Nine suites and a French restaurant in the quiet west end of Nikko town, a walk from the shrines; the most stylish small stay in Nikko.
From £360 a night
For two on the night of 19 January 2027, on Expedia. Rate includes breakfast for 2.
Nishimachi, Nikko townOn our lists
Nikko Nishimachi Club Aratouto has nine suites in Nishimachi, the old residential quarter west of the shrines, where most visitors never go. The rooms are large, around 50 square metres in the main building, with Western beds, and the annex suites have their own semi-open-air baths filled from the Nikko hot spring.
The restaurant cooks French dinners from local produce, and there are two private hot-spring baths for guests in the other rooms. With only nine rooms and a top guest score on Expedia, it feels more like a private house than a hotel, and Toshogu is a walk away along quiet lanes.
The baths
The annex suites each have a semi-open-air hot-spring bath; guests in the other rooms can use the two hot-spring baths on site.
Getting around
In Nishimachi, the quiet old quarter west of the shrines; Toshogu is a walk away and the stations are a short taxi ride.
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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Sources: expedia.co.uk, icotto.jp. Last checked 21 October 2026.
