北海道 · BEST 10
Rooms and open-air baths that face the sea. Soaking to the sound of waves is a completely different pleasure from a mountain onsen.
Top 10 of 28 properties, ranked by rating and popularity

Hokkaido
“UNESCO World Heritage Shiretoko — an eighth-floor view bath and serious sauna facing the whole Sea of Okhotsk”

Hokkaido
“120 rooms with private open-air baths, among the most in Japan. A seaside ryokan facing the Tsugaru Strait”

Hokkaido
“The End of the World — the Quietest Night You'll Spend, Deep in the Forests of Shiretoko”

Hokkaido
“A World Heritage night, embraced by the Sea of Okhotsk”

Hokkaido
“A Yunokawa Onsen stay with two grand baths and a private view bath facing the Tsugaru Strait”

Hokkaido
“Like good sake, time here ages slowly”

Hokkaido
“A Night in a Herring Mansion from a Century Ago”

Hokkaido
“32 meters above the lake, sinking into the sky”

Hokkaido
“Opened in 1922, a Michelin One-Star Kappo Ryokan Facing the Tsugaru Strait”

Hokkaido
“A hot spring hotel where fireworks bloom over Lake Toya every night”