com/place/yugawara)

| Inn | Where | Region | Tier | Score | Food | Bath | Svc | Room | Place | Rooms | In-room onsen | Ikyu /5 | slug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myoken Ishiharaso | Kirishima, Kagoshima | Kyushu | S | 9.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 19 | Yes | 4.79 | myoken-ishiharaso |
| Asaba | Shuzenji, Shizuoka | Chubu | S | 9.4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 12 | Some | 4.77 | asaba |
| Tayuta | Amakusa, Kumamoto | Kyushu | S | 9.4 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |  | Yes | 4.98 | tayuta |
| Takefue | Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto | Kyushu | S | 9.3 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 12 | Yes | 4.65 | takefue |
| Sanso Murata | Yufuin, Oita | Kyushu | S | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 12 | Yes (convertible indoor/open-air) | 4.74 | sanso-murata |
| Wabizakura | Kakunodate, Semboku, Akita | Tohoku | A | 8.9 | 5 | 4.5 |  | 4.5 | 4 | 10 | Yes (open-air) | 4.66 | wabizakura |
| Shinsen | Takachiho, Miyazaki | Kyushu | A | 8.9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 15 | Some | 4.75 | shinsen |
| Sankara Hotel & Spa Yakushima | Yakushima, Kagoshima | Kyushu | A | 8.9 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 29 | No | 4.88 | sankara-hotel-spa-yakushima |
| Fufu Nikko | Nikko, Tochigi | Kanto | A | 8.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 24 | Yes | 4.79 | fufu-nikko |
| Nishimuraya Honkan | Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo | Kansai | A | 8.8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 34 | No | 4.79 | nishimuraya-honkan |
| Shogetsu | Gero Onsen, Gifu | Chubu | A | 8.8 | 5 | 4.5 |  |  | 4 | 21 | Yes (open-air, balcony) |  | shogetsu |
| Ryotei Hanzuiryo | Unzen, Nagasaki | Kyushu | A | 8.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |  | Some | 4.74 | ryotei-hanzuiryo |
| Shiguchi | Niseko, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | A | 8.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | Yes |  | shiguchi |
| ryugon | Minamiuonuma, Niigata | Chubu | A | 8.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 29 | Villa Suite Premium (open-air) | 4.24 | ryugon |
| Bettei Senjuan | Minakami (Tanigawa Onsen), Gunma | Kanto | A | 8.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 |  | 4.5 | 4 | 18 | Some | 4.59 | bettei-senjuan |
| Hiiragiya | Kyoto, Kyoto | Kansai | A | 8.7 | 4.5 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 28 | No |  | hiiragiya |
| Sanso Amanosato | Katsuragi, Wakayama | Kansai | A | 8.6 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 8 | No (3 rentable private onsen) | 4.83 | sanso-amanosato |
| Sanso Tensui | Amagase Onsen, Hita, Oita | Kyushu | A | 8.6 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 19 | Yes | 4.84 | sanso-tensui |
| Soneka | Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | A | 8.6 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | Yes |  | soneka |
| Gosho Gekkoju | Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto | Kyushu | A | 8.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8 | Yes | 4.58 | gosho-gekkoju |
| Migiwatei Ochi Kochi | Tomocho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima | Chugoku | A | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 17 | Yes + private rental | 4.77 | migiwatei-ochi-kochi |
| Bouyourou | Mikuni, Fukui | Chubu | A | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — |  | bouyourou |
| Kansuiro | Murasugi Onsen, Agano, Niigata | Chubu | A | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |  |  |  | kansuiro |
| Aizu Tsuruga Higashiyama Sohonzan | Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima | Tohoku | A | 8.4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |  |  | 4.94 | aizu-tsuruga-higashiyama-sohonzan |
| Beniya Mukayu | Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa | Chubu | A | 8.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 17 | Yes (open-air, top room) | 4.84 | beniya-mukayu |
| Enowa Yufuin | Yufuin, Oita | Kyushu | A | 8.4 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 |  | Yes | 4.8 | enowa-yufuin |
