The Best Hotels Near RYUSEI, by the Record
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A ryokan in one of Japan's quieter hot spring cities, Tendo-so gives every room its own private onsen bath, which removes a certain amount of the morning negotiation around the public pools. The seven detached cottages, called hanare, are modeled on traditional tea-ceremony structures and lean fully into classical Japanese design, while the main house runs a little more contemporary. A kaiseki dinner is served each evening, with grilled eel holding the place of honor.
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The preserved door of the old Ichijo branch marks the entrance here, a quiet signal that Kamazaki Onsen has been in the same family's hands for an almost unreasonable stretch of time. This ryokan-style inn has eleven rooms, each with a terrace and open-air bath over the river. Meals arrive privately, often outside, with seasonal food from the surrounding region. The sound of water is more or less constant.