Stargazing Stays in Japan (27)

Okinawa Main Island · Okinawa

ILUVIO Resort Motobu(イルヴィオ リゾート 本部)

• Ocean view
• Pool
• Sauna
• BBQ

A one-group-per-day villa on high ground at Motobu. Architect Keisuke Kawaguchi designed a space without boundaries, holding a 12-metre heated infinity pool, a terrace sauna and a standing cold bath.

2 bd

Guests

TBC

Price from

From JPY 182,000 / night

Awaji · Hyogo

amarancia cottage hugging nature house(淡路島・南あわじ)

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna
• BBQ

A five-cottage hotel up a winding mountain road at Ama, the southern tip of Awaji Island. Each cottage is named for the view from its window, and every terrace has a fire to sit around.

Guests

Up to 3

Price from

From JPY 35,000 / night≈ From ¥11,700 / guest

Miura Peninsula · Kanagawa

MOROISOSO(モロイソソウ)三浦

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Pool
• Sauna

A one-group-per-day villa at Moroiso in Miura. Across 220 sqm and four bedrooms it holds a large heated pool, a sauna, a dog run and a fire space, for up to eighteen guests and their dogs.

4 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 18

Shimanami Kaido · Hiroshima

AMERI

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Jacuzzi
• BBQ

A holiday house on Momoshima, about 25 minutes by boat from Onomichi Station, with a BBQ space, living room, kitchen and bath, and kayaking, SUP and a tent sauna on offer. Pets welcome.

2 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 18

Price from

From JPY 82,000 / night≈ From ¥4,600 / guest

Hirado · Nagasaki

一棟貸し 平戸よこた

• Ocean view
• BBQ

A traditional Japanese house at Tabira in Hirado, let to one group a day. A single-storey building with an engawa and sea views throughout, plus a BBQ garage, a half-open-air bath and a private cinema.

Guests

Up to 15

Price from

From JPY 5,900 / person≈ From ¥88,500 / night (whole villa)

Boso Peninsula · Chiba

STAR VILLAGE TATEYAMA(スターヴィレッジ館山)

• Ocean view
• Pool
• Sauna
• Jacuzzi

A one-group-per-day rental house looking out at the sea in Tateyama. Its 164.5 sqm hold five colour-coded bedrooms, a large pool, a sauna that climbs to 100C with a jacuzzi beside it, and a private dog run.

1 ba

Guests

Up to 9

Price from

JPY 112,000-480,000 / night≈ ¥12,500–53,400 / guest

Tokushima · Tokushima

BAYFRONT VILLA TAMATE(ベイフロントヴィラ タマテ)

• Ocean view
• Sauna
• BBQ

A villa for one group a day, opened in December 2024 on the shore at Tachibana in Anan, Tokushima, with glass on both sides, a Japanese hinoki barrel sauna, a cold plunge and a fire pit.

Guests

Up to 6

Fuji Five Lakes · Yamanashi

KANOA THE VILLAS 富士山中湖

• Pool
• Sauna
• BBQ
• In-room onsen

A whole-house villa at Lake Yamanaka with Mount Fuji in view, opened in July 2025. Every unit exceeds 100 sqm, with hot-spring water piped to the room, a private pool, and a sauna and cold bath beside it.

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

From JPY 45,000 / person≈ From ¥270,000 / night (whole villa)

Awaji · Hyogo

プライベートヴィラAWAJI ジェイアイランド

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Pool
• Jacuzzi

A single villa in Hokudan on Awaji Island, 300 square metres for up to eight, looking from its upstairs living room at the illuminated Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, with a pool, private sauna and colour-changing jacuzzi.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 8

Okutama · Tokyo

THEATER1(シアターワン)檜原村

• Sauna
• BBQ
• Open-air bath

A villa letting 5,000 tsubo of forest at 600 m in Hinohara Village. Alongside an open-air wood-fired bath, an outdoor sauna and a fire pit, it has a 100-inch 4K projector and 7.1-channel theatre sound.

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

From JPY 52,000 / night≈ From ¥8,700 / guest

Tokushima · Tokushima

星降る別邸WANASA(わなさ)

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Open-air bath

Just two villas on high ground overlooking Mizutoko Bay at Shishikui in Tokushima. You look out at the sea from an outdoor bath, and at night the stars come out. Breakfast is bread baked by an affiliated bakery.

Guests

Up to 4

Price from

From JPY 58,000 / night≈ From ¥14,500 / guest

Wakasa Bay · Fukui

WAL'S VILLA 800(ウェルズ ヴィラ 800)若狭小浜

• Ocean view
• Pool
• Sauna
• BBQ

Only five units on a wide site at Obama in Wakasa, taking five groups a day. Three types are offered, villa, cottage and dome tent, and a stay can run a full 24 hours from noon to noon.

