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title: "Nikko Ryokan"
url: https://staylist.world/hotels-in/nikko-jp/ryokan
site: Staylist World
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# Nikko Ryokan

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Nikko ryokan: 44 ryokan (traditional Japanese inns), ranked by guest rating. The typical one costs about $133 a night, most between $91 and $191. Top-rated: Ryuzunotaki Riverside Kei, rated 9.8 from 69 guest reviews. 5 more are outside the city centre, listed last.
Page: https://staylist.world/hotels-in/nikko-jp/ryokan

## Top hotels
1. [Ryuzunotaki Riverside Kei](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-99730165) — guest rating 9.8 from 69 reviews · 3-star · typically $191/night · area: Chugushi
2. [Minshuku Fukufuji](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-17514573) — guest rating 9.6 from 90 reviews · 2-star · typically $136/night · parking
3. [Nikko Senhime Monogatari](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-704962) — guest rating 9.4 from 81 reviews · 4-star · typically $183/night · spa, parking · best for couples, shrine visitors
4. [Yunishigawa Onsen Honke Bankyu](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-705079) — guest rating 9.3 from 363 reviews · 4-star · typically $273/night · area: Yunishigawa · parking · best for onsen fans, heritage seekers
5. [Kinugawa Onsen Hotel](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-857024) — guest rating 9.4 from 62 reviews · 4-star · typically $226/night · area: Kinugawaonsentaki · 1.1 km to Kinugawakoen Station · spa, parking · best for families, buffet lovers
6. [Hatago Nagomi](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-10163718) — guest rating 9.3 from 102 reviews · 3-star · typically $218/night · area: Chugushi · parking · best for couples, anniversaries
7. [Kinu No Keikoku Hekiryu](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-10108675) — guest rating 9.3 from 53 reviews · 4-star · typically $141/night · area: Fujihara · 230 m to Kinugawakoen Station · parking · best for drivers, river-view fans
8. [Chuzenji Pension](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-21828809) — guest rating 9.2 from 363 reviews · 3-star · typically $151/night · area: Chugushi · parking · best for budget travelers, waterfall visitors
9. [Nikko Iwaiyado Jyuan](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-3716717) — guest rating 9.2 from 121 reviews · 4-star · typically $162/night · area: Kawajionsen Kawaji · 610 m to Kawaji-Yumoto Station · parking · best for food-focused stays, autumn visits
10. [Nanaeyae](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-6286517) — guest rating 9.2 from 96 reviews · 4-star · typically $200/night · 520 m to Kinugawaonsen Station · parking · best for families, couples
11. [Koduchi No Yado Tsurukamedaikichi](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-1663643) — guest rating 9.1 from 131 reviews · 3-star · typically $98/night · parking · best for nikko stays, onsen lovers
12. [Kinugawa Grand Hotel Yume No Toki](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-2084419) — guest rating 9.1 from 121 reviews · 4-star · typically $260/night · area: Kinugawaonsen Ohara · 530 m to Kinugawaonsen Station · pool, spa, gym · best for onsen stays, asakusa rail trips
13. [Kinugawa Onsen Sanraku](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-705062) — guest rating 9.1 from 47 reviews · 4-star · typically $217/night · area: Kinugawaonsen Ohara · 890 m to Kinugawaonsen Station · spa, parking · best for adults, onsen stays
14. [Nikko Chuzenji-ko Onsen Hotel Hana-An](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-8618170) — guest rating 9.0 from 111 reviews · 4-star · typically —/night · parking
15. [Oyado Ichifuji](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-1483144) — guest rating 8.9 from 65 reviews · 2-star · typically $111/night · 1.2 km to Kinugawakoen Station · parking
16. [Hotel Kinu](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-6683943) — guest rating 8.8 from 26 reviews · 3-star · typically $79/night · 470 m to Kinugawaonsen Station · parking
17. [Kinugawa Onsen Hana No Yado Matsuya](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-2559673) — guest rating 8.9 from 163 reviews · 3-star · typically $66/night · 230 m to Kinugawakoen Station · spa, parking
18. [Hotel Sunshine Kinugawa](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-4046533) — guest rating 8.9 from 186 reviews · 4-star · typically $137/night · area: Kinugawaonsen Ohara · 850 m to Kinugawaonsen Station · spa, parking
19. [Tsuganoki](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-8988080) — guest rating 8.9 from 366 reviews · 3-star · typically $146/night · 850 m to Kinugawaonsen Station · parking
20. [Tabino Yado Marukyo](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-2487849) — guest rating 8.8 from 56 reviews · 3-star · typically $196/night · area: Kinugawaonsen Ohara · 350 m to Kinugawaonsen Station · parking
21. [Hotel Shikisai](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-1497126) — guest rating 8.8 from 63 reviews · 4-star · typically $127/night · parking
22. [Hoshino Resorts KAI Kinugawa](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-6113177) — guest rating 8.8 from 91 reviews · 4-star · typically $339/night · area: Kinugawa Onsentaki · 1.3 km to Kinugawaonsen Station · spa, parking
23. [Hotel Shirakawa Yunokura](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-6283674) — guest rating 8.8 from 96 reviews · 3-star · typically $113/night · area: Kinugawaonsentaki · 1.1 km to Kinugawaonsen Station · spa, parking
24. [Hana to Hana](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-1662565) — guest rating 8.7 from 42 reviews · 3-star · typically $133/night · area: Yunishigawa Onsen · spa, parking
25. [Nikko Tokinoyuu](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-705076) — guest rating 8.7 from 50 reviews · 3-star · typically $98/night · area: Kamihatsuishimachi · 1.4 km to Tōbu-nikkō Station · spa, parking
26. [Johsyu-ya Inn](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-28801520) — guest rating 8.5 from 22 reviews · 2-star · typically $104/night · area: Nakahatsuishimachi · 1.3 km to Tōbu-nikkō Station
27. [Kinugawa Hotel Mikazuki](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-1662576) — guest rating 8.5 from 98 reviews · 4-star · typically $291/night · 290 m to Kinugawaonsen Station · pool, spa, parking
28. [Issinkan](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-1497088) — guest rating 8.3 from 45 reviews · 3-star · typically $79/night · area: Kinugawaonsentaki · 1.1 km to Kinugawakoen Station · pool, spa, gym
29. [Sakahijiri Nikko](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-51169420) — guest rating 8.4 from 77 reviews · 4-star · typically $61/night · area: Kawajionsen Kawaji · 500 m to Kawaji-Yumoto Station · parking
30. [Itoen Hotel New Sakura](https://staylist.world/hotels/trip-19330044) — guest rating 8.3 from 70 reviews · 3-star · typically $45/night · area: Kinugawaonsen Ohara · 630 m to Kinugawaonsen Station · pool, spa, parking

