Mountain-View Private Villas(62)

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

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Fuji Five Lakes · Yamanashi

プライベートヴィラグランピング富士山中湖

• Pool
• Sauna
• BBQ
• In-room onsen

Seven glamping units at Lake Yamanaka. Every one has a private pool, hot-spring bath, barrel sauna and fire pit; the villa type is a two-bedroom, the tent type a seven-metre dome.

1 ba

Guests

Up to 6

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Fuji Five Lakes · Yamanashi

AWAUMI富士河口湖リゾート

• Pool
• Sauna
• BBQ
• In-room onsen

A resort of sixteen units arranged around a pool that echoes the shoreline of Lake Kawaguchi. Every unit has its own natural hot-spring bath and private sauna, and the dog villas set no limit on breed or weight.

Guests

Up to 5

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Hakone · Kanagawa

エンゼルグランヴィラ箱根

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

Eight whole-house villas on the heights of Moto-Hakone overlooking Lake Ashi. Built in traditional Japanese style, every unit has both an indoor and an open-air hot-spring bath, drawing an 80.1C simple hydrogen sulphide spring served at 42C.

Guests

Up to 4

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From JPY 72,000 / night≈ From ¥18,000 / guest

Chichibu · Saitama

COCO VILLA 長瀞

• Sauna
• BBQ

A single villa on 4,000 tsubo of mountain woodland at Nagatoro. You leave your car at the contracted car park, switch to a 4WD, and take an unpaved track to reach it. There is an electric sauna and a wooden deck.

3 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 12

Price from

From JPY 88,000 / night≈ From ¥7,400 / guest

Hakone · Kanagawa

ASNOVA RESORT / FOLQ HAKONE GORA(フォルク箱根強羅)

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

A two-groups-per-day villa in Gora, Hakone. Each 110 sqm one-bedroom suite has an indoor bath running undiluted milky spring water from Owakudani and a self-loyly sauna, plus a 200 sqm lead-free dog run and a private heated pool open year-round.

1 bd

Guests

Up to 4

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Kita-Karuizawa · Gunma

あさま空山望

• Villa resort
• Shared onsen
• BBQ
• Sauna

A villa resort on vast grounds in Kita-Karuizawa facing Mt. Asama, three villa types with an on-site restaurant and natural hot-spring spa. Dog-friendly villas available.

Guests

Up to 8

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Mt. Aso · Kumamoto

プライベートヴィラ asoha(アソハ)

• BBQ
• Jacuzzi

An unstaffed whole-house stay for one group a day on a low hill in Minamiaso, with one Western and two tatami bedrooms, a gas BBQ and an open-air jacuzzi on the terrace, and a telescope on hand.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 8

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Mt. Daisen · Tottori

フォレストハウスだいせん(Forest House DAISEN)

• BBQ
• Pet-friendly

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

Guests

Up to 21

Price from

From JPY 70,000 / night≈ From ¥3,400 / guest

Mt. Aso · Kumamoto

ガーデンvilla南阿蘇

• BBQ

A 150-square-metre house at the top of a 3,500-square-metre natural garden in Minamiaso, sleeping ten across three twin rooms plus futons, with a covered BBQ terrace.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 10

Price from

From JPY 32,000 / night≈ From ¥3,200 / 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)

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)

Biei · Hokkaido

Villa美瑛・やさしい窓

• BBQ
• Pet-friendly

A small property in Biei taking three groups a day, with the hills of Biei and the Daisetsuzan range in view. Three cottages sleep four each, and only the Kaze unit accepts dogs.

Guests

Up to 4

Price from

JPY 17,000-47,000 / night≈ ¥4,300–11,800 / guest

Yufuin Onsen · Oita

湯布院塚原高原 サンクチュアリ Villa

• BBQ

A one-group-per-day rental house on the Tsukahara plateau in Yufuin. The timber building is octagonal, close to a cylinder, with a private tatami room at its centre. There is no hot spring or sauna; the view of Mount Yufu and the quiet are the point.

2 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 4

Price from

JPY 60,000-80,000 / night≈ ¥15,000–20,000 / 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

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Nasu Highlands · Tochigi

那須 無垢の音(むくのね)AUBERGE suite villa

• Villa resort

A resort in Nasu built around Mizuniwa, a water garden landscape by architect Junya Ishigami. The whole-house option is the AUBERGE suite villa, paired with a restaurant serving seasonal Nasu produce and wine.

Guests

TBC

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Otaru · Hokkaido

山郷VILLA(小樽 春香町)

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna
• Pet-friendly

Whole-house villas in Sango at Haruka-cho, Otaru. They come from Sango Komuten, a Hokkaido housebuilder of more than fifty years, built on the idea of staying as though you lived here, using larch and other Hokkaido timber.

Guests

TBC

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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

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

Fuji Five Lakes · Yamanashi

ASH Villa 富士河口湖

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

Two whole-house villas at Narusawa on the flank of Mount Fuji, opened in winter 2023. There is a semi-open-air bath, a fire pit and a considered kitchen, and the barrel sauna belongs to the two-bedroom villa. Dogs are welcome.

Guests

Up to 10

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Nishiizu · Shizuoka

WEAZER西伊豆 廻(カイ)

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

A one-group-per-day villa at Heda on the west Izu coast. A single-storey house of about 150 sqm sits between Suruga Bay and a V-shaped ravine, built off-grid to supply all of its own power and water. Stays can run up to 28 hours.

Guests

TBC

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From JPY 279,000 / night

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

Himi · Toyama

GYU-YA VILLA(ギューヤ ヴィラ)氷見

• Ocean view
• Sauna

A whole-house villa in the town of Himi. Its wood-fired Finnish sauna is said to be the first proper one in Himi, and stays come with dinner and breakfast built on Himi wagyu and seafood.

Guests

Up to 4

Price from

From JPY 20,000 / person≈ From ¥80,000 / night (whole villa)

Iwate · Iwate

LCO-Resort(エルシーオーリゾート)岩手・滝沢

• Sauna
• BBQ
• Open-air bath
• Pet-friendly

A villa-style whole-house rental at Takizawa in Iwate. Three kinds of private sauna are available, dry, barrel and tent, and the fittings change by unit: a kitchen here, a projector there, an open-air bath in the trailer house.

Guests

Up to 6

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