KAI Nikko

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Hoshino Resorts have given this 33-room mega-ryokan some contemporary sparkle, with spacious tatami rooms furnished with Western-style beds and lovely lake views, enormous onsen and delicious meals. Guests can also take part in kumiko woodcraft workshops and enjoy a nightly Nikko Geta folk-dance show. English spoken.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Around Tokyo attractions

1. Kegon-no-taki

0.29 MILES

The big-ticket attraction of Chūzen-ji is this billowing, 97m-high waterfall. Take the 1930s elevator down to a platform to observe the full force of the…

2. Chūzen-ji Tachiki-kannon

0.49 MILES

This eponymous temple, located on the lake's eastern shore, was founded in the 8th century and houses a 6m-tall Kannon statue from that time.

3. Futarasan-jinja

0.64 MILES

This shrine complements those at Tōshō-gū in Nikkō as part of the same Unesco World Heritage site, and is the starting point for pilgrimages up Nantai-san…

4. Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park

1.03 MILES

The former summer residence of Italy's ambassadors (from 1928 to 1997) has a pleasant sun terrace with excellent views across Chūzen-ji lake. Walking here…

5. Kanman-ga-Fuchi Abyss

5.24 MILES

Along this particularly scenic stretch of the Daiya-gawa, where white rapids swirl around rocks, is a row of Jizō statues, the small stone effigies of the…

7. Taiyū-in

5.59 MILES

Taiyū-in, completed in 1653, is the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604–51), the third Tokugawa shogun and grandson of Ieyasu. (Ieyasu was deified, which…

8. Takinō-jinja

5.63 MILES

Just to the left of the entrance to Futarasan-jinja is a 1km wooded path leading to Takinō-jinja, part of the greater shrine precinct. Just in front is…