Miyazu, JapanAmanohashidate
Monjusou Shourotei
Waterfront sukiya ryokan
Amanohashidate Miyazu, Japan
Renovated
2024
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Local Design LuxeOutside the door
The house
Monjusou GroupWaterfront sukiya ryokan
The single-story inn sits on a quiet cape, built like a tea pavilion around courtyard hot springs and the sea.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Seasonal Tango seafood and Matsuba crab served beside the pine groves of Amanohashidate.
Notable
Dedicated room attendants serve multi-course seasonal kaiseki meals in six expansive tatami suites.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Chion-ji Temple sits right next door, and the pine sandbar of Amanohashidate stretches across the bay outside.
The rooms
Tatami suites are dressed with antique-textile screens and low tables, and four open onto terraces with semi-open-air soaking tubs.
The onsen
Soak slowly.
Indoor baths lined with Japanese umbrella pine open onto rock pools set inside bamboo-fenced courtyard gardens.
At the table
Private dining rooms look onto the inland sea, serving seasonal kaiseki made with house-crafted dashi and local winter crab.
How it began
The family began serving rice cakes outside Chion-ji's temple gates in 1690 before opening this cape inn in 1954.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
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.
The eight vibes
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.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
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.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.