Hotels we recommend
Where to stay in Izu
Two hotels in Izu we would book for a client, in Shuzenji and Amagi Yugashima Onsen. All hold MICHELIN Keys.
- Hotels
- 2
- With MICHELIN Keys
- 2
- Newest
- 1874
The hotels
Shuzenji
Asaba Ryokan
The public baths are being rebuilt as two outdoor baths, one for men and one for women, reopening in November 2026
1484 · 10 rooms
Asaba is a ten-room ryokan in Shuzenji Onsen in central Izu, founded in 1484 as a lodging house in front of Shuzenji temple and kept by the Asaba family ever since. Its rooms face a pond and a Noh stage, the Gekkeiden, which hosts seasonal Noh, Kyogen, Shinnai and Japanese dance performances.
3 MICHELIN Keys
Amagi Yugashima Onsen
Ochiairo
1874 · 17 rooms · Renovated 2025
A hot-spring ryokan founded in 1874 at Yugashima in the Amagi mountains of central Izu, on the bank where two rivers meet, which gives it its name. Its buildings are a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, the inn was a retreat for writers from Toson Shimazaki to Yasunari Kawabata, and it has 16 rooms and a private villa, with one MICHELIN Key.
1 MICHELIN Key
From our Japan Desk
The ryokans and hotels in Izu that our team in Japan books, Japanese houses and international names alike. Each has its own page: the baths, the rooms, dinner, and what to know before you book.
What to know
Asaba Ryokan and Ochiairo. Each has its own page with the rooms, the restaurants and what booking through us adds.
Asaba Ryokan (three MICHELIN Keys) and Ochiairo (one MICHELIN Key).
Of the hotels we recommend, Ochiairo, which opened in 1874. Asaba Ryokan followed in 1484.
Asaba Ryokan: its rooms start at 52 square metres. Ochiairo from 47.68.
Asaba Ryokan: Tokyo Haneda or Narita; the ryokan arranges cars from either airport on request (price on enquiry), or about two hours by train from Tokyo station. Ochiairo: There is no airport nearby; the inn arranges helicopter transfers from Narita Airport and Tokyo Shinkiba Heliport.
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