13 Best Pet-Friendly Hotels & Ryokans in Nikko
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The Nikko area Tochigi is approximately 2 hours by car from Tokyo. This is the perfect distance for a road trip with your pet. There are many sightseeing spots that you can visit together, and you can visit Nikko Toshogu Shrine, which is also a World Heritage Site, as long as you are on a leash! At Kinu Tateiwa Suspension Bridge, you can enjoy the panoramic view with your pet. There are many accommodations where you can stay together, so why not stay there and enjoy your holiday? Inns with dog runs, inns with plans that include meals for dogs, inns with baths for pets, etc. There are also inns where you can enjoy onsen, so find your favorite!
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Nikko, located in the northern part Tochigi, is one of the leading tourist destinations in the Kanto region. World heritage site "Nikko Toshogu Shrine", historical theme park "EDO WONDERLAND Nikko Edomura", "Tobu World Square" with scale exhibits of famous buildings from around the world, matchmaking spot "Kinu Tateiwa Suspension Bridge", flowers and greenery. paradise "Hanaichimonme" etc. There are lots of popular spots. And all of these spots are pet-friendly!
Nikko is dotted with hotels that allow pets to stay in the same room. Each inn has a dog run, an inn with a plan that includes meals for dogs, and an inn with a pet-only bath. Even girls and couples who are refraining from traveling because they have a pet can enjoy their stay and sightseeing with their beloved pet. Also, if you are a girl who leaves your pet at home and lives alone, how about enjoying some reunion and physical contact while traveling?
About 80 minutes by bus from Nikko Station, the Oku-Nikko Kogen Hotel, located on the shores of Lake Yunoko in Oku-Nikko, has rooms where you can stay with your pet and a sulfur onsen with a 1,200-year history. Hotel. Pets that can stay with you are dogs and cats that are completely indoors and are over 1 year old. The rooms can accommodate 2 to 4 people and up to 2 pets, so couples, families, and female friends who also have pets can stay overnight.
Get away from your pet for a while and enjoy some alone time or onsen and meal with your companion. onsen are milky-white sulfur onsen, which are rare in Japan, and are fed directly from the source, and you can enjoy a luxurious soak in the large bath, medium bath, and open-air bath. For meal, enjoy the hotel's original Kaiseki cuisine made with local ingredients, including Tochigi Shimofuri Kogen Beef at the restaurant.
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Okunikko onsen Okunikko Kogen Hotel
Tochigi /Nikko/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 11,000
- address
- Tochigi 2549-6 Yumoto, Nikko-shi
- access
- By car, 40 minutes from Nikko Expressway Kiyotaki IC, 90 minutes from Kanetsu Expressway Numata IC (closed in winter). 80 minutes by bus from Nikko Station by train/bus.
- Staying time
- 18:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
onsen Kokusai Hotel, located approximately 10 minutes by Tobu Dial Bus from Kinugawa Onsen Station, is a pioneer in the pet hotel industry and was the first hotel in Japan to welcome pets in the same room in 1961. Pets that can stay with us include dogs from small dogs to large dogs and cats, and 98% of guests bring their pets with them. Staff with qualifications as dog trainers and pet care managers are always on hand, so you can get a variety of advice and discuss any concerns you may have.
You can choose from a special room limited to two rooms, a Japanese-style room, or a Western-style room with a cypress bath. You can enjoy meal with your pet in your room or at the meal room. Owners can enjoy seasonal Japanese-style dinners and breakfasts made with local ingredients, while dogs and cats can enjoy pet meals (optional).
In addition to guest rooms where you can stay with your pet, we also have a dog run with a onsen pool, an all-weather dog run, a dog cafe, an open-air bath exclusively for pets, and a family bath that you can take with your pet. There are many facilities and services that you can enjoy with your pet. There is also a cat room complete with a cat tower and swings.
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A dog and cat inn with three dog runs Kinugawa Kokusai Hotel
Tochigi / Kinugawa, onsen / Resort Hotel
- hotel fee
- JPY from 8,800
- address
- Tochigi Kinugawa, Nikko onsen Falls 540
- access
- About 30 minutes from Nikko Utsunomiya Toll Road Imaichi IC Tobu onsen Station (From Asakusa - 120 minutes) - Tobu Dial Bus - Our hotel about 10 minutes
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
If you stay at the Nikko Astoria Hotel, you will want to enjoy onsen. You can luxuriously enjoy the cloudy water of the sulfur spring, which is said to be the fourth highest concentration in Japan, with hot water flowing directly from the source. The natural sulfur spring is colorless and transparent when it comes out, but when it comes into contact with air, it sometimes changes to aqua blue, and sometimes to emerald green, which is very mysterious. After enjoying the open-air bath in the starry forest and the large public bath where natural light pours in from the large windows, let's enjoy the seasonal ingredients of Oku-Nikko at the restaurant.