Guests

Up to 6

Okinawa Main Island · Okinawa

ResortVilla-KAPUKA 古宇利島

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Pool

Whole-house resort villas on the heights of Kourijima. Every unit has an indoor bath and an outdoor private pool, and the rooftop terrace looks over the emerald sea spanned by the Kouri Bridge, and the stars at night.

Guests

Up to 4

Izumisano · Osaka

臨空の宿 MARUYA Izumisano

• Villa resort
• Jacuzzi

A large whole-rental property at Izumisano with six Japanese and Western rooms, shared space and two rooftop jacuzzis, sleeping up to nineteen from about 6,000 yen a head.

Guests

Up to 19

Price from

From JPY 6,000 / person≈ From ¥114,000 / night (whole villa)

Nanki-Shirahama · Wakayama

TUZUMI Wakayama Susami

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• In-room onsen
• Open-air bath

Five guest villas at Susami, next to Kushimoto at the southern tip of Honshu, built in Kishu timber as flat and maisonette types, each with a covered outdoor living space and a natural hot-spring bath.

Guests

Up to 5

Kochi · Kochi

リヴィラスパークUSA

• Villa resort
• Sauna
• Onsen
• Jacuzzi

Four whole-rental houses a day at Usa in Tosa City, some by the sea and some against the hills, with free use of the strong, hot chloride spring at the neighbouring inn Sanyoso and a tent sauna booked in 90-minute slots.

Guests

Up to 5

Lake Biwa · Shiga

Galaxy Stardust

• Villa resort
• Pool
• Jacuzzi
• BBQ

A villa resort in Lake Biwa. Sleeps up to 4 guests. With a shared onsen, a private pool, a jacuzzi.

Guests

Up to 4

Yakushima Island · Kagoshima

Cottage Views(コテージビューズ)屋久島

• Ocean view
• Sauna

A fan-shaped cottage standing alone on roughly 3,000 sqm in southern Yakushima. Designed by an architect resident on the island, its windows frame the view like paintings.

Guests

Up to 4

Price from

JPY 25,000-47,000 / night≈ ¥6,300–11,800 / guest

Miura Peninsula · Kanagawa

GIFTHOUSE 三浦 諸磯

• Ocean view
• BBQ
• Pool

A one-group-per-day villa facing the inlet at Moroiso, on the southwest tip of the Miura peninsula. The sea in front is a SUP spot, there is a fire pit and a proper BBQ grill, and the hour when Mount Fuji and the setting sun align is the thing to catch.

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

From JPY 139,000 / night≈ From ¥23,200 / guest

Mt. Aso · Kumamoto

VILLA TSUKIAKARI-月燈

• Villa resort
• Sauna
• BBQ

A two-groups-per-day villa that opened on the Yoshimuta plateau in Kumamoto in October 2025. The units are named after states of the sky, and Akaneiro no Yuhi has a wood-fired barrel sauna built entirely in hinoki.

Guests

Up to 7

Boso Peninsula · Chiba

いすみネバーランド

• Villa resort
• BBQ
• Pool
• Pet-friendly

A villa resort in Boso Peninsula. Sleeps up to 8 guests, 2 bedrooms. With a private pool, BBQ, a kitchen. Pet-friendly.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 8

Mt. Yatsugatake · Yamanashi

ヴィラグリファーム七里岩

• Villa resort

Two whole-rental villas opened in 2021 on the Shichiriiwa plateau at Nirasaki, with Mt. Fuji, the Southern Alps, Yatsugatake and Kayagatake visible from grounds of 14,000 square metres.

Guests

Up to 6

Ishigaki Island · Okinawa

オーシャンビュー石垣(Ocean View Ishigaki)

• Ocean view
• Pool
• BBQ
• Sauna

Four villas at Kabira on Ishigaki, named sky, sea, wind and wave. Each has a 6 by 3 metre infinity pool, and a walk through subtropical trees leads to a secret beach.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

From JPY 138,000 / night≈ From ¥23,000 / guest

Kujukuri · Chiba

ザ一宮ハイドアウト=The 一宮Hideout

• Villa resort
• Sauna
• BBQ
• Pet-friendly

A 510-square-metre private villa opened at Ichinomiya in August 2025, with a Japanese-made barrel sauna, a garden and a terrace for BBQ. Sleeps six; dogs welcome.

Guests

Up to 6