18 hand-picked hotels and ryokan by the shrines in Nikko town, on Lake Chuzenji, in Yumoto Onsen and in Kinugawa Onsen. Filter by what matters for your trip; the order is by area, then classification, and is not a ranking.
18 hotels
Shinkyo Bridge, Nikko town · 4 stars · 63 rooms
Japan’s oldest classic resort hotel, opened in 1873 above the Shinkyo Bridge; for travellers who want history, French cooking and the shrines on foot.
From £83 a night
Daiya river, Nikko town · Ryokan
A ryokan above the Daiya gorge with a rooftop view bath and rooms with their own open-air bath; for couples who want dinner and a soak.
Shinkyo Bridge, Nikko town · Ryokan
A traditional family-style ryokan by the Shinkyo Bridge, with a hot-spring bath, a private bath to book and dinner; for a classic first ryokan night.
Yasukawa-cho, Nikko town · Ryokan
An onsen ryokan a short walk from Toshogu, with rooms that have their own open-air bath; the best private-bath stay by the shrines.
From £148 a night
JR Nikko Station, Nikko town · 3.5 stars
A practical hotel opposite JR Nikko Station with its own hot-spring baths, indoor and open-air; the easy base for trains and buses.
From £86 a night
Kirifuri Highlands, Nikko town · 3.5 stars
A big onsen resort in the Kirifuri Highlands above Nikko, with dinner and breakfast and suites with their own open-air bath; for families and drivers.
From £203 a night
Tokorono, Nikko town · 3 stars
A simple, modern room-only hotel on the edge of Nikko with free parking; for drivers who want a clean room and to eat out.
From £82 a night
Takumi-cho, Nikko town · Guesthouse
A small, long-running guesthouse in a quiet street west of the shrines, with a hot-spring bath and cheap twins; for budget travellers.
From £62 a night
Tamozawa, Nikko town · Luxury ryokan · 24 rooms
A small luxury ryokan where every one of the 24 suites has its own hot-spring bath from the inn’s own source; for a special night in Nikko.
From £915 a night
Eastern shore, Lake Chuzenji · 5 stars · 94 rooms
The luxury choice on Lake Chuzenji: 94 rooms and suites facing the lake or Mount Nantai, with indoor and open-air hot-spring baths.
From £569 a night
Western shore, Lake Chuzenji · 4 stars · 57 rooms
A log-cabin style hotel in the forest by Lake Chuzenji, with open-air hot-spring baths and French cooking; for couples and walkers.
From £106 a night
Northern shore, Lake Chuzenji · Ryokan
A lakeside onsen ryokan below Mount Nantai, with rooms that have their own open-air or view bath; for a private soak on Lake Chuzenji.
Chugushi, Lake Chuzenji · 3 stars
A small inn steps from Lake Chuzenji with a hot-spring bath, kaiseki dinners and lake-view twins; good value up the mountain.
From £110 a night
Lake Yunoko, Yumoto Onsen · 4 stars
A remodelled onsen hotel in Yumoto with indoor and outdoor hot springs and lake-view tatami rooms; good value at the top of the valley.
From £103 a night
Yumoto village, Yumoto Onsen · Ryokan
A long-established inn at the source of Yumoto’s milky sulphur springs, with indoor and open-air baths; for onsen lovers and hikers.
From £139 a night
Kinugawa river, Kinugawa Onsen · 4 stars · 48 rooms
Hoshino Resorts’ ryokan on the Kinugawa: 48 rooms dressed in local crafts, some with an outdoor bath; for couples who want a polished onsen night.
From £317 a night
Ohara, Kinugawa Onsen, Kinugawa Onsen · 4 stars
A large garden onsen hotel in Kinugawa with several big baths, private baths to book and kaiseki dinners; for families and groups.
From £236 a night
Kinugawa river, Kinugawa Onsen · Luxury ryokan
A small luxury ryokan on the Kinugawa with rooms that have their own hot-spring bath and a club floor; for a special night with dinner.
From £672 a night
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