## Questions
**What is a ryokan?**
A traditional Japanese inn: tatami-mat rooms, futon bedding, and often a hot-spring bath (onsen). Many include dinner and breakfast, served in the room or a dining room.

**Is a ryokan the same as an onsen?**
No. An onsen is a hot-spring bath; a ryokan is an inn. Many ryokan have their own onsen, but not all do. Check the amenities on each hotel's page.

**How much does a ryokan in Nikko cost?**
Typically about $133 a night; most of the 43 with a previously observed price cost $91 to $191. For comparison, the typical hotel in Nikko is about $123. Prices are earlier observations, not quotes; the booking site shows the live price for your dates.

**Which are the top-ranked Nikko ryokan?**
On Staylist World: Ryuzunotaki Riverside Kei (guest rating 9.8 from 69 reviews), Minshuku Fukufuji (guest rating 9.6 from 90 reviews), Nikko Senhime Monogatari (guest rating 9.4 from 81 reviews). The order weighs each score by how many guests reviewed the hotel, and no hotel can pay to rank higher.

**Where are most Nikko ryokan?**
Kinugawaonsen Ohara (7), Kinugawaonsentaki (5), Chugushi (3), Yumoto (3), and more.

**Do Nikko ryokan have an onsen?**
42 of the 44 list a hot-spring bath (onsen) among their amenities. Check each hotel's page for private or in-room baths.


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