[Family Trip] Children welcome hotels in Tochigi Prefecture

Today, we would like to introduce hotels in Tochigi Prefecture that welcomes both adults and children.

Speaking of Tochigi Prefecture, in addition to Nikko Toshogu Shrine and Kinugawa Onsen Hot Springs, there are many tourist attractions for children to enjoy such as Nasu Highland Park, Nasu Animal Kingdom, Utsunomiya Zoo, and Nasu Highlands.

Check them out for your next trip destination!

Kinugawa Onsen Asaya Hotel

Recommended points:
【１】”Sky Garden Open-air Bath” located at the highest point in Kinugawa Onsen.
【２】Full range of in-house facilities! 6 types of spacious karaoke rooms and kids’ rooms.
【３】Beautiful seasonal cuisine especially made by local ingredients.

The “Sky Garden Open-air Bath” at the highest point in Kinugawa Onsen

The “Sky Garden Open-air Bath” located at the highest point in Kinugawa Onsen

The hot springs at Kinugawa Onsen Asaya are available only to guests, so you can relax and bathe as long as you like. In addition to the large baths, you can fully enjoy the beautiful seasonal scenery of Kinugawa.

They also have guest rooms with an open-air bath, so if you are staying with small children and want to take a relaxing bath in your room, please check them out as well.

6 types of spacious karaoke rooms and kids’ rooms

Kinugawa Onsen Asaya is equipped with six different themed karaoke rooms called “Let’s go!”
Comfortable interior space and full karaoke facilities allow you to spend a great family time with your children.

There is also a “Game Corner” where you can play crane games and simulation games, and a “Kids Room” where small children can have fun even in the rain.

Furthermore there is a hotel library with a variety of children’s books and magazines, and outdoor swimming pool with a small children’s pool. (*The pool is open only during the summer)

Beautiful seasonal cuisine especially made by local ingredients.

The hotel offers a variety of meal types for you to choose from, including kaiseki cuisine in the relaxed Japanese-style dining room “Wasai Kobo,” private dining rooms where you can enjoy your own private time, and a buffet featuring more than 100 dishes of Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine.

The buffet offers more than 100 dishes of Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine. The live kitchen offers freshly prepared food right in front of you, and the desserts are colorful and varied, so both children and adults can definitely have a great time.

In addition to the buffets, they also offer kaiseki meals that can be enjoyed in a private ryotei room.
This private room is perfect for families with children as it allows you to dine in a relaxed atmosphere without worrying about other guests! Private room ryotei accommodation plans are available, so if you are interested, please check it out as soon as possible.

There are also other places to have lunch, such as “tea lounge Suiki” and “Izakata Kinu no Kura” i, so you will not have to go out of the hotel to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner 😊.

Kinugawa Onsen Hotel

Recommended points:
【１】Certified as “Welcome Children” hotel! Baby room and kiddie room are available.
【２】Lots of facilities to play within the hotel.
【３】Seasonal food menu made by local ingredients from Tochigi.

Certified as “Welcome Children” hotel! Baby room and kiddie room are available

This hotel is a child and baby-friendly hotel that has been certified as a “Welcome Children Hotel” by the Miki House Child Rearing Research Institute.

In addition, the Yurakukan rooms, renovated in March 2022, are stylish new rooms decorated with Boron, a woven floor tile that originated in Sweden, and traditional Japanese Kumiko work.

Lots of facilities to play inside the hotel

There are many facilities in the hotel for both children and adults to have fun and relax.

At the indoor swimming pool “Mermaid”, which is open on specific days during summer and winter vacations, children in diapers can also play in their swimming pants.

There is also a “play room” where babies and toddlers can have fun playing, a “party room” where families can enjoy karaoke, and a “nature experience studio” where you can enjoy stone painting, candle making, bird call making, and plate painting.

Seasonal food menu made by local ingredients from Tochigi.

Dinner at Kinugawa Onsen Hotel can be served buffet style or in a private dining room, depending on the needs of your family. If you have small children with you, it will be great to eat in the private rooms, but if they are a little older, you can enjoy the buffet together!