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Kotoku onsen Nikko Astoria Hotel
Tochigi /Nikko/Resort Hotel
- hotel fee
- JPY from 12,400
- address
- Tochigi Mitsunori, Nikko City onsen
- access
- Route bus bound for Yumoto onsen (via Kotoku) 70 minutes Get off at Kotoku onsen 0 minutes
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 10:00(OUT)など
"Kinugawa Yuwan" is located about a 3-minute walk from Tobu World Square Station, quietly nestled in the deep forests of the Kinugawa River. This is a resort hotel based on Japanese style, with all rooms equipped with open-air radium hot onsen baths and a dog run. Dogs from small to large dogs kept indoors and outdoors, as well as cats and other small animals kept indoors, are welcome here.
In both rooms, the floor is covered with washable tatami mats that are highly cushioned to prevent damage to your dog's feet. Pet amenities include toilet trays, pet sheets (wide), walking bags, deodorant sprays, disinfectant sprays, pet towels, adhesive rollers, quickle wipers, and more. In addition, cages can be rented for free, so if you need one, make a reservation early.
The hotel is full of facilities for dogs, such as a dog run that guests can use for free, a foot washing area, a trimming space that anyone can use freely, a dog hook, and a dust box. In addition, there is a railroad track right next to the site, and on Saturdays and Sundays, you can take pictures of SL locomotives running!
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Kinugawa Yuwan is a onsen inn where you can stay with your pet.
Tochigi / Kinugawa, onsen / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 24,700
- address
- 358 Ohara, onsen Nikko City
- access
- 3 minutes walk from Tobu World Square Station
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
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Approximately 5 minutes by taxi from onsen Station. KAI Kinugawa, located on a small hill facing the Kinugawa mountain stream, is part of the KAI brand, which has 23 locations nationwide. This is a onsen ryokan steeped in local tradition, where you can experience Tochigi's traditional crafts throughout the hotel. Only one of the 48 rooms allows you to stay with your pet. Ride the slope car on the premises to the entrance and enjoy the extraordinary world woven together with your dog.
Image provided by Kai Kinugawa (https://hoshinoresorts.com/ja/hotels/kaikinugawa/)
The ``dog room with open-air bath,'' where only one pet per day can stay with their pet, is equipped with a dog cage, tableware, and a gate to prevent escape, as well as a dedicated dog run and water area. The view from your room is also wonderful, so relaxing on the terrace with your dog is sure to be a pleasant time. Relax in the onsen open-air bath reserved for your room and heal your daily onsen.
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meal The "Kai Kinugawa" is served in a semi-private room that places importance on private space. Dinner is a seasonal kaiseki course that makes the most of seasonal ingredients, and breakfast is a "local breakfast" that incorporates ingredients and cooking methods that show regional color. The food, of course, is also highlighted by the beautiful Mashiko pottery dishes. You can spend such a special time enjoying time with your dog, being healed by the hot water of Kinugawa onsen and experiencing traditional Tochigi crafts such as "Mashiko pottery," "Kuroba indigo dyeing," and "Oya stone.
Detailed information
KAI Kinugawa
Tochigi / Kinugawa, onsen / ryokan
- address
- Tochigi Kinugawa, Nikko onsen Falls 308
- access
- Approximately 15 minutes by municipal circulation bus from onsen Onsen Station. Approximately 25 minutes by car from Nikko Utsunomiya Road Imaichi IC on National Route 121.
Approximately 15 minutes by car from onsen Station. "Livemax Resort Kinugawa" is a resort hotel located along the Kinugawa River. You can enjoy a panoramic view of the Kinugawa River from the open-air bath with natural hot spring water, the rooftop pool (only available in summer), and the rooms all with open-air baths. And among the 26 guest rooms, there is also a separate room where you can take your small dog with you.
There are open-air baths with onsen in the guest rooms, but onsen large public baths and open-air baths where you can enjoy free-flowing onsen are a must-see. You can expect fatigue recovery, stress reduction, and skin beautifying effects from the weakly alkaline simple hot water. Take a leisurely soak and enjoy the spectacular view of the Kinugawa River to enhance your relaxation.
