Kinugawa Royal Hotel

Enjoy the sights and relax in a traditional room

George Popescu Sep 10, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>The traditionally furnished part of the room, with a tatami mat and a small table. A TV is also there of course.</p>

<p>The other side of the room had two western style beds, as well as a small table, two chairs and a small fridge. </p>

<p>Each room has a sink and a shower area, which includes a bathtub. </p>

<p>As is well known in Japan the toilet room is separated from the bathroom, so that it's very easy for two people to use either at the same time. </p>

<p>This is some of my all-you-can-eat" dinner. You have many choices including traditional Japanese cuisine such as sushi, as well as fried chicken and potato hash browns, as well as oranges, watermelon or ice cream for dessert. </p>

<p>This was part of my all-you-can-eat breakfast. There's plenty of choices including the famous "onsen tamago" which is a soft boiled egg, and you can eat as many as you want. </p>

<p>This is the entrance to the hotel as seen from across the street, with a parking lot in front of it. </p>

<p>A map of Kinutateiwa Bridge and the nearby areas that can be visited. The bridge is very close to the hotel, just about a 2-minutes walk. </p>

<p>On the the other side of the bridge there's another map showing the hot springs village and many other areas that you can visit. </p>

<p>This is a view from the bridge. You can see the hotel in the right side of the frame and some adventurous people rafting on the river below. </p>

<p>The suspended bridge is incredibly sturdy and has steel wires attached on both sides. However, it does sway a little bit when people walk on it. </p>

<p>This guy is waiting for you on the other side of the bridge and many people make wishes and put coins on him as well as ring a nearby bell afterwards. </p>

The Kinugawa Royal Hotel is a very short (5 minutes), walk from Kinugawa Onsen Station, so it's very convenient to stay at. It's an older style hotel, but the rooms are clean and they come with the usual amenities including a small fridge, a TV, as well as a whole living room styled very traditionally as a tatami room. The hotel offers an all-you-can-eat dinner and breakfast, as well as various amenities such as an onsen room, a massage room and a game room. In the games room you can play billiards or table tennis or various arcade games. The hotel is also very near the Kinutateiwa Bridge which is a very long suspended bridge. I would definitely recommend this hotel for people looking to visit the Kinugawa Onsen area including going to the Tobu World Square or Edo Wonderland attractions or just visiting the city and hiking.

George Popescu @george.popescu

I was born in Bucharest, Romania and after a brief stay in London, England I settled and lived in Toronto, Canada for 20 years. I moved to Tokyo in late 2013 and have lived here ever since. I enjoy exploring the city with my camera as well as going to many special events that Tokyo has to offer e...