| Miyakowasure | Tohoku, Akita | Tohoku | A | 8.4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 |  | Yes | 4.75 | miyakowasure |
| Mt.Resort Unzen Kyushu Hotel | Unzen, Nagasaki | Kyushu | A | 8.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 25 | Yes (Hanare, semi-open-air) | 4.68 | mt-resort-unzen-kyushu-hotel |
| Wanosato | Takayama, Gifu | Chubu | A | 8.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 8 | No (communal only, excellent) |  | wanosato |
| Atamiso | Bandai-Atami Onsen, Fukushima | Tohoku | A | 8.3 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 11 | Some rooms | 4.87 | atamiso |
| Hotel Ridge | Naruto, Tokushima | Shikoku | A | 8.3 | 4 | 3.5 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 10 | No (small public onsen) | 4.89 | hotel-ridge |
| Iki Retreat Kairi Murakami | Iki Island, Nagasaki | Kyushu | A | 8.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Yes | 4.62 | iki-retreat-kairi-murakami |
| Iwanoyu | Shimosuwa, Nagano | Chubu | A | 8.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 |  | Some |  | iwanoyu |
| Kohanyu | Monobe River, Kochi | Shikoku | A | 8.3 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Yes | 4.71 | kohanyu |
| Minamikan | Matsue, Shimane | Chugoku | A | 8.3 | 4 | 4.5 |  |  | 4.5 | 16 | Yes |  | minamikan |
| Onyado Kawasemi | Iizaka Onsen, Fukushima | Tohoku | A | 8.3 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 |  | No | 4.75 | onyado-kawasemi |
| Satoyama Jujo | Minamiuonuma, Niigata | Chubu | A | 8.3 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Some |  | satoyama-jujo |
| Tsuchiyu Bettei Satonoyu | Tsuchiyu Onsen, Fukushima | Tohoku | A | 8.3 | 3.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 7 | Some | 4.81 | tsuchiyu-bettei-satonoyu |
| Yamagata The Takinami | Akayu Onsen (Nanyō), Yamagata | Tohoku | A | 8.3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | Some | 4.76 | yamagata-the-takinami |
| Chalet Ivy Jozankei | Jozankei, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | A | 8.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 26 | Yes | 4.56 | chalet-ivy-jozankei |
| Hakone Suishoen | Hakone, Kanagawa | Kanto | A | 8.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | Yes (open-air) | 4.52 | hakone-suishoen |
| Onyado Chikurintei | Takeo Onsen, Saga | Kyushu | A | 8.2 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 11 | Yes | 4.81 | onyado-chikurintei |
| Yama no Chaya | Hakone, Kanagawa | Kanto | A | 8.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 |  | Yes | 4.6 | yama-no-chaya |
| Yamado | Hottoyuda Onsen, Iwate | Tohoku | A | 8.2 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 |  |  | 4.81 | yamado |
| Fuji Seiran | Cape Osezaki, Izu, Shizuoka | Chubu | A | 8.1 | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | Yes |  | fuji-seiran |
| Hanamurasaki | Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa | Chubu | A | 8.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 |  | No | 4.57 | hanamurasaki |
| Kinsuikan | Miyajima, Hiroshima | Chugoku | A | 8.1 | 5 | 3.5 |  | 4 | 4.5 | 39 | No | 4.55 | kinsuikan |
| Otogi no Yado Yoneya | Sukagawa, Fukushima | Tohoku | A | 8.1 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 |  |  | 4.77 | otogi-no-yado-yoneya |
| Sui Suwako | Lake Suwa, Nagano | Chubu | A | 8.1 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 8 | Yes (open-air) |  | sui-suwako |
| THE YUKAWA Ichijoh Branch | Kamasaki Onsen, Shiroishi, Miyagi | Tohoku | A | 8.1 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 11 | Yes | 5 | the-yukawa-ichijoh-branch |
| Taiza Onsen Sumihei | Kyotango, Kyoto | Kansai | A | 8.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 13 | Some | 4.76 | taiza-onsen-sumihei |
| Tsukihitei | Nara, Nara | Kansai | A | 8.1 | 4.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |  |  | 4.77 | tsukihitei |
| Auberge Suzukane | Bandai-Atami Onsen, Fukushima | Tohoku | A | 8 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 |  |  |  | auberge-suzukane |
| Gora Kadan Fuji | Lake Yamanaka area, Shizuoka | Chubu | A | 8 | 4 |  | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 42 | Some | 4.74 | gora-kadan-fuji |
