#1Hyakuna Garan
Nanjo, Kyushu
9.1$$$$
A cliffside adults-only resort in Nanjo with about 17 sea-facing rooms, six of them with rooftop open-air baths, and a Michelin Key since 2025.
Private OnsenCouplesAdults only
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Best Ryokans in Okinawa
Okinawa is Japan's subtropical paradise — an archipelago of coral-ringed islands with a distinct Ryukyuan culture quite unlike the mainland. Traditional stays here reflect that heritage: sea-view rooms, Awamori rice spirit ceremonies, and cuisine built around longevity ingredients like bitter melon and kurobuta pork. A ryokan stay in Okinawa is one of Japan's most unique travel experiences.
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#2HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island
Taketomi, Kyushu
8.9$$$$
Forty-eight villas built to Taketomi Island's own rules, with coral-sand yards and low stone walls, a short ferry from Ishigaki.
CouplesSlow travel
#3HOSHINOYA Okinawa
Yomitan, Kyushu
8.7$$$$
One hundred ground-floor, sea-facing rooms behind gusuku-style walls on the Yomitan coast, with a hot spring bath and villas that have their own pools.
CouplesFamilies
#4Taketomi Island Takana
Taketomi, Kyushu
8.7$$
A charming guesthouse-style inn on Taketomi Island, one of Japan's best-preserved Ryukyuan villages — surrounded by star-sand beaches and buffalo cart lanes.
No onsen — tropical Okinawa island accommodationCulture and heritage travelers wanting to stay inside Japan's most intact Ryukyuan villageSlow travelers and digital detox seekers — Taketomi has exceptional quiet
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Takemori Ryokan
Iriomote, Kyushu
$$
A small family-run inn on the Nakama River estuary at Iriomote, a few minutes from Ohara Port, with home-style Okinawan meals.
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