Name: Hotel Sunshine Kinugawa
Address: 1437-1 Kinugawa Onsen Ohara, Nikko, 321-2522, JP

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2026

Glenn

Such a neat hotel nestled besides a picturesque river. The hotel feels nostalgic but very well maintained. The entire surrounding community is a throwback Show era town. Helpful staff at the reception desk and restaurant. Breakfast and lunch rotated between 2 menus but options were plentiful. This is my second visit to this hotel and it is in such a convenient location. Be sure to explore the Kinugawaonsen station and surrounding reservoirs and rural communities.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Ken

The hotel looks dated but it was well maintained. I had a great stay

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2026

Karl

Nikkou is great but the resort areas close earlyish. Like 6.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2026

Brittany

This hotel was truly wonderful. The rooms were clean, and the staff was both amazing and incredibly helpful. I also thoroughly enjoyed exploring the hiking trails that bordered the river.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2026

Luke

Awesome ryokan located in a super cool spot in Kinugawa. Our room was large and had a great view of the suspension bridge going over the river. The room smelled like hay but I think that was from the new tatami mats in our room, which for that reason I don’t mind. Hotel is old but extremely clean and well-maintained. Onsen is great and there are also private baths available for rental. This is my second time staying here and I would 100% stay again in the future.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2026

Agnes

My whole family and friends enjoyed our stay. Toilet needs a little improvement and needs more cleaning.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 May 2026

Mauro

The room was good, tatami a bit smelly, we had other tatami/rooms on our roadtrip but they were ok, restaurant a bit underquality in relation to the advertise

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2026

Michael Ho Man

Had our own onsen in our suite. Kaiseki breakfast and dinner was excellent along with friendly staff. Location right next to suspension bridge, excellent coffee across the street at Luna.
We rented a car, hotel had free parking across the street.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2026

Deanne

I loved the private onsen and the ryokan stay. The buffet was also excellent. The hotel provides yukata robes to wear while you’re walking around the hotel. We also had a great view of the suspension bridge from my room.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2026

Frank

Great staff. Great views from the hotel room. Really good food

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2026

Eleanor

Room little dated but extremely spacious, and very clean. Only comment is lack of USB port. Buffet was adequate but missing the ‘wow’ factor. Property was little far from train station, I think it would be much convenient if the shuttle will bring guess back to hotel instead of just one way to the train station.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Ephraim

I want to start this review off by saying, I WILL be back. My stay at this hotel was almost dreamlike. It's something that I don't want to forget. The room was prepared perfectly, and the service was a 10/10. The breakfasts dinners that were prepared were unique and delicious all around. The staff was kind. I think this hotel and the surrounding town were the perfect getaway from the fast city life. It really gave me time to relax

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2025

Kohei

The room is spotless. There are very wide variety of foods in buffet breakfast. High hospitality.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2025

Shirley

Stayed 6 nights in a traditional Japanese room with tatami mats in early to mid-November. Location and views were good. Very limited dining options in area. Onsen was good. Cons: room did not have any heat, it was cold in the room and supposedly a heater was available but to be honest that seemed like a fire hazard. The floor futon and blankets provided were warm. Hotel did not provide in room coffee so we bought our own along with coffee mugs. Very old room, bathroom floors creaked and the small chairs and table provided showed their age. Oddly, we received room service the first night but never again—fresh towels, tea packets and snacks were left on a table outside the room for 5 nights which meant our room was not vacuumed or cleaned. We vacated the room each day from 8 am-3 pm. We let the front desk know it was okay to enter the room but to no avail. Room pictures deceptive, maybe it was just the floor or particular room we were given. Nice front desk staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Tak Hang

Room is nice and spacious, everywhere is clean, very comfortable
Osen area is a bit small, peak hour maybe crowded.
Buffet breakfast and dinner are delicious

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2025

Angela

Great public bath. Awesome location.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Katherine

Everything was excellent. Only one suggestion, maybe add a coffee machine in the lobby.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Justin

