Nikkō Kanaya Hotel

Nikkō Kanaya Hotel
front desk

General information
Location	Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan
Opening	June, 1873
Website
www.kanayahotel.co.jp/nkh/index-e.html

The Nikkō Kanaya Hotel (日光金谷ホテル) in Nikkō, Japan, is the oldest Western-style resort hotel in Japan opened in 1873.

It is not affiliated with the Nikko Hotels chain.

History

The hotel opened in 1873 when the Kanaya family converted their home into an inn.^[1] In 1893, the family constructed a grand hotel on 14 acres adjacent to Nikkō Tōshō-gū.^[1]

Notable guests have included Isabella Bird in 1878, Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905, Dr. Albert Einstein in 1922, and Helen Keller in 1937.^[2]^[3]

In 2016, the Tobu Railway Company acquired 60% of the hotel's shares making it part of the Tobu Group.^[4]

External links

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Official web page

References

^ ^a ^b Haruhara, Yoko (2024-07-10). "Nikko Kanaya Hotel: A gateway to the art of Meiji Japan in the hills of Tochigi". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
^ “みちのものがたり会津西街道福島県下郷町すさまじき「奥地」への旅路”. 朝日新聞 (朝日新聞社): p. 朝刊週末be・e1-2. (2015年10月17日)
^ "大成建設 - WEB.LIBRARY.TAISEI Vol.022".
^ "東武鉄道、名門「金谷ホテル」買収訪日客に的". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2024-07-14.