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.
May
Fresh green highlands
Mountain greens at their softest. Highland air is still cool — a month made for terrace meals and forest walks, with weekday quiet after the holidays.
In season this month
Forest79Birdsong and wind in the trees for a soundtrack. Private stays deep among the trees.Mountain view62A ridgeline out the window and air worth breathing slowly. Villas with Japan’s mountains to themselves.BBQ569Charcoal smoke and a toast under the open sky, with no one to mind but your own party. BBQ-ready private villas.
Stays whose official info mentions highlands
Selected only from what each property states officially — seasonal sights depend on weather and timing.
Mt. BandaiFukushima
猪苗代湖・磐梯高原 しゃくなげ平貸別荘
Twelve rental houses across two holiday-home areas at the foot of Mount Bandai. Each is designed differently, all include a bread-and-coffee breakfast, and check-in is contact-free via a keypad smart lock.
Nasu HighlandsTochigi
別邸四季(べっていしき)
A whole-house private villa in Nasu Highlands, Tochigi with a private pool, a sauna and a hot spring bath. Dogs welcome.
Izu & AtamiShizuoka
AMAO VILLA 城ヶ崎
A whole-house rental with a dog-run terrace at Jogasaki in Izu Kogen. Your dog can be with you in the living room and bedrooms as well as outside, and there is an indoor rock bath fed by a natural hot spring.
4 bd
熊本県吉無田高原Official site
グランピングリゾート熊本 吉無田
A five-cabin scenic glamping resort on the 700 m Yoshimuta Highlands in Kumamoto. Every cabin has a private sauna, cold bath, heated pool and private garden, and you can enjoy Aka-ushi beef BBQ while looking out over the lights of Kumamoto city, with a dog-friendly cabin available too.
3 room types
岐阜県恵那Official site
保古グランピング
A glamping resort on the Nenoue Highlands at about 900 m elevation in Ena, Gifu, built around Lake Hoko and the campfire. Every cabin has its own fire pit, BBQ grill and private deck, with a chef-supervised dinner course, lake canoeing and SUP, and a tent sauna.
1 room type
栃木県那須Official site
グランピングB&V 那須高原
A 12-unit glamping resort on a roughly 10,000-square-metre site in the Nasu highlands of Tochigi. Every unit has a private natural hot spring, a barrel sauna, a cold bath and a fire pit, with five styles including clear domes, twin domes and a dog-friendly Raindrop.
5 room types
石川県白山Official site
一里野高原ホテル ろあん
A dining inn in the Ichirino highlands deep in the mountains of Hakusan, Ishikawa. Around a 100-year-old irori hearth relocated from an old farmhouse, guests grill A5 Hida and Noto wagyu, wild game and organic Hakusan vegetables over charcoal. Private open-air and cypress baths, a sauna and a forest glamping BBQ are also available.
4 room types