Best hotels in Japan, ranked by corrected score

Best hotels in Japan, ranked by corrected scoreThe best-scored hotel in Japan is Stitch Hotel Kyoto: 4.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms) on our corrected 0-5 score. Next are Nazuna Kyoto Gosho (4.4) and Nazuna Hakone Miyanoshita (4.3). We score 1,137 hotels in Japan. Their platform ratings (normalised to 0-5) average 3.3; after correction the average is 3.3, and 621 rest on solid evidence. Best at or under the typical price here ($117 a night): Mercure Tokyo Haneda Airport, 4.0 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $102.Best hotels in Japan, ranked

Stitch Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Stitch Hotel Kyoto is a five-star property in central Kyoto, set in a renovated five-storey building where 51 rooms were created by joining spaces together, which gives…

Nazuna Kyoto Gosho, Kyoto: 4.4 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $562 a night. Nazuna Kyoto Gosho is a small luxury ryokan in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, made up of two renovated kyomachiya townhouses joined by a garden.

Nazuna Hakone Miyanoshita, Odawara: 4.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $397 a night. Nazuna Hakone Miyanoshita is a ryokan-style property in the Miyanoshita area of Hakone, Japan, part of a ryokan brand that began in Kyoto.

Kimamaya Boutique Hotel, Niseko: 4.3 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Kimamaya Boutique Hotel is a small, nine-room property in the Hirafu area of Niseko, close to the Grand Hirafu ski slopes and within walking distance of Hirafu Station.

The Shinmonzen, Kyoto: 4.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $1,915 a night. The Shinmonzen is a nine-suite boutique hotel in Kyoto's historic Gion district, designed by architect Tadao Ando.

Nazuna Kyoto Higashi Honganji, Kyoto: 4.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Nazuna Kyoto Higashi Honganji is a small luxury inn with just seven rooms, created from the renovation of a century-old machiya townhouse in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward.

Hitotsu Notojima, Nanao: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $820 a night. Hitotsu Notojima is a small boutique hotel with eight guestrooms on Notojima island in Nanao, Ishikawa, close to the beach and a short walk from Notohanto Quasi-National…

1 Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $556 a night. 1 Hotel Tokyo is a five-star hotel with 211 rooms on a street in Akasaka, in Minato ward of central Tokyo.

Nazuna Kyoto Nijo Jo, Kyoto: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Nazuna Kyoto Nijo Jo is a small tea-themed ryokan set in a traditional Kyomachiya townhouse in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward.

La Vista Yokosuka Kannonzaki T, Yokosuka: 4.2 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms). La Vista Yokosuka Kannonzaki T is a four-star resort hotel in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, near Kannonzaki Lighthouse and about 6.9 km from the city centre.

Monday Apart Premium Akihabara, Tokyo: 4.2 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $417 a night. Monday Apart Premium Akihabara is a four-star aparthotel in Tokyo's Akihabara district, a short walk from JR Akihabara Station and a good choice of nearby restaurants.

Hilton Grand Vac Tradimo Kyoto Gojo, Kyoto: 4.2 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), from $393 a night. Hilton Grand Vacations Club Tradimo Kyoto Gojo is an all-suite hotel with 63 one-bedroom units, each fitted with a full kitchen, minibar, air conditioning and Wi-Fi.

Hotel The Leben Osaka, Osaka: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Hotel The Leben Osaka is a four-star hotel that opened in March 2022, sitting in central Osaka about an eight-minute walk from Shinsaibashi Station.

Setouchi Retreat, Matsuyama: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $796 a night. Setouchi Retreat is a small luxury hotel with seven rooms, converted from a museum designed by architect Tadao Ando.

Monday Apart Hamamatsucho Daimon, Tokyo: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $284 a night. Monday Apart Hamamatsucho Daimon is a four-star aparthotel in the Minato district of Tokyo, close to Daimon and Hamamatsucho stations.

Monday Apart Asakusabashi Akihabara, Tokyo: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $281 a night. Monday Apart Asakusabashi Akihabara is a four-star aparthotel in Taito Ward, Tokyo, a short distance from Akihabara and within reach of Sensoji Temple.

Hyatt Centric Sapporo, Sapporo: 4.2 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms). Hyatt Centric Sapporo is a 216-room hotel in Sapporo, Hokkaido, due to open in autumn 2024.

Monday Premium Akihabara Asakusabashi, Tokyo: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $605 a night. Monday Premium Akihabara Asakusabashi is a four-star aparthotel in the Taito district of Tokyo, opened in 2020.

Nishimuraya Honkan, Toyooka: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $398 a night. Nishimuraya Honkan is a traditional ryokan in Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo Prefecture, running for around 160 years.

Monday Apart Nihonbashi Suitengumae, Tokyo: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $267 a night. Monday Apart Nihonbashi Suitengumae is a four-star aparthotel in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, a short walk from the Bank of Japan Origin Place Monument and within reach of the…

Bellustar Tokyo, Tokyo: 4.1 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $520 a night. Bellustar Tokyo is a five-star Pan Pacific hotel occupying floors 39 to 47 of the 48-storey Tokyu Kabukicho Tower in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Junei Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms). Junei Hotel Kyoto Imperial Palace West is a small boutique hotel with eight rooms in Higashiyama-ku, close to Kyoto Imperial Palace and Nijo-jo Castle.

Monday Apart Premium Asakusa, Tokyo: 4.1 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $347 a night. Monday Apart Premium Asakusa is a four-star aparthotel in the Asakusa district of Taito Ward, Tokyo.

Monday Apart Premium Kyoto Station, Kyoto: 4.1 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $219 a night. Monday Apart Premium Kyoto Station is a four-star aparthotel in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward, about a ten-minute walk from Kyoto Station.