Lakeside & Riverside Hotels in Japan
Water has shaped Japanese culture and aesthetics for millennia — from garden design to spiritual purification rituals. Stays beside Japan's lakes, rivers, and streams offer a quality of tranquility that even the most remote mountain retreat cannot match.
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The gentle sound of a mountain stream, morning mist rising from a volcanic lake, or the mirror-still surface of a highland reservoir reflecting autumn foliage — waterside stays engage the senses in uniquely calming ways.
Our collection includes lakefront ryokan on the shores of Fuji Five Lakes, riverside retreats along gorges in Tokushima, and highland lodges beside alpine tarns. Each offers direct water access and views that shift with every hour and season.
Akan Tsuruga Besso Hinanoza
4.4Lake Akan, Hokkaido
ryokan
Arcana Izu
4.6Izu/Kawazu, Shizuoka
hotel
Bessho Sasa
4.5Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
ryokanBiratori Nibutani Cottage
4.5Biratori/Nibutani, Hokkaido
villa
Chuzenji Kanaya Hotel
4.2Nikko/Lake Chuzenji, Tochigi
hotel
Daikokuya
4.5Itamuro Onsen, Tochigi
ryokan
Dogo Onsen Funaya
4.4Dogo Onsen, Ehime
ryokan
Fuji Onsenji Yumedono
4.4Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
ryokan
Fuji View Hotel
4.4Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
hotel
Hakone Geihinkan Rin-Poh-Ki-Ryu
4.7Hakone, Kanagawa
ryokan
Hotel Iya Onsen
4.4Iya Valley, Tokushima
hotel
Iya Bijin
4.3Iya Valley, Tokushima
ryokan
Iya Valley Kazurabashi Hotel
4.5Iya Valley, Tokushima
hotel
Kamikochi Nishi-Itoya
4.6Kamikochi, Nagano
hotel
Kamisuwa Onsen Rako Hananoi
4.0Lake Suwa, Nagano
ryokan
Kinosaki Onsen Tsukimikan
4.6Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
ryokan
Konansou
4.7Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
ryokan
Kozantei Ubuya
4.4Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi
ryokan
Lake Shikotsu Tsuruga Resort Spa Mizu no Uta
4.3Lake Shikotsu, Hokkaido
hotel
Matsuzakaya Honten
4.6Izu/Kawazu, Shizuoka
ryokan
Michinoku Onsen
4.0Lake Juniko/Shirakami, Aomori
ryokan
Mikuriga-ike Onsen
4.5Tateyama/2410m altitude, Toyama
ryokan
Momijiya Annex
4.3Takao, Kyoto
ryokan
Myoken Ishiharaso
4.6Myoken Onsen, Kagoshima
ryokan
Naniwa Issui
4.4Tamatsukuri Onsen, Shimane
ryokan
Nyuto Onsen Taenoyu
4.5Nyuto Onsen, Akita
ryokan
Omaru Onsen Daikanso
4.4Nasu, Tochigi
ryokan
Osawa Onsen Sansuikaku
4.4Hanamaki, Iwate
ryokan
Shima Onsen Kashiwaya Ryokan
4.6Shima Onsen, Gunma
ryokan
Shimanto Riverside Camp Niyodo Blue
4.9Shimanto River, Kochi
villa
Shojiko Hotel
4.7Lake Shoji, Yamanashi
hotel
Suiran Luxury Collection
4.4Arashiyama, Kyoto
hotel
Takanosuke Onsen
4.2Aga/Aganogawa, Niigata
ryokan
Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
4.1Minakami, Gunma
ryokan
Togetsutei
4.2Arashiyama, Kyoto
ryokan
Tsunagi Onsen Yumeotsuri
4.4Tsunagi Onsen/Morioka, Iwate
ryokan
Unazuki Onsen Enraku
4.3Unazuki/Kurobe Gorge, Toyama
ryokan
Yamamizuki
4.5Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokan
Yoshimatsu
4.7Hakone/Tonosawa, Kanagawa
ryokan