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Best Luxury Hotels in Japan
An edited shortlist of the Japan stays worth planning around, pulled from The Turndown's reviewed hotels and destination notes.
Use this as the clean, bookmarkable version of the filtered reviews page: one destination, the reviewed hotels, and enough context to decide whether to keep reading the full destination guide.
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HOSHINOYA
HOSHINOYA Kyoto
Arashiyama, Kyoto
Kyoto slowed to river, cedar, boat arrivals, and a stricter sense of place than the city's easier luxury hotels.
Bulgari
Bulgari Hotel Tokyo
Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo luxury with a Roman taste for drama and just enough Japanese discipline to keep it elegant.
Park Hyatt
Park Hyatt Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo's great cinematic hotel, newly restored and still floating above Shinjuku with more soul than most newer towers can buy.
Aman
Aman Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto distilled to cedar, moss, steam, and silence, then refined with Aman money and restraint.
Four Seasons
Four Seasons Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan
Where Japanese tradition meets operational perfection.
Aman
Aman Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Minimalism at its most extravagant.
What are the best luxury hotels in Japan?
The Turndown shortlist for Japan currently includes HOSHINOYA Kyoto, Bulgari Hotel Tokyo, Park Hyatt Tokyo, Aman Kyoto, Four Seasons Kyoto, Aman Tokyo.
When is the best time to visit Japan?
March to May for blossom and spring light, October to November for maples and clear air, January to February for quieter cities and serious ryokan weather