# The best ryokan in Kyoto

From the 'big three' Tawaraya, Hiiragiya and Sumiya to Hoshinoya in Arashiyama: Kyoto inns to stay at once in a lifetime.

- 10 votes · 10 items
- Mar 7, 2025 · hinanagoya
- https://even.best/en/l/3072/the-best-ryokan-in-kyoto

## Top 10

1. **Tawaraya** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Founded in the Edo period, often called Japan's finest inn.
2. **Hiiragiya** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Founded 1818, Yasunari Kawabata's regular inn.
3. **Sumiya** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The 'inn of the tea ceremony' since 1912.
4. **Hoshinoya Kyoto** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Riverside in Arashiyama, reached by boat.
5. **Kanamean Nishitomiya** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Small inn known for attentive hospitality.
6. **Kyoto Yoshida-Sanso** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Former imperial-family villa on Mount Yoshida.
7. **Seikoro** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — One of Kyoto's oldest inns.
8. **Kinmata** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Kaiseki inn near Nishiki Market.
9. **Matsui Honkan** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Long-established Kyoto-cuisine inn.
10. **Suiran, Arashiyama** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Luxury hotel in Arashiyama.

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