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
For two on the night of 19 January 2027, on Expedia.
Kinugawa river, Kinugawa OnsenOn our lists
The Kinugawa Kanaya is the quiet luxury end of Kinugawa Onsen: a small ryokan of about 40 rooms in the Ohara district, by the river, where the room is the point. Expedia’s list includes deluxe Japanese rooms with an open-air bath and club floor Japanese-Western suites with a view from the bath, and guides describe wooden terraces on the river side.
Stays are sold with dinner and breakfast, and the price is high even in winter. Choose it for one night of soaking in your own bath above the river, not as a base for long sightseeing days: the shrines in Nikko town are about 40 minutes away by train.
The baths
Rooms with private open-air or view baths fed by the hot spring, as well as shared baths.
Getting around
In the Ohara district of Kinugawa Onsen, near the river and Kinugawa-Onsen Station.
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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.
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Sources: secret-retreats.com, selected-ryokan.com, expedia.co.uk. Last checked 21 October 2026.