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Livemax Resort Kinugawa
Tochigi / Kinugawa, onsen / Resort Hotel
- hotel fee
- JPY from 6,626
- address
- 2 Tochigi, onsen
- access
- About 10 minutes on foot from Tobu Kinugawa "Kosagoe Station"
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
About 5 minutes walk from onsen Station. onsen Kizuna, located at the entrance to the Kinugawa Onsen town, boasts an indoor dog run measuring approximately 100 tatami mats in size, as well as guest rooms where you can stay in the same room as your dog. This is a onsen inn that you can enjoy with your dog, with generous hospitality provided by experts or qualified staff who have studied dogs, an etiquette corner for peace of mind during rough times, and plenty of pet amenities.
"Kinugawa Kizuna" offers guest rooms with different tastes and sizes, from a pure Japanese-style room of about 30 m2 to a guest room of about 182 m2, and you can spend time with your dog in any of the rooms. Even in hotels where pets can stay in the same room, they are often prohibited from sleeping on the same futon or bed, but with Kinugawa Kizuna, they are allowed to sleep in the same bed.
Morning and evening meal are also with your dog. Dinner is served at a restaurant, and a multi-course dinner carefully selected from more than 100 ingredients ordered from all over the country, and breakfast is a well-balanced and body-friendly Japanese meal that can energetically pass the day with your dog. Dogs have a colorful menu that incorporates Kinugawa specialties made without using any seasonings.
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Kinugawa Kizuna
Tochigi / Kinugawa, onsen / ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 43,300
- address
- 1422-4 Tochigi Ohara, Nikko City onsen Prefecture
- access
- 5 minutes walk from Tobu Railway onsen Onsen Station
- Staying time
- 15:00(IN)〜 11:00(OUT)など
About 10 minutes by bus from Nikko Station. ``Petit Hotel Sebon'', which has excellent access to ``Nikko Toshogu Shrine,'' is a homely hotel where you can casually enjoy hearty authentic French full-course meals. We have a lodging plan that allows you to stay in the same room with your pet, ``Relaxing time with your pet★Course meal plan'', so you can have a fun and delicious time with dogs, cats, and small animals from small to large dogs.
The room where you can stay with your pet is a twin room for triple. It is a simple space equipped with an air conditioner with an automatic cleaning function, an air purifier, and the minimum necessary furniture. There is a complete set of amenities for guests, but pets are only available for rent from the circle, so bring pet amenities and meal.
There are always about 14 to 15 types of all-you-can-eat desserts, so be sure to work up an appetite by taking a walk or playing with your pet before dinner. Start your day off right with a hearty breakfast that includes fresh locally produced salads, freshly baked bread, eggs and meat dishes.
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Petit Hotel Sebong
Tochigi / Nikko / Pension
- hotel fee
- JPY from 7,150
- address
- Tochigi 100 Kujira-cho, Nikko-shi
- access
- 5 km from Nikko IC / Tobu Railway → Tobu Nikko Station, JR Nikko Station
"ShareResort Animal Goten", which offers a free shuttle service (reservation required) from Nikko Station, is a small onsen inn with five rooms where people and pets can relax. Luckily, you can always be with your pet in the lobby, dining room, room, and onsen bath. Pets that can stay with you are small dogs to giant dogs, cats, and small animals.
There are three types of guest rooms: a Western-style room with a loft that can be accessed by a ladder, a Western-style room with a pet-friendly loft, and a dog-friendly Japanese-style room with tatami mats. All rooms are clean and calming spaces where you can relax with your pet. Here you can find cages, houses, toilets, hygiene products, and other amenities for dogs and cats, so you can easily travel with your pet without water.
Walk around the facility on a leash, eat together in the dining room, use the bathtub for pets in the medicated bath and open-air onsen spring bath, and let them play freely in the spacious 25m-wide dog run in the garden. You can Pets who tend to get lonely are also safe♪ The personality of the owner couple and the cozy atmosphere are comfortable.
Official details
Share Resort Animal Goten
Tochigi / Nikko / Pension
- hotel fee
- JPY from 18,000
- address
- Tochigi 19-33 Tokorono, Nikko-shi
- access
- About 10 minutes by car from JR Nikko Station/Tobu Nikko Station
About 5 minutes by car to "Nikko Toshogu Shrine" and "Kirifuri Waterfall". Animare is a pet-friendly pension that is conveniently located for sightseeing in Nikko. Since it is exclusively for pets, it is fully equipped with a playroom and a foot washing area for pets, and the room, dining room, lobby, and open-air bath are always the same. You can stay with small to large dogs, cats, and small animals.