| Yado Shiontei | Yonago, Tottori | Chugoku | A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |  | Yes |  | yado-shiontei |
| Bettei Amafuru Oka | Ibusuki, Kagoshima | Kyushu | B | 7.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 15 | Some |  | bettei-amafuru-oka |
| Fufu Kawaguchiko | Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi | Chubu | B | 7.9 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 32 | Yes | 4.6 | fufu-kawaguchiko |
| Hotel Iyaonsen | Miyoshi (Iya Valley), Tokushima | Shikoku | B | 7.9 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 20 | Top room #505 (open-air) |  | hotel-iyaonsen |
| Kagaya Bettei Matsunomidori | Wakura Onsen, Ishikawa | Chubu | B | 7.9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 |  | Yes |  | kagaya-bettei-matsunomidori |
| Nakanobo Zuien | Arima Onsen, Hyogo | Kansai | B | 7.9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 50 | Some |  | nakanobo-zuien |
| Yoyokaku | Karatsu, Saga | Kyushu | B | 7.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 19 | No | 4.78 | yoyokaku |
| Zaborin | Niseko, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | B | 7.9 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |  | Yes | 4.13 | zaborin |
| Akan Tsuruga Besso Hinanoza | Lake Akan, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | B | 7.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 25 | Yes |  | akan-tsuruga-besso-hinanoza |
| Arcana Izu | Yugashima, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka | Chubu | B | 7.8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | Yes (deck, top suite) | 4.69 | arcana-izu |
| Bettei Oborozukiyo | Dogo Onsen, Matsuyama, Ehime | Shikoku | B | 7.8 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Yes (indoor + open-air) |  | bettei-oborozukiyo |
| Kinugawa Kanaya Hotel | Kinugawa Onsen, Nikko, Tochigi | Kanto | B | 7.8 | 5 |  | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 41 | No (hotel) |  | kinugawa-kanaya-hotel |
| Kuramure | Otaru, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | B | 7.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |  | 4 | 4 | 19 | Yes | 3.92 | kuramure |
| Osteria Sincerità | Akayu Onsen (Nanyō), Yamagata | Tohoku | B | 7.8 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |  |  | 4.94 | osteria-sincerita |
| Fufu Nara | Nara, Nara | Kansai | B | 7.7 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 |  | Yes | 4.68 | fufu-nara |
| Fujiiso | Yamada Onsen, Nagano | Chubu | B | 7.7 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | Yes | 4.82 | fujiiso |
| Isshin | Kirishima, Kagoshima | Kyushu | B | 7.7 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 8 | Yes |  | isshin |
| Lamp no Yado | Suzu, Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa | Chubu | B | 7.7 | 4 | 4 |  | 4 | 4.5 | 14 | No (very nice communal) |  | lamp-no-yado |
| NEOLD Private House | Yoshino, Nara | Kansai | B | 7.7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.5 |  |  |  | neold-private-house |
| Shiki no Yado Michinokuan | Shiroishi, Miyagi | Tohoku | B | 7.7 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  |  |  | shiki-no-yado-michinokuan |
| Yunohanaso | Nasushiobara, Tochigi | Kanto | B | 7.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |  | Yes |  | yunohanaso |
| Auberge Yusura | Ise area, Mie |  | B | 7.6 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Yes | 4.81 | auberge-yusura |
| Kayotei | Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa | Chubu | B | 7.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 10 | Yes (top room) |  | kayotei |
| Kyo Yunohana Resort Suisen | Kameoka, Kyoto | Kansai | B | 7.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |  | 4 | 3.5 | 13 | Yes |  | kyo-yunohana-resort-suisen |
| Ryokan Nishiyama | Onomichi, Hiroshima | Chugoku | B | 7.6 | 4 |  | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |  |  | 4.3 | ryokan-nishiyama |
| Yunotani Senkei | Totsukawa, Yoshino, Nara | Kansai | B | 7.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 9 | No (private open-air available) |  | yunotani-senkei |
| Gora Kadan | Hakone, Kanagawa | Kanto | B | 7.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 39 | 1F rooms only |  | gora-kadan |
