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The best ryokan in Kyoto

The top 3 according to 10 votes from people: Tawaraya · Hiiragiya · Sumiya. (Updated Mar 7, 2025.)

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

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Top 10

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    Tawaraya

    Founded in the Edo period, often called Japan's finest inn.

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    1
  2. 2

    Hiiragiya

    Founded 1818, Yasunari Kawabata's regular inn.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 3

    Sumiya

    The 'inn of the tea ceremony' since 1912.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  4. 4

    Hoshinoya Kyoto

    Riverside in Arashiyama, reached by boat.

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    1
  5. 5

    Kanamean Nishitomiya

    Small inn known for attentive hospitality.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    Kyoto Yoshida-Sanso

    Former imperial-family villa on Mount Yoshida.

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    1
  7. 7

    Seikoro

    One of Kyoto's oldest inns.

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    1
  8. 8

    Kinmata

    Kaiseki inn near Nishiki Market.

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    1
  9. 9

    Matsui Honkan

    Long-established Kyoto-cuisine inn.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Suiran, Arashiyama

    Luxury hotel in Arashiyama.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

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