Mid-Range Nature Hotels & Ryokan in Japan ($150-$350)
The sweet spot of Japanese nature accommodation. Mid-range properties offer the refinement of luxury stays — private onsen, kaiseki dining, beautiful architecture — at prices that make a multi-night immersion genuinely accessible.
This price range encompasses some of Japan's most beloved ryokan and hotels. Properties where you'll enjoy multi-course kaiseki dinners made with local seasonal ingredients, soak in mineral-rich onsen with mountain or ocean views, and sleep in rooms designed with the understated elegance that defines Japanese aesthetic sensibility.
Mid-range in the Japanese countryside delivers extraordinary value by international standards. A $250/night ryokan often includes dinner and breakfast — both multi-course culinary experiences — plus access to some of the finest hot spring bathing facilities in the country. The total experience rivals luxury hotels charging three times the price in major cities.
SANU 2nd Home Awaji
Awaji Island, Hyogo
villa
SANU 2nd Home Hakuba
Hakuba, Nagano
villa
SANU 2nd Home Karuizawa
Karuizawa, Nagano
villa
SANU 2nd Home Tateshina
Tateshina, Nagano
villa
SANU 2nd Home Tsumagoi
Tsumagoi, Gunma
villa
SANU 2nd Home Yatsugatake
Yatsugatake, Yamanashi
villa
Andaru Collection Niseko
Niseko, Hokkaido
villaBiratori Nibutani Cottage
Biratori/Nibutani, Hokkaido
villa
Chiran Tourien
Chiran, Kagoshima
villa
Glamday Style Karuizawa
Karuizawa, Nagano
hotel
Gora Kadan Fuji
Mt. Fuji area, Shizuoka
hotel
Hakuba Happo Onsen Shirakabaso
Hakuba, Nagano
hotel
Happo Lodge
Hakuba, Nagano
hotel
Hoshinomeguri no Yado
Taketomi Island, Okinawa
villa
Kayabuki no Sato Stay
Miyama, Kyoto
villa
Maana Kiyomizu
Kyoto Higashiyama, Kyoto
hotel
Nagisa no Mori
Kunigami/Yanbaru, Okinawa
villa
Nakanojo Biennale Stay
Nakanojo/Shima, Gunma
villa
Nipponia Sado
Sado Island, Niigata
hotel
Shojiko Hotel
Lake Shoji, Yamanashi
hotel
Sowaka
Kyoto Gion, Kyoto
hotel
Treeful Treehouse
Yanbaru/Nago, Okinawa
hotel
Tsushima Watazumi Jinja Shuhenchi
Tsushima Island, Nagasaki
villa
Aoni Onsen
Kuroishi, Aomori
ryokan
Arai Ryokan
Shuzenji Onsen, Shizuoka
ryokan
Araya Totoan
Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Araya Totoan Yamashiro
Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Asaya Hotel Kinugawa
Kinugawa Onsen, Tochigi
ryokan
Aso Uchinomaki Onsen Yume no Yu
Aso, Kumamoto
ryokan
Beniya Mukayu
Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Beniya Mukayu Kayotei sister
Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Bessho Onsen Kashiwaya
Bessho Onsen, Nagano
ryokan
Bessho Sasa
Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
ryokan
Daikokuya
Itamuro Onsen, Tochigi
ryokan
Dogo Onsen Funaya
Dogo Onsen, Ehime
ryokan
Echigo Yuzawa Hatago Isen
Echigo Yuzawa, Niigata
ryokan
Fufu Hakone
Hakone/Gora, Kanagawa
ryokan
Fugaku Gunjo
Izu/Toi Onsen, Shizuoka
ryokan
Fuji Onsenji Yumedono
Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
ryokan
Fujinoyakata
Shimobe Onsen, Yamanashi
ryokan
Fujiya Ryokan
Ginzan Onsen, Yamagata
ryokan
Furofushi Onsen
Fukaura/Sea of Japan, Aomori
ryokan
Gassho-zukuri no Sato
Gokayama, Toyama
ryokan
Gero Onsen Suimeikan
Gero Onsen, Gifu
ryokan
Ginzan Onsen Notoya Ryokan
Ginzan Onsen, Yamagata
ryokan
Hakone Amazake Chaya
Hakone/Old Tokaido, Kanagawa
ryokan
Hana Beppu
Beppu, Oita
ryokan
Hana Tsurube Bettei Masuya
Awara Onsen, Fukui
ryokan
Hijiori Onsen Kato Ryokan
Hijiori Onsen, Yamagata
ryokan
Honjin Hiranoya Kachoan
Takayama, Gifu
ryokan
Hoshi Onsen Chojukan
