Family-Friendly Private Villas & Glamping (183)

Sado Island · Niigata

佐渡シーサイドヴィラ(THE SEASIDE VILLA 佐渡島)

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Pool
• Jacuzzi

The only sunset beach and spa rental on Sado Island. Every villa looks out at the sea, and the four- and six-person houses see the sunset directly. Rates are set per house, not per person.

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

From JPY 28,000 / night≈ From ¥4,700 / guest

Azumino · Nagano

三角屋根の貸別荘 Villa Yoshino(安曇野)

• In-room onsen
• Open-air bath
• BBQ

Gable-roofed rental houses in the forest at Ariake in Azumino. Four houses across three types each have a private bath fed straight from a North Alps source, and every terrace has a built-in BBQ grill.

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

From JPY 26,400 / night≈ From ¥4,400 / guest

Matsue · Shimane

松江日和(まつえびより)

• Pet-friendly

A whole-house stay three minutes' walk from Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Station, 140 square metres with a courtyard and a living room in a converted storehouse. Up to two dogs may stay.

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

From JPY 51,000 / night≈ From ¥8,500 / guest

Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo

城崎温泉一棟貸しの宿 ゆっ蔵(ゆっくら)

• BBQ

A whole-house rental at Kinosaki Onsen, converted from a sake merchant's storehouse dating to the Meiji era. There is no bath in the house; the seven public baths around town are the point. Five minutes on foot from Kinosaki-Onsen Station.

1 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

From JPY 46,000 / night≈ From ¥7,700 / guest

Mt. Aso · Kumamoto

森寧 villa-monet(ヴィラ・モネ)阿蘇

• BBQ

A single-storey private villa standing alone inside Aso-Kuju National Park. It has four fully separate bedrooms and a dining table seating eight adults, surrounded by forest and the sound of a stream.

4 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

JPY 40,000-50,000 / night≈ ¥5,000–6,300 / guest

Ishigaki Island · Okinawa

石垣ヒルズ(Ishigaki Hills)

• Ocean view
• Pool
• Sauna
• BBQ

Just two fully private villas on a hill on Ishigaki. A heated infinity pool works even in winter, there is a private tent sauna, and the sea opens up below.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 8

Ishigaki Island · Okinawa

石垣島 THE MIYARA GARDEN(ザ・ミヤラガーデン)

• Villa resort
• Pool
• BBQ

Three fully private pool villas at Miyara on Ishigaki. Suites of more than 130 sqm each come with a heated private pool, and there is a children's pool 50 cm deep.

Guests

Up to 9

Price from

From JPY 180,000 / night≈ From ¥20,000 / guest

Ishigaki Island · Okinawa

石垣島ヴィラ Siesta(シエスタ)

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Pool
• BBQ

A whole-house resort of just two villas on Ishigaki. Each has an eight-metre private pool, and taking Simple is and Gift together accommodates up to 37 guests.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 37

Kujukuri · Chiba

匝瑳 NAGARAMI RESORT SOSA

• Villa resort
• In-room onsen
• Sauna
• Pool

A dog villa in Sosa where the black hot-spring water is enjoyed indoors and outdoors, with a private dog run and pool. The sauna is the only place dogs may not go. Sleeps six.

Guests

Up to 6

Amakusa · Kumamoto

貸別荘 ヴィガン・オーシャンヴィラ

• Ocean view
• Sauna
• In-room onsen
• Open-air bath

An orange two-storey villa on a cape in Kamiamakusa, its Provence-styled rooms looking over the Ariake Sea, with a balcony open-air bath, a fire pit and a BBQ terrace.

Guests

Up to 5

Price from

JPY 46,000-59,000 / night≈ ¥9,200–11,800 / guest

Lake Tazawa · Akita

貸別荘 山荘イーグル(田沢湖)

• In-room onsen
• Open-air bath
• BBQ

A one-group-per-day whole-house lodging near Lake Tazawa. It has a free-flowing open-air hot spring and a sunken hearth, and everything but the food is already there, so a self-catering stay needs only a booking.

Guests

Up to 15

Price from

JPY 20,000-28,000 / person≈ ¥300,000–420,000 / night (whole villa)

Mt. Bandai · Fukushima

猪苗代湖・磐梯高原 しゃくなげ平貸別荘

• BBQ
• Pet-friendly

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.

Guests

Up to 15

Price from

From JPY 18,810 / night≈ From ¥1,300 / guest

Amanohashidate · Kyoto

天橋立 MEZZO ALL SUITE VILLAS

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Pool
• In-room onsen

Four ocean-view villas over Miyazu Bay, ten minutes on foot from Amanohashidate Station. Each has two hot-spring baths, an open-air one with a jacuzzi and an indoor one, plus a private pool with two depths.

Guests

Up to 5

Kusatsu Onsen · Gunma

湯畑ヴィラ 〜裏草津〜

A Japanese-modern whole-house rental on a back lane at Kusatsu Onsen. Three bedrooms sleep ten. There is no hot spring or sauna inside; the house is meant as a base for walking to the Yubatake and the public baths.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 10

Yufuin Onsen · Oita

湯布の風屋(ゆふのかざや)

• In-room onsen
• Open-air bath

A two-storey holiday house at Kawakami in Yufuin, let whole, with an open-air bath fed by a self-flowing spring known as the blue water. Sleeps ten.

Guests

Up to 10

Price from

From JPY 25,000 / night≈ From ¥2,500 / guest