| Fuefukigawa Onsen Zabou | Koshu, Yamanashi | Chubu | B | 7.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.5 |  | Yes | 4.83 | fuefukigawa-onsen-zabou |
| Kumano Bettei Nakanoshima | Katsuura, Wakayama | Kansai | B | 7.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 4 | 44 | Top room (Kihinshitsu) only |  | kumano-bettei-nakanoshima |
| Amakusa Tenku no Fune | Amakusa, Kumamoto | Kyushu | B | 7.4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 15 | No |  | amakusa-tenku-no-fune |
| Asan Kotonami | Kotohira, Kagawa | Shikoku | B | 7.4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |  | Yes |  | asan-kotonami |
| Hatago Wakatsu | Omihachiman, Shiga | Kansai | B | 7.4 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 4.5 | 2 | Yes |  | hatago-wakatsu |
| Ryokan Suiranrou | Hitoyoshi Onsen, Kumamoto | Kyushu | B | 7.4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 30 |  |  | ryokan-suiranrou |
| Takayamaso Hanano | Arima Onsen, Hyogo | Kansai | B | 7.4 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |  | Yes | 4.08 | takayamaso-hanano |
| Tokachigawa Onsen Sanyoan | Tokachigawa, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | B | 7.4 | 4 | 4.5 |  | 3.5 | 3.5 | 11 | Yes |  | tokachigawa-onsen-sanyoan |
| Amane Resort Gahama | Beppu, Oita | Kyushu | B | 7.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |  | Yes |  | amane-resort-gahama |
| Fufu Kyoto | Kyoto (Okazaki), Kyoto | Kansai | B | 7.3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |  | Yes |  | fufu-kyoto |
| Fukudaya | Lake Biwa, Shiga | Kansai | B | 7.3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |  |  |  | fukudaya |
| Hakone Gora Byakudan | Gora, Hakone, Kanagawa | Kanto | B | 7.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |  | Yes | 4.75 | hakone-gora-byakudan |
| Takimotokan Yukinosato | Yoro, Gifu | Chubu | B | 7.3 | 4 | 4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 11 | Yes (open-air, suites) | 4.33 | takimotokan-yukinosato |
| Bourou Noguchi Toya | Lake Toya, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | B | 7.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |  |  |  |  | bourou-noguchi-toya |
| Goto Retreat Ray | Fukue, Goto Islands, Nagasaki | Kyushu | B | 7.2 | 4 | 2.5 |  | 4 | 3.5 |  | No |  | goto-retreat-ray |
| Seryo | Ohara, Kyoto | Kansai | B | 7.2 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 10 | One room only (Sakura no Ma) |  | seryo |
| Tawaraya | Kyoto, Kyoto | Kansai | B | 7.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 18 | No |  | tawaraya |
| Ryotei Kuki | Esashi, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | B | 7.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 |  | 3.5 | 3 | 7 | Yes |  | ryotei-kuki |
| Taketoritei Maruyama | Arima Onsen, Hyogo | Kansai | B | 7.1 |  | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |  |  | Yes |  | taketoritei-maruyama |
| Bettei Itsuki | Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto | Kyushu | B | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |  |  |  | Yes |  | bettei-itsuki |
| Takinoya | Noboribetsu, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | B | 7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 30 | Yes (open-air, suite) |  | takinoya |
| Yoshikawa | Kyoto, Kyoto | Kansai | B | 7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |  | No |  | yoshikawa |
| Yufuin Rikka | Yufuin, Oita | Kyushu | B | 7 | 4 | 4 |  |  | 3.5 | 6 | Yes | 4.89 | yufuin-rikka |
| Bettei Otozure | Nagato, Yamaguchi | Chugoku | C | 6.9 | 4 | 4 |  | 3.5 | 3 | 18 | Yes (balcony open-air) | 4.88 | bettei-otozure |
| Hanaichi | Agatsuma, Gunma | Kanto | C | 6.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |  |  |  | hanaichi |
| Kaichoro | Ikaho Onsen, Gunma | Kanto | C | 6.9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |  | Yes | 4.63 | kaichoro |
| Modern Ryokan kishi-ke | Kamakura, Kanagawa | Kanto | C | 6.9 | 4 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 1 | No |  | modern-ryokan-kishi-ke |
| Zenagi | Nagiso, Kiso Valley, Nagano | Chubu | C | 6.9 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3 | No |  | zenagi |