This place was amazing! The half board dinner was incredible, the location was stunning. The mineral hot spring was just what I needed after days of traveling. Would absolutely recommend this spot to anyone and can’t wait to come back!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2025

Bahar

Clean

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2025

gerard

The spa was efficiently run.
It was a good family hotel which catered for children with acivities for them to do.
It had been built in the 1970s and is in need of an upgrade.
They over relied on disposable plastic items.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Saeko

Super relaxing with Onsen, beautiful nature, polite and well-trained staff! Shuttles to and from the station was much appreciated, too.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

GANCHIMEG

Good service

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2025

Mercedes

The staffwas friendly and accommodating. Talking on the phone was difficult due to language barrier, but there were a couple English speakers on staff that were able to assist us.
The location was perfect. The property is on a cliff overlooking the lake and theres a suspension bridge behind it. Mountain views everywhere. Breakfast was good. I loved our room. It was a little warm, but they were able to give us fans for the room. THE ONSENS WERE AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE! If you have tattoos, either cover them or reserve a private onsen.

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2025

Andrew

Great place with onsen. Nice view and area. The kaiseki dinner was not great, recommend them to increase the quality of the food and decrease the quantity

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2025

Gary

The staff was good. Check in was easy. We loved the traditional Japanese room. It was large and the views were incredible. Location was just what we were looking for. It is an older hotel and the bathroom smelled a bit old. We would return!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Lindsey

Great onsen and service

The hotel is quite retro, think faded grandeur. The staff were very helpful and there is a free shuttle bus to the train station you can book which is very welcome with all the bags. We stayed in the Japanese room and the staff came to lay out the beds beautifully whilst we were dining.
The big plus for this hotel is the onsen and outdoor foot bath cafe with a view. We went on a busy weekend but there was plenty of space and everyone was very friendly to me and my daughter.
We had half board and this was welcome after nearly 2 weeks of finding restaurants every meal time. It was a buffet style with lots of choice though it was the same foods
Over 3 nights we stayed. The breakfast also gave a good selection. They had special kids area for food though my kids loved from all areas.
If your plans are centred around Nikko then perhaps consider hiring a car which we did one day by the train station.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2025

Joseph

The view from our room was amazing and the surrounding area had a lot of amazing views. Will be staying here again on my next japan trip

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Decent Experience

Over the food was nice, with great variety.
The washroom has a sew smell.
I booked the stay for a birthday and was disappointed they were do not have any special accommodation available even though I was willing to pay extra for.
The onsen was only so-so.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2025

Victor Han Yong

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Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2024

Lily

This is our second stay at this hotel. It has fantastic onsens, great Japanese buffet, and the rooms are large and comfortable. Kinu-Tateiwa Otsuribashi, a famous suspension bridge, is right behind the hotel that leads to great sceneries. Hotel is approximately 12 min walk to Kinugawaonsen Station, and offers shuttle bus in the morning to the station by request. Next time we visit Nikko, we definitely go to this hotel again!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2024

Heather

Book the Presidential Suite

Loved our stay in the presidential suite! The private onsen on the rooftop balcony was incredible. Room was very spacious and comfortable. Price was great for this room! English was a bit tough but front desk was very helpful. Ate the included traditional Japanese dinner and breakfast for only 1 out of our 2 nights there. You’ll need to be adventurous for those meals! There’s also a great ramen and burger walking spot nearby for a less adventurous meal. The public onsen was gorgeous and not crowded mid-afternoon. We both have a couple tattoos and were okay to enter, and could also use a towel to cover if needed. Booked a couples massage and facial, massage was lymphatic drainage and helped reduce swelling for all those Japanese beers and eats when down in Tokyo. Suspension bridge near the hotel was fun to explore and easy access to a waterfall view. Foot bath at the attached restaurant with a beer was great! Our room shower didn’t work during peak onsen hours and was very outdated. Overall would come here if you’re looking for a remote experience in Japan off the beaten path. Get the presidential suite, you won’t regret it!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2024

Mary

Nice hotel you can tell it was newly renovated for the room and make it more modern. Easy access and nice onsen

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2024

Rochelle

The most beautiful views from this hotel. A lovely Onsen onsite as well. We loved our time at this hotel as we stayed in a Japanese room. Would highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2024

cuong

nice location

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2024

Christopher

I liked the authenticity to providing a feel for Japanese style living whilst also keeping it comfortable and clean.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2024

Franchesca

The place has breathtaking views and the onsens are amazing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

Luca

Lovely ryokan surround by mountains.

