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 29 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
“A Hokkaido Tsuruga Resort Embracing All of Lake Toya”

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 saline hot-spring bathhouse embracing 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”