Lakeside Stays in Japan (11)

Lake Biwa · Shiga

LAKE villa CHITOSE(レイクヴィラチトセ)

• Pool
• In-room onsen
• Open-air bath
• BBQ

A 182-square-metre villa opened by Lake Biwa at Hikone in August 2025, with three themed bedrooms, a dog run, a pool and an open-air bath, and no limit on the number or size of dogs.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 12

Price from

From JPY 275,000 / night≈ From ¥23,000 / guest

Fuji Five Lakes · Yamanashi

Private villa FujiNagi(フジナギ)

• Sauna
• BBQ

A one-group-per-day villa looking out at Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi. The whole set, house, garden and barrel sauna, is let to you and run unstaffed; the sauna takes swimwear and runs until 23:00.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 10

Karuizawa · Nagano

Villa Metsä KARUIZAWA(ヴィラメッサ軽井沢)

• Sauna
• Pool
• BBQ
• Open-air bath

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.

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

From JPY 172,000 / night≈ From ¥21,500 / guest

Lake Hamana · Shizuoka

ShellBeach浜名湖

• BBQ

A one-group-per-day whole-house villa on the shore of Lake Hamana with BBQ and kitchen. Sleeps up to 7.

1 ba

Guests

Up to 7

Price from

From JPY 71,000 / night≈ From ¥10,200 / guest

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)

Fuji Five Lakes · Yamanashi

天空の温泉ヴィラ 紬(つむぎ)河口湖

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

Five villas near a hilltop above Lake Kawaguchi, each with an open-air bath fed by the Shurei-no-yu source and an indoor private sauna, and each looking out at Mt. Fuji and the lake.

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

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

Lake Biwa · Shiga

プレミアムドッグリゾート マキノ

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

A villa resort in Lake Biwa. Sleeps up to 8 guests. With an in-room onsen, a sauna, a private pool. Pet-friendly.

Guests

Up to 8

Hakone · Kanagawa

Noël HAKONE FUJI(ノエル 箱根 フジ)

• Sauna
• Jacuzzi
• In-room onsen
• BBQ

A 182 sqm whole-house rental on the shore of Lake Ashi. The large living-room window takes in the lake, the pirate ship, the torii of Hakone Shrine and Mount Fuji all at once.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 8

Lake Toya · Hokkaido

The Lobs 洞爺湖

• BBQ
• Pet-friendly

A 153-square-metre house whose garden runs straight down to Lake Toya. Formerly the Yellow House, it holds a living room, kitchen, tatami room and two upstairs bedrooms, and takes pets.

3 bd

Guests

TBC

Price from

From JPY 15,000 / night

Fuji Five Lakes · Yamanashi

The No.10 山中湖

• Sauna
• Pet-friendly

A whole-house holiday villa with a sauna at Lake Yamanaka, at the foot of Mt. Fuji, part of the The No.10 group and open to dogs.

Guests

Up to 14

Price from

From JPY 66,000 / night≈ From ¥4,800 / guest

Fuji Five Lakes · Yamanashi

プライベートヴィラ富士やさん

• Villa resort

A two-group-a-day villa eight minutes' walk from Kawaguchiko Station. Two storeys sleeping six, or twelve if you take both buildings, with generous storage for climbers and cyclists.

Guests

Up to 6