Very nice hotel, great location, surrounded by beautiful mountains.
Nice private onsen, book able for 45 min, for a reasonable price.
Lovely buffet dinner with lots of top quality fish and meat for reasonable price.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2024

Robin

Lovely place to stay

Very friendly and helpful staff who spoke English well! Lots of amenities and loved the private onsens. The building was a little outdated and the air conditioner didnt work well so we couldnt get rid of the slight smell the room had. Overall with their breakfasts and views too, I'd come back.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Sep 2024

Nicholas

Very helpful staff but property is very dated and air conditioning was very weak. The onsen and bridge are really nice. Food was okay but had lots of variety. The view was fantastic.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2024

Josh

Good customer service

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2024

Stephen

very old property already, smells of smoke

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2024

Kazumi

Wonderful!

5 people stayed in 2-bedroom suite.
Great location, wonderful facilities.
Onsen was superb!
We also enjoyed breakfast buffet.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2024

Hideki

Fantastic Room Deal

I booked a room that has private open air onsen at balcony on the top floor with exquisite view of beautiful Kinugawa River and mountain. This deal offered Kaiseki meals, and surprisingly, I was able to eat everything though one of two nights dinner was massive! Staffs are wonderful, and I was very lucky to see fireworks from right outside of this facility during the weekend event. I've been here 3 times..... I will come back again for sure.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2024

Sheryll

This hotel was a bit hard to get to with 3 luggages to cart around (transferring from JR line to Tobu-Nikko line). However, the hotel staff helped us organised to transfer our luggages to our next hotel in Osaka (additional fees but so worth it for us and we were able to enjoy the Nikko area more freely). We booked our accommodation with kaiseki dinner and breakfast and it was simply devine! Japanese food was served in our own private table away from the crowd and it was another level. Our dinner and breakfast attendant was Freska and she explained our dishes in English. She also spoke Indonesian and Japanese and was so friendly. Our room had a private onsen, two twin beds and the hotel staff set up a futton bedding in the Japanese style living room while we were eating dinner. The room we had was spacious and offered us a peaceful mountain view. The hotel facilities was on the older side but we came for the hot spring experience and we could see this hotel was also popular Japanese families visiting from other parts of Japan.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2023

Derek

Nice place and really nice breakfast and dinner. Rooms were traditional Japanese which was really cool to experience. Room had a slight funky smell to it but had a super nice view of the river/mountains. Overall I would stay there again.. No coffee in the room and you had to purchase bottle coffe drinks downstairs and heat them up in a perculator that is all in all japanese and takes a while to figure it out. Really nice staff!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2023

Arttachai

Clean room, great choices of breakfast/dinner, nice onsen, firework show

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2023

Daniela

Old fashioned, noisy, most of the Japanese staff did not speak English - not worth the high price we were charged.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2023

Thierry

Hotel is great, the scenery around the hotel is beautiful.
Access to on site public bath and also a coffee place with foot bath. The room was very nice and we were very pleased with our stay.

