2026 location index
Best Hotels in Japan
Compare 64 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Japan hotel rankings
64 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel New Otani Tokyo Executive House Zen | 5.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo | 5.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Palace Hotel Tokyo | 5.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Takanawa Hanakohro | 5.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The Capitol Hotel Tokyu | 5.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The Peninsula Tokyo | 5.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel | 5.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto | 5.00 | Kyoto | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo | 5.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, A Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa | 4.99 | Kyoto | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Halekulani Okinawa | 4.99 | Okinawa | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| The Okura Tokyo | 4.96 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka | 4.92 | Osaka | Japan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo | 4.61 | Tokyo | Japan | 5 | |||||
| ROKU KYOTO, LXR Hotels & Resorts | 4.37 | Kyoto | Japan | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko | 4.37 | Nikko | Japan | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Shangri-La Tokyo | 4.07 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Aman Tokyo | 4.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills | 4.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Conrad Osaka | 4.00 | Osaka | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Conrad Tokyo | 4.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto | 4.00 | Kyoto | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi | 4.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Grand Hyatt Tokyo | 4.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo | 4.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main | 4.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Imperial Hotel, Tokyo | 4.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Suiran, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto | 4.00 | Kyoto | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Prince Park Tower Tokyo | 4.00 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa | 4.00 | Okinawa | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu | 3.99 | Kyoto | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Imperial Hotel, Osaka | 3.98 | Osaka | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi | 3.97 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| JW Marriott Hotel Nara | 3.97 | Nara | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Dusit Thani Kyoto | 3.86 | Kyoto | Japan | 4 | 4 | ||||
| SOWAKA | 3.86 | Kyoto | Japan | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Four Seasons Hotel Osaka | 3.69 | Osaka | Japan | 4 | |||||
| Park Hyatt Kyoto | 3.69 | Kyoto | Japan | 4 | |||||
| The Okura Heritage Wing Tokyo | 3.69 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | |||||
| The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka | 3.69 | Fukuoka | Japan | 4 | |||||
| The Prince Sakura Tower Tokyo, Autograph Collection | 3.65 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The St. Regis Osaka | 3.60 | Osaka | Japan | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Tokyo Station Hotel | 3.25 | Tokyo | Japan | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Gajoen Tokyo | 3.21 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| The Terrace Club Wellness Thalasso at Busena | 3.08 | Okinawa | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Okura Kyoto | 3.00 | Kyoto | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hyakuna Garan | 3.00 | Okinawa | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo | 3.00 | Hokkaido | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sankara Hotel & Spa Yakushima | 3.00 | Okinawa | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| The Vale Niseko | 3.00 | Hokkaido | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba | 2.99 | Tokyo | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| InterContinental Osaka | 2.89 | Osaka | Japan | 3 | 3 | ||||
| The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama | 2.89 | Yokohama | Japan | 3 | 3 | ||||
| W Osaka | 2.89 | Osaka | Japan | 3 | 3 | ||||
| The Westin Miyako Kyoto | 2.85 | Kyoto | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Hotel New Otani Osaka | 2.77 | Osaka | Japan | 3 | |||||
| Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Premier Grand | 2.77 | Tokyo | Japan | 3 | |||||
| Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono | 2.77 | Hokkaido | Japan | 3 | |||||
| The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza | 2.77 | Tokyo | Japan | 3 | |||||
| The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon | 2.77 | Tokyo | Japan | 3 | |||||
| Waldorf Astoria Osaka | 2.77 | Osaka | Japan | 3 | |||||
| mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection | 2.77 | Tokyo | Japan | 3 | |||||
| Suiboku Hirafu | 1.69 | Hokkaido | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Park Hyatt Tokyo | 1.51 | Tokyo | Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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