An old-style hot-spring hotel inside the shrine precinct, five minutes on foot from Toshogu; the closest you can sleep to the shrines.
From £100 a night
For two on the night of 19 January 2027, on Expedia. Rate includes breakfast for 2.
Sannai, Nikko townOn our lists
Hotel Seikoen stands in Sannai, the forested precinct of the shrines and temples, about 150 metres from Rinnoji and a five-minute walk from Toshogu. Few places to stay are this close: you can be at the Yomeimon gate before the first coaches from Tokyo arrive and walk back in the quiet after they leave.
It is an older hotel with tatami and Western rooms, a hot-spring bath, an open-air bath and a sauna, and dinner and breakfast plans in the Japanese style. Reviewers single out the location and the breakfast. The station pick-up is free.
The baths
Shared hot-spring baths, indoor and open-air, and a sauna; no private baths are listed.
Getting around
Inside the shrine precinct at Sannai; Rinnoji is about 150 metres away and Toshogu five minutes on foot.
Good for
Not for
A day in a rebuilt Edo-period town: ninja and oiran shows, samurai lessons and costume.
Departs from Kinugawa Onsen · Valid 1 day
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Toshogu Shrine admission bought ahead, exchanged at the Tobu-Nikko Station tourist centre.
Valid 1 day
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Dress in kimono and make your own matcha with a certified teacher, in a tatami room by the river.
Departs from Nikko town · 1.5 hours
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
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From £83 a night
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Sources: expedia.co.uk, japaneseguesthouses.com. Last checked 21 October 2026.
