Lake BiwaShiga
THE ROSE VILLAGE(信楽)
Five cottages of glamping on the Shigaraki plateau. Each carries the name of a flower and follows its own theme, and you choose between a wood-loyly sauna, an open-air bath or a pool view.
October
First autumn colors, seas of clouds
Color starts at the mountaintops, and chilly mornings summon seas of clouds. At higher stays, the view can be waiting the moment you wake.
In season this month
Mountain view62A ridgeline out the window and air worth breathing slowly. Villas with Japan’s mountains to themselves.Fire pit177Crackling wood, drifting sparks, and no one else around the fire. Stays built for campfire nights.Onsen253Soak whenever you like, as long as you like. Villas where the hot spring is yours until checkout.
Stays whose official info mentions autumn leaves & cloud seas
Selected only from what each property states officially — seasonal sights depend on weather and timing.
HakubaNagano
soil Hakuba(ソイル白馬)
A 133 sqm whole-house chalet in the forest at Okumisorano, Hakuba. It has a hinoki semi-open-air bath, an outdoor barrel sauna in the back garden and a fire pit on the balcony, with three bedrooms sleeping six.
3 bd
KaruizawaNagano
Villa Metsä KARUIZAWA(ヴィラメッサ軽井沢)
Whole-house villas at Nagakura in Karuizawa, four buildings each with its own concept; the spa areas with pool, sauna and open-air bath are in villas A and C. About an hour from Tokyo by shinkansen.
Nanki-ShirahamaWakayama
クリスタルヴィラ白浜
Twelve resort villas on the heights of Nanki-Shirahama. Each has an outdoor pool, a jacuzzi, an open-air hot spring and a sauna, and villas C, D, E and I accept dogs.
岡山県蒜山Official site
蒜山グランピング 星空リゾート HIRUZEN
A five-unit glamping site on the Hiruzen Highlands with views of Mount Daisen and the three Hiruzen peaks. Choose from large 7 m dome tents, container cabins with a private bathroom, and a dog-friendly cabin with its own dog run, all air-conditioned year-round. Dinner is a BBQ of domestic beef and local ingredients, under a sky full of stars and an early-morning sea of clouds when weather allows.
3 room types
埼玉県皆野長瀞Official site
＋RIVERPOOL 埼玉ちちぶ
A three-suites-a-day glamping site in Minano, Chichibu, Saitama. Every room is a fully private dome suite with its own heated private pool and fire terrace, and dinner features local Chichibu produce.
1 room type
Official site奈良県五條Official site
ゆしおファーム
A farm-based glamping site amid persimmon and plum orchards in Nishiyoshino, Gojo, Nara. Enjoy BBQ on a sky terrace, an authentic tent sauna with forest open-air cooling on the hilltop, and dome sites where dogs can stay, with views of a sea of clouds, night skies and sunrise.
2 room types
愛知県豊田足助Official site
香嵐渓 一の谷
A private camp field run by Ichinotani, a riverside restaurant along the clear Tomoe River in the Korankei gorge of Toyota Asuke, Aichi. Enjoy hands-free BBQ and sweetfish fishing by day, bonfires and stargazing at night, with pet-friendly overnight plans available.