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Takayama is a mountain town in the Japanese Alps, known for its old merchant streets and Hida beef. Many of its ryokans have hot-spring baths. 16 ryokans, checked one by one.
4 h 30 from Tokyo by Shinkansen + Hida via Nagoya
16 ryokans
Best ratedfrom €142per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
20 min on foot from Takayama
Rated 9.6/10 by 832 guests: the best score in Takayama among ryokans with many reviews.
9.6 832 reviews
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Closest to the stationfrom €149per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
3 min on foot from Takayama
3 min on foot from Takayama station, the shortest walk among well-rated ryokans in Takayama.
9.1 2,720 reviews
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Most luxuriousfrom €77per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
8 min on foot from Takayama
The highest price among ryokans rated 9 or more in Takayama: from €77 per person, rated 9.0/10 by 1,450 guests.
9.0 1,450 reviews
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Best with dinnerfrom €178per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
10 min on foot from Takayama
Dinner can be booked with the room, from €251 per person. Rated 9.0/10 by 338 guests, the best score among the 8 ryokans that serve dinner in Takayama.
9.0 338 reviewswith dinner from €251
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from €60per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
8 min on foot from Takayama
8.9 2,704 reviewswith dinner from €125
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♨ Private onsen in the roomfrom €40per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
22 min on foot from Takayama
8.8 710 reviewswith dinner from €152
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from €44per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
5 min on foot from Takayama
8.7 4,468 reviews
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Best valuefrom €30per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
25 min on foot from Takayama
The lowest price among well-rated ryokans in Takayama: from €30 per person and per night, rated 8.6/10.
8.6 429 reviewswith dinner from €64
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from €41per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
8 min on foot from Takayama
8.4 386 reviews
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from €17per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
13 min on foot from Takayama
8.1 1,753 reviews
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from €45per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
21 min on foot from Takayama
8.1 519 reviewswith dinner from €93
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Best private onsen♨ Private open-air onsenfrom €165per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
8 min on foot from Takayama
Rooms with their own open-air hot-spring bath, rated 9.6/10 (127 reviews): the best score among the 2 ryokans with a private onsen in Takayama.
9.6 127 reviewswith dinner from €232
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from €31per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
24 min on foot from Takayama
8.8 76 reviews
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from €40per person / nightTakayama
21 min on foot from Hida-Ichinomiya
7.2 20 reviewswith dinner from €51
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from €62per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
19 min on foot from Takayama
9.5 2 reviews
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from €371per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
11 min on foot from Takayama
with dinner from €556
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Lowest price per person and per night seen for 2 guests, for 2 nights in March or May 2027. Your price depends on your dates and is shown before you book.
Our picks
6 ryokans chosen from our data, one per reason, among the best-rated in Takayama.
Best ratedfrom €142per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
20 min on foot from Takayama
Rated 9.6/10 by 832 guests: the best score in Takayama among ryokans with many reviews.
9.6 832 reviews
See dates and pricesBest private onsen♨ Private open-air onsenfrom €165per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
8 min on foot from Takayama
Rooms with their own open-air hot-spring bath, rated 9.6/10 (127 reviews): the best score among the 2 ryokans with a private onsen in Takayama.
9.6 127 reviewswith dinner from €232
See dates and pricesBest with dinnerfrom €178per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
10 min on foot from Takayama
Dinner can be booked with the room, from €251 per person. Rated 9.0/10 by 338 guests, the best score among the 8 ryokans that serve dinner in Takayama.
9.0 338 reviewswith dinner from €251
See dates and pricesBest valuefrom €30per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
25 min on foot from Takayama
The lowest price among well-rated ryokans in Takayama: from €30 per person and per night, rated 8.6/10.
8.6 429 reviewswith dinner from €64
See dates and pricesClosest to the stationfrom €149per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
3 min on foot from Takayama
3 min on foot from Takayama station, the shortest walk among well-rated ryokans in Takayama.
9.1 2,720 reviews
See dates and pricesMost luxuriousfrom €77per person / nightHida Takayama Onsen · Takayama
8 min on foot from Takayama
The highest price among ryokans rated 9 or more in Takayama: from €77 per person, rated 9.0/10 by 1,450 guests.
9.0 1,450 reviews
See dates and pricesGood to know
The median price is €52 per person and per night, from €17. With dinner and breakfast, the median rises to €138 per person.
Ryokans charge per person, not per room: two guests pay twice. The price on each card is per person.
Takayama is not a hot-spring town: only 2 ryokans in our list have a private onsen. Hot-spring baths in the house: 12 of 16. For a bath of your own, see our page of ryokans with a private onsen.
Ryokans with a dinner rate: 8 of 16. Dinner is usually a kaiseki of many small seasonal courses. Book it with the room: it is rarely possible on the day.
Ryokans 10 minutes or less on foot from a station: 7 of 16. The median walk is 12 minutes.
Takayama is a mountain town in the Hida region of the Japanese Alps. Its old merchant quarter, Sanmachi Suji, keeps its dark wooden houses, sake breweries and small shops, and the town is calm in the evening once the day visitors leave.
Many Takayama ryokans have hot-spring baths, and dinner is a reason to stay in itself: Hida beef, grilled on a magnolia leaf with miso (hoba miso), mountain vegetables and river fish.
Practical for the train to Nagoya and the buses to Shirakawa-go and the Alps, ten minutes on foot from the old town.
The old town itself, with the morning markets along the Miyagawa River and in front of the Takayama Jinya. Ideal for an evening walk and an early market.
About an hour by bus, the Okuhida hot-spring villages offer open-air baths facing the Alps. A second night there pairs well with a night in town.
The Takayama Festival takes place twice a year, in mid-April and early October, with its decorated floats: book well ahead for those dates. Winter brings snow, which makes the hot spring even better.
From Tokyo, Takayama is about four and a half hours via Nagoya. Many travellers continue to Shirakawa-go and Kanazawa, forming a classic Alps route.
Questions
From €17 per person and per night in our list; the median is €52. With dinner and breakfast, the median is €138 per person.
Ryokans in our list with rooms that have their own hot-spring bath: 2. They carry a turquoise badge on their photo.
It depends on the rate you choose. Ryokans in Takayama with a rate including breakfast and dinner: 8; the others serve breakfast only or no meals.
Many ryokans do not allow tattoos in their shared baths. A room with a private onsen solves it, since the bath is yours alone. Check the house rules on the booking page.
The median walk is 12 minutes from the nearest station; 7 ryokans are 10 minutes or less away. Each card gives the station and the time.
Yes, many: family ryokans in the old town, larger hot-spring ryokans near the station and in the hills, and remote onsen villages in Okuhida.
Yes for its old town, its morning markets and its food, and as a base for Shirakawa-go and the Japanese Alps.
One night covers the old town and the morning market; two nights let you add Shirakawa-go or Okuhida.
