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  • 01 Kinugawa Knaya Hotel
  • 02 Kinugawa Onsen Hotel
  • 03 K building, Omotesando
  • 01 Kinugawa Knaya Hotel
  • 02 Kinugawa Onsen Hotel
  • 03 K building, Omotesando
Kinugawa Onsen Hotel
Location
Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
Main use
Hotel
Construction
RC
Year of construction
2006

The opening of the "Kanaya Hotel" was prefaced by a land owner letting a foreigner stay at their home in 1872, and marked the beginning of the hotel business in Japan. In 1927, the Tobu Railway from Asakusa to Nikko opened, accompanied by a huge hotel blending western and Japanese styles, which would become the model for modern Japanese-style hotels. The Kinugawa Onsen Hotel was renovated together with the Kanaya Hotel. The lobby, dining room and bathrooms were renewed, combining decorations evoking a nostalgic hot spring mood with a new relaxation-focused hotel style.