The Best Hotels Near Genmyoan, by the Record
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A ryokan built on a forested spit between a Buddhist temple and the Asoumi Sea, with hot-spring onsen steaming away in an open central courtyard. Rooms are done in sukiya wood-frame style with tatami floors and low chabudai tables, and most look out over water on at least one side. The kind of place that makes a Western hotel bed feel faintly embarrassing afterward.
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A tatami-only ryokan on the Maruyama River, where every room puts you at floor level and kaiseki dinners arrive in the unhurried cadence of the countryside. The inn holds its own onsen baths, but guests also get a pass to wander Kinosaki's famous public bathhouses, which is half the point of coming here. No Western beds, no corners cut toward modernity. The Michelin Guide awards it 2 Keys.
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A thatched gate and a cobbled riverside path through manicured gardens are your check-in corridor at this 39-room luxury hotel in Arashiyama. Suiran blends ryokan tradition, shoji screens, wooden beams, polished onyx, with modern comfort along the Hozu River. The far western edge of Kyoto is quieter and greener than the temple-circuit crowds suggest, and the hotel holds a Forbes Four Star rating.
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Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the Togetsukyo Bridge and the Arashiyama Mountains at this contemporary luxury boutique hotel on Kyoto's western edge. Where most guests expect tatami and sliding screens, they find B&B Italia furniture and cool gray and cream tones that read more Milan than Kyoto. A French restaurant, riverside café, and 24-hour gym complete the picture. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.