At the buffet of “Ishigama Dining Rakuen,” you can enjoy freshly prepared Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes in the open kitchen. In winter, the restaurant holds a “Winter Crab Fair” and offers exquisite dishes with a solid sense of the season, so both adults and children can be very satisfied.

Private dining room YUIZA offers kaiseki cuisine with seasonal hot pot as the main dish.
This restaurant is perfect for those who want to enjoy a leisurely meal and for families with young children.

Nikko Kinugawa Hotel Mikazuki

Recommended points:
【１】”Opu-ro” and “Garden Spa” are even fun in winter.
【２】There are 259 rooms in total! You are sure to find the perfect room.
【３】Delicious Buffet with a beautiful view of the valley.

“Opu-ro” and “Garden Spa” are fun even in winter.

At Nikko Kinugawa Hotel Mikazuki, there are so many facilities for children to play within the hotel.

First of all, let me introduce “Opu-ro” and “Suiban Terrace”. Here, you can enjoy the hot spring like a swimming pool in your swimsuit and have a great time with your family while enjoying the seasonal view of the Kinugawa River. Both adults and children can rent swimsuits at the hotel.

Next is the “Garden Spa” which is very popular among children. Admission is free both on the day of your stay and the day after! (*Special days such as summer vacation are excluded.) You can enjoy this facility regardless of the weather or season.

There is a flowing pool, water slides, sauna and jacuzzi at the Garden Spa, so both children and adults can enjoy their day water playing. Also, during the summer season, there is a spacious 25-meter pool on the rooftop of the hotel.

In addition, there is a game center, karaoke room, and a room where you can play table tennis.

There are 259 rooms in total! You are sure to find the perfect room.

This hotel has 259 guest rooms!

The open-air bath guest room floor (Mikazuki CLUB9), which reopened in July 2020, is a special floor exclusively for open-air bath guest rooms. 8 open-air bath rooms all have completely different specifications, so you are sure to find a perfect room for your family.

In addition, on the 7th floor of Tsubaki-Tei, which was renovated in March 2023, there are rooms with “Terrace Opu-ro” and rooms with “Forest Spa 21 (box steam bath)” which can be enjoyed in swimsuits!

Delicious Buffet with a beautiful view of the valley.

At “Buffet Restaurant Kinugawa,” you can enjoy delicious food with a spectacular view of the Kinugawa River. They line up freshly fried tempura, freshly grilled steaks, freshly salted fish, fresh vegetables from local farmers, and more, so both adults and children will definitely be satisfied.

In addition to the buffet, this hotel also offers Japanese kaiseki meals, so families who want relax and enjoy the kaiseki cuisine can choose this plan.

Hotel Epinard Nasu

Recommended points:
【１】Welcome baby room to spend time without worrying about other guests.
【２】Indoor kids’ pool and lots of in-house activities to keep the kids busy.
【３】Fun kids’ buffet area in the hotel restaurant.

Welcome baby room to spend time without worrying about other guests.

This hotel has 8 different “Welcome Baby” certified rooms.

The entire third floor of the Annex Tower is dedicated to kids, so you can stay at the hotel without worrying about other guests.

This hotel has almost all the amenities you need for children.

Bottle warmers for baby bottles, bottle washing sets, strollers for use in the hotel, and many other items are free to rental. Numbers are limited, so be sure to inquire in advance about what you need.

The store also sells diapers, wipes, baby formula, and baby food, so you don’t have to be worried about forgetting things.

Indoor kids pool and lots of in-house activities to keep the kids busy.

The 25-meter indoor heated pool is available for use throughout the year! There are also children’s pools with depths of 30 cm and 60 cm, so even the youngest children can play safely.

There is also a special course where children can play with “pedal-less bicycle” within the hotel.

There also is a “hands-on workshop” where you can experience more than 10 different kinds of crafts each day, and “tree trekking” in the forest with safety belts.

