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...Yamanaka Ryokan Try Tokyo's best kaiseki-style Chinese restaurant and sleep on a fluffy futon at this little-known gem, just five minutes by taxi from the express train to Narita. Tel: (81-3) 3821-4751, 4-23-1 Ikenohata. (See Time.com/Travel for city guides, stories and advice...
Think of Kyoto and you think of ryokan. But for visitors who want an alternative to the traditional inns, while still retaining a sense of the city's celebrated history, refurbished local machiya hold plenty of promise. Most of these simple wooden merchant homes, dating back to Japan's Meiji period (1868-1912), have been demolished or become dilapidated, but Iori, a conservation company founded by author and Japanologist Alex Kerr, is working to save those that remain. It currently has 10 fully refurbished properties available, ranging from a tiny intimate house sleeping two to a rambling mansion...
...onsen, or hot spring. These naturally occurring geothermic sources are the primary reason Japanese tourists flock to the Izu, and rightly so: the baths, often attached to hotels, make for a stress-killing date with relaxation. Shimoda and its environs boast a number of splendid onsen inns, or ryokan, like the Kannon, 15 kilometers out of town. A room for one including two meals goes for $120 a night. Call (81-55) 828 1234 for reservations. But if you just want to take a dip, hop on the train ride Rendaiji station (one stop north of Shimoda...
...Costing $6 per soak, the Kanaya is not cheap as far as bathing goes, but it's a small price for a classy Japanese ryokan experience. The attached inn has lovely traditional-style rooms and offers visitors a delectable Japanese feast. Rooms start at $127 per night, including two meals. Book...
...true Japanese experience, stay at a ryokan, a Japanese-style B and B. The Miyazaki Ryokan in Obama has luxurious, outdoor hot tubs overlooking fragrant, pink azaleas. Sleeping quarters are spartan but comfortable, usually little more than a feathery futon laid out on a tatami floor. The $195 a night includes a traditional dinner of sashimi, clear soups and grilled fish. Wherever you stay, pay attention to Japanese etiquette. Shoes should be removed and exchanged for slippers whenever entering a traditional hotel or restaurant. Visits to the restroom require yet another change of footwear; the inevitable lapse will...