| Jusandi | Ishigaki Island, Okinawa | Okinawa | C | 6.8 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | No |  | jusandi |
| Kifu No Sato | Yunogo Onsen, Okayama | Chugoku | C | 6.8 | 4 | 3.5 |  | 3.5 | 3 | 35 | Yes (open-air) |  | kifu-no-sato |
| Arimasansoh Goshobessho | Arima Onsen, Hyogo | Kansai | C | 6.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 10 | Yes but NOT free-flowing |  | arimasansoh-goshobessho |
| Chikusenso Mt.Zao Onsen Resort & Spa | Zao Machi, Miyagi | Tohoku | C | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 32 | Detached (inconvenient) |  | chikusenso-mt-zao-onsen-resort-spa |
| Hoshino Resorts Kai Unzen | Unzen, Nagasaki | Kyushu | C | 6.7 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 51 | Yes (16 of 51 rooms, private open-air balcony bath) |  | hoshino-resorts-kai-unzen |
| Kappo Ryokan Wakamatsu | Yunokawa Onsen, Hakodate, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | C | 6.7 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 23 | No |  | kappo-ryokan-wakamatsu |
| Ryokusone | Kanazawa, Ishikawa | Chubu | C | 6.7 | 3.5 | 1.5 |  | 4.5 | 3.5 | 7 | No (indoor+outdoor, not onsen) |  | ryokusone |
| Tsuruga Besso Ao no Za | Lake Shikotsu, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | C | 6.7 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 |  | Some |  | tsuruga-besso-ao-no-za |
| Yamamizuki Bettei | Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto | Kyushu | C | 6.7 | 3 | 4 |  | 3.5 | 4 |  |  |  | yamamizuki-bettei |
| Ekoin | Koyasan, Wakayama | Kansai | C | 6.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | No |  | ekoin |
| Honjin Hiranoya Kachoan | Takayama, Gifu | Chubu | C | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 28 | — |  | honjin-hiranoya-kachoan |
| Katsuragi Hotel Kitanomaru | Fukuroi, Shizuoka | Chubu | C | 6.5 | 4 |  | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | 49 | — |  | katsuragi-hotel-kitanomaru |
| Matsushima Sakan Shoan | Matsushima, Miyagi | Tohoku | C | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 3 | 4.5 | 11 | No |  | matsushima-sakan-shoan |
| Satoumitei Kinparo Hontei | Oarai, Ibaraki |  | C | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 8 | No |  | satoumitei-kinparo-hontei |
| Umioto Mari | Shodoshima, Kagawa | Shikoku | C | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 6 | No | 4.83 | umioto-mari |
| Mifuneyama Rakuen Onsen | Takeo Onsen, Saga | Kyushu | C | 6.4 | 3.5 | 3 |  |  | 4.5 |  | No |  | mifuneyama-rakuen-onsen |
| Sekitei | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima | Chugoku | C | 6.4 | 4.5 | 4 |  | 2.5 | 4 | 12 | Some (top room self-fill) | 4.81 | sekitei |
| Teisui | Oga, Akita | Tohoku | C | 6.4 | 3.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 4.5 |  |  |  | teisui |
| Ginyu | Hakone, Kanagawa | Kanto | C | 6.3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |  | Yes |  | ginyu |
| Ryokan Kurashiki | Kurashiki, Okayama | Chugoku | C | 6.3 | 3 |  | 2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8 | No |  | ryokan-kurashiki |
| Setouchi Retreat Aonagi | Matsuyama, Ehime | Shikoku | C | 6.3 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7 | No (indoor pool/jacuzzi) |  | setouchi-retreat-aonagi |
| Hyakuna Garan | Nanjo (Okinawa main island), Okinawa | Okinawa | C | 6.2 | 3 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | No (rooftop hot tub) |  | hyakuna-garan |
| Iwaso | Miyajima, Hiroshima | Chugoku | C | 6.2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 38 | No (communal only) |  | iwaso |
| Kotohira Kadan | Kotohira, Kagawa | Shikoku | C | 6.1 | 3.5 |  | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 43 | — |  | kotohira-kadan |
| Kusatsu Onsen Kei | Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma | Kanto | C | 6.1 | 3.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 7 | Some |  | kusatsu-onsen-kei |
| Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan | Hayakawa-cho, Yamanashi | Chubu | C | 6.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 |  | 3.5 | 2.5 | 37 | Top room (Kitadake, open-air) |  | nishiyama-onsen-keiunkan |
| Bettei Yaeno | Minakami, Gunma | Kanto | C | 6 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | Yes |  | bettei-yaeno |
