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Traditional ryokan with private onsen, kaiseki dining, Zen garden
469 Kinosakicho Yushima, Toyooka, Hyogo 669-6101, Japan Get directions
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"A classic ryokan in an onsen town where the main pastime is hot-spring hopping in yukata, providing a traditional, full-service bathing and hospitality experience." - Catherine Heald
"Located along the willow-lined Otani-gawa River in the storied onsen town of Kinosaki, the hotel operates two properties: a newer Hotel Shogetsutei and an older Honkan with Sukiya-style teahouse architecture. Guests can hop among the town’s seven public hot springs while enjoying garden-facing rooms, Sukiya terraces and sliding screens, and dramatic private onsen that look out onto a 30-acre mountain forest." - Yukari Sakamoto, Adam H. Graham
"Nishimuraya Honkan is mentioned as a hotel with a Key distinction, located in Toyooka, Japan." - The MICHELIN Guide
"The oldest ryokan are the oldest existing hotels, and their formula — traditional materials, tranquil seclusion, hot spring onsen baths, ceremoniously prepared meals — is as good now as it ever was." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Two hours from Kyoto, in the little spa town of Kinosaki Onsen, Nishimuraya Honkan builds its reputation on spectacular execution of the historical hallmarks that define a ryokan. Not to say it eschews electricity or other such modern comforts — this is a luxury boutique hotel, without question. It just happens to be a luxury boutique hotel whose charms are best experienced from the floor." - Mitchell Friedman
