Beniya Mukayu

Every room at this modernist ryokan in Ishikawa's Yamashiro Onsen comes with its own private outdoor hot spring bath, which sets a fairly high floor for what counts as a quiet evening. The architecture reads as a natural continuation of Japanese minimalism rather than a departure from it, and the kaiseki dinners and serene garden setting follow classical ryokan form. The library catalogues the property's mosses, which tells you everything about the pace here.