[Kinugawa] You can feel happy from the morning ♪ 7 hotels and ryokan with delicious breakfasts

Tochigi, home to the World Heritage Site Nikko Toshogu Shrine, is blessed with a rich natural environment and is famous for producing strawberries and kanpyo gourd. In addition to agricultural produce, you can also enjoy local delicacies such as Utsunomiya gyoza and Sano ramen. Along the Kinugawa Valley in Tochigi, there are ryokan and hotels lined up, making it a onsen town that has long been known as onsen Onsen. There are many inns where you can enjoy high-quality onsen and delicious cuisine made with local ingredients.

If you're traveling to Tochigi, which is full of delicious food, you'll want to enjoy local flavors not only for lunch and dinner, but also for breakfast. In this article, we'll introduce you to some inns in Kinugawa that serve delicious breakfasts. Starting the day with local cuisine and fresh local vegetables will get you in the mood for your trip and recharge your energy. Choose an inn that has a breakfast you like and enjoy a trip to Kinugawa that will satisfy both your stomach and your heart.

Kinugawa Onsen Asaya Hotel is an inn located high up in onsen town, where you can almost reach the mountains, and its alluring "sky garden open-air bath" is a highlight. It is about 8 minutes away from Tobu Railway's onsen Station by paid dial bus that circulates between the ryokan. There are also private baths (paid) that can be used by families or couples, as well as authentic bedrock baths, making this the perfect inn to treat yourself to a trip of hard work.

Guests can choose between the glamorous "Shuhokan" and the "Hachibankan" which recreates a good old onsen ryokan. The Japanese-Western room "Miyabi" in the "Shuhokan" pictured here is a luxurious room with onsen-fed bath with a view. The tatami space is equipped with beds from the luxury bedding brand "Simmons". The interior is decorated with "Kanuma Kumiko", a traditional craft from Tochigi, so you can enjoy a Japanese resort in a comfortable space.

Breakfast is served buffet style with about 60 different Japanese and Western dishes. They also offer omelets cooked right in front of you with ingredients of your choice, such as spinach and mushrooms, and freshly made waffles that can be topped with chocolate or ice cream. A must-try breakfast item is the Asaya Special Wagyu Beef Curry. This original curry made with Wagyu beef will have you feeling rich from the morning onwards.

Kinugawa Kanaya Hotel, which has long been loved by guests from Japan and abroad, is about a 3-minute walk from Tobu Railway's onsen Station. The hotel has a classical atmosphere, with antique collections and colorful sculptured glass art on display. There is also a large public bath with an indoor bath made of ancient cypress wood that is about 2,000 years old, and a sauna made of European paulownia wood, so you can spend your travel time in a way that will rejuvenate your mind and body.

All rooms are riverfront and have a wooden deck terrace! You can enjoy the magnificent view of the Kinugawa River in a private space. You can choose from three types of pillows: feather, buckwheat husk, and Tempur. Aroma diffusers are also available for those who wish, so you can get a good night's sleep. There are also rooms with a view bath and an open-air bath, so please look for the style that suits your taste.

Breakfast is served at the in-house restaurant, Dining JOHN KANAYA. You can choose between Japanese and Western cuisine depending on your mood and physical condition that day. For Japanese cuisine, you can enjoy a hearty meal of seasonal ingredients, such as "Extra large pickled plums and yudofu from Tochigi" and "Freshly picked vegetable salad from Ebihara Farm." The softly cooked rice for breakfast is delivered directly from a farm in Nikko. Enjoy the natural sweetness of the rice.

Kinugawa Onsen Hotel Hotel, located about 5 minutes by dial bus from Tobu Railway's onsen Station, is a hotel that offers great hospitality. In the lobby lounge, where you can feel the warmth of wood, not only welcome drinks but also soft serve ice cream are served, so you can take a breather when you arrive. There is also a large wooden bath called "Keikoku no Yu" and a large stone bath called "Yu-ri," so you can spend your travel time relaxing.

Choose a room that suits your travel style, from a Japanese-style room for two perfect for couples to a room recommended for group trips. The Western-style room in the concept room "Yurakukan" shown in the photo has woven floor tiles originating from Sweden, so you can relax with your shoes off. All of the seven rooms in "Yurakukan" face the valley, so you can feel the changing seasons in a stylish space.

The breakfast buffet is served at the hotel's "Rakuen Stone Oven Dining." Both Japanese and Western dishes are available, so you won't get bored even if you stay for several nights. "Grandma's rice balls" are made right in front of you, and are soft and fluffy, with a gentle texture that dissolves in your mouth. You can spend your mornings in a relaxing mood. You can also enjoy local flavors, such as "straw natto" from Tochigi and milk from the local "Senbonmatsu Farm."

onsen Sanraku, located about a 10-minute walk from Tobu Railway's onsen Station, is an inn filled with things that make women happy. The women's bathroom is equipped with a shampoo bar, where you can freely use high-end shampoos from brands such as L'Occitane, Kerastase, and Mikimoto. After bathing, you can take your skin to the next level with cosmetics from brands such as Chanel, Christian Dior, and Estee Lauder.

