First of all, a Japanese onsen ryokan is a type of facility that carries on old Japanese traditions. Basically, it’s a hotel with hot spring. So after soaking in the hot spring, you can change into a special yukata robe and enjoy Japanese cuisine or relax in a traditional Japanese room with tatami bamboo mats… Onsen ryokans (hot spring inns) will give you the total experience of the Japanese traditional culture.
Shosuke-no-Yado Takinoyu
Set in Aizuwakamatsu in the Fukushima Region, just couple hundreds of meters from Aizu Higashiyama Onsen. This facility has both a hot spring bath and sauna. After relaxing in hot spring, guests can enjoy a meal at the restaurant or a drink at the hotel bar.
This ryokan offers free bicycles and bikes to hire. Mount Iimori is about 2.7 km from the hotel. Aizuwakamatsu Castle is less than 3 km from the property.
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Takinoyu-108 大字湯本 Aizuwakamatsu,
Fukushima Prefecture 965-0814, Japan
Fujikawaguchiko Onsen Konanso
“Konansou”, the Japanese-style hotel, stands in the Fuji Kawaguchiko Onsen resort at the base of the symbolic Mount Fuji.
From the roof terrace, you can admire the picturesque panorama of Kawaguchiko and also the breathtaking mountains and Mount Fuji. This ryokan has the outdoor bath. Guests can also try on Yukata robes and enjoy free green tea in their room. Some rooms feature an open-air hot spring bath.
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401-0301 Yamanashi,
Fujikawaguchiko, Funatsu 4020, Japan
Nest Inn Hakone
This hotel is also located in the Sengokuhara Hot Springs region in the mountain ranges of Hakone. Guests can walk along the wooden deck surrounded by the beautiful forest to get to the outdoor hot spring bath. There is also an indoor public bath with a stunning panoramic view of the surrounding nature. On-site the hotel there is a restaurant with a seasonal and locally sourced menu. Good news for breakfast funs, there is also an on-site bakery, which provides fresh bread every morning.
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