| Sakurayu Sanshuyu | Nanyo, Yamagata | Tohoku | C | 6 | 3 | 3.5 |  | 3.5 | 2.5 | 7 | Yes (open-air) |  | sakurayu-sanshuyu |
| Naoshima Ryokan Roka | Naoshima, Kagawa | Shikoku | D | 5.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |  | No |  | naoshima-ryokan-roka |
| Fufu Kyu-Karuizawa | Karuizawa, Nagano | Chubu | D | 5.6 | 4 |  | 2 |  | 3 |  | Yes |  | fufu-kyu-karuizawa |
| Sanso Kannawaen | Beppu, Oita | Kyushu | D | 5.6 |  |  | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Yes (Ume villa open-air) |  | sanso-kannawaen |
| Hazu Gassho | Toyooka, Shinshiro, Aichi | Chubu | D | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2 |  | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | No (shuttle to sister onsen) |  | hazu-gassho |
| Ginrinsou | Otaru, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | D | 5.2 | 3 |  | 2 | 4.5 | 4 | 18 | Top suite (Tsuru) open-air |  | ginrinsou |
| Okutsuso | Okutsu Onsen, Kagamino, Okayama | Chugoku | D | 5.2 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Yes (open-air, walled view) |  | okutsuso |
| Hoshino Resorts Kai Tsugaru | Owani, Tsugaru, Aomori | Tohoku | D | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 40 | No (communal only) |  | hoshino-resorts-kai-tsugaru |
| Satoyama no Auberge Maki No Oto | Nanto, Toyama | Chubu | D | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3 | No |  | satoyama-no-auberge-maki-no-oto |
| Uoshizu | Yugawara, Kanagawa | Kanto | D | 4.9 | 3 |  | 2.5 | 2.5 |  |  |  |  | uoshizu |
| Gora Karaku | Gora, Hakone, Kanagawa | Kanto | D | 4.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 |  | 70 |  | 4.49 | gora-karaku |
| Akariya Geihanro | Inuyama, Aichi | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.87 | akariya-geihanro |
| Akazawa Geihinkan | Izukōgen, Itō, Shizuoka | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.74 | akazawa-geihinkan |
| Amane Resort Seikai | Beppu, Oita | Kyushu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.8 | amane-resort-seikai |
| Amanojyaku | Amakusa Matsushima, Kumamoto | Kyushu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.78 | amanojyaku |
| Ancient Hotel Asama Karuizawa | Nagakura, Karuizawa, Nagano | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.9 | ancient-hotel-asama-karuizawa |
| Araya Totoan | Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.58 | araya-totoan |
| Atami Sekaie | Atami, Shizuoka | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.68 | atami-sekaie |
| Ayunosato | Hitoyoshi Onsen, Kumamoto | Kyushu | — | unscored |  |  | 2 |  | 3 |  |  |  | ayunosato |
| Azuma Farm Koiwai | Shizukuishi (Koiwai Farm), Iwate | Tohoku | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | azuma-farm-koiwai |
| Azumi Setoda | Setoda, Ikuchijima, Hiroshima | Chugoku | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.58 | azumi-setoda |
| Bessho SASA | Fujiyoshida (Mt. Fuji), Yamanashi | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.38 | bessho-sasa |
| C'est La Vie | northern Saitama, Saitama |  | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | c-est-la-vie |
| Daikon no Hana | Akiu, Miyagi | Tohoku | — | unscored |  | 4 |  |  | 3.5 | 52 | No |  | daikon-no-hana |
| ESPACIO The Hakone Geihinkan Rin-Poh-Ki-Ryu | Miyanoshita, Hakone |  | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.49 | espacio-the-hakone-geihinkan-rin-poh-ki-ryu |
| Guntû | Floating — the Seto Inland Sea (boards near Onomichi), Floating — the Seto Inland Sea (boards near Onomichi) |  | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | guntu |
| Hakone Retreat före & villa 1/f | Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa | Kanto | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.03 | hakone-retreat-fore-villa-1-f |
| Hatago (Arima) | Arima Onsen, Hyogo | Kansai | — | unscored |  | 4 |  | 3 |  |  | Yes |  | hatago-arima |
| Hitotsu Notojima | Notojima, Nanao, Ishikawa | Hokuriku | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.81 | hitotsu-notojima |
| Hoshinoya Fuji | Lake Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | hoshinoya-fuji |
