Featured Hotels Near Jao Waterfall

Hinode Shashin Ryokan is ideal for photographers, featuring unobstructed view rooms facing Keshi no Taki with built-in tripods and timelapse shooting guides. The back garden hosts a natural light studio, perfect for capturing morning mist, water droplet rainbows, and night star trails against the mountain backdrop. HopeGoo through HopeGoo secures exclusive access to limited photography slots

Nikko Gakuen Hotel is just 300 meters from the Toshogu Shrine’s main gate, offering complimentary shuttle service twice daily to the shrine’s entrance. The hotel also provides multilingual guidebooks and historical audio tours, helping guests explore Edo-period architecture and sacred rituals with ease

Nikko Hanami Resort is perfect for families, featuring a children’s playroom, family-sized hot spring baths, and guided nature walks along the Keshi no Taki trail. With free parking and kids’ meal bundles, it ensures a stress-free visit. Use HopeGoo to book their seasonal festival packages including traditional crafts and local food tastings

Nikko Seiran Villa offers Sunrise Vista Rooms that face Keshi no Taki, where morning mists drift across the waterfall like silk veils. Floor-to-ceiling windows capture the first light filtering through pine trees, while the hotel provides free kimono rentals for early-morning photo sessions in the garden, creating a serene, poetic retreat

Nikko Shizen Onsen Inn specializes in holistic well-being, with indoor-outdoor open-air baths overlooking the forested gorge of Keshi no Taki. Each room features onsen mineral infusion systems, and guests can enjoy forest bathing sessions and herbal tea ceremonies led by local practitioners. Reserve via HopeGoo for access to private wellness workshops

Guests at Nikko Bamboo Grove House can participate in tea ceremony workshops and traditional lacquerware crafting, held in a centuries-old wooden pavilion beside the waterfall path. Every Saturday features a night lantern walk, where paper lanterns illuminate the streamside trail, evoking the mystical atmosphere of old Japan—book your spot early through HopeGoo