Tochigi Nikko City
TAOYA Kawaji
An all-inclusive onsen resort where the murmur of the stream and a rock open-air bath soothe you
- Kawaji Onsen
- Scenic View
- Nature Immersion
- Natural Hot Spring
- Sauna Available
- Cold Bath Available
About TAOYA Kawaji
TAOYA Kawaji is an onsen resort hotel in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. Set beside the mountain stream of the Ojika River, it gently eases away the fatigue of travel with a rugged open-air bath built of massive boulders and an indoor bath of Oya stone, where large windows frame the passing seasons. The water comes from Kawaji Onsen, which has flowed since the Edo period: a mildly alkaline simple spring known for its soft feel on the skin. The main bathhouse has a dry sauna and a cold plunge, and after working up a sweat you can enjoy cooling off in the open air in the space beside the open-air bath, feeling the natural breeze. The hotel runs on an all-inclusive style, with drinks in the lounge, ice cream after your bath and even a late-night snack included in the room rate, so you can savor refined, graceful hours to your heart’s content.
Hot SpringONSEN
[Main bathhouse]
A main bathhouse drawing on Kawaji Onsen, which has flowed since the Edo period. The mildly alkaline simple spring is gentle on the skin and known for its soft feel. From the indoor bath of Oya stone, large windows look out on nature through the four seasons, while in the rock-built open-air bath facing the Ojika River, gourd-shaped lanterns cast a dreamlike glow.
SaunaSAUNA
Sauna
A dry sauna within the main bathhouse. In the quiet room you can take your time working up a sweat and detox from the fatigue of daily life. On leaving the sauna, you move easily to the cold plunge close by and on to cooling off in the open air in the outdoor area, spending a deeply relaxing time to the murmur of the mountain stream.
Cold BathCOLD BATH
Cold plunge
A cold plunge right beside the sauna. The cold water braces your flushed body and leaves you wonderfully refreshed. Once you have cooled down, you can enjoy blissful time cooling off in the open air in the space beside the open-air bath, feeling the natural breeze.
Stay here
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Facility Information
- Address
- 22 Kawaji, Kawaji Onsen, Nikko, Tochigi 321-2611
- Business Hours
Main bathhouse and open-air bath: 15:00–24:00 / 5:00–10:00 Sauna: 15:00–24:00 / 7:00–10:00
- Closed Days
- Irregular Holidays
- Gender Access
- Gender Separated
- Tattoo Policy (Communal Bath)
- OK if fully covered with designated stickers
At this hotel, guests with tattoos, including temporary tattoo stickers, body paint and similar markings, may not use the main bathhouse. However, guests whose tattoos are small enough to be fully covered by two 10 cm × 14 cm (about 4 × 5.5 in) cover patches may use the main bathhouse, provided they wear the designated cover patches. Cover patches are sold at the front desk for 220 yen each (tax included).
- Usage Conditions
- Guests Only
- Official Website
- View official site
Access
By car
- About 40 minutes from Imaichi Interchange on the Nikko-Utsunomiya Road
- About 1 hour 10 minutes from Nishinasuno-Shiobara Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway
By train and bus
- Yagan Railway Kawaji-Yumoto Station → about 5 minutes by car (Tobu Railway’s Revaty Aizu runs directly to Kawaji-Yumoto Station)
- Tobu Kinugawa-Onsen Station → Nikko Kotsu bus, Yunishigawa Line bound for Yunishigawa Onsen, about 20 minutes; get off at Kawaji Onsen → about 1 minute on foot
Shuttle
- Overnight guests can use the shuttle bus between Kinugawa-Onsen Station and the inn (advance reservation required). About 20 minutes
- Reserve by 18:00 on the day before your stay
Free parking for about 30 cars
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