Hotels with Fine Dining in Japan
Japan has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other country — and some of the most extraordinary dining experiences are found not in Tokyo, but at remote hotels and ryokan where chefs have direct access to pristine mountain, river, and ocean ingredients.
34 properties
Fine dining at a nature hotel in Japan transcends the conventional restaurant experience. Imagine a 12-course dinner featuring wild boar from the surrounding forest, river fish caught that morning, and vegetables harvested from the property's own terraced garden — all served in a private dining room overlooking a moonlit valley.
The properties in this collection are selected for culinary excellence: acclaimed chefs, exceptional ingredient sourcing, and dining environments that are inseparable from their natural settings.
Arcana Izu
Izu/Kawazu, Shizuoka
hotel
Atami Sekaie
Atami, Shizuoka
hotel
Auberge Yusura
Ise, Mie
ryokan
Azumi Setoda
Setoda/Ikuchijima, Hiroshima
ryokan
Beniya Mukayu Kayotei sister
Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Echigo Yuzawa Hatago Isen
Echigo Yuzawa, Niigata
ryokan
Fufu Atami
Atami, Shizuoka
ryokan
Fujinoyakata
Shimobe Onsen, Yamanashi
ryokan
Glamday Style Karuizawa
Karuizawa, Nagano
hotel
Gora Kadan
Hakone, Kanagawa
ryokan
Hana Beppu
Beppu, Oita
ryokan
Hana Tsurube Bettei Masuya
Awara Onsen, Fukui
ryokan
Hiramatsu Karuizawa Miyota
Karuizawa/Miyota, Nagano
hotel
Hotel Bleston Court
Karuizawa, Nagano
hotel
Iya Bijin
Iya Valley, Tokushima
ryokan
Kanamean Nishitomiya
Kyoto Nakagyo, Kyoto
ryokan
Karatsu Yoyokaku
Karatsu, Saga
ryokan
Kayotei
Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Konansou
Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
ryokan
Kumanokodo Midori no Sato
Owase, Mie
ryokan
Kyo no Yado Miyamaso
Kyoto Hanase/Miyama, Kyoto
ryokan
Matsuya Sensen
Awara Onsen, Fukui
ryokan
Nasu Takamichi no Yado Yamasuiso
Nasu, Tochigi
ryokan
Nishimuraya Honkan
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
ryokan
Sankara Hotel & Spa Yakushima
Yakushima, Kagoshima
hotel
Sekitei
Miyajima/Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
ryokan
Suimeikan
Gero Onsen, Gifu
ryokan
Tsuruya Ryokan Obuse
Obuse, Nagano
ryokan
Wabizakura
Kakunodate, Akita
ryokan
Wanosato
Hida/Takayama, Gifu
ryokan
Yagyu no Sho
Shuzenji Onsen, Shizuoka
ryokan
Yamanaka Onsen Kayotei
Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokanYumeya
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
ryokan
Yuza Sanroku Rosso
Mt. Chokai/Yuza, Yamagata
hotel