Ryokan Onoya Niijima

Ryokan Onoya Niijima, on the island of Niijima, takes pride in its original regional cuisine made with fresh local ingredients.

The food is the biggest draw. Using ingredients particular to the island, the ryokan serves original regional dishes you cannot taste anywhere else. Sitting down together to the island's fresh catch is one of the great pleasures of the trip, and for children the flavors of the island are a discovery all their own.

The guest rooms are Japanese-style tatami rooms, so it is easy to put a small child down to sleep or for the whole family to sleep side by side with room to spare. It is a homey ryokan, comfortable even on a first island trip.

The service is generous too, with a shuttle bus, a welcome drink and a coin laundry - useful for washing clothes that get wet during a day in the sea, and for longer stays. The location is convenient, about 3 minutes by car from Kurone Port.

Niijima is an island rich in nature and activities that families appreciate. Spots the whole family can enjoy are scattered around it: Maehama Beach, where the water stays shallow far from shore and the waves are gentle; Habushiura Beach, famous for surfing; Yunohama Open-Air Onsen, a free open-air onsen you enter in a swimsuit; the Moyai statues, which originated on Niijima; and the Niijima Glass Art Center, where you can try glass art made with koga stone.

As this is a homey ryokan, please check directly when booking about the room facilities, the meal content and what can be arranged for babies.