Honke Bankyu

Honke Bankyu stands beside the Yunishigawa river in a remote valley of Nikko, where the family traces its roots to Heike clan refugees and has run the inn since 1666. The spring said to be the origin of Yunishigawa Onsen rises beneath its open-air bath, and all baths use water straight from the source, including two riverside private rock baths and the private tubs of eight suites. Dinner is taken after crossing a vine bridge to a log-built hall, where river fish and mountain dishes are grilled over irori charcoal hearths alongside kaiseki courses. In winter an illuminated ice waterfall is visible from the lobby.

• ◎Source-fed riverside baths, including two private rock baths
• ◎Irori charcoal-hearth kaiseki reached across a vine bridge
• ◎Family-run since 1666 in a quiet mountain valley of Nikko

Number of rooms

24

Room types

Japanese-style (tatami) · Japanese-Western (tatami + beds) · Suites

Open-air bath in the room

Some rooms

Shared onsen baths

Yes

Natural hot spring water

Yes

Spring type

mildly alkaline simple hot spring, rich in metasilicic acid

Reservable private bath

Yes

Open-air bath in the room

Some rooms

Kaiseki dinner

Yes

Dinner

Yes

Breakfast

Yes

Where meals are served

Depends on the plan

Direct Tobu limited express from Asakusa to Yunishigawa Onsen Station (about 150 min), then about 20 min by local bus to the inn (last bus 17:15). About 55 min by bus from Kinugawa Onsen Station. No inn shuttle; taxis must be booked ahead. About 1.5 h from central Nikko.

Prefecture

Nikko & Kinugawa · Tochigi

Nearest station

Yunishigawa Onsen Station (Yagan Railway)

Station pick-up

No

Shuttle bus

No

Parking

Yes

• Couples
• Families

From ¥25,500/person/night*

*Reference price per person for 2 guests sharing a room, with dinner and breakfast. Actual prices change with date, room type and number of guests.

Checked on 2026-09-30.

Consumption tax included; local bath tax may be extra.

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Check-in

15:00

Check-out

10:00

Children

Children's meals differ from adult meals; child categories 6-12, 3-5 and under 3 in the booking engine.

Accessibility

Historic wooden building with many stairs and no elevator; may be inconvenient for guests with limited mobility.