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The upper Kinu river near Kawamata Onsen, downstream of Okukinu (Nikko, Tochigi)

Ryokan in Okukinu Onsen

What Japanese guests say about ryokan in Okukinu Onsen: which room to book, what the baths are really like, and what to watch out for.

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The upper Kinu river near Kawamata Onsen, downstream of Okukinu (Nikko, Tochigi)
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Okukinu OnsenValue

Okukinu Onsen, Kawamata, Nikko, Tochigi — at about 1,300 m in Nikko National Park, beyond the end of the public road; cars stop at the Meotobuchi car park and guests ride the inn's shuttle about 30 minutes up a dirt forest road (or hike about 1.5–2 hours)

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Hatcho no Yu

奥鬼怒温泉 八丁の湯

A 1929 mountain hut past the end of the road in Okukinu, with three free-flowing mixed open-air baths by a waterfall and newer log cabins — wonderful water, but basic rooms, no air conditioning and a shuttle you have to plan around

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