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Honke Bankyu
Nikko
A remote mountain inn in Yunishigawa Onsen, run by the same family for many generations.
Mountains · No. 14 in Japan
Boutique hotels in Nikko
Nikko's gilded shrines stand in ancient cedar forests, with Japan's oldest resort hotel and hot-spring ryokan in the mountains above.
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Where to stay in Nikko
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Kinugawa Keisui
Nikko
A nine-room modern ryokan in the Kinugawa valley, with private open-air baths in many rooms.
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Nikko Kanaya Hotel
Nikko
Japan's oldest resort hotel, founded in 1873, a few minutes from Toshogu, with a classic French restaurant.
Nikko is home to Toshogu, the lavishly decorated mausoleum of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, set among towering cedars and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. Above the town, the Irohazaka hairpin road climbs to Lake Chuzenji, the Kegon Falls and the hot springs of Okunikko.
Where to stay
The town by the Shinkyo bridge is convenient for the shrines. Lake Chuzenji and Yumoto Onsen are cooler and quieter, and the Kinugawa and Yunishigawa valleys hold riverside ryokan.
Good to know
Nikko is about two hours from Tokyo by train. Autumn colors in October are spectacular and draw heavy traffic on weekends.
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Questions about Nikko
How many boutique hotels are there in Nikko?
We list 3 boutique hotels in Nikko, including Honke Bankyu, Kinugawa Keisui and Nikko Kanaya Hotel.