A new facility, Forest Area, partially opened on the hotel grounds in June 2023!
Here you can interact with alpacas, sheep and goats, and experience feeding the animals.

Fun kids’ buffet area in the hotel restaurant.

The restaurant at Hotel Epinard Nasu has a kids’ buffet corner with age-appropriate food, tableware, and chairs, so children of all ages can enjoy their meals.

In addition to the kids’ corner, the restaurant offers more than 90 different kinds of Japanese, Western, and Chinese delicacies, as well as a big showcase of handmade sweets.

There are also other restaurants such as “Nasuno”, a Japanese dining room, and “Meri Melange”, a French restaurant in Nasu, so you can try a variety of food when you stay at the hotel for consecutive nights.

Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Nasu

Recommended points:
【１】One night is not enough! A wide variety of seasonal activities in the hotel.
【２】Provide children with nutritional education with their carefully selected meals.
【３】Fully equipped guest rooms recommended for family trips.

A wide variety of seasonal activities within the hotel.

There is a play area with a 6.5-meter-high net playground equipment and a ball pool inside the Risonare Nasu regardless of the weather and season.

At the hotel’s POKO POKO area, you can experience baking pizza in a stone oven and enjoy a variety of seasonal events.
In addition, visitors of all ages can experience farm work, such as sowing vegetable and herb seeds, making ridges and fertilizer, and harvesting the vegetables that have borne fruit.

Providing nutrition education for children with carefully selected meals

This hotel has two restaurants.

The first is the buffet restaurant SHAKI SHAKI, which offers a variety of fresh vegetables that are not usually found in supermarkets, making it a very good food education program for children. The buffet is free of charge for children under 3 years old.

The second restaurant is the main dining room, OTTO SETTE NASU, where you can enjoy a course dinner of Italian cuisine. You can enjoy a leisurely meal with wine selected by the sommelier. For families who dine at “OTTO SETTE NASU,” childcare service is available for up to 2.5 hours free of charge during the meal.

Fully Equipped Guest Rooms for Family Travel

Risonare Nasu has spacious maisonette rooms with a living space on the first floor and a bedroom on the second floor. The sofa looking out the bright terrace makes these rooms ideal for family trips.

THE KEY HIGHLAND NASU

Recommended points:
【１】Delicious meals and activities are all-inclusive
【２】Special dishes made with fresh ingredients from Nasu Highlands
【３】“Forest Spa” nestled in the nature of Nasu Highlands just opened in March 2023

Meals, drinks, and activities are all-inclusive

All activities at the hotel facility are included in the accommodation fee, so you can eat, drink, and play without worrying about your wallet during your stay.

THE KEY HIGHLAND NASU offers many free on-site activities.
Among them, the all-weather indoor pool [Aqua Garden] is very popular with children.

While the kids are playing in the water, you can relax in the gazebo with a free drink in hand. You can also enjoy the night pool that lights up beautifully.

Other activities you can enjoy free of charge during your stay include roasting marshmallows in the fireplace, making your own ice cream, cycling, karaoke, and walking tour in the forest.

Also, night snacks and alcoholic beverages are all-inclusive, so you can fully enjoy the whole day at the hotel. For late night snacks, they offer grilled rice balls, which is very popular among children who stay up late during the trip.

Special dishes made with fresh ingredients from Nasu Highlands

At the “Mori no Kitchen”, which has a spectacular window view, you can enjoy carefully selected dishes made with fresh ingredients from the Nasu Highlands. The dinner buffet features dishes that will impress you with their abundance of ingredients and colors.

Of course, the breakfast buffet is also luxurious. Children will be happy to be able to make their own sandwiches using their favorite ingredients.

“Forest Spa” just opened in March 2023

THE KEY HIGHLAND NASU just opened a new hot spring facility “Mori no Spa” in March 2023.

This facility has four types of bathtubs, including an “infinity open-air bath” with a spectacular view, and a spa equipped with a sauna, so you can fully heal your tiredness after a long way.

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I hope you and your family a wonderful stay in Japan!