Luxury private villas in Japan

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

Niseko · Hokkaido

COCO VILLA ニセコ

• Sauna
• BBQ

A whole-house villa in Niseko with Mt. Yotei framed from the upstairs living room, and an Estonian sauna cabin outside holding a HUUM electric heater and a cold plunge.

2 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 9

Price from

From JPY 127,000 / night≈ From ¥14,200 / guest

Niseko · Hokkaido

TAIGA Niseko ― SESHU(雪舟)

• Jacuzzi

A five-bedroom chalet rented whole in Lower Hirafu, Niseko. Ash beams span the double-height ceiling, every bedroom has its own bathroom, and it sleeps up to twelve. The ski lift is 600 m away.

5 bd5 ba

Guests

Up to 12

Price from

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Niseko · Hokkaido

TAIGA(タイガ)ニセコ

• In-room onsen
• Jacuzzi
• BBQ

A collection of luxury whole-house rentals in Niseko run by Taiga Projects. More than twenty are scattered across Hirafu, Kabayama, Moiwa and beyond, ranging from six to eighteen guests and three to seven bedrooms.

Guests

Up to 16

Price from

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Niseko · Hokkaido

The Orchards Niseko(オーチャード)

• BBQ

Whole-house chalets on a quiet site in South Hirafu. Hinoki, Kaki, Kasumi and Matsu each have three bedrooms and sleep six, looking out at Mount Yotei and Annupuri.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

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Otaru · Hokkaido

FARM VILLA taku

• Villa resort

A whole-rental villa for one group a day inside the Takeshita farm at Nakashibetsu, where pasture stretches beyond the wood stove's flame. Two twin bedrooms, sleeping eight.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

From JPY 130,000 / night≈ From ¥16,300 / guest

Oarai · Ibaraki

COCO VILLA 大洗

• Ocean view
• Sauna
• Jacuzzi
• BBQ

A white villa of three levels on high ground at Oarai. The roof holds a glass-walled sauna over the Pacific and a jacuzzi with nothing blocking the view, and the sauna and BBQ are all free to use.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 10

Price from

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Oarai · Ibaraki

天空の庭 天馬夢アマム

• Villa resort
• BBQ
• Sauna
• Open-air bath

A wellness resort at Takahagi on grounds the size of 28 Tokyo Domes, offering fasting, macrobiotic meals, yoga and horse riding, with a barrel sauna and open-air bath at the villa.

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

From JPY 44,000 / person≈ From ¥352,000 / night (whole villa)

Nasu Highlands · Tochigi

COCO VILLA 那須高原

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

A single-storey villa with a loft on the Nasu highlands. Its glass-walled sauna runs on a Harvia electric heater, and the cooling-off space and an open-air bath facing the Nasu range are steps away. Sleeps twelve.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 12

Price from

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Nasu Highlands · Tochigi

Kito NASU(キト ナス)

• Sauna
• BBQ

A four-bedroom whole-house villa in Nasu finished in solid wood. Its wood-fired Kino Sauna collects rainwater running off the roof into a hollow that serves as the cold plunge. Sleeps eight.

4 bd

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

From JPY 63,000 / night≈ From ¥7,900 / guest

Nasu Highlands · Tochigi

kotorine(コトリネ)那須

• Sauna
• BBQ

A one-group-per-day rental on 1,200 sqm of ground in the Nasu highlands. Beyond the two-storey log main house there is a Finnish sauna building and a dedicated music room where you can play at any hour.

4 bd

Guests

Up to 16

Price from

JPY 50,000-60,000 / night≈ ¥3,200–3,800 / guest

Nasu Highlands · Tochigi

Rakuten STAY VILLA 那須

• Villa resort
• Sauna
• BBQ
• Pet-friendly

Whole-house villas in Nasu, in house and apartment formats. Each has a private sauna and an artificial hot-spring bath usable around the clock, plus a play room and a work desk. Dogs are welcome.

Guests

TBC

Price from

From JPY 37,000 / night

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

Sado Island · Niigata

日本海夕日ヴィラ One Story

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna

A villa resort in Sado Island. Sleeps up to 5 guests. With ocean views, a sauna.

Guests

Up to 5

Price from

From JPY 55,000 / night≈ From ¥11,000 / 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)

Tateyama · Toyama

グラッパ

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna
• BBQ

A villa resort in Tateyama. Sleeps up to 6 guests. With ocean views, a sauna, BBQ.

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

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Noto Peninsula · Ishikawa

WAT RESORT シーフロント奥能登

• Ocean view
• Sauna
• BBQ
• In-room onsen

A one-group-per-day rental on the shore of Nanao Bay. You take the sauna with Notojima in view, and open fires are permitted on the grounds. The sauna, the BBQ and the hot spring are all free.

Guests

TBC

Price from

From JPY 55,000 / night

Echizen Coast · Fukui

UMITOMA OCEAN VIEW RESORT ECHIZEN

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna
• Jacuzzi

Private villas on the Echizen coast where every unit faces the ocean. Two are PRIVATE VILLA and three CAMP HOTEL, each with a sea-facing jacuzzi and a private sauna.