You can choose from 6 Western-style rooms and 1 Japanese-style room. You must bring your own snacks, cages, blankets, etc., but the rooms are stocked with animal amenities such as toilet sheets and adhesive rollers. Additionally, upon request, we can lend you pet towels, deodorant, etiquette bags, etc.
meal are served in the cafeteria with pets. At night, you can enjoy an authentic course of European cuisine and all-you-can-eat cakes, and for breakfast, you can have a light American breakfast. There is also a walking course in Kirifuri Kogen around the inn, so please try going out with your dog before or after breakfast.
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Pension Animale
Tochigi /Nikko/ ryokan
- hotel fee
- JPY from 9,400
- address
- 1541-432 Tochigi
- access
- Tobu Railway: 5 minutes by car from Tobu Nikko Station (shuttle available)
About 5 minutes by taxi from Nikko Station. "Pension Kougen no Koeda" is a cozy inn run by a couple. Of the 7 guest rooms, there is one where you can stay with your dog. Only one dog per room is allowed, and you can stay with a small or medium-sized dog over 4 months old. It is also possible to stay with other small animals, so please inquire when making a reservation.
The room where you can stay with your pet is a detached room with a loft that secures a space for your dog. The 1st floor has a living room and 2 single beds, and if you put 2 futons in the loft, you can stay with 4 people. Since it is a separate residence, you rarely interact with other guests, and you can easily take a walk from the entrance to another plateau.
Leave your dog in your room and enjoy delicious Western food in the main building and dining room for morning and evening meals. Dinner is a full course of seasonal creative dishes, plenty of desserts, and gently scented herbal tea. Breakfast is a hearty Western meal. Depending on the plan, you can use the private bath for free, and the veterinary hospital is located 15 minutes by car, ♪ so you can rest assured in case of emergency.
Official details
Pension Kougen no Koeda
Tochigi / Nikko / Pension
- hotel fee
- JPY from 9,000
- address
- Tochigi 1541-2144 Tokorono, Nikko-shi
- access
- About 10 minutes by car from Tobu / JR "Nikko Station" / Nikko Utsunomiya Road "Nikko IC"
Rakuten STAY Nikko Hoden is about a 9-minute walk from Nikko Station. One of the two buildings is pet-friendly, and all rooms have a terrace, giving it a great sense of openness. Up to two dogs can stay together, and some rooms can accommodate up to eight people. It's perfect for group trips.
In the LDK type room where you can stay with your dog, you can go directly from the entrance to the terrace through the passage. There is a washing area on the terrace, so it's very smooth after a walk♪ There are also plenty of amenities such as pet cages, food bowls, toilet seats, and pet sofas.
Another great feature is that all rooms come with an artificial onsen, so you can enjoy onsen anytime. This is alkaline and is said to be effective against sensitivity to cold and stiff shoulders. The milky white water will leave your skin moist and smooth♪ It's sure to wash away all the fatigue from your trip.
All rooms are equipped with a system kitchen, and enjoying cooking together will be a memorable experience. If you choose the plan with meal that includes sukiyaki and French toast, there is no need to buy additional ingredients. You can also enjoy the taste of Tochigi with the sukiyaki set, which features A4 to A5 grade Tochigi Wagyu beef!
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Rakuten STAY Nikko Hoden
Tochigi /Nikko/Business hotel
- hotel fee
- JPY from 13,324
- address
- Tochigi 23-1 Hoden, Nikko-shi
``Nikko Edomura'' and ``Nikko Monkey Corps'' are within walking distance, and ``Nikko Toshogu Shrine'' is approximately 25 minutes by car. `` Family Lodge Hatagoya Nikko Kinugawa'', located near National Route 121, is the first branch of a nationwide chain of roadside hotels. A motel is a lodging in the United States where road travelers can easily stay at a low price. ``Family Lodge Hatagoya'' is recommended for those who want to enjoy driving and sightseeing freely with their pets such as dogs, cats, and small animals.
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Nikko has a wide variety of accommodations that allow you to stay with your pet, so please choose the one that best suits your pet's type and travel style! If you've given up on traveling because you have a pet, or if you've never traveled with a pet before, please make your pet trip debut in Nikko.