Ryokan in Japan

A traditional Japanese inn: tatami rooms with futons, yukata to wear, and usually a hot-spring bath (onsen) and a multi-course dinner (kaiseki) served at the ryokan. We list a property as a ryokan when it is a staffed lodging, not a self-catering rental, with mainly tatami rooms, and it calls itself a ryokan (旅館) or sells stays per person with dinner and breakfast. Whether it has a hot-spring bath is shown separately.

Most ryokan price per person per night with dinner and breakfast included. We show that figure and the total for the room so you can compare a ryokan with a hotel fairly.

Filter by bath. Open-air in the room and indoor in the room mean the bath is in your room type; a bookable private bath (kashikiri) is reserved by time; shared only means public baths.

It depends on the ryokan, and the rule is often only on its Japanese site. A private bath in your room avoids the issue. Where a ryokan's tattoo rule is unclear, we say so.