This is a quiet inn located along a valley about 5 minutes walk from Kinugawa Onsen Station. From the guest rooms, lobby, and open-air bath, you can see the Kinugawa Valley and the mountain range, and enjoy the scenery of each season. For dinner, we offer a well-balanced kaiseki meal using local ingredients, including meat, fish, and vegetables. Breakfast is a Japanese set meal that is gentle on the body, including miso soup with plenty of Koshihikari rice from Tochigi Prefecture, and overnight dried sweetfish. The large public bath has a high ceiling and large windows for an open feel, and the washing area has separate partitions for each shower booth, making it easy to use and can be used with peace of mind. In the open-air bath, you can take a bath while looking out at the beautiful Kinugawa valley and listening to the sounds of the murmuring streams and chirping birds. The river breeze blows comfortably on your flushed body, allowing you to feel the delicious air and the blessings of nature with all five senses. Although it is not luxurious or glamorous, please enjoy the tranquility and spectacular views, the best hospitality, and local cuisine.
There is no large shared bath, but all rooms have a bath and toilet, and in winter there is a double heating system with floor heating and ceramic heaters that are gentle on the body. The view from the guest rooms is one of the selling points. The dining room with a high ceiling and open ceiling is cool even in summer, so no air conditioner is needed. Meals are European course meals taught directly by a friend of the hotel chef, and we are proud of the fact that we have many repeat customers who come just for the food.
You can enjoy "Nikko French", which incorporates South American tastes by the former chef of the Ambassador's residence, with a superb view of the Nikko mountain range. "Auberge" tends to have an image of high threshold, but with the original concept of "a restaurant where you can stay overnight that offers dishes using local ingredients", in the world heritage city of Nikko, less than two hours from the city, Feel free to spend your adult time and relax.