Japan presents a world-class hospitality experience combining ancient customs, modern technologies, and amazing beauty. From contemporary towers to classic ryokans, these hotels offer the ideal mix of elegance, comfort, and Japanese character.
From the quaint ryokans of Kyoto and the sky-scraping towers of Tokyo to the immaculate beaches of Okinawa and the exhilarating ski slopes of Hokkaido, Japan is a wonderfully, greatly varied country. And it applies to the hotels in the nation as well: Nippon boasts some of the most opulent, distinctive, and characterful hotels on Earth.
List Of Top 10 Best Hotels In Japan 2024
1. The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon, Tokyo
Situated in the characterful eastern Asakusa entertainment district opposite the oldest temple complex in the city, Sensoji, this excellent budget choice still reflects the past. Although the inside design of this little boutique design hotel is understated, the friendly staff makes up for it. The small but immaculate rooms enable city vistas in many take the stage with their neutral in tone and decor. There is a bar and balcony and the restaurant offers French fusion food.
2. Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto
Perfectly situated in the Kamogawa river in the middle of the city, with views of the Higashiyama mountains, this modern luxury hotel steeped in Kyoto history exudes calm uniqueness with elements including a large waterfall by the lobby, zen gardens, wooden walls and traditional paper artworks. While eating options include a high-end Japanese restaurant, an Italian restaurant and a patisserie, it echoes a luxury ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) with big and simple rooms.
3. Hoshinoya Tokyo
With a second-floor lobby and a little salon for tea ceremonies, this low-lit sanctuary with shoji screen doors and incense-scented air is With each level anchored around a traditional ochanoma lounge serving teas, sake and house-made snacks, the 84 rooms are arranged across the next 14 stories. The rooms themselves are luxuriant, with jersey kimono-style pajamas, deep-soak tubs and raised-platform futon mattresses. Rising from 5,000 feet below the city streets, an enormous 17th-floor onsen-spa pumps hot spring waters from a vaulted roof that leaves it part-open to the weather. The in-room bento box breakfasts are strongly advised and the 10-table underground restaurant offers wonderful French-Japanese tasting menus.
4. AMAN KYOTO
Surrounded by historic trees that once provided cover for a famous artist colony, Aman Tokyo honors the classic ryokan, though in shockingly modern form. Spacious and light-filled, cleverly designed to promote serenity, rest, and introspection at every turn are the interiors. Stone paths covered in moss wind between latticed pavilions housing 26 simple apartments with curative onsen tubs derived from adjacent mineral springs. While the famous restaurant Taka-an is a culinary ode to Honami Koetsu, who helped define the culture and creative life of the Takagamine area of Kyoto, and from there, Japan as a whole, the Living Pavilion offers home-cooked Kyoto obanzai style meals all day. Visitors here engage in mindfulness walks, yoga, or tour Kyoto’s 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
5. ANDAZ TOKYO TORANOMON HILLS
Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills, the first Andaz hotel in Tokyo, towers second among all the high-rises there. Just beyond the large floor-to-challing windows, this premium hotel on floors 47 through 52 is as lively as Japan’s energetic metropolis itself. Considering the modern metropolitan culture of Japan, visitors should find this hotel to be quite amazing. Inspired by fusuma, the 164 futuristic guest rooms and suites, which seem to float over the metropolitan scene, have a classic touch. With amazing views from the rooftop bar and the highest stand-alone wedding chapel, Andaz gives this city’s eating and entertainment scene hitherto unheard-of rooftop flair from the top floor of the tower.
6. PARK HYATT TOKYO
A stay at Park Hyatt Tokyo will clearly be “over-the-top,” from the minute a guest comes in and gathers the room key on a sterling silver key ring. Rising above the busy metropolis, this refuge occupies the top 14 stories of the 52-story Shinjuku Park Tower and provides views from the metropolitan skyline all the way to Mount Fuji. Although Shinjuku’s sights and sounds are easily reachable, inside your large guest room—which features a deep soaking tub and personal entertainment center—you will find total peace. Come evening and be seen at the hip New York Grill & Bar, the best location in the city for energetic jazz and amazing views.
7. Park Hyatt Niseko, Hanazono
Set a new standard for luxury hotels in Niseko, a year-round mountain getaway in the center of Japan’s best ski resort, Park Hyatt Niseko, Hanazono Park Hyatt Niseko presents a refined and sophisticated experience by highlighting international architecture and interior design, first-rate hotels, great cuisine, elegant works of art, and the iconic Park Hyatt brand service. Mount Yotei and the Annupri ranges outside simply polished rooms; flagship suites offer their own onsens through floor to ceiling windows. While summer months provide rafting, golf, and treks in adjacent Shikotsu-Toya National Park, a UNESCO Global Geopark, visitors find every opportunity to frolic in the powder of winter. Two hours distant are the well-known city of Sapporo and its factories.
8. St. Regis Osaka
Along the famous Midosuji street, often closely known as the Champs Elysées of Osaka, lies the St. Regis Osaka. With its 160 rooms and suites tastefully arranged with beautiful furniture and rich textures, Osaka’s best hotel presents a sanctuary of peace and relaxation, eloquent expression of comfort and refined Japanese aesthetics. Discover the height of luxury treatment at the hotel’s private Iridium Spa; or enjoy breathtaking views of the Osaka skyline from the peace of the 12th-floor terrace at Rue d’Or, La Veduta, or Teppanyaki WAJO. Popular attractions such as Universal Studios Japan, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, and the most upscale retail areas are not far from the St. Regis Osaka.
9. Hyatt Regency Hakone Resort & Spa
Situated in Honshu, a region known for its onsen (hot springs) and vistas of Mount Fuji, Hyatt Regency Hakone Resort & Spa With eighty roomy bedrooms and suites, each with a separate sun patio or balcony, the stylish but laid-back ryokan-style hotel provides Certain guestrooms feature yukata, a traditional clothing used about the hotel, an onsen, and tatami (rush mat) flooring. The cozy lounge of the hotel features a fireplace, ideal for the cold winter evenings. Guests can savor a well-balanced mix of Hyatt’s warm, world-class service and Japan’s own style of hospitality as they relax among the fresh air, forested hills, and breathtaking views of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Breakfast and dinner are options part of the pampered experience.
10. Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
Raising to the top of the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, the 38th floor lobby serves as a gallery to the best views of the capital. The rooms also follow this pattern: From your peaceful hideaway in the heavens, the view is first and foremost regardless of the category; the busy financial district eases down below and, on cloudless days, Mount Fuji glistens in distance. Here too is comfort very important. Beds are as flexible as the sheets are slippery. And if you can’t locate a perfect cushion on the large “pillow menu,” it’s you not the pillow. Although room service can be costly, the menu is so extensive and varied—from macaroni and cheese to okayo don—that it is well worth looking at. Still, the resort offers so many dining options—from a real pizza bar to high Cantonese to a silver-lined French restaurant—that every in-house location merits a peek. Sushi Shin by Miyakawa, for instance, is maybe the most ambient sushi restaurant in the city: Perfectly framing Tokyo Skytree, a nine-seat L-shaped counter fashioned from a 350-year-old cypress tree sits next to a floor-to- ceiling window. As the sun sets, dip sushi and see the city illuminated by twilight. If you would want to venture outside, the location is handy. Ginza is a short walk from well-known kimono boutiques and classic department stores, right around there.