Meals included | Hotels and Ryokan (Japanese inn) that are popular with reviews!

We recommend this hot spring inn located in Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo Prefecture. First of all, the hot spring and bedrock bath area can be reserved for private use by the hour. Also, if you want to spend more precious time with your girlfriend, there are rooms with open-air baths. There is a large free parking lot. Depending on the plan, you can also have dinner in a private room, so you can enjoy a leisurely meal with your girlfriend. It is surrounded by greenery and is quiet, so you can relax with your girlfriend.

My stay at Itoen Hotel Kusatsu was more comfortable than I expected. The inn is located in a quiet area a little independent guest cottages from the Yubatake hot springs, and a free shuttle bus makes it easy to get around. What impressed me most was the high quality of the dinner buffet. There was a very wide variety of dishes, and we could enjoy a variety of cuisines, including Japanese, Western, and Chinese. The hot dishes were constantly replenished, and all of them were delicious. The large, open-air bath where you can enjoy Kusatsu's famous hot springs was wonderful, and the open-air bath had an open atmosphere that made you feel like you were in the middle of a forest. The hotel is well-equipped with a table tennis room, games corner, and a shop. It was good value for money, and I had a fulfilling stay that was lively yet relaxing.

I have never seen such a large Buffet in a hotel. And it was delicious. As soon as I entered Buffet area, I was dazzled by the variety. I was also overwhelmed by the size and number of baths. There were various water temperatures, so I could choose according to my preference. It was like a bath Buffet. The staff were well trained and it was very comfortable.

There is an open-air rock bath with a waterwheel and a gazebo with a straw roof that exudes a nostalgic atmosphere. The indoor bath is made of 1,200-year-old cypress. In winter, you can enjoy crab dishes. The standard room is a 10-tatami Japanese-style room with a view of the ocean from the window.

This inn is the closest to the sea in the Oga hot spring resort area. There is an indoor bath with free-flowing hot-spring water and an open-air bath with a view of the sea of Oga. The meals are prepared by boiling the ingredients in a tub, then cooking them on a stone heated to 400 degrees Celsius.

Located right next to the Yokokura slope, this hotel offers high-quality hot spring water straight from 100% natural hot spring. The highly acidic water with a hint of sulfur has moisturizing and skin-beautifying effects, warming you from the inside out and providing a unique sense of comfort. The view from the outdoor stone bath is also exceptional, and this is a recommended inn where you can enjoy a wonderful view no matter what season you visit: the open-air snow view in winter, fresh greenery in summer, and autumn leaves in autumn.

This European-style resort hotel is located 1,200 meters above sea level. Surrounded by the Belt Forest, you can spend a relaxing time surrounded by nature. The hotel offers a Japanese, Western, and Chinese buffet with an appealing menu centered on ingredients from Gunma Prefecture. They hold seasonal themed fairs, so you'll never get bored no matter how many times you visit. They offer a buffet not only for dinner but also for breakfast. The fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth omelets, cooked one by one right before your eyes, are very popular. The hot springs include an indoor bath with free-flowing hot spring water and an open-air bath. There is also a sauna. There are five types of private open-air baths. A free shuttle bus is available to the Yubatake, the symbol of Kusatsu Onsen, and the Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal.

Located in Naruko Onsen in Miyagi Prefecture, this hot spring inn is the perfect place for a family trip. The viscous hot spring water, which is said to have skin-beautifying effects, is famous for changing color over time. Dinner is a "Michinoku Buffet" using carefully selected ingredients from Tohoku, and you can enjoy the live feeling of the food being cooked right in front of you. From the rooms with foot baths, you can spend a relaxing time while looking out at the mountain village scenery. It is easily accessible, just a 5-minute walk from JR Naruko Onsen Station, and parking is free. This inn is perfect for a family of four.

This is a Japanese-style hot spring inn located in the central area of Dogo Onsen town, and has Japanese-style rooms, so even foreigners can experience Japanese culture. The baths are equipped with an open-air bath and sauna, and the facilities are well-equipped. You can enjoy Ehime-only gourmet food such as sashimi and sea bream rice made with seafood from the Seto Inland Sea, so be sure to check it out.

Located right in front of the Yubatake, the symbol of Kusatsu Onsen, this is a long-established hot spring inn with over 300 years of history. Its appeal lies in its hospitality backed by years of business experience, and its hot spring experience that will heal both body and soul. Meals are available in a buffet style, and in addition to Japanese cuisine such as sushi and sukiyaki, a colorful array of extravagant dishes are available. Brand beef steaks and roast beef served in the open-plan live kitchen, as well as the hotel's signature meatloaf, are also popular.