| KANAYA RESORT HAKONE | Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa | Hakone | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.81 | kanaya-resort-hakone |
| Kaiseki Inn Suihuen | Gero Onsen, Gifu | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.75 | kaiseki-inn-suihuen |
| Kamenoi Besso | Yufuin, Oita | Kyushu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.87 | kamenoi-besso |
| Kanshuku-en Eshikoto | Eiheiji, Fukui | Hokuriku | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.71 | kanshuku-en-eshikoto |
| Kinnotake Tonosawa | Tonosawa, Hakone, Kanagawa | Kanto | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.51 | kinnotake-tonosawa |
| Kofuyuden Beniya | Awara Onsen, Fukui | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.82 | kofuyuden-beniya |
| Lakeside Villa Suimeikaku | Lake Shikotsu, Hokkaido | Hokkaido | — | unscored | 4 |  |  |  | 4 | 8 |  |  | lakeside-villa-suimeikaku |
| Machiyado Ichiryu | Takayama, Gifu | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.7 | machiyado-ichiryu |
| Madoka no Mori | Gora, Hakone, Kanagawa | Kanto | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.78 | madoka-no-mori |
| Meigetsuso | Kaminoyama Onsen, Yamagata | Tohoku | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.77 | meigetsuso |
| Ochiairo | Yugashima Onsen, Izu, Shizuoka | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.64 | ochiairo |
| Risonare Yatsugatake | Kobuchizawa, Hokuto, Yamanashi | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.32 | risonare-yatsugatake |
| River Retreat Garaku | Sasazu (Jinzu gorge), Toyama | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.63 | river-retreat-garaku |
| STAY366 | Kōshū (Katsunuma vineyards), Yamanashi | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | stay366 |
| Saryo Souen | Akiu, Miyagi | Tohoku | — | unscored |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4.62 | saryo-souen |
| Seiryuso | Shimoda (Rendaiji Onsen), Shizuoka | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.66 | seiryuso |
| Sekiyo | Yugawara, Kanagawa | Hakone | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  | Y | 4.77 | sekiyo |
| Sengokuhara COCON | Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa | Hakone | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.87 | sengokuhara-cocon |
| Shiojitei | Toba, Mie |  | — | unscored | 3.5 |  |  |  | 4 |  | No |  | shiojitei |
| Shoraiso | Yudanaka Onsen, Yamanouchi, Nagano | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | Yes | 4.86 | shoraiso |
| Sosuikyo | Yunoyama Onsen, Mie | Kansai | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.67 | sosuikyo |
| Takaragawa Osenkaku | Takaragawa Onsen, Gunma | Kanto | — | unscored |  | 4.5 |  |  | 4 |  | No |  | takaragawa-osenkaku |
| Tamakiya | Matsunoyama Onsen, Tokamachi, Niigata | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.77 | tamakiya |
| The Hiramatsu Karuizawa Miyota | Miyota, near Karuizawa, Nagano | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.7 | the-hiramatsu-karuizawa-miyota |
| The Hiramatsu Kashikojima | Ise-Shima (Ago Bay), Mie | Kansai | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.77 | the-hiramatsu-kashikojima |
| The Hiramatsu Sengokuhara | Sengokuhara, Hakone |  | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.77 | the-hiramatsu-sengokuhara |
| Tobira Onsen Myojinkan | Tobira Onsen, Matsumoto, Nagano | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.56 | tobira-onsen-myojinkan |
| Tsuruko | Kanazawa, Ishikawa | Hokuriku | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.87 | tsuruko |
| Ubuya | Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.36 | ubuya |
| Ujo Soan | Yuhigaura Onsen, Kyotango, Kyoto | Kansai | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.79 | ujo-soan |
| Wasure no Sato Gajoen | Kirishima, Kagoshima | Kyushu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.67 | wasure-no-sato-gajoen |
| Yagyu no Sho | Shuzenji, Izu, Shizuoka | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.72 | yagyu-no-sho |
| Zagyosoh (ABBA Resorts Izu) | Izukōgen, Itō, Shizuoka | Chubu | — | unscored |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.55 | zagyosoh-abba-resorts-izu |