Minakami, Gunma
ryokan
Hoshi Ryokan
Awazu Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Hoshidekan
Yunoyama Onsen, Mie
ryokan
Ibusuki Hakusuikan
Ibusuki, Kagoshima
ryokan
Ikaho Onsen Fukuichi
Ikaho Onsen, Gunma
ryokan
Ito Onsen Hanafubuki
Ito, Shizuoka
ryokan
Ito Onsen Yayoikan
Ito, Shizuoka
ryokan
Iwamotoro
Enoshima, Kanagawa
ryokan
Iwaso
Miyajima, Hiroshima
ryokan
Iya Bijin
Iya Valley, Tokushima
ryokan
Jigokudani Kourakukan
Jigokudani, Nagano
ryokan
Jinya
Tsurumaki Onsen, Kanagawa
ryokan
Kagaya
Wakura Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Kagurazaka Kakuregaresort Shimofuro
Shimofuro Onsen, Niigata
ryokan
Kaike Yugetsu
Kaike Onsen, Tottori
ryokan
Kamisuwa Onsen Rako Hananoi
Lake Suwa, Nagano
ryokan
Kansuiro
Hakone/Tonosawa, Kanagawa
ryokan
Kifu no Sato
Akame Onsen, Mie
ryokan
Kinosaki Onsen Tsukimikan
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
ryokan
Kiso Ontake Onsen
Kiso/Mt. Ontake, Nagano
ryokan
Konpira Onsen Kotosankaku
Kotohira, Kagawa
ryokan
Koyasan Eko-in
Mt. Koya, Wakayama
ryokan
Koyasan Fukuchiin
Mt. Koya, Wakayama
ryokan
Kozantei Ubuya
Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
ryokan
Kumano-Bettei Nakanoshima
Katsuura, Wakayama
ryokan
Kumanokodo Midori no Sato
Owase, Mie
ryokan
Kurokawa Onsen Oyado Noshiyu
Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokan
Kusatsu Onsen Boun
Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma
ryokan
Kusatsu Onsen Naraya
Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma
ryokan
Kyo no Yado Miyamaso
Kyoto Hanase/Miyama, Kyoto
ryokan
Matsunoyama Onsen Hinanoyado Chitose
Matsunoyama Onsen, Niigata
ryokan
Matsuya Sensen
Awara Onsen, Fukui
ryokan
Matsuzakaya Honten
Izu/Kawazu, Shizuoka
ryokan
Michinoku Onsen
Lake Juniko/Shirakami, Aomori
ryokan
Migiwatei Ochi Kochi
Tomonoura, Hiroshima
ryokan
Mikawaya Ryokan
Hakone/Miyanoshita, Kanagawa
ryokanMikawaya Tsumugi
Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Mikuriga-ike Onsen
Tateyama/2410m altitude, Toyama
ryokan
Minakami Onsen Bettei Senjuan
Minakami, Gunma
ryokan
Misasa Onsen Mansuirou
Misasa Onsen, Tottori
ryokan
Mitsui Shimogamo Bettei
Kyoto Shimogamo, Kyoto
ryokan
Momijiya Annex
Takao, Kyoto
ryokan
Myoban Onsen Okamotoya
Beppu/Myoban, Oita
ryokan
Myoken Ishiharaso
Myoken Onsen, Kagoshima
ryokan
Nagasaki Unzen Fukudaya
Unzen Onsen, Nagasaki
ryokan
Nagayu Onsen Maruo
Nagayu Onsen, Oita
ryokan
Nagiso Tsumago Fujioto
Tsumago juku, Nagano
ryokan
Nakamura-ya Ryokan Yudanaka
Yudanaka Onsen, Nagano
ryokan
Naniwa Issui
Tamatsukuri Onsen, Shimane
ryokan
Naruko Onsen Yusaya
Naruko Onsen, Miyagi
ryokan
Nasu Takamichi no Yado Yamasuiso
Nasu, Tochigi
ryokan
Nishimuraya Honkan
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
ryokan
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan
Hayakawa, Yamanashi
ryokan
Nozawa Onsen Sakaya
Nozawa Onsen, Nagano
ryokan
Nyuto Onsen Taenoyu
Nyuto Onsen, Akita
ryokan
Ochiairo
Izu/Amagi, Shizuoka
ryokan
Oku-Kinu Onsen Kaniyu
Oku Kinu, Tochigi
ryokan
Omaru Onsen Daikanso
Nasu, Tochigi
ryokan
Osawa Onsen Sansuikaku
Hanamaki, Iwate
ryokan
Otanisanso
Nagato Yumoto Onsen, Yamaguchi
ryokan
Oyado Nonohana
Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokan
Rendaiji Onsen Kuramasa
Shimoda/Izu, Shizuoka
ryokan
Ryokan Onomichi Nishiyama
Onomichi, Hiroshima
ryokan
Ryugon
Minami Uonuma, Niigata
ryokan
Sakunami Onsen Yuzukushi Salon Ichinobo
Sakunami Onsen, Miyagi
ryokan
Sakurayu Sanshuyu
Kaminoyama Onsen, Yamagata
ryokan
Sanso Kannawaen
Beppu/Kannawa, Oita
