“Rakuten Travel Awards 2022” results announced. “Hotel and Ryokan of the Year” Established to Honor Top 3 Ryokans Nationwide – Travel Watch

Rakuten Travel announced the “Rakuten Travel Awards 2022” and “Rakuten Travel Nihon no Yado Awards 2022” based on the results and evaluations of the past year. The former applies to all accommodation facilities, while the latter applies only to leisure-type facilities.

In the Rakuten Travel Awards 2022, a total of 101 Gold Award facilities, 101 Silver Award facilities and 600 Bronze Award facilities were awarded, and the top 3 Gold Award facilities were newly established as “Hotel and Ryokan of the Year”. In addition, the “Regional Revitalization Award” was established to honor the top three cities that received the most Rakuten Travel Coupon incentives from Rakuten Hometown Tax.

The 1st place in each prefecture in Japan’s 47 inn awards, and the other 188 highly rated facilities won in the Japan inn awards.

Rakuten Travel Awards 2022 Hotel and Ryokan Winners

First prize: Fukuoka Hotel Active! Hakata
second prize: Hotel Kawashima Hiroshima directly connected to Hiroshima Station
Third Prize: Oike Hotel, a hot spring hotel overlooking Mount Fuji in Fujikawaguchiko Onsen, Yamanashi Prefecture

