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.
Prices for your dates on Expedia.
Daiya river, Nikko townOn our lists
Tsurukamedaikichi sits on the main road west of the Shinkyo Bridge, above the gorge of the Daiya river. Its top-floor shared bath, Hachifuku no Yu, has an indoor and an open-air section looking over the river, and the room list includes Japanese-style rooms with their own open-air bath and a special suite.
Dinner is part of the stay, and guests on Expedia praise the food and the private dining. It is close enough to walk to the shrines and the Kanmangafuchi abyss, and the score from more than 360 Expedia reviews is high.
The baths
A top-floor shared bath, indoor and open-air, over the river; room types with a private open-air bath.
Getting around
On the main road west of the Shinkyo Bridge, above the Daiya river; the shrines are walkable.
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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.
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Sources: samurai-sauna-magazine.com, selected-ryokan.com, expedia.co.uk. Last checked 21 October 2026.
