Accommodation

Kawazu Sakura and Tokyu Resort

Lodge Nutapukaushipe, Daisetsuzan

Kawazu Sakura and Tokyu Resort

Easy to miss, impossible to forget

by Leslie Taylor

Shizuoka

Kawazu Cherry Blossom festival and Izu Imaihama Tokyu Resort

Live Like a Modern Samurai

Staying at Kiraku’s Ohya residence in Obi, Miyazaki

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Miyazaki

Stay in a renovated samurai-era home with modern comfort and style.

Ine Boathouse Ryokan

Dance under the moonlight at Maruichi Funeya

by Bonson Lam

Kyoto

At Ine there are surprises and delights in every season. in January the mountains are blanketed by snow, but you are rewarded by the Matsuba Crab, a local speciality. In summer take a seat by the shore line for the fireworks and summer festivals, or see kites and seagulls up close on the sightseeing cruise.

Fukuma-kan

Unparalleled ryokan experience by the Sea of Japan

by Lester Goh

Shimane

Located in the Mihonoseki Harbour on the Northern tip of Shimane Peninsula, Fukuma-kan is a ryokan offering magnificent views of the Sea of Japan, while retaining a rustic, rural charm.

Kumano Kodo Overnight-Stay in Chikatsuyu-oji

by Alena Eckelmann

Wakayama

Lodge Nutapukaushipe, Daisetsuzan

Extraordinary mountain lodge in Asahidake Onsen

by Nicole Bauer

Hokkaido

Wonderful wooden log cabin in Daisetsuzan National Park, with a warm and cosy atmosphere and full of amazing woodwork everywhere.

Guest House Nagasaki Burabura

Affordable seaside hangout

by Sherilyn Siy

Nagasaki

Guest House Nagasaki Burabura: Affordable seaside hangout

Japan's Best of the Best Onsen

Taiyo no Sato: enjoy a private onsen at Cape Inubo

by Julian Bohler

Chiba

Taiyo no Sato: Bettei Umi to Mori was voted Japan's number one high end ryokan in 2014. Located just a couple of hours East of Tokyo along the most Eastern shores of Chiba prefecture, it offers delicious local seafood with private baths facing the Pacific Ocean.