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
February
Midwinter’s deepest night skies
The colder the night, the sharper the stars. February is prime stargazing season — warm up in a sauna or onsen, then step back out under the sky, as many times as you like.
In season this month
Stargazing120Turn off the lights and the sky takes over. Stays where the stars are part of the official promise.Onsen243Soak whenever you like, as long as you like. Villas where the hot spring is yours until checkout.Private sauna385The steam, the plunge, the open sky, all yours. Private villas with saunas across Japan.
Stays whose official info mentions snow
Selected only from what each property states officially. Seasonal sights depend on weather and timing.
Mt. DaisenTottori
フォレストハウスだいせん(Forest House DAISEN)
A whole-house cottage for up to 21 guests at 800 m in Daisen-Oki National Park. It has three bedrooms and two tatami rooms, with three shower booths and one bathroom.
1 ba
HakubaNagano
Le Sauna Villa Hakuba(ルソーナヴィラ白馬)
A whole-house rental in the Wadano forest at the foot of Happo-one. A covered terrace off the upstairs living room holds an open-air jacuzzi, a Finnish sauna set up for proper loyly, a BBQ grill and a theatre system.
3 bd2 ba
Official siteHakubaNagano
Fountainhead Hakuba(ファウンテンヘッド白馬)
A 250 sqm luxury chalet in the forest of Hakuba, let to one group per day. An 8 m atrium with skylights holds a wood stove glazed on three sides, and the interior is built from 80 to 100 year old Japanese cedar and red cedar.
4 bd
Official site群馬県Official site
星の降る森
An auto-camping resort in a quiet forest in Numata, Gunma, about 15 minutes by car from the Numata IC. It offers a range of lodgings (an Australian-made log cottage, a large Montana-timber log house, a Finnish imported lodge, bungalows and trailer cabins), along with a sky full of stars, BBQ and activities such as ATV buggies and horse riding.
6 room types
新潟県魚沼Official site
舞子グランピング
Glamping within the year-round Maiko Resort in Minamiuonuma, Niigata. In summer the ski slopes turn to lawn for glamping, auto-camping and a BBQ garden, and afterwards you can soak in the weakly alkaline Maiko Onsen 'Iishi-no-yu'; the resort restaurant also serves a buffet built around Minamiuonuma Koshihikari rice.
長野県Official site
オークヴィレッジ
A glamping in the beech forest of Misorano in Hakuba, Nagano. It offers three trailer-house types with IH kitchens and baths, dome tents and a private lodge sauna, with free use of the hot spring at the adjacent Oak Forest hotel and BBQ featuring Shinshu premium wagyu.
5 room types
宮崎県国富Official site
ほけだけグランピング 和泉の毬花
A glamping site limited to four groups a day in Hokkedake Park, about 40 minutes from central Miyazaki, with dog-friendly rooms.
3 room types