Contemporary art ryokan
Single-story timber architecture frames a quiet courtyard, where guests gather around an outdoor hearth alongside rotating contemporary Japanese art.
“Naoshima Ryokan ROKA is a coolly interpreted traditional Japanese inn, reached via a narrow road that cuts through cypress-scented farmland.”
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Nagaya timber architecture with Awaji clay plaster walls and curated contemporary art.
Remarkable
Setouchi seafood kaiseki dinners and rotating works from emerging Japanese contemporary artists.
Notable
Dedicated island port transfers and private open-air cypress baths overlooking forested hills.
What they say
One Michelin Key
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler and AFAR.
The suites’ interiors are modern-Japanese in style, with earthen walls, pale wood paneling, low futons with tatami mats, handmade paper screens, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Set along a quiet rural road in Naoshima's hills, the inn sits a five-minute walk from the Art House Project.
The rooms
Suites pair Awaji clay plaster walls and tatami with handmade washi screens, low futons, and expansive views of forested hills.
The cypress baths
Sunken cypress tubs sit on private timber verandas, looking straight out onto the forested hillside.
Café-Bar moya
Counter stools line the garden window, where the bar pours regional Japanese whiskies beneath contemporary paintings.
Roka is a warm, modern take on the traditional Japanese ryokan, making use of light-colored wood furniture and shōji doors and windows in the design.
At the table
Chefs serve multi-course Setouchi seafood kaiseki along counter tables overlooking the central courtyard.
How it began
Fourth-generation innkeeper Shintaro Sasaki conceived the ryokan after a local carpenter noted that the art island lacked traditional Japanese hospitality.
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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.