2026 Editors' Selection
Hand-picked from 9 ryokans across Nikko — ranked by editor curation, traveler reviews, and onsen quality.
ふふ 日光
An all-suite luxury retreat where every room has a private hot spring bath — adjacent to Tamozawa Imperial Villa.
from $400 / per night · per person
9.1/10界 鬼怒川
A Hoshino Resorts ryokan on a hilltop above the Kinugawa River, featuring Mashiko pottery and regional craft interiors.
from $300 / per night · per person
8.8/10日光金谷ホテル
Japan's oldest resort hotel, established in 1873 — a living monument of Meiji-era elegance near Toshogu Shrine.
from $200 / per night · per person
8.6/10あさやホテル
Kinugawa's oldest inn (est. 1888), crowned by a rooftop open-air bath 13 stories above the gorge.
from $150 / per night · per person
8.5/10別邸笹音
An intimate 11-room retreat where every room faces the Kinugawa River gorge, each with a semi-open-air bath.
from $350 / per night · per person
9.2/10中禅寺金谷ホテル
A lakeside log-house retreat at Lake Chuzenji, with natural hot springs piped from the 1,200-year-old Yumoto source.
from $200 / per night · per person
8.4/10鬼怒川温泉ホテル
A heritage hotel established in 1931 with garden baths overlooking the Kinugawa River gorge.
from $100 / per night · per person
8.3/10鬼怒川プラザホテル
A gorge-side hotel with marble public baths and cypress open-air baths, plus four dining venues.
from $100 / per night · per person
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