[Rakuten Group, Inc.] “Rakuten Travel” announces ranking of popular accommodations where you can enjoy buffets and buffets Rakuten Group, Inc. Press release: May 13, 2025 Rakuten Travel announces ranking of popular accommodations where you can enjoy buffets and buffets – The number of nights booked for related trips, such as plans where you can enjoy luxurious ingredients, has increased approximately 1.2 times compared to the same period last year – Rakuten Travel, a travel reservation service operated by Rakuten Group, Inc., has announced the Rakuten Travel Ranking of Popular Accommodations Where You Can Enjoy Vikings and Buffets. On Rakuten Travel, the number of travel reservations that include keywords such as “buffet” or “buffet” in accommodation plan names has increased approximately 1.2 times compared to the same period of the previous year in the six months from April to September 2025 (Note 1). There are some inns that sell all-you-can-eat options, and it is thought that plans that allow you to enjoy buffets and buffets are attracting a lot of attention from travelers because they allow you to fully enjoy a rich variety of luxurious meals and are satisfying in terms of cost performance. In response to these trends, Rakuten Travel has calculated the ranking of accommodation facilities with “Viking” and “Buffet” plans for the year from May 2024 to April 2025, targeting registered city hotels and leisure hotels nationwide. As a result, the first place went to “Nasu Onsen Hotel Sun Valley Nasu” in Tochigi Prefecture. Accommodations in the top five tend to feature live kitchens where food is prepared to order, offering sumptuous meals and a wide variety of menus made with seasonal and local ingredients. Rakuten Travel Top 5 ranking of popular accommodations where you can enjoy buffets and buffets
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/21228/482/21228-482-a9dd1a801b86227f3ee7461d8c766306-3900×1096.png Meals at “Nasu Onsen Hotel Sun Valley Nasu” (example) 1st place: Tochigi Prefecture “Nasu Onsen” Hotel Sun Valley Nasu offers approximately 100 different menus in buffet style for breakfast and dinner at its three restaurants. Sky Hall, which specializes in Japanese cuisine, is the most popular restaurant in the facility, and serves the famous “Yokubari Kaisendon”, which can be topped with as many of about 20 kinds of toppings as you like, tempura fried on the spot, and freshly grilled Angus beef in a live kitchen style. There is also a wide variety of desserts made by the in-house pastry chef, and you can choose from 5 different types of desserts, including Nasu Kogen Pudding (Note 2). One of the features of the Chinese restaurant “Banri” is that the interior allows you to see the food being prepared. In addition to freshly made Peking duck, you can enjoy authentic Chinese cuisine such as shrimp with chili sauce and dim sum with a sense of realism. No matter when you visit, you can enjoy a wide variety of menus, including dishes made with special ingredients that are only available for a limited time, which has led to the popularity of repeat customers.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/21228/482/21228-482-88c4a3ff394ac9dbe718ab7201ad5e11-3900×1098.png Meals at “Sendai Akiu Onsen Hotel Zuiho” (example) 2nd place Miyagi Prefecture “Sendai Akiu Onsen” Hotel Zuiho’s restaurant offers a luxurious dinner buffet with around 80 dishes, including dishes that make use of stuffed snow crabs and fresh seafood caught off the coast of Sanriku. At the 3,000 square meter spacious and luxuriously decorated restaurant, you can fully enjoy luxurious meals such as Sendai’s famous beef tongue and charcoal-grilled turban shells, as well as sushi and tempura prepared right in front of your eyes by our chefs. All of the sweets are homemade, and you can even watch the pastry chef prepare them through the glass. In addition, you can pre-order a la carte dishes such as Sendai beef teppanyaki and Kuroge Wagyu beef tongue nigiri, as well as whole cakes for an additional fee, so you can enjoy your meal even on special occasions. Breakfast is served buffet-style with fluffy omelets made by the chef, a wide variety of salads, and fruits, so you can enjoy luxurious meals both morning and evening.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/21228/482/21228-482-7b57176ceec213648b9c39897c020b26-3900×1192.png Meals at “Nasu Onsen Hotel Epinal Nasu” (example) The buffet restaurant at “Nasu Onsen Hotel Epinard Nasu” in Tochigi Prefecture, which ranked 3rd, offers about 100 Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes for dinner alone. In addition to enjoying local ingredients from the Nasu Highlands, including fresh vegetables delivered daily from local contracted farmers, various fairs are held for a limited time, and you can enjoy seasonal dishes. The beef steaks, pasta, and tempura prepared by the chef in the live kitchen, as well as the gorgeous-looking sweets lined up in the showcase, are also gaining popularity. Furthermore, once you pass through the “Children’s Tunnel” inside the restaurant, you will find a “Kids Buffet Corner” where dishes are lined up according to the height of the child. Children can arrange their own dishes, so anyone of any generation can enjoy a buffet-style meal. “Rakuten Travel” will continue to strive to provide information that will be helpful when choosing travel destinations and accommodations. (Note 1) Comparison of the number of reserved nights for accommodation plans and room types that include the keywords “buffet” and “buffet” from April 1st to September 30th in 2024 and 2025 (as of Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, applicable services: domestic accommodation, day use) (Note 2) Menu and number of items may vary depending on season and purchasing status. ■Overview of “Rakuten Travel Ranking of Popular Accommodations Where You Can Enjoy Vikings and Buffets” Aggregation date: Friday, April 11, 2025 Aggregation method: Extract and aggregate the number of nights that include the keywords “buffet” or “buffet” in the accommodation plan name or room type name for the following aggregation period Target period: May 2024 to April 2025 Target facilities: Among domestic “Rakuten Travel” registered facilities, accommodations that have a hotel category of “city” or “leisure” as determined by “Rakuten Travel” and that offer accommodation plans that include the keywords “buffet” and “buffet” That’s all
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