Ryokans in Japan FAQ
Baths, meals, prices and booking.
Ryokan
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.
About the details
From the ryokan's own Japanese-language pages where it publishes them, and from booking-site listings. Where the ryokan doesn't say, the page says "Not stated by the ryokan".
Booking and pricing
Most ryokan sell stays per person per night with dinner and breakfast. Prices can change with the dates and the room; the rate shown for your dates is the one you book.