Kinugawa Royal Hotel

♨️Kinugawa gorge views plus an all-you-can-drink buffet

Tochigi · Kinugawa Royal Hotel

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A hot spring hotel on the Kinugawa gorge

• 🏞️Set along the gorge of the Kinugawa River in Kinugawa Onsen, a spa town with some 300 years of history.
• 🌉The Kinu Tateiwa Otsuribashi suspension bridge is right in front, looking onto the scenic Tateiwa rock.
• 🏨Part of Itoen Hotels, a group running hot spring hotels across Japan.

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Large baths and open-air bath

• ♨️The water is an alkaline simple spring, colorless, odorless and soft on the skin.
• 🧖The ground-floor large baths include an open-air bath and a sauna, with shampoo, conditioner and body soap provided.
• 🕐Open 1 pm–midnight and 5–10:30 am, with slightly different hours on some weekdays.

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Private open-air bath Miharashi-no-yu

• 🔑The second-floor private open-air bath overlooks the Kinugawa gorge.
• ⏱️Each group gets one 30-minute slot, booked only at the front desk (same-day slots from 1 pm).
• 🧴Soap and shampoo cannot be used in the private bath; guests with tattoos cannot use the baths.

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115 rooms, all non-smoking

• 🛏️All 115 Japanese and Japanese-western rooms are non-smoking, from 6 tatami to over 15 tatami.
• 🌄Larger options include a top-floor VIP suite, one 12-tatami room with its own open-air bath, and upper-floor two-room suites on the valley side.
• 🚿Some valley-side Japanese-western rooms have no bathroom—only a washbasin and toilet—so guests use the large baths.

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A buffet of about 70 dishes with free-flow drinks

• 🍤Dinner is a Japanese, Western and Chinese buffet of about 70 dishes, with seasonal tempura fried to order at the live kitchen.
• 🍺Free-flow draft beer, local sake, cocktails and soft drinks are included; dinner lasts 90 minutes.
• 🥩Extra-charge dishes include Tochigi wagyu steak and yuba with Tochigi wagyu shabu-shabu.

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Free on-site entertainment

• 📚A manga corner with about 3,500 volumes is open 24 hours, free of charge.
• 🎤Three private karaoke rooms plus a shared one, a mahjong room, two table-tennis tables, a billiards table and a game corner.
• 👘There is also a yukata corner, a summer-only outdoor pool and free Wi-Fi in every room.

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Nearby sights

• 🌉The Kinu Tateiwa Otsuribashi bridge is just in front of the hotel.
• 🎡Attractions are about 5–15 minutes by car, and a convenience store is a 5-minute walk.
• 🛶Good base for the Kinugawa Line river boat ride, Ryuo Gorge, Edo Wonderland Nikko and Tobu World Square.

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Access and parking

• 🚃About 10 minutes on foot from Tobu Kinugawa-Onsen Station, about 2 hours from Asakusa by Tobu limited express.
• 🚌A loop bus from stop No. 5 outside Kinugawa-Onsen Station also passes the hotel.
• 🚗About 2 hours from Tokyo by car via the Tohoku Expressway (Utsunomiya IC); free parking for about 110 cars.

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Private open-air bath Miharashi-no-yu

• 🔑The second-floor private open-air bath overlooks the Kinugawa gorge.
• ⏱️Each group gets one 30-minute slot, booked only at the front desk (same-day slots from 1 pm).
• 🧴Soap and shampoo cannot be used in the private bath; guests with tattoos cannot use the baths.

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115 rooms, all non-smoking

• 🛏️All 115 Japanese and Japanese-western rooms are non-smoking, from 6 tatami to over 15 tatami.
• 🌄Larger options include a top-floor VIP suite, one 12-tatami room with its own open-air bath, and upper-floor two-room suites on the valley side.
• 🚿Some valley-side Japanese-western rooms have no bathroom—only a washbasin and toilet—so guests use the large baths.

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With valley-view rooms, large baths with an open-air bath and sauna, a free-flow-drinks buffet and free entertainment, this hotel suits families and groups. Note that meals are buffet-style rather than in-room, some rooms lack a bathroom, and pets and tattooed bathers are not accepted.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

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From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Kinugawa Royal Hotel?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Kinugawa Royal Hotel located?

It is in Nikko. Address: 1426-2 Ohara, Kinugawa onsen.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.