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Home to the ornate Toshogu Shrine and surrounded by cedar forests and waterfalls, Nikko is a UNESCO World Heritage site just two hours from Tokyo. Its hot spring ryokans offer the perfect retreat after exploring the area's stunning temples and nature.
Looking for hotels in Nikko? Compare 31 traditional ryokans and modern onsen hotels — private baths, English-speaking staff, vegetarian kaiseki, and tattoo-friendly options all filterable in one place.
See our editors' top picks for Nikko31 ryokans in Nikko
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 (2,150)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 (1,840)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 (520)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 (310)TAOYA日光霧降
All-inclusive onsen resort at 1,000m in Nikko's Kirifuri Highland, with buffet dining, free drinks, private baths, and a mountain-view rooftop open-air bath.
from $155 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (3,577)大江戸温泉物語Premium 鬼怒川観光ホテル
Renovated all-inclusive Ooedo Onsen resort in Kinugawa, Nikko, with open-air hot-spring baths, sauna, free-flow lounge drinks, and a large buffet.
from $130 / per night · per person
8.1/10 (3,222)鬼怒川グランドホテル 夢の季
100-room onsen hotel near Kinugawa Onsen Station with Japanese-garden open-air baths and multilingual staff, ranked among Japan's top 100 inns.
from $290 / per night · per person
9/10 (2,020)ホテル花庵
Renovated 20-room lake-view onsen hotel at the entrance to Lake Chuzenji, with two spring types, indoor and open-air baths, and private-onsen suites.
from $247 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (1,653)奥日光森のホテル
Lakeside Yumoto Onsen hotel in Oku-Nikko with 25 rooms, sulfur baths, a large open-air rock bath, and in-room private hot springs.
from $142 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (1,465)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 (1,450)鬼怒川温泉ホテル サンシャイン
Riverside Kinugawa Onsen hotel with two large open-air baths, a private reserved bath, and buffet dining; 117 rooms with mountain and river views.
from $110 / per night · per person
8.3/10 (1,122)奥日光高原ホテル
60-room highland hotel in Okunikko Yumoto Onsen with milky-white sulfur hot springs, indoor and outdoor baths, and English-speaking staff.
from $153 / per night · per person
9/10 (1,053)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
8.1/10 (950)一心舘
Mid-range Kinugawa Onsen ryokan, the area's only fully self-sourced spring inn, with a reservable private open-air bath; founded 1922.
from $75 / per night · per person
8.4/10 (914)休暇村日光湯元
National-park resort on Lake Yuno in Okunikko Yumoto Onsen, with milky sulfur hot-spring baths and indoor plus lakeside open-air onsen.
from $158 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (818)日光千姫物語
Luxury kaiseki onsen ryokan in central Nikko, a 10-minute walk from Toshogu Shrine, with garden baths and rooms featuring private semi-open-air onsen.
from $165 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (788)若竹の庄
Upscale riverside ryokan in Kinugawa Onsen with semi-open-air baths in the rooms, two bookable private baths, and kaiseki served in private dining rooms.
from $223 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (737)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 (680)ホテル清晃苑
Traditional onsen ryokan a 5-minute walk from Nikko Toshogu, serving yuba kaiseki, with a hot-spring bath, sauna, and a private open-air bath.
from $106 / per night · per person
8.4/10 (476)日光東観荘
Mid-range onsen ryokan within the Nikko World Heritage shrine grounds, a 5-minute walk from Toshogu, serving kaiseki with local Nikko yuba.
from $125 / per night · per person
8.1/10 (417)湯元板屋
Historic source-flow ryokan in Okunikko Yumoto Onsen, known for milky-white sulfur baths, kaiseki dining, and English-speaking staff.
from $163 / per night · per person
9.2/10 (392)日光 星の宿
Hilltop ryokan near Toshogu with a moss garden, multi-course yuba kaiseki, an open-air garden bath, and a reservable private cypress bath.
from $170 / per night · per person
8.9/10 (367)ホテル大滝
A resort-style room-only inn with private open-air baths and a folk-house-style communal bath amid gardens.
from $60 / per night · per person
8/10 (340)亀の井ホテル 奥日光湯元
Large lakefront buffet onsen hotel in Okunikko Yumoto facing Lake Yunoko, with milky sulfur baths, 78 rooms, and multilingual staff.
from $65 / per night · per person
8.6/10 (240)日光きぬ川ホテル三日月
Large hot-spring resort hotel near Kinugawa Onsen Station with indoor/outdoor pools, onsen baths, buffet dining, and family-friendly facilities.
from $106 / per night · per person
8.2/10 (204)鬼怒川パークホテルズ
Kinugawa Onsen ryokan-hotel with 131 rooms, themed indoor and outdoor baths, four private garden rental baths, and English-speaking staff.
from $140 / per night · per person
8.2/10 (200)鬼怒川温泉 ホテル栂の季
Small 17-room Kinugawa Onsen ryokan along the river, with private open-air baths in most rooms, two natural hot-spring public baths, and kaiseki dining.
from $163 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (114)奥日光ゆの森
Intimate 12-room luxury ryokan in Okunikko Yumoto Onsen, where every room has its own source-fed open-air sulfur bath and meals are kaiseki.
from $264 / per night · per person
9.6/10 (106)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 (85)ホテル春茂登
Budget Nikko Onsen inn founded in 1905, a short walk from Toshogu and Rinno-ji, serving yuba cuisine with an all-night alkaline hot-spring bath.
from $74 / per night · per person
8/10 (79)奥日光ホテル四季彩
Lakeside healing-resort hotel in Okunikko near Lake Chuzenji, with a milky-white natural sulfur hot spring and rooms with private open-air baths.
from $132 / per night · per person
8.8/10 (62)Blog
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