Travel Guide

KAI Enshu: A 36-Room Ryokan on the Shore of Lake Hamanako

KAI Enshu: A 36-Room Ryokan on the Shore of Lak...

KAI Enshu (界 遠州) sits at Kanzanji, on the shore of Lake Hamanako in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a 36-room ryokan where guests can enjoy two different bath halls,...

KAI Enshu: A 36-Room Ryokan on the Shore of Lak...

KAI Enshu (界 遠州) sits at Kanzanji, on the shore of Lake Hamanako in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a 36-room ryokan where guests can enjoy two different bath halls,...

KAI Ito: An Izu Ryokan 30 Rooms Wide, Built for Seafood

KAI Ito: An Izu Ryokan 30 Rooms Wide, Built for...

KAI Ito (界 伊東) is on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture — an area the ryokan itself describes as rich in golden eye snapper, Ise lobster, abalone and wagyu...

KAI Ito: An Izu Ryokan 30 Rooms Wide, Built for...

KAI Ito (界 伊東) is on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture — an area the ryokan itself describes as rich in golden eye snapper, Ise lobster, abalone and wagyu...

KAI Anjin: A Ryokan with Pacific-Ocean Baths in Ito, Izu

KAI Anjin: A Ryokan with Pacific-Ocean Baths in...

KAI Anjin (界 アンジン) takes its name from the word for a pilot — the navigator who guides a ship into harbour — and its theme is the Age of...

KAI Anjin: A Ryokan with Pacific-Ocean Baths in...

KAI Anjin (界 アンジン) takes its name from the word for a pilot — the navigator who guides a ship into harbour — and its theme is the Age of...

KAI Alps: A 48-Room Ryokan at the Foot of the Japanese Alps

KAI Alps: A 48-Room Ryokan at the Foot of the J...

KAI Alps (界 アルプス) sits at the foot of the Japanese Alps in Nagano Prefecture, in a pastoral setting with a stream running through the courtyard and sunken hearths where...

KAI Alps: A 48-Room Ryokan at the Foot of the J...

KAI Alps (界 アルプス) sits at the foot of the Japanese Alps in Nagano Prefecture, in a pastoral setting with a stream running through the courtyard and sunken hearths where...

KAI Akiu: A Ryokan by the Natori River, 25 Minutes from Sendai

KAI Akiu: A Ryokan by the Natori River, 25 Minu...

KAI Akiu (界 秋保温泉) sits by the Natori River in Akiu, a hot-spring village in the hills just outside Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. It is one of the easiest KAI ryokan...

KAI Akiu: A Ryokan by the Natori River, 25 Minu...

KAI Akiu (界 秋保温泉) sits by the Natori River in Akiu, a hot-spring village in the hills just outside Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. It is one of the easiest KAI ryokan...

KAI Miyajima: How to Reach the Ryokan Facing Itsukushima

KAI Miyajima: How to Reach the Ryokan Facing It...

KAI Miyajima (界 宮島) looks across the water to Miyajima and its Itsukushima Shrine — the island whose floating torii is one of the most photographed structures in Japan. It...

KAI Miyajima: How to Reach the Ryokan Facing It...

KAI Miyajima (界 宮島) looks across the water to Miyajima and its Itsukushima Shrine — the island whose floating torii is one of the most photographed structures in Japan. It...