Employees speak english and are very helpful and knowledgeable.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2023

Charlie

Great traditional style rooms, building is a little dated

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2023

anita

The lady with really short hair at the reception is extremely helpful.
We had breakfast and dinner buffet at the hotel which was great. Our bed was set up after back from the dinner buffet.
We used the private onsen which is worth the value.
You have to take a taxi from the kinugawaonsen station to the hotel.(google map shows 15min walk. Make sure you dont trust that). They provided free shuttles bus to the train station in the morning.
The view from the room is excellent.
We will definitely come back

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2023

Julienne

A beautiful, tradition-style hotel which delivers a relaxing onsen experience and great service. Highly recommend!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2023

Melinda

Love the view from our room. Love the breakfast buffet , included with the room. Just need to remind costumers that dining facilities close early for dinner, no convenience store nearby. Thank you!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2023

Peggy

Wonderful stay for a very reasonable price

My daughter and I love onsens but we were very pleasantly surprised to find ourselves in an upgraded room that was spacious and had a peaceful view. The baths were clean, spacious and uncrowded. We especially liked the outdoor pool with it's tranquil views. We opted for the breakfast and dinner plan and were glad we did as we could just pop down in our yukata, We enjoyed the variety and quality of the buffet style fare. The hotel also offers good and very reasonably priced massages.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2023

Dana

The views from our room was awesome. The staff were really nice and the room looked clean. The BAD was the room really stank. Like really really stank. Not sure if we were given a smoking room. I tried to ask and either the staff person didnt understand or it was truly a smoking room but i wasnt given the option to move. The stinch evetnually made our throats hurt so we had to leave the balcony doors and windows open. The dinner was expensive and kind of blah but there were few other options. Our room have virtually no wifi connection. The cafe with a foot bath was nice, the little souvenir shope cute and the suspension bridge fun. Theres really not much in the immediate area. We walked to tubo square wolrd which was very worth it. We stayed gere planning to go to edo wonderlabd but it ended up raining hard all day. All in all i wouldnt stay in this hotel again. Everyone else there was 65-70 and it was probably good for that age range. I guess it ciudk ve a romantic getaway place assuming they have unstinky rooms.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2022

Verified traveler

The staff was friendly
The building is aged and refurbishment is required.
The breakfast was a bit expensive which costed JPY$2600

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2022

Lily

We reserved a Japanese-style room and this hotel surpasses all our expectations: clean and spacious sleeping and sitting rooms, comfortable amenities, friendly staff, great Onsen experience, and great local food (we had their buffet breakfast and dinner). Hotel is only 15-20 minute walk from Kinugawa Onsen Station it it offers a nice shuttle bus to get there. Right next to hotel is the Kinutateiwaotsuri Bridge, a suspension bridge with great views.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2022

Verified traveler

The room was large and comfortable. The private hot springs and room had dated appearances but clean.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2022

Michael Kent

Good food, price was great, scenic location and nice outdoor bath.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2021

Verified traveler

Great customer service

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2020

HIROMI

Viaje en el tiempo.

El hotel es viejo pero muy limpio,se nota que en su tiempo ha sido de lujo y conserva muchos detalles que lo hacen especial. Tiene todo lo necesario para una estadía cómoda. La vista es hermosa y se encuentra a pies del río kinugawa.
Volvería a hospedarme aquí !

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Hotel with amazing view

Great hotel with ample space in room. Location is beautifully located.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2019

Pornsri

The onsen in the hotel was nice and the food was plenty!! Will come back again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Old hotel but staffs are friendly. Price is ok. Dinner buffet is good.

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2019

Samantha Lau

Great place to stay if you wanna experience onsen. The hotel is a little old but still worth it given the price you pay

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Nice view and service but, dated hotel

The service was good, the rooms were well appointed although western style rooms were a flashback to the 80's heyday of Japan. Stay in a Japanese futon style room. The breakfast was an open buffet but a real case of quantity over quality.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Amazing experience in the Japanese deluxe rooms. It was clean, comfortable, and spacious. A staff member helped make the beds on the tatami mats and the outdoor baths have a nice view.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2019

Ruttakan

Couldn’t ask for more.

