Minshuku Honyo Niijima
Reference price. A guide price for 2 adults for one night with two meals, as of 2026, in the modest price range typical of a minshuku. It varies by season. Please check the booking site for actual rates.
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A homey minshuku in Honmura on Niijima that takes pride in its cooking. Guests write of looking forward to the home-cooked dishes made with island ingredients, such as salt-grilled takabe, and of how welcome the pickup and drop-off service is. The Japanese-style tatami rooms give the stay an at-home feel, and it suits families who want to enjoy the flavors of the island.
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Home cooking with island flavors, including salt-grilled takabe
Home cooking with island flavors, including salt-grilled takabe
The minshuku prides itself on home-cooked dishes that make the most of island ingredients, starting with salt-grilled takabe caught in the waters around Niijima. Rich with fat, the salt-grilled takabe is superb, and the family can enjoy the island's fresh catch together. The fish dishes are easy for children to eat.
- •Please confirm the menu and what can be arranged for babies and toddlers when you book
An island of shallow beaches, a free open-air onsen and glass art
An island of shallow beaches, a free open-air onsen and glass art
Niijima has spots dotted around the island that the whole family can enjoy: the shallow Maehama Beach, Habushiura Beach famous for surfing, Yunohama Open-Air Onsen, a free open-air hot spring you enter in a swimsuit, the Moyai statues that originated on Niijima, and glass-art experiences using koga stone.
- •Yunohama Open-Air Onsen is a free public hot spring outside the minshuku, and swimsuits are worn. Sea bathing is mainly in the summer season
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Minshuku Honyo Niijima, in Honmura on Niijima, is a homey minshuku (a small, family-run guesthouse) that takes pride in its cooking. Home-cooked dishes make the most of island ingredients, led by salt-grilled takabe caught in the waters around Niijima. Sitting down together over the island's fresh catch becomes one of the highlights of the trip. It is about 5 minutes by car from Kurone Port and Niijima Airport, and the minshuku will pick you up and drop you off on arrival and departure. The Japanese-style tatami rooms give the stay a relaxed, at-home feel that works well with children. Niijima is an enjoyable island for families, with shallow beaches, a free open-air onsen and glass-art workshops using koga stone, and this is a good base from which to make the most of the island's food, sea and hot springs.
Minshuku Honyo Niijima, in Honmura on Niijima, is a homey minshuku (a small, family-run guesthouse) that takes pride in its cooking.
The food is the biggest draw. Home-cooked dishes make the most of island ingredients, starting with salt-grilled takabe caught in the waters around Niijima. Takabe is one of the signature fish of the Izu Islands, and rich with fat, it is superb grilled with salt. Sitting down together as a family over the island's fresh catch becomes one of the highlights of the trip, and fish dishes that are easy for children to eat are a welcome touch for families.
The guest rooms are Japanese-style tatami rooms, so you can lay a small child down on the tatami or sleep side by side as a family with room to spread out. Being a homey minshuku, it is an easy place to settle in even on a first trip to the islands.
It stands in Honmura, about 5 minutes by car from Kurone Port and Niijima Airport. The minshuku will pick you up and drop you off to match your arrival and departure times, which takes the worry out of traveling with children. There is also free parking for 2 cars.
Niijima is an island with plenty of nature and hands-on experiences that families appreciate. Maehama Beach is shallow far out with gentle waves, Habushiura Beach is famous for surfing, Yunohama Open-Air Onsen is a free open-air hot spring you enter in a swimsuit, the Moyai statues originated on Niijima, and the Niijima Glass Art Center offers glass-art experiences using koga stone - spots the whole family can enjoy are dotted around the island.
Because this is a homey minshuku, please check directly when booking about the equipment in the rooms and what can be arranged for babies.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 1-8-8 Honmura, Niijima-mura, Tokyo 100-0402 |
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| directions_carAccess | In Honmura on Niijima, one of Tokyo's Izu Islands, about 5 minutes by car from Kurone Port and Niijima Airport. The minshuku will pick you up and drop you off at your arrival and departure times. Niijima itself is about 2 hours 20 minutes from Takeshiba Pier in Tokyo by high-speed jet ferry, or by large passenger ship, and about 40 minutes by plane from Chofu Airfield. |
| trainNearest station | Kurone Port / Niijima Airport (about 5 minutes by car, with pickup and drop-off) |
| local_parkingParking | Parking for 2 cars, free of charge. |
| callPhone | +81-4992-5-0123 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Mastercard, Discover |
| languageOfficial site | http://honyo123.sakura.ne.jp/open_in_new |
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Reference price. A guide price for 2 adults for one night with two meals, as of 2026, in the modest price range typical of a minshuku. It varies by season. Please check the booking site for actual rates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Minshuku Honyo Niijima best suited to?
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It has facilities that work especially well for babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 2) and children aged 3 and over. There is no age limit, and families with children of any age can stay.
Is there parking at Minshuku Honyo Niijima?
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Parking: Parking for 2 cars, free of charge.
How do you get to Minshuku Honyo Niijima?
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In Honmura on Niijima, one of Tokyo's Izu Islands, about 5 minutes by car from Kurone Port and Niijima Airport. The minshuku will pick you up and drop you off at your arrival and departure times. Niijima itself is about 2 hours 20 minutes from Takeshiba Pier in Tokyo by high-speed jet ferry, or by large passenger ship, and about 40 minutes by plane from Chofu Airfield.
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