Yoshiike Ryokan
by the TopOfHotel team
Yoshiike Ryokan is a long-running inn built around a Japanese garden and a spread of onsen baths — a genuinely classic mood for travelers who want to soak up a traditional ryokan.
Yoshiike Ryokan is a long-running inn built around a Japanese garden and a spread of onsen baths — a genuinely classic mood for travelers who want to soak up a traditional ryokan.
In-Depth Review
A good ryokan gives you more than a bed — it gives you an experience, and Yoshiike Ryokan in Hakone-Yumoto is one of the long-running inns on our list that understands that best.
Rooms and decor
Yoshiike is a historic ryokan, and the rooms are tatami with a genuinely traditional Japanese feel rather than a modern reinterpretation of one. The building is old and kept in the classic style, so the mood leans heritage over high-gloss. Pad around in the yukata the inn lays out, and the rooms read exactly as a Japanese inn should.
Food and amenities
The service here runs on classic ryokan ritual — warm, attentive, and full of small graceful touches. Kaiseki dining, a tea lounge, free Wi-Fi, and non-smoking rooms round out the stay, and the whole sequence — yukata, soak, kaiseki — folds together into one complete Japanese experience. Real-guest scores hit 9.2, with the onsen-and-garden side scoring the highest of all.
Location and getting there
The inn sits in Hakone-Yumoto, close to the Hayakawa River (about a 5-minute walk) and Hakone Shrine (Soun-ji, roughly 8 minutes). It is about 850 m — an 11-minute walk — to Hakone-Yumoto Station, which makes it an easy base for working the onsen town and pushing on to Gora by the Hakone tram or up to Owakudani by tram and cable car.
Things to know before booking
What makes Yoshiike special is the space: a Japanese garden arranged with real care that you can actually stroll, plus several onsen baths across a large area, each with its own atmosphere. Drifting from one bath to another is variety a small inn cannot match. The trade-offs are honest ones — rates sit at full onsen-ryokan level (from about $157, up to roughly $286), the building is historic rather than ultra-modern, and rooms fill up fast in high season, so book early.
Our take
Yoshiike Ryokan suits couples and families who want to soak up a classic Japanese ryokan in full — garden, onsen, tatami rooms, and traditional service. We recommend it warmly for anyone coming to Hakone for the experience over a simple place to sleep.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- The grounds hold a Japanese garden arranged with real care, and you are meant to stroll it rather than just photograph it from a window.
- Several onsen baths are spread across the property, and each one has its own atmosphere — moving between them is the kind of variety a small inn simply cannot offer.
- This is a long-running ryokan with a genuinely classic Japanese feel, the sort that has become hard to find.
- Rooms are tatami and the service follows traditional ryokan ritual — warm, attentive, and unhurried.
- Real-guest scores land at 9.2, with strong marks across cleanliness, service, and the onsen-and-garden combination.
- Rates sit at full onsen-ryokan level, starting around $157 a night and running to about $286 — fair for the experience, but not a budget pick.
- It is an old building kept in the traditional style, so do not expect ultra-modern fittings.
- Rooms fill up fast in high season, so you will want to lock in dates well ahead.
Who It’s For
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Amenities
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Insider Tips
- Leave real time to walk the Japanese garden — it is the part of the stay most people underrate.
- Try to soak in several of the different baths; each one has its own atmosphere, so do not stop at the first.
- Wear the yukata the ryokan lays out for you to get the full Japanese feel of the stay.