20 Unique Hotels in Japan

Aerbin Sports Park is a huge sports accommodation facility, once owned by a Japanese private school.

Forest Village is an outdoor complex located in the middle of a beautiful spacious park.

The open-air ”flying stone bath” is made from a large stone that has been hollowed out and has a great location with a panoramic view of Mount Kintokiyama and Mount Sounzan. The ”rolling stone bath” in the annex surrounded by trees is also popular. Western style home cooking can be enjoyed at dinner.

It is 10 minutes' walk from the plum grove with 3000 red and white plum trees. The rooms are chic, with wood flooring and blue-grey walls. The windows have a good view, with a sense of openness. The open-air bath, which can be reserved for private use, is highly recommended.

They are proud to provide a rental open-air bath with a view on the top floor. You can enjoy playing golf, playing tennis, or night fishing after dinner if you book in advance. There are several workshops such as glasswork. There is a yacht cottage available for only one group (pets allowed).

The building is decorated with quaint antique furniture. East-meets-West-style dishes, such as funamori (various sashimi on a boat-shaped platter) and beef stew, are popular. There are two types of open-air baths from which you can see the sea. One is a European-style bath, and the other is a bath for charter.

Located five minutes to the sea. Right in front of it is the Hasunuma Seaside Park which spreads out for four kilometers along the seashore and has many recreational facilities. In summer, the bathing beach and pools are close by. The home-made Western course meal is popular. The inside of the building is clean, and the 24 hour artificial mineral hot spring bath can be chartered.

A great location, just a 5-minute walk to Kujuukuri-hama Beach. You can spend a leisurely time surrounded by vegetable and herb gardens with the scent of the salty sea and herbs.

One of the facilities providing accommodation inside Hakone-en. There are two kinds of cottages. You can enjoy a barbecue for dinner. There is a roofed open-air hot spring bath with a feeling of spaciouness near the center cottage.

A Bed & Breakfast style hotel located very close to Yuigahama Beach. Japanese style rooms are dedicated only for female guests and Western style rooms are available for both guests. Western style breakfast with eggs and fruits are served. English speaking staff is available.

Enjoy exquisite French cuisine and hot springs at the foot of the Southern Alps. This hidden gem offers a perfect blend of Japanese mountain resort charm and gourmet delights.

A white Western building situated on a hill. Comfortable rooms with a view of Heisaura, Japanese style dinner cooked with fresh and reliable seasonal ingredients, serious astrological fortune teller with knowledge of sanmei-gaku (a discipline based on Chinese astrology) and soft water bath are popular.

A relaxing inn which stands on a hill with a view of Izu peninsula and Sagami bay. It has great access to the city center as it is very close to the station and the national highway. The well-known seafood barbecue and the bath with a view are their pride. Other than twin rooms, there are also cottage rooms for group use.

It has an atmosphere of resort cottages in the Mediterranean. They serve a Mediterranean-style course dinner (reservations required). If the weather is fine, you can have breakfast on the terrace. Check-out is at 11:00, giving you more time to relax.

An auberge (French-style inn and restaurant) where you can enjoy healthy French cuisine with carefully selected ingredients. The table-style dining room has a tatami-matted floor, and the antique furniture creates a nostalgic atmosphere. Rooms are western-style and unified in serene colors.

This pension hotel is filled with flowers and herbs, and it has a relaxing atmosphere. All the rooms have an ocean view.

A petit hotel that stands on the seashore of Chikura which only invites 2 groups a day. Spending your private time at this beautiful location is the best luxury. Dinner is Western creative meal made with seafoods of Boso.

A 3-minute walk to Morito Beach. Food cooked with local fish is served for dinner. Inside the hotel are the local fish restaurant Masakichi, a bar and a Starbucks.

The guest rooms have a relaxing atmosphere, all with different interior designs. All rooms can be stayed in with pets. They have two baths in the woods for private bathing beside a river flowing out of the lake.

A stylish petit hotel which stands in a great location, at just 7 minutes by car to Kamogawa Seaworld. It is comfortably located on a hill in a natural park and has a splendid view of the ocean. Conveniently nearby are a viewing platform and bathing beach.