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sanji
Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:26 pm


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There are many nice ryokan with good onsen around Tokyo!

Some are expensive (even very much for a couple of them), others are really a bargain. 

Have first a look at this list of ryokan : http://www.secret-japan.com/forum/ryokan-f44.html

[url=http://www.secret-japan.com/forum/fujiyoshi-%28shizuoka-ken%29-t683.html]Fujiyoshi (Izu)
[url=http://www.secret-japan.com/forum/kinnotake-ryokan-%28hakone-kanagawa-ken%29-t493.html]Kinnotake Ryokan (Hakone)
[url=http://www.secret-japan.com/forum/iwanoyu-at-seni-onsen-%28nagano-ken%29-t489.html]Iwanoyu at Seni Onsen (Nagano)
[url=http://www.secret-japan.com/forum/honke-bankyu-bankyu-ryokan-%28yunishigawa-tochigi-ken%29-t278.html]Honke Bankyu Bankyu Ryokan (Yunishigawa in Tochigi)

Those are already excellent choices, with rather upscale options!

Other places I like are :

[url=http://www.secret-japan.com/onsen/show.php?&selcode=19]Chojukan (Hoshi Onsen) - a very old, traditional ryokan with a historic bath; quite expensive
[url=http://www.secret-japan.com/onsen/show.php?&selcode=28]Gorokaku (Oigami) - a nice modern ryokan with an excellent outdoor bath area; not cheap
[url=http://www.secret-japan.com/onsen/show.php?&selcode=40]Hatcho yu (Okukinu Onsen) - nice ryokan with excellent baths in the nature (forest); pretty cheap
[url=http://www.secret-japan.com/onsen/show.php?&selcode=52]Taki no yu (Yamada Onsen) - very cheap, fantastic bath, basic accommodation and good food

A general point with all ryokan : just don't expect people speaking English. Even if there are some persons working in the ryokan and speaking some word of English, it is not obvious they will be there when you will be ;) But usually, the language is not a problem.

For the welcoming, do not worry: all places I have visited so far in Japan have been extremely welcoming toward foreigners...
