SUITE DELUXE
Price on request
Toyooka, Japan
Nishimuraya Honakan
4 star
From $1,032/Night
From $1,032/Night
Standard Amenities
Air conditioning
Heating
Hot tub/Jacuzzi (in-room)
Refrigerator
Coffee/Tea maker
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Nishimuraya Honakan
Willow trees and stone bridges line the Otani River a few minutes from the door, and in the evening guests in rented yukata drift between the town's public hot spring baths on a pass that comes free with the stay. Nishimuraya Honkan has held its ground in Kinosaki Onsen for 150 years, and it shows in the details rather than the marketing: thirty-four Japanese-style rooms across two low floors, tatami underfoot, futons instead of beds, sliding paper doors opening onto a garden that was clearly designed with as much care as the rooms themselves. A few of those rooms, Asuka and Kangetsu among them, come with their own open-air rock or porcelain bath and a private walled garden, so guests never have to leave for a soak. Dinner follows the season, Tajima beef through the warmer months and crab once winter sets in, served privately in the room rather than plated in a common hall. None of the ryokans clustered around the same river can match six generations under one roof and 165 years of continuous history, and a sister property 700 metres away adds its own free hot-spring baths to the pass. This is not the place for a family with a toddler in tow or anyone who needs a lift, since neither exists here, and children nine and under are not admitted. It suits travellers who have done hotels and now want the slower, more exacting rhythm of a proper onsen stay, tattoo policies, bathing tax and passport photocopying included. Staff manage the crossover in Japanese, English, French and Chinese, and a shuttle meets guests at the station. A 150-year-old ryokan on the Otani River where dinner changes with the season and select rooms have their own open-air bath. No lift, no young children, and a free pass to every public hot spring in town.
Select the perfect room for your stay.
Deluxe Room (Garden View)
Garden View
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Room DELUXE
Price on request
Traditional Japanese Style Superior Room
646 sq.ft • 1 Full
From $2,172
Standard Suite
From $2,178.78
Standard Twin Room
Twin Beds
From $2,160
Standard Room (Garden View)
721 sq.ft • Garden View
Price on request
Standard Room
Two Beds
From $1,032
Luxury Suite
Price on request
Insider Info
What to Know Before You Go
A Secluded Garden Bath in Asuka Room
Asuka Room pairs a generous ten-tatami-mat interior with its own open-air rock bath set within a private, walled garden. Guests soak in heated outdoor water after an in-room kaiseki dinner, then relax on the terrace overlooking the rock garden, a design prized for the seclusion it offers within the ryokan.
The Hiratakan Annex, a Registered Cultural Property
The Hiratakan annex building, home to suites such as Kangetsu, was designed by celebrated sukiya-style architect Masaya Hirata and is officially registered as a cultural property of Japan. Its patterned transoms, shoji walls and porcelain baths showcase handcrafted joinery rarely found in a working ryokan today.
Where you'll be
469 Yushima; Kinosaki Cho; Toyooka Shi, 669-6101 Toyooka, Japan
Need to know
A few notes on your visit.
Check-in
From 15:00
Check-out
Until 11:00
Size of property
34 rooms across 2 floors
Cards accepted
Visa, Jcb, Master Card, American Express, Diners Club
Electricity
100V · 50Hz · type A/B sockets
Meals
Information about the type of meals included in the price is indicated in the rate details.
Extra info
If the guests have dinner included, they must check in before 06:00 PM, after this time, dinner is not served. It is also necessary to warn the hotel at least one day before check-in if guests are allergic to any products. Contact information is provided in the booking confirmation.
A late check-out fee will be charged.
A bathing tax, collected at the property, may be charged. The bathing tax applies to properties with hot springs and ranges from JPY 150.00 — 500.00 per person, per night based on local regulations. Please note that further exemptions may apply.
Tajima beef is served from April 1 to November 6. Crab is served from November 7 to March 31.
Sister hotel Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei is 700 m away. It has additional free-use hot-spring baths and a spa.
Rooms have futons instead of beds.
This property does not have any lifts.
Children 9 years old and younger are not permitted at this property.
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility; additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.
A car is not required for transport to and from this property.
Set meals are served in guestrooms only, no menus or public dining.
Some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the on-site public bathing facilities.
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