ryokan
Sansou Murata
Yufuin, Oita
ryokan
Satoyama Jujo
Minami Uonuma, Niigata
hotel
Sekitei
Miyajima/Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
ryokan
Shiguchi
Niseko, Hokkaido
ryokan
Shima Onsen Kashiwaya Ryokan
Shima Onsen, Gunma
ryokan
Shimabara Onsen Tsukasa
Shimabara, Nagasaki
ryokan
Shimanto Riverside Camp Niyodo Blue
Shimanto River, Kochi
villa
Shimobe Hotel
Shimobe Onsen, Yamanashi
ryokan
Shosenkaku Kagetsu
Echigo Yuzawa, Niigata
ryokan
Shuzenji Hanareyado Oninosumika
Shuzenji, Shizuoka
ryokan
Soneka
Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
villa
Suiho Matsushima
Matsushima, Miyagi
ryokan
Suimeikan
Gero Onsen, Gifu
ryokan
Sukayu Onsen
Hakkoda Mountains, Aomori
ryokan
Sumiyoshiya
Hirayu Onsen, Gifu
ryokan
Tadamoto Onsen
Isa/Northern Kagoshima, Kagoshima
ryokanTaisetsu Kamikawa So
Sounkyo/Daisetsuzan, Hokkaido
ryokan
Takanosuke Onsen
Aga/Aganogawa, Niigata
ryokan
Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
Minakami, Gunma
ryokan
Takimikan
Ginzan Onsen, Yamagata
ryokan
Tamatsukuri Onsen Choseikaku
Tamatsukuri Onsen, Shimane
ryokan
Tateyama Onsen Senri no Kaze
Tateyama, Chiba
ryokan
Tawaraya
Kyoto Nakagyo, Kyoto
ryokan
Tobira Onsen Myojinkan
Matsumoto/Tobira, Nagano
ryokan
Tocen Goshoboh
Arima Onsen, Hyogo
ryokan
Togetsutei
Arashiyama, Kyoto
ryokan
Tokinoyado Kozankaku
Shibu Onsen, Nagano
ryokan
Tsuki no Shizuku
Ryujin Onsen, Wakayama
ryokan
Tsunagi Onsen Yumeotsuri
Tsunagi Onsen/Morioka, Iwate
ryokan
Tsuru no Yu
Nyuto Onsen, Akita
ryokan
Tsurunoyu Bettei Yama no Yado
Nyuto Onsen, Akita
ryokan
Tsuruya Ryokan Obuse
Obuse, Nagano
ryokan
Umenoyado
Yoshino, Nara
ryokan
Unazuki Onsen Enraku
Unazuki/Kurobe Gorge, Toyama
ryokan
Yagyu no Sho
Shuzenji Onsen, Shizuoka
ryokan
Yamamizuki
Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokan
Yokote Masuda Mantan no Yu
Yokote, Akita
ryokan
Yoshida Sanso
Kyoto Yoshida, Kyoto
ryokan
Yufuin Baien
Yufuin, Oita
ryokan
Yufuin Sankouen
Yufuin, Oita
ryokan
Yugawara Onsen Sekitei
Yugawara, Kanagawa
ryokanYumeya
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
ryokan
Yumoto Chobokaku Yuimakura
Echigo Yuzawa, Niigata
ryokan
Yunomine Onsen Adumaya
Kumano/Yunomine, Wakayama
ryokan
Yuyado Soan Izumo
Izumo, Shimane
ryokan
Auberge Yusura
Ise, Mie
ryokan
Bettei Otozure
Nagato Yumoto Onsen, Yamaguchi
ryokan
Gora Hanaougi
Hakone, Kanagawa
ryokan
Hakone Geihinkan Rin-Poh-Ki-Ryu
Hakone, Kanagawa
ryokan
Hiiragiya
Kyoto Nakagyo, Kyoto
ryokan
Hiiragiya Bekkan
Kyoto Nakagyo, Kyoto
ryokan
Kanamean Nishitomiya
Kyoto Nakagyo, Kyoto
ryokan
Karatsu Yoyokaku
Karatsu, Saga
ryokan
Kayotei
Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Konansou
Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
ryokan
Kurayado Iroha
Miyajima, Hiroshima
ryokan
Nazuna Kyoto Gosho
Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto
ryokan
Oyado Yamakyu
Takayama, Gifu
ryokan
Ryokan Genhouin
Kyoto Higashiyama, Kyoto
ryokan
Taketomijima Yado Takana
Taketomi Island, Okinawa
ryokan
Tatami Onsen Izumiso
Hakuba area, Nagano
ryokan
Wanosato
Hida/Takayama, Gifu
ryokan
Wanosato Hida
Hida/Takayama, Gifu
ryokan
Yoshimatsu
Hakone/Tonosawa, Kanagawa
ryokan
Asaba
Shuzenji Onsen, Shizuoka
ryokan
Atami Izusan Karaku
Atami, Shizuoka
ryokan
Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu
Noboribetsu, Hokkaido
hotel
Yufuin Tamanoyu
Yufuin, Oita
ryokan
Zaborin
Niseko/Hanazono, Hokkaido
ryokan
Onyado Chikurintei
Takeo Onsen, Saga
ryokan
The Uza Terrace
Yomitan, Okinawa
villa
Villabu Resort
Irabu Island, Okinawa
villa