Awesome. Great food. Great Onsen. Recommended.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

good armenity

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel is dated but in a lovely location. The staff is friendly.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2019

Jacqueline or Kathryn

Japanese style Hotel

This hotel is one that caters to those who come to relax. Most all guests are on full board and therefore there is nowhere to have dinner is you haven’t already paid for it. Apparently this is common in this area. The onsen is really, really impressive. It has both indoor and outdoor tubs and complementary toiletries. We were there during a snowstorm in late April and the views were amazing. The room was very Japanese with mats on rattan floors. They provide a very warm fluffy comforter which we were thrilled with. There is a tea service in the room and a large table on which to have your tea. Yakutas were provided and they even had one that fit me!
I would give it a better rating, but for the staff who don’t speak English or speak extremely little. This area, I guess, doesn’t get a lot if foreign tourists which is why we picked it.

Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2019

Aaron

Excellent rooms but food could be better

Fantastic room. Also has a great sento outside (and inside). A bit far from the station, though. Breakfast was not worth the price.

Friends

4/10

Poor

27 Mar 2019

Donald

The property was ok. The rooms were clean and tidy. The buffet was not so good, especially the dinner.
Kinugawa is NOT a great place to go unless all you care about is onsen baths and being the only foreigner. There are virtually no restaurants for dinner, with so many hotels this is amazing. Much more options in Nikko which is a long long way away.
I would not recommend this town to anybody.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2018

Carolyn

Great staff but the room was old with wallpaper peeling off the walls. The walls are thin and unfortunately we could hear noisy guests above from another country all night walking around. The staff were great and did try to quite them down and apologised many times.

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2017

Tan

Recommend hotel!

Pretty awesome place.
Train station is walkable distance.
Quiet & Tranquil.
You would be sleeping on futons
A little aged hotel but that gives a very interesting atmosphere to one.
WiFi only available at lobby.
No air conditioning for cold air,but there is for warm air.
About 10km drive,there is a mini town near which have many diners,supermarket & even an arcade!
Would stay again!

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2016

Mannie

Spacious

It is spacious and the price is reasonable with buffet breakfast and dinner provided.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Kinugawa Onsen Stay

Hotel a bit old and buffet spread was quite standard. No other breakfast or dinner option is available.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2026

ミナコ

母の米寿のお祝いで宿泊させて頂きました。
米寿のお祝いとの事で金色屏風と金色のちゃんちゃんをスタッフさんからお借りして、簡単な飾り付けもさせていただき本当に親切にいて頂きました。
お会計の時に米寿のお祝いとの事で…とスタッフさんから母へプレゼントを頂きました。
本当に感動でした。
スタッフさん達のお陰で、忘れられないとっても素敵な米寿のお祝いができました。
ありがとうございました😭

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2026

Miyu

古い施設だったけど、綺麗にメンテナンスされていた。

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Daisuke

料理、部屋の内装、スタッフの対応全て高水準でした！

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

tsubasa

バイキングも美味しかったし、温泉も楽しめました

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jul 2026

Chien Chi

地點離車站有點距離，附近景色很好看， 10點就要退房，這點不合理，一般可以11點退房。房內設施比較老舊，房間空間很大。

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jul 2026

Chien Chi

風景不錯。房間空間很大，房內設備有點老舊。早晚餐餐點普通，早餐只能到8:30。服務不要過度期待。接駁車只有早上，有足湯咖啡廳。

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

HSUEHCHANG

房間很大

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2026

HIDEAKI

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8/10

Excellent

02 May 2026

Toru

食事が良かった。朝11:00まで滞在できればより満足？

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2026

isao

ホテル側の対応は凄くいいけど使うお客側のお風呂でのマナーが酷く残念でした

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2026

nami

老朽化はしていますが、清潔でした。川沿いのホテルで建て直しは大変なんだなと思います。玄関側はリフォームされたのか、綺麗です。この値段で温泉施設、足湯カフェもあって、吊り橋近くで部屋から見れる、バイキングも美味しかったです。コスパ良いと思います。私の部屋がたまたまなのかは分かりませんが畳替えされており、い草の良い香りがして、それだけでもう癒されました。駅からも近いですし、また利用したいと思います！

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

CHUN-WU

一泊二食是吃到飽Buffet，本來期待是懷石料理，除此之外都很好👍

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2026

Chun Che

很棒的房間。我是殘障人士，浴室有椅子。真的好方便。