JAPANiCAN Select Ryokan - Nikko Ryokan & Kinugawa Ryokan

The main entrance of Kinugawa Park Hotels.

• The main entrance of Kinugawa Park Hotels.
• Besides its numerous hot spring bathing options, Kinugawa Park also features an impressive pool.
• Guests can relax amidst natural tranquility.
• A trip to the hot spring is an essential part of any trip to Japan.
• A large indoor bath at Kinugawa Park.
• Kinugawa Park also has rooms with en suite open-air baths.

Directly accessible from Tokyo via the Tobu Nikko Line, the Kinugawa Park Hotels complex offers travelers several different options to experience the hot springs and hospitality of Kinugawa Onsen.

The two-story Kishintei and four-story Kinoyakata buildings offer the Japanese-style rooms and service to be expected of a traditional ryokan, but separate cottages are also available with Western-style twin rooms.

The arrangement gives guests the best of both worlds: the complete facilities of a larger resort and the private attention of a smaller inn.

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"The Midas Room": legend has that a stay in this room will increase your luck with money. Believe it... or not?

• "The Midas Room": legend has that a stay in this room will increase your luck with money. Believe it... or not?
• "The Midas Room" also boasts a beautiful private bath, making it an appealing option even if it does not impart infinite wealth.
• The gorgeous scenery unfurls outside of the men's only bath.
• Steam fills the large shared bath area.
• "The Lazarus Room": legend has it that a stay in this room will bring long life. Believe it... or not?
• This new type of room boasts a private bath on the terrace.
• From the moment guests enter the lobby they can see they are staying in a superior establishment.
• The breathtaking view from the lobby's terrace.

Located right by the renowned Toshogu complex, this hotel is ideal for sightseeing. It also has series of interesting rooms that come with such haughty boasts as increasing guests' fortune or worldly success.

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This full-scale luxury resort has provided a relaxing retreat to travelers for over a century.

• This full-scale luxury resort has provided a relaxing retreat to travelers for over a century.
• Exterior of Asaya Hotel.
• In addition to the many hot springs, Asaya also has a swimming pool perfect for kids or just lounging around.
• Asaya's large indoor bath. Separate baths are available for men and women.
• Many dining options are available, including dining in-room.
• The private outdoor baths attached to some Hachiban Wing rooms at Asaya use the same hot spring waters as Asaya's larger baths.
• Guest rooms in Asaya's Hachiban Wing are furnished in a clean, elegant style.
• Asaya's cypress open-air bath. The outdoor baths provide excellent views of the Kinugawa Gorge and surrounding mountains.
• Soaring above guests' heads, the main lobby of Asaya always draws a reaction.

This full-scale luxury resort has provided a relaxing retreat to travelers for over a century. Asaya immediately impresses from its gorgeous, airy lobby to the private outdoor baths attached to some guest rooms.

Local hot spring waters are pumped not only to Asaya's four main outdoor baths, but to every guest room.

Dinner options include in-room dining and a generous buffet.

The Nikko Senhime Monogatari sits just minutes away on foot from the World Heritage Site, Nikko Toshogu Shrine.

• The Nikko Senhime Monogatari sits just minutes away on foot from the World-Heritage Nikko Toshogu Shrine.
• Private outdoor baths are available with some rooms at Senhime.
• A full range of massages and other spa treatments are also available.
• Senhime's lobby also contains contemporary touches.
• A standard Japanese-style room at Nikko Senhime Monogatari
• Senhime's elegant outdoor bath, "Furyu"
• Nikko's autumn colors can even be seen while taking a dip in some of its baths.
• A secluded lounging area within Senhime

The Nikko Senhime Monogatari sits just minutes away on foot from UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nikko Toshogu Shrine.

Inside, this large ryokan features elegant rooms and delicate kaiseki dishes made from local ingredients like wagyu beef from the surrounding pastures of Tochigi Prefecture.

Senhime takes its name from a famous Japanese princess, and the ryokan strives to provide services and amenities for female guests worthy of its lofty namesake.

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