THE RYOKAN COLLECTION

These spacious rooms can sleep up to four people, with two bedrooms with twin Western-style beds and another with tatami mats for more traditional Japanese-style sleeping arrangements. Some also have a daybed; others have a hammock on the deck for additional lounging alternatives. These rooms also have a dining room with a big, beautiful table that seats four and a Japanese-style tatami room with floor chairs and a hollow section under the table for comfortable sitting.

The rotemburo is black granite-topped with Hinoki wood, along with a nice foot bath (great for post-sightseeing relaxation) and a big round settee for enjoying the pretty garden. Some of them have another very nice feature, a neyu (lie-down bath), basically a big stone lounge chair built into the rotemburo tub. Inside the room is another bath, this one a freestanding porcelain tub with a jacuzzi.