Rakuten Travel Awards 2022 Gold Winner

Hokkaido: Hotel Paco Kushiro Natural Hot Spring
Hokkaido: Century Marina Hakodate
Hokkaido: Sapporo Royal Stay
Hokkaido: Niseko Annupuri Onsen Yugokorotei
Hokkaido: Kushiro Century Castle Hotel
Hokkaido: Hakodate/Yunokawa Onsen Hotel Banso
Aomori Prefecture: Hachinohe Universal View Hotel
Iwate Prefecture: Airinkan
Miyagi Prefecture: Sendai Akiu Onsen Guest House Sakura Rikyu
Miyagi Prefecture: Sendai Akiu Onsen Zuiho Hotel
Miyagi Prefecture: Daiwa Roynet Hotel Sendai Ichibancho
Miyagi Prefecture: Matsushima Onsen Hotel Panorama Pavilion
Fukushima Prefecture: New Palace Hotel
Fukushima Prefecture: Aizu Higashiyama Onsen Suite with Private Open-air Bath Hanare Matsushimakaku
Fukushima Prefecture: Angel Forest Shirakawa Nasu
Ibaraki Prefecture: Daiwa Roynet Hotel Mito
Tochigi Prefecture: Yunishigawa Onsen Kamiba -AGEHA-
Tochigi Prefecture: Nasu Onsen’s famous hot spring hotel “Akian” for beautiful skin
Tochigi Prefecture: Epinard Nasu Nasu Onsen Hotel
Tochigi Prefecture: Nasu Onsen Hotel Floracion Nasu
Tochigi Prefecture: Nasu Sun Valley Nasu Onsen Hotel
Gunma Prefecture: Takasaki City Hotel
Saitama: Wado Kosen Yakushi-no-Yu Yunoyado Wado
Saitama: Chichibu Seven Hot Springs “Sandai no Yu” Araki Koizumi Ryokan
Saitama: Nagatoro Hana Hotel Choseikan
Chiba Prefecture: Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay
Chiba Prefecture: Yoshitake
Chiba Prefecture: La’gent Hotel Tokyo Bay
Chiba Prefecture: Spa View Apartments Grandview Iwai
Tokyo: Daiwa Roynet Hotel Shimbashi
Tokyo: Highly concentrated carbonated spring Yaezakura no Yu Super Hotel Premier Tokyo Station Yaesu Central Exit
Kanagawa Prefecture: Earl’s Forest Lodge
Kanagawa Prefecture: Gora Onsen Merveille Hakone Gora
Kanagawa Prefecture: Natural hot spring Tokugawa Takagari no Yu Super Hotel Premier Musashikosugi Ekimae
Niigata Prefecture: Angel Grandia Echigo Nakazato
Niigata Prefecture: Echigo Yuzawa Onsen Yuzawa Toei Hotel
Toyama Prefecture: Kurobe/Unazuki Onsen Yamanoha
Toyama Prefecture: Himi Onsenkyo Relaxing Inn Umiakari
Ishikawa Prefecture: Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kanazawa Palace
Ishikawa Prefecture: Wakura Onsen Yukemuri no Yado Biwanso
Ishikawa Prefecture: Kanazawa Tangyong Hot Spring Park Hotel
Yamanashi Prefecture: Fuji Lake Kawaguchi Onsen Oike Hotel, a hot spring hotel overlooking Mt. Fuji
Yamanashi Prefecture: Kofu Castle Hotel
Nagano Prefecture: Shinshu Bessho Onsen Ryokan Kamimatsuya
Nagano Prefecture: Kamisuwa Station Hotel
Nagano Prefecture: Takishina Onsen Kakuko Grand Hotel Taki no Yu
Nagano Prefecture: Hirugami Onsen Ontei Kofu
Gifu Prefecture: Gero Onsen Ogawaya
Gifu Prefecture: Almeria Gero Onsen Hotel Kusaka
Shizuoka Prefecture: Atami Onsen Hotel Shintoji
Shizuoka Prefecture: Atami Club Hotel
Shizuoka Prefecture: Atami Tsukiemon
Shizuoka Prefecture: Hotel Ole Inn
Shizuoka Prefecture: Adachi Resort Izukogen & Spa
Shizuoka Prefecture: Ito Onsen Otonashi Forest Green Wind Garden
Shizuoka Prefecture: Hotel Dorph Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture: Hotel Shuzenji Onsen Katsuragawa
Aichi Prefecture: Toyokawa Castle Inn
Aichi Prefecture: Hotel Garland Nagoya
Mie Prefecture: Aji no Yado Michio
Mie Prefecture: Flower Shinjuku Toba View Hotel
Mie Prefecture: Satosojin Kumano Club
Osaka Prefecture: Kintetsu Universal Studios Hotel
Osaka Prefecture: Daiwa Roynet Hotel Osaka Shin Umeda
Hyogo Prefecture: Arima Onsen Miyuki So Hanao
Hyogo Prefecture: Arima Onsen Moonlight Garden Incense Burner
Hyogo Prefecture: Kobe Motomachi Tokyu REI Hotel
Hyogo Prefecture: Awaji Island Sumoto Onsen Kaigetsukan
Hyogo Prefecture: Kinosaki Onsen Fugetsu Palace
Wakayama Prefecture: Wakayama City Hotel
Wakayama Prefecture: Natural Hot Spring Kishu no Yu Dormy Inn Premium Wakayama
Wakayama Prefecture: Shirahama KEY TERRACE HOTEL SEAMORE
Tottori Prefecture: Matsuzuki Keiseo
Tottori Prefecture: Kaike Onsen Snow House Hakusen
Shimane Prefecture: Izumo Tamaku Onsen Shiraishiya
Okayama Prefecture: Hotel Via Okayama
Okayama Prefecture: Hotel Granvia Okayama
Hiroshima Prefecture: Hotel Kawashima directly connected to Hiroshima Station
Hiroshima Prefecture: Daiwa Roynet Hotel Fukuyama Ekimae
Tokushima Prefecture: A fjord hot spring hotel located in the middle of Oboke Gorge
Kagawa Prefecture: Hotel Tribute Takamatsu
Ehime Prefecture: Dogo Onsen Hotel Tsubaki
Ehime Prefecture: Dogo Onsen Tea Plantation
Ehime Prefecture: GLAMPROOK Shimanami
Kochi Prefecture: Kochi Hotel
Fukuoka Prefecture: Hotel Active! Hakata
Fukuoka Prefecture: Alti House Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture: Hotel Tenza Hakata Station
Fukuoka Prefecture: RIHGA Royal Hotel Kokura
Kumamoto Prefecture: Extol Inn Kumamoto Ginza Street
Kumamoto Prefecture: Minamiaso Goyama Onsen Ryokan Chikuratei
Kumamoto Prefecture: Kurokawa Onsen Senomoto Kogen Hotel
Oita Prefecture: Yufuin Onsen Momokoan
Oita Prefecture: Beppu Onsen Suginoi Hotel
Oita Prefecture: Yufuin Plum Garden Resort
Okinawa Prefecture: Sun Plaza Hotel
Okinawa Prefecture: Miyakojima Villa Yonaha Bayside
Okinawa Prefecture: Condominium Resort Naha Living Inn Asahibashi Ekimae Premium Annex
Okinawa Prefecture: Allah Mahina Apartments
Okinawa Prefecture: Felice Villa Suite Miyakojima / Ueno
Okinawa Prefecture: Art Hotel Ishigakijima

