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Kanaya Hotel History House
金谷ホテル歴史館Tochigi · Kanto
The Kanaya Hotel History House is the original samurai residence where Kanaya Zenichiro began taking in foreign guests in 1873, the lodging that grew into Japan's oldest surviving Western-style resort hotel. The house is preserved as a museum with its early guest rooms and registers, and Isabella Bird stayed here in 1878 and wrote about it. It sits on the slope below the main hotel, a short walk from the Shinkyo bridge.
- Crowd level
- Hidden gem
- Rating
- 4.4· 297 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Admission
- Ticketed; a combined ticket with the main hotel's guided tour is sold at the desk.
- Website
- nikko-kanaya-history.jp
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
10:00–16:00Stored weekly hours
Daily 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
How to get there
From Tokyo Station · ~2h 7m by car
Tags
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