All guest rooms at this inn are over 74㎡ in size and are located along the Kinugawa River. The "Standard Floor Japanese-style Room" shown in the photo is a spacious space with 10 tatami mats in the main room, 6 tatami mats in the anteroom, and 6 tatami mats in the next room. Couples can separate the relaxation space from the bedroom, and girls' trips can open the sliding doors and enjoy chatting together. This room can be used for a variety of occasions. You can take home the pouch containing amenities with a Japanese pattern made from recycled kimono scraps. It's nice to have a memento of your trip.

meal can choose to have meal served in a private room or in your in-room dining. If you have breakfast in-room dining, you will have more time to prepare for the morning. The rice served at breakfast is Koshihikari rice from Tochigi, selected by a rice master. Recharge your energy for your trip with meal that incorporate seasonal ingredients!

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If you want to experience nature on your trip to Tochigi, we recommend Tsuganoki, about a 10-minute walk from onsen Station on the Tobu Railway. Located a little way from onsen town, you can spend your time at the inn surrounded by greenery and tranquility. The inn also has a private rock sauna and a relaxation salon that is only available to one group per room, so you can enjoy some time to pamper yourself while feeling the nature.

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There are 18 guest rooms in total, including 11 with different open-air baths and 7 standard Japanese-style rooms. If you prefer a Western-style room, try the special room with an open-air bath, the "Keyaki Room." The hotel is equipped with Simmons beds and Nespresso original coffee capsules, so you can relax in the open-air bath without worrying about time, just like at home.

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The breakfast served at the modern Japanese meal "Rin no Ma" is a well-balanced menu that incorporates plenty of vegetables and milk from Tochigi. It's a delicious, healthy breakfast that lets you enjoy local flavors. Be sure to try the flavors that are loved by regular guests.

Kinugawa Onsen onsen Marukyo, located about a 3-minute walk from Tobu Railway's onsen Station, is an inn that has retained the concept of charcoal, as the inn's founder used to sell charcoal. Charcoal pillows are provided for bedding, and charcoal-related products are also sold in the souvenir shop. In the large public bath, you can enjoy water that is gentle on the skin, containing minerals dissolved from the charcoal in addition to the onsen ingredients. Refresh your mind and body with the inn's unique charcoal hospitality!

The guest rooms are all unique, with Japanese-Western style rooms, Western style rooms, and Japanese-style rooms with raised floors. There is a wide variety of rooms, including rooms themed around a week, which is said to be the human biorhythm, and rooms themed around charcoal. The suite "Awasumi" is a luxurious room with a Japanese-Western style twin room of about 60 square meters and an open-air onsen bath. Beauty steamers are also provided, so you can get closer to beautiful skin while you are staying at the inn ♡

The breakfast, which is handmade one by one, is a healthy menu that covers the five major nutrients. The ingredients used in the menu, which is good for your body, are locally produced as much as possible, so you can enjoy fresh, seasonal produce from Tochigi. The dishes change depending on the season and what is available, so you'll want to stay here again and again just to enjoy the breakfast that lets you experience the changing of the seasons.

onsen Kinugawa Grand Hotel Yume no Toki located about an eight-minute walk from Tobu Railway's onsen Station, is a quiet, relaxing hotel surrounded by a beautiful Japanese garden. There are nine baths in the hotel that are alternated between men and women, so you can enjoy bathing in different baths. There are also five paid private baths with rest areas, so you can bathe in a private space.

The guest rooms are divided into the main building and the annex. Because this hotel is located on a hill, even the standard rooms in the main building offer views like you would from a high floor. The "Relaxing Japanese-Western Room" in the main building shown in the photo is a room with a separate bedroom and a 10-tatami Japanese-style room. You don't have to put your luggage away to lay out the futon, so you can rest as you please♪

For breakfast, try the "Special Japanese Breakfast" at a restaurant or meal area. This healthy breakfast uses local ingredients and will give you a good start to your day.

This time, we introduced onsen inns in Kinugawa where you can enjoy a delicious breakfast. Kinugawa, famous as a onsen spring town, has many inns where you can enjoy a wide variety of buffet-style breakfasts and Japanese breakfasts made with ingredients from Tochigi. There are also inns where you can dine in in-room dining or in a private meal room, so it's nice to be able to meal in the style you prefer. If you're staying in Kinugawa, which is full of gourmet food, why not choose an inn that also serves breakfast?