Rakuten Travel Awards 2022 Regional Revitalization Award Winning Cities

・Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture
・Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture
・Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
・Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture
・Onna Village, Okinawa Prefecture

Rakuten Travel Nihon no Yado Award 2022 TOP47 Winning Facilities

Hokkaido: Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Sea and Light / Hewitt Resort
Aomori Prefecture: Romantic Topia of Forest and Stars
Iwate Prefecture: Airinkan
Miyagi Prefecture: Sendai Akiu Onsen Guest House Sakura Rikyu
Akita: Yokote Onsen Plaza Hotel
Yamagata Prefecture: Zao Onsen Zao Four Seasons Hotel
Fukushima Prefecture: Aizu Higashiyama Onsen Suite with Private Open-air Bath Hanare Matsushimakaku
Ibaraki Prefecture: Isozaki Shinkei Onsen Hotel
Tochigi Prefecture: Yunishigawa Onsen Kamiba -AGEHA-
Gunma Prefecture: Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Sparks Kusatsu
Saitama: Wado Kosen Yakushi-no-Yu Yunoyado Wado
Chiba Prefecture: Camel Resort
Tokyo: Minshuku Funamiso <八丈島>
Kanagawa Prefecture: Hakone Yumoto Onsen Hotel Maillecourt Shogetsu
Niigata Prefecture: Seha Onsen Seha Grand Hotel Hagi no Ya
Toyama Prefecture: Kurobe/Unazuki Onsen Yamanoha
Ishikawa Prefecture: Wakura Onsen Yukemuri no Yado Biwanso
Fukui Prefecture: Hokuriku’s largest garden open-air bath Seipazeso
Yamanashi Prefecture: Fuji Lake Kawaguchi Onsen Oike Hotel, a hot spring hotel overlooking Mt. Fuji
Nagano Prefecture: Shinshu Bessho Onsen Ryokan Kamimatsuya
Gifu Prefecture: Gero Onsen Ogawaya
Shizuoka Prefecture: Atami Onsen Hotel Shintoji
Aichi Prefecture: Sanhe Bay Resort Link
Mie Prefecture: Aji no Yado Michio
Shiga Prefecture: Okoto Onsen Lake Biwa Green Water Pavilion
Kyoto: Kyoto Kitashirakawa Natural Radium Hot Spring Yongquan Gorge
Osaka Prefecture: Tea House Iseya
Hyogo Prefecture: Arima Onsen Miyuki So Hanao
Nara Prefecture: Totsugawa Onsen Silent Inn Misui
Wakayama Prefecture: Shirahama Onsen Hotel Tenzankaku Kaiyu Garden
Tottori Prefecture: Matsuzuki Keiseo
Shimane Prefecture: Izumo Tamaku Onsen Shiraishiya
Okayama Prefecture: Yunogo Onsen Gentle Inn Bamboo Pavilion
Hiroshima Prefecture: Livemax Resort Miyahama Onsen Ocean
Yamaguchi Prefecture: Hagi Ichirin waiting for dusk in Hagi Onsen Village
Tokushima Prefecture: A fjord hot spring hotel located in the middle of Oboke Gorge
Kagawa Prefecture: Royal Group Four Seasons
Ehime Prefecture: Dogo Onsen Hotel Tsubaki
Kochi Prefecture: Chengxi Pavilion
Fukuoka Prefecture: Harazuru Onsen Hotel Parence Onoya
Saga Prefecture: Saga Beef Xiangyang Pavilion
Nagasaki Prefecture: Sea Sauna & Hot Spring Resort Take a book to travel Shimabara Onsen Hotel Yufeng Building
Kumamoto Prefecture: Minamiaso Goyama Onsen Ryokan Chikuratei
Oita Prefecture: Yufuin Onsen Yufuin Ryuan Hayama Toyo
Miyazaki Prefecture: Natural hot spring Hinata no Yado Nichinan Miyazaki
Kagoshima Prefecture: La Vista Kirishima Hills
Okinawa Prefecture: Seven Colors Ishigaki Island