Toilets shared in Ryokans?

When booking a room in a ryokan, often there is the choice between "with bath"/"without bath". Does this usually mean only the washing facilities are either private or shared and both still have private toilets or does "bath" also include the toilet, so if I book "without bath" also the toilet will be outside the room?

Marc

Does this usually mean only the washing facilities are either private or shared and both still have private toilets or does "bath" also include the toilet, so if I book "without bath" also the toilet will be outside the room?

"Bath" usually refers only to the bath. If there is no toilet on the room, it usually states so separately. Only very old or cheap ryokan do not have toilets on the room.

In my experience we stayed in approx 10 fairly inexpensive (but not not the lowest level of accommodation) yet lovely ryokans without bath and in all cases there was no toilet in the room either. The toilet facilities were always close by. We stayed in Japanese style rooms,maybe the western style are different.

As I wrote, cheap ryokan (under 15,000 yen per person and night, incl. two meals) very often come without toilet on the room.