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Set in the woods by Mount Kuruhi, Hotel Shogetsutei is 5 minutes from Kinosaki-Onsen Train Station on the free shuttle. It features beautiful outdoor hot-spring baths and a spa. Free WiFi is provided throughout the property.

The air-conditioned rooms at Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei feature nature views. Each has a private bathroom, tea maker and flat-screen TV. Some rooms have tatami (woven-straw) floors and shoji paper screens.

Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway Station is 650 metres away, and Kono Yu Hot Spring is about a 10-minute walk. Sister hotel Nishimura Honkan, which has additional free-use hot-spring baths, is 700 metres away. Free-use bicycles are provided.

Guests can relax at the hot tub or sauna, enjoy a massage or sing at the karaoke bar. In late summer, the outdoor pool is open.

Dinners usually feature wagyu-beef, with crab served instead in the winter. A Japanese-style breakfast is also available at the dining room.

Hot-spring baths and massages can be enjoyed at Nakanoshima, located a 5-minute ferry ride from Kanko Sanbashi pier. Traditional Kaiseki dinners and rooms with views of Nachi Bay are featured.

Rooms at Nakanoshima Hotel have a traditional decor and come with both Western-style and Japanese-style seating areas. Guests sleep on futon bedding on a tatami (woven-straw) floor. All rooms are air-conditioned and include an LCD TV, an en suite bathroom, green tea and Yukata robes.

Kanko Sanbashi pier is a 7-minute walk from JR Kii-Katsura Train Station, near which are several hot-spring footbath spots and a fish market. A 30-minute drive brings you to Nachi Waterfall or Nachi Kumano Taisha shrine. The hotel has free parking.

Both indoor and outdoor baths are available at the hotel. Fishing can be enjoyed nearby.

Guests can enjoy meals at the dining hall.

Fujiiso offers accommodation in the Yamada Onsen Area in Takayama Village of Kamitakai District in Nagano Prefecture. There is a shared lounge and gift shop at the property.

All rooms have a flat-screen TV. Certain rooms include a seating area where you can relax. Each room comes with a private bathroom. For your comfort, you will find free toiletries and a hair dryer.

Nagano Station is approximately a 50-minute drive away from Fujiiso, while Karuizawa Station can be reached in 120 minutes via car.

Located in Yamanouchi, Aburaya Tosen is on a river, within a 15-minute walk of Shiga Kogen Ski Area and Yudanaka Hot Spring. This ryokan is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Shibu and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Joshin'etsu-kogen National Park.

When you stay at raw_ in Hakuba, you'll be in the entertainment district – a 2-minute drive from Hakuba Goryu Ski Resort and 7 minutes from Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area. This pension is 7.3 mi (11.7 km) from Tsugaike Ski Resort and 1 mi (1.7 km) from Chokoku-ji Temple.

When you stay at Hotel La Neige in Hakuba, you'll be in the mountains – a 1-minute drive from Hakuba Happo-One Ski Area and 9 minutes from Hakuba Goryu Ski Resort. This luxury hotel is 5.2 mi (8.3 km) from Tsugaike Ski Resort and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Wadanonomori Church.

Located in Hakuba, Hotel Sierra Resort Hakuba is in the mountains, within a 5-minute drive of Tsugaike Ski Resort and Hakuba Iwatake Ski Resort. This hotel is 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Resort and 3.6 mi (5.9 km) from Happo-one Adam Gondola.

When you stay at Fufu Kawaguchiko in Fujikawaguchiko, you'll be on a lake, within a 5-minute drive of Lake Kawaguchi and Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway. This spa hotel is 3.9 mi (6.3 km) from Fuji-Q Highland and 9.7 mi (15.6 km) from Mount Fuji.

With a stay at Honjin Hiranoya Kachoan in Takayama (Hida Takayama Onsen), you'll be steps from Nakabashi Bridge and Takayama Jinya. This luxury ryokan is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Takayama Traditional Buildings Preservation Area and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Takayama Traditional Culture and Crafts Square.

With a stay at Oyado Koto No Yume, you'll be centrally located in Takayama, just a 2-minute walk from Hida Kokubunji Temple and 6 minutes by foot from Takayama Tourist Information Center. This ryokan is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Teramachi & Shiroyama-kōen and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Takayama Traditional Buildings Preservation Area.

When you stay at Fuji Onsenji Yumedono in Fujikawaguchiko, you'll be in a national park, within a 5-minute drive of Lake Kawaguchi and Fuji-Q Highland. This luxury ryokan is 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Mount Fuji and 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Lake Yamanaka.

With a stay at Konansou in Fujikawaguchiko, you'll be on a lake – a 5-minute walk from Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway and 13 minutes by foot from Lake Kawaguchi. This luxury hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Fuji-Q Highland and 8.5 mi (13.6 km) from Mount Fuji.

Located in Toyama, River Retreat GARAKU is within a 15-minute drive of Yatsuo Owara Museum and Toyama Athletic Recreation Park. This spa hotel is 8.7 mi (14.1 km) from Museum of Modern Art, Toyama and 8.9 mi (14.3 km) from Toyama Science Museum.

When you stay at Mars Garden Wood Gotemba in Gotemba, you'll be on the boardwalk – a 3-minute drive from Gotemba Premium Outlets and 8 minutes from Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. This luxury resort is 7.5 mi (12.1 km) from Fuji Speedway and 11.4 mi (18.3 km) from Hakone Kowakien Yunessun.

With a stay at Hakone Hisui in Hakone (Sengokuhara), you'll be a 5-minute drive from Ōwakudani and 9 minutes from Lake Ashi. This spa hotel is 4.1 mi (6.7 km) from Hakone Kowakien Yunessun and 7.8 mi (12.5 km) from Gotemba Premium Outlets.

Located in Hakone (Sengokuhara), Hakone Retreat villa 1/f is within a 10-minute drive of Hakone Kowakien Yunessun and Ōwakudani. This spa hotel is 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Lake Ashi and 8.2 mi (13.2 km) from Gotemba Premium Outlets.

With a stay at The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko in Nikko, you'll be on the riverwalk, within a 15-minute walk of Kegon Falls and Chuzenji Temple. This luxury hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park and 8 mi (12.8 km) from Nikko Yumoto Onsen.

Located in Hakone (Gora), Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora by IHG is within a 5-minute drive of Hakone Open Air Museum and Hakone Gora Park. This luxury hotel is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Ōwakudani and 6.2 mi (10 km) from Hakone Shrine.

With a stay at Suiun in Hakone (Gora), you'll be steps from Hakone Gora Park and 14 minutes by foot from Hakone Open Air Museum. This spa ryokan is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Hakone Kowakien Yunessun and 6.4 mi (10.4 km) from Lake Ashi.

Located in Hakone (Gora), Hakone Gora KARAKU is within a 15-minute walk of Hakone Gora Park and Hakone Open Air Museum. This luxury hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Hakone Kowakien Yunessun and 5 mi (8.1 km) from Lake Ashi.