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Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden
“Castle garden hideaway”
Andaru Niseko Villas
“Ainu-inspired timber chalets”
Hotel Il Palazzo
“Postmodern travertine beacon”
Kikka Hirado
“Architectural coastal hideaway”
Benesse House Beach
“Shoreline museum pavilion”
TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park
“Parkside minimalist cocoon”
K5 Hotel
“Botanical bank manifesto”
NOT A HOTEL Fukuoka
“Stepped architectural citadel”
Local
Miyamasou
“Foraged mountain sanctum”
Tawaraya Ryokan
“Centuries-old ryokan redoubt”
Hiiragiya Ryokan
“Venerable ryokan sanctum”
Yuzuya Ryokan
“Citrus-scented culinary sanctum”
Entô
“Timber caldera lodge”
Hanare
“Dispersed neighborhood refuge”
Auberge Homachi Mikuniminato
“Dispersed merchant townhouses”
Izumigaya Crafts Inn Waraku - Front Office
“Restored artisan inn”
Social Lively
TRUNK(HOTEL) CAT STREET
“Upcycled design clubhouse”
The Gate Hotel
“Sukiyabashi terrace bolthole”
The Royal Park Canvas Ginza Corridor
“Nightlife audio rendezvous”
W Osaka
“Playful neon funhouse”
Grand Hyatt Tokyo
“Polished metropolitan stalwart”
Sequence Miyashita Park
“Urban park stage”
Mustard Hotel Shimokitazawa
“Subcultural vinyl waystation”
The Aoyama Grand Hotel
“Mid-century modernist cocoon”
Wellness Quiet Secluded
The Terrace Club at Busena
“Coastal thalassotherapy cove”
Atami Izusan Karaku
“Hillside onsen ryokan”
Hakone Gora Karaku
“Hillside thermal retreat”
Sanso Kannawaen
“Geothermal garden ryokan”
Tobira Onsen Myojinkan
“Alpine onsen hideaway”
ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa by IHG
“Hilltop onsen outpost”
Fufu Hakone
“Forested onsen ryokan”
ONCRI
“Tepid onsen hideaway”
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MAJA HOTEL KYOTO
“Nordic capsule hideaway”
Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden
“Castle garden hideaway”
Hotel Il Palazzo
“Postmodern travertine beacon”
Toggle Hotel Suidobashi Tokyo
“Color-blocked urban manifesto”
SANU 2nd Home Yatsugatake 2nd
“Elevated forest hideaway”
All Day Place Shibuya
“Communal parkside canteen”
KIRO Hiroshima by THE SHARE HOTELS
“Converted hospital inn”
The Basics Fukuoka
“Postmodern library showcase”
Local Luxe
Hanakohro
“Imperial garden ryokan”
Tawaraya Ryokan
“Centuries-old ryokan redoubt”
Kifune Ugenta
“Riverside forest sanctuary”
Sumiya Ryokan
“Heirloom tea lodgings”
ENOWA Yufuin
“Botanical hillside auberge”
Park Hyatt Kyoto
“Terraced hillside residence”
Onyado Chikurintei
“Imperial garden ryokan”
Capella Kyoto
“Artisan machiya haven”
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Imperial Hotel Kyoto
“Gion theater showpiece”
Kyoto Omuro Kadensho
“Temple-side onsen haven”
1 Hotel Tokyo
“Biophilic skyline retreat”
Villa Fontaine Tokyo Hibiya
“Compact Nishishinbashi waystation”
edit x seven Setouchi Shodoshima
“Seaside thermal apartments”
CROSS Suites Tokyo Asakusa
“Communal aparthotel rendezvous”
AZUMA FARM Koiwai
“Pastoral forest hideaway”
Conrad Nagoya
“Canal-inspired skyline tower”
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Ace Hotel Kyoto
“Artisanal craft exchange”
Janu Tokyo
“Spirited wellness showpiece”
Hoshinoya Tokyo
“Vertical ryokan citadel”
Aman Tokyo
“Elevated ryokan roost”
Aman Kyoto
“Forest garden showpiece”
Park Hyatt Tokyo
“Cinematic skyscraper sanctum”
The Okura Tokyo
“Modernist diplomatic stronghold”
Four Seasons Hotel Osaka
“Modern ryokan showpiece”
Local
Monjusou Shourotei
“Waterfront sukiya ryokan”
Miyamasou
“Foraged mountain sanctum”
Hiiragiya Ryokan
“Venerable ryokan sanctum”
Satoyama Jujo THE HOUSE SEN
“Restored kominka hideaway”
Bed and Craft
“Woodcarving village inn”
7c Villa & Winery
“Single-grower winery villas”
Nazuna Kyoto Nijo-jo
“Tea-steeped townhouse hideaway”
Seryo
“Culinary onsen hideaway”
Design New or redone
Soneka
“Forest onsen hideaway”
NOT A HOTEL Fukuoka
“Stepped architectural citadel”
Kikka Hirado
“Architectural coastal hideaway”
HOSHINOYA Nara Prison
“Red-brick penitentiary retreat”
Benesse House Park
“Hillside art pavilion”
Hotel Rakuragu
“Sculpted urban roost”
BnA Alter Museum
“Experimental art workshop”
Casa CABaN HAYAMA
“Woven seaside atelier”
Heritage Design
The Tower Hotel Nagoya
“Broadcast tower hotel”
HOSHINOYA Nara Prison
“Red-brick penitentiary retreat”
Kamakura Cocon Hotel
“Restored Edo household”
Azumi Setoda
“Restored sukiya estate”
Taniya
“Meiji artisan household”
Nazuna Kyoto Tsubaki St. Hotel
“Restored machiya bolthole”
Marufukuro
“Nintendo heirloom lodgings”
Numazu Club
“Pine grove sukiya villa”
Lively
The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo
“Skyline Roppongi roost”
TRUNK(HOTEL) CAT STREET
“Upcycled design clubhouse”
FUFU Tokyo Ginza
“Urban onsen showpiece”
One Fukuoka Hotel
“Skyline art sanctuary”
The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka
“Skyline craft citadel”
Sansui Niseko
“Minimalist alpine sanctum”
The Tokyo EDITION Ginza
“Intimate Ginza clubhouse”
Good Nature Hotel Kyoto
“Biophilic botanical temple”
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33 hotels
Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
