“Thoroughly enjoyed the country inn hospitality and onsen baths”

Splendid traditional country inn with good old-fashioned service, excellent onsen quality and satisfying meals using local ingredients.

“Generous country ryokan with very special onsen water and good honest food”

I have stayed in many ryokan over the years. In spite of the recent trend for ryokan to economise - leading to a reduction in the kind of detailed service that makes a ryokan stay so special - Rankeisou is doing its very best to protect the integrity of the country inn tradition for a deeply satisfying stay. The onsen water here apparently has very special qualities and I thoroughly enjoyed both the big and private baths - the water feels marvellous. Also praise to the chef for the beauty, variety and honesty of his meals - with skilful use of local ingredients. Our room was spacious with an exhilarating view of the fast flowing river. I especially loved the care taken to display fresh flowers of the season round every corner of the intriguing winding corridors.

“Would love to revisit next time”

A classic Japanese onsen hotel with great facilities and wonderful meals. You can visit easily with the shuttle bus arranged by the hotel. Located in the middle of mountains area which makes it a perfect place to slow down and unwind.

“Traditionel japanese high end ryokan feeling with fantastic food in a beautiful surrounding”

Small traditionel ryokan with green tea leaves( no bags), one special onsen that is deep and can be reserved for private use without extra fee, beautiful surrounding, homemade food like tofu or porridge made from their salted spring water that can be enjoyed in a private setting.

​We absolutely loved our spacious, beautiful, riverfront room. The interior design, with the beautiful art and fresh flowers everywhere, created a truly special atmosphere. We adored the magical garden and the four different onsens, all of which included a rotenburo (open-air bath). ​The personalized service and attention to every detail made our stay perfect. A huge bonus was the massage from the specialist expert—he was truly remarkable. The meals were also simply the best of their kind—an unforgettable culinary experience

“Affordable luxuary”

Opem air onsen

“Calming”

It was a beautiful calm energy

“Exceptional stay and service, will definitely return!”

Exceptional stay! Wife and I stayed for 2 nights. Inn itself was well maintained, not a single stain to be found. The grounds were beautiful, our room was overlooking a small river and every morning it was a scene straight out a movie, made even better when it was drizzling on the second day. The public onsen was tattoo friendly but we opted for the private option as we wanted to bathe together. The private onsen was easy to book and really relaxing (temp was moderate which is right up our alley as other onsen that we’ve been to were always scalding hot). Best part of the experience was the service by Yukari who was the co-owner of the inn together with her husband. She spoke excellent English which made our time there much more convenient. She took time to tell us about the history of the inn, give local recommendations as well as explain the different dishes at mealtimes. You can really tell that she took pride in their traditions and history. She was also really quick to attend to our needs (changed our hard pillows to softer ones, cleaned up a bunch of bugs that were crowding around the lights). She even chased us down when we were leaving to give us parting snacks!

Great ambience with lovely garden and river at the back. Room is ensuite , other than public onsen bath, guest can also enjoy private onsen bath. Meals are excellent, you can tell a lot of work goes into menu design. The owner also made us feel very welcomed.

“An unforgettable experience”

Hospitality of the host Great meals using only local produce Private dining rooms Good hot spring Heritage building Beautiful surroundings Room was newly renovated

“The most amazing ryokan experience I’ve had.”

Absolutely amazing and thoughtful service from the lady who attended to us (she knew we were fans of the copperware from gyokusendo and brought out her personal wedding cups that were gifted to her for us to try). Every single thing was so carefully thought out and crafted, food was amazing, waking up to the sound of waters was amazing, the beautiful compound for us to walk around was great. We only wish we could have more time to spend in the ryokan. The massage is a MUST try - it’s corrective and helped straighten our misalignments.

Staff speaks good English and was helpful

“Best ryokan in Japan”

I am not sure if there are any words that would express how amazing this place is. The hospitality, architecture, surroundings… it was a fairy tale! We will be definitely visiting again! If you are looking for a real Japanese experience, outside from all the crowd, that’s the place to be ! Truly, place taken from the Miyazaki’s dream !

“Wonderful stay with the best facilities and welcoming staff. Amazing food too!”

“Wonderful stay with the best facilities and welcoming staff. Amazing food too!”

It's an excellent place to stay to enjoy the tranquility and beautiful scenery. The service is attentive and the dinner is good.

“The best place to wind down and recharge your body and mind.”

A perfect Onsen in a lush Forrest next to the Sumon river. The different Onsen with public and private ones are fantastic, all of them with outside bath. The rooms are nicely designed and renovated with balcony and all needed amenities. The food (Kaiseki) is delicious, the host is very helpful (in English if required).

“A must stay”

This Ryokan is so beautiful and peaceful. You have to drive a bit from the city center. However, it was well worth it. When we got to our accommodation, the staff was already expecting us, she knew where we came from , and her English was really good. She sat us down for our check-in process. It felt like we paid a million dollars for this kind of customer service. She took us through our check-in process, dinner time, booked our private onsen, told us a bit about the Ryokan, booked breakfast time, and then she took us right up to our room. Our room was a riverside view, which was so amazing. Our food for dinner and breakfast was the best we had compared to other hotels around the world we've tried so far. This was all done in our own private dining room. Our private onsen also had a great view. I can not say enough good things about this place. We will come back here again when possible.

“Excellent ryokan next to nature”

Excellent environment right next to nature with views of the river and forest. Ms Yukari was extremely hospitable and took great care of us. The other staff were also kind and friendly. The room was clean and had a lot of character.(Japanese style room) Both dinner and breakfast were delicious and consisted of fresh local ingredients. The private bath was comfortable and ideal for couples or group of friends and free to reserve.

“Beautiful onsen on a River - it wasn’t tiny but it felt like we were the only ones staying thee”

Amazing staff and onsen with fantastic dining