Private Onsen Rooms
Ryokan where at least some rooms have their own bath fed with real hot-spring water.
6 ryokan
MatsumotoPremium
Tobira Onsen, in the mountains above Matsumoto, Nagano
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Tobira Onsen Myojinkan
扉温泉 明神館
A valley hideaway with a famous standing bath and warm, attentive service — the French dinner is the one thing guests argue about
- Private Onsen Rooms
- Destination Dining
IzuLuxury
Shuzenji, Izu City, Shizuoka
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Asaba
あさば
A 540-YEAR-OLD RYOKAN WITH A WORKING NOH STAGE, AND SERVICE THAT ISN'T ALWAYS AS POLISHED AS THE HISTORY
- Private Onsen Rooms
- Historic Ryokan
HakonePremium
Gora, Hakone, Kanagawa
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Gora Kadan
強羅花壇
A FORMER IMPERIAL VILLA WHERE THE ROOM TIER YOU BOOK CHANGES THE VERDICT ENTIRELY
- Private Onsen Rooms
- Historic Ryokan
YufuinPremium
Kawakami, Yufuin, Yufu, Oita — beside Lake Kinrin
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Kamenoi Bessou
亀の井別荘
Yufuin's century-old forest retreat: Japanese guests rave about the space and the baths, and are more measured about the food
- Private Onsen Rooms
- Historic Ryokan
Kaga OnsenPremium
Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga, Ishikawa
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Beniya Mukayu
べにや無何有
A calm, design-led ryokan with an onsen on every terrace and a kitchen that wins Japanese critics over — the layout is where it stumbles
- Private Onsen Rooms
- Destination Dining
HokkaidoLuxury
Hanazono, Kutchan (Niseko area), Hokkaido
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Zaborin
坐忘林
Every room has its own source-fed onsen — the service is where Japanese guests hesitate
- Private Onsen Rooms
- Secluded Retreats