A serene luxe hideaway on the Izu Peninsula
— by Kiyofumi Machida
Gajóen Tokyo: the hotel that thinks it’s a gallery
— by Claire Ross
Getting into hot water in a Yudanaka inn
— by Malcolm Holcroft
Gion Yoshi-Ima: a Kyoto hideaway with a sense of history
— by Ms Makishima
Hotel Niwa: the secret Tokyo garden retreat
— by Satoshi Ebinuma
Kurayado Iroha: the inn with a World Heritage view
— by Makoto Yamaguchi
Noku Kyoto: contemporary living at the heart of Japan's ancient capital
— by Keren Miers
Oyado Koto no Yume: a traditional ryokan in Takayama
— by Ms Akira
Stay in an authentic Japanese ryokan at Hoshokaku, Takayama
— by Katsuyoshi Dentani
Susukinohara Ichinoyu, a hot-spring hideaway in Hakone
— by Hirofumi Chiba and Masaki Nakano
Tokyu Hotel: the modern face of Kanazawa hospitality
— by Zhi Yang
Waqoo Shitaderamachi: the Osaka temple-style lodging with cosy beds
— by Mr Hirai