This 160-year-old Ryokan (Japanese inn) in Kinosaki Onsen has a total of 34 rooms. The lobby lounge here also has books about the history of Tajima and art books. You can also enjoy the hot springs in the open-air gazebo-style bath overlooking the beautiful Japanese garden, or in the large bath with the scent of wood. As for meals, you can dine on kaiseki kaiseki（a traditional Japanese multiple course meal ）made with seasonal local ingredients such as Tajima beef and Matsuba crab in your room.

This is Ryokan (Japanese inn) located in Tamatsukuri Onsen, south of Lake Shinji. Women can choose a flower yukata at the flower yukata corner in the lobby. There is also a beautiful indoor bath made of black granite, an open-air bath, and a large bath made entirely of cypress, even to the bottom of the tub. Dinner was kaiseki（a traditional Japanese multiple course meal ）using luxurious ingredients such as Shimane Wagyu beef, Oki Matsuba crab, blackthroat seaperch, and white squid. For breakfast, we had a Buffet style meal of a wide variety of dishes, including the inn's original pancakes served with brown sugar syrup.

This is a Kinugawa Onsen inn where you can enjoy in-room dining in a Japanese-style room. It is located along the Kinugawa River, and the inn itself is built on a huge rock. You can see the flow of the Kinugawa River from the large public bath. There is a independent guest cottages open-air bath where you can enjoy the hot springs in the forest.

The guest rooms are calming Japanese-style rooms, and the open-air bath allows you to bathe in Tamatsukuri Onsen while looking at the bamboo forest, making this a popular inn for girls' trips. There are many sacred places that women are likely to like near the inn, making it a great date spot. In particular, you can take home the "Wish Stone," a talisman made by striking the sacred tree at Tamatsukuriyu Shrine with a wish stone, making it a great memory for couples' trips. For dinner, you can enjoy kaiseki（a traditional Japanese multiple course meal ）that allows you to enjoy local gourmet food such as clams from Lake Shinji and Shimane wagyu beef, and at around 20,000 yen, I think it's reasonably priced.

"Kasenkyo Izutsuya" is a venerable Ryokan (Japanese inn) where members of the imperial family have stayed in the past. There are two hot springs, one with a view and one underground, but both have spacious baths where you can relax and unwind. The open-air bath in the basement has a Japanese atmosphere, while the one with a view overlooks the town of Yumura and has a sense of openness.

This resort hotel has vast grounds. You can enjoy Kusatsu's hot springs, nature, and activities to your heart's content. Shuttle buses run from the hotel to Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal and the Yubatake, so you can easily access the hotel even without a car. Check-out is at a leisurely 11:00, so you can enjoy the hotel to your heart's content. There are also plans where you can rent colorful yukata. This hotel is also one of Ryokan (Japanese inn) that cooperated in the sound recording of the Ghibli film "Spirited Away," and it appears that scenes such as serving food at the bathhouse, walking scenes, the sound of the hot water, and the sound of cleaning the bath were recorded here. This is a popular spot among fans as a place where you can experience the world of Spirited Away.

This resort hotel is popular for its free-flowing open-air baths and Shinshu local cuisine in Nozawa Onsen. You can also enjoy the hot springs from the open-air observation baths overlooking the hot spring town of Nozawa and the beautiful starry sky, the tatami baths (large observation baths) that are rare in the prefecture and have a spectacular Breathtaking view of the hot spring town and mountains, and the private open-air baths (Hyakuban Kannon married couple Baths) surrounded by greenery. As for meals, you can eat kaiseki（a traditional Japanese multiple course meal ）using Shinshu premium beef and Shinshu salmon. The specially ordered dishes such as trout and seasonal vegetable tempura, horse sashimi, and Shinshu premium beef stone-grilled are particularly delicious.

It is less than 30 minutes by car from Mount Hakodate. There is an open-air observation bath on the roof of Ryokan (Japanese inn), where you can soak in the hot spring while watching the night view. The guest rooms are, in a word, stylish. Both the Japanese-style rooms and the Western-style rooms have a modern design and calm color scheme. The meals are mainly seafood and are original creative dishes.

A free shuttle bus runs from JR Kyoto Station, making this hotel easy to access. You can relax in the luxurious rooms. There are beauty salons and massage rooms, so it is recommended for female travelers.