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

From JPY 34,000 / night≈ From ¥4,300 / guest

Ise-Shima · Mie

1棟貸切の宿 あのりの

• Sauna
• BBQ

A whole-house lodging that opened in Anori, Shima, in 2025. It is run by a live-fish wholesaler, so the seafood is the strength, and the grounds hold a private sauna, a cold bath and a cooling terrace.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

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Ise-Shima · Mie

COVA KAKUDA(コーヴァ カクダ)伊勢志摩

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna

A small private villa resort in Ise-Shima, Mie with ocean views and a sauna.

Guests

Up to 4

Price from

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Ise-Shima · Mie

ISE-SHIMA OCEAN VILLA 倭(やまと)

• Ocean view
• BBQ
• Sauna

A whole-house rental three minutes on foot from Nanbari beach in Ise-Shima. It is a low, solid single-storey house in the local Nanbari style, sleeping up to six, with a BBQ garden and a tent sauna available to rent.

1 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

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Ise-Shima · Mie

Others アザーズ伊勢志摩

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna
• Pool

A private villa of over 400 square metres facing the sea in Ise-Shima, with a 24-hour sauna and a pool on the garden terrace and two separate bedrooms sleeping up to ten.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 10

Price from

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Ise-Shima · Mie

SAUNARF(サウナーフ)伊勢志摩

• Sauna

A whole-house villa two minutes' walk from Kokufu-Shirahama beach, taking one group a day, with a Finnish MISA sauna in a hinoki-lined room, a cold plunge, an ice maker and a sea-breeze terrace.

3 bd

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

From JPY 45,500 / night≈ From ¥5,700 / guest

Ise-Shima · Mie

UMIBE(伊勢志摩)

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

Two villas on roughly 1,000 tsubo of ground overlooking the Ise-Shima sea. IseShima runs 270 sqm indoors with five bedrooms, Terrace has an open-air bath, and taking both together accommodates up to 22.

5 bd

Guests

Up to 14

Price from

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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

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

Setouchi (Ushimado) · Okayama

COVO USHIMADO(コヴォ 牛窓)

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna
• BBQ

A two-groups-per-day villa on the Setouchi coast at Ushimado, opened in July 2024. Each of the two houses has two contrasting bedrooms, and both share a private electric sauna overlooking the sea on a timed schedule.

2 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 4

Price from

From JPY 83,000 / night≈ From ¥20,800 / guest

Setouchi (Ushimado) · Okayama

SETONITE(セトニテ)玉野

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna
• Pool

Nine villa-style glamping units on the heights of Tamano overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. A HARVIA barrel sauna and infinity chairs face the island-studded view, and a dog-friendly unit sits on the hillside.

Guests

Up to 4

Price from

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Setouchi (Ushimado) · Okayama

アレーズド・ヴィラ瀬戸内

• Ocean view
• Sauna
• BBQ
• Pet-friendly

A one-group-per-day villa on 700 tsubo of ground at Ushimado, the stretch called the Aegean of Japan. It has a Finnish sauna, a BBQ space and a dedicated area for pets.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 10

Price from

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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

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

Price from

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Tokushima · Tokushima

Naruto G house +dog

• Villa resort
• BBQ
• Pet-friendly

A whole-house stay for guests with dogs, close to the Naruto Bridge, with a private turf dog run of about 470 square metres, no breed or number limits, and non-slip deodorising flooring.

Guests

Up to 5

Price from

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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

Shodoshima Island · Kagawa

ヴィラ汐音(しおん)小豆島

• Ocean view
• BBQ

A seaside house in Sakate on Shodoshima, rented whole for up to eight, with a 15-square-metre wood deck, a large kitchen and a free electric grill.

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

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Matsuyama · Ehime

L'art de vie(ラドビ)HOTEL PRIVATE VILLA & RESORT

• Ocean view
• Sauna
• BBQ
• Jacuzzi

A one-group-per-day villa on the shore at Horie in Matsuyama, looking out on the Inland Sea. Its roughly 180 sqm hold a jacuzzi, a sauna and BBQ, and there is a plan for staying with your dog.

1 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 9

Price from

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Shimanami Kaido · Ehime

しまなみVILLA蒼(あお)

• Ocean view
• BBQ

A two-bedroom private rental on Oshima along the Shimanami Kaido. The ground floor is a Western room with two single beds, the upper a tatami room with two futons, where the Inland Sea is visible while lying down.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 4

Price from

From JPY 16,500 / night≈ From ¥4,200 / guest

Itoshima · Fukuoka

CODE ROOMS ITOSHIMA

• Ocean view
• Sauna
• BBQ

A two-storey whole-house villa at Nijo-Shikaka in Itoshima, right on the water, with sea-facing terraces on both floors and a barrel sauna and cold plunge that look out at the sea. Sleeps eight.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 8

Price from

From JPY 69,000 / night≈ From ¥8,700 / guest

Itoshima · Fukuoka

itotoi(いととい)糸島

• Villa resort
• Sauna
• BBQ
• Pool

Two private villas in Itoshima, a main house and an annexe, both with a sauna and BBQ. The main house takes up to eight and the annexe up to sixteen, which also has a 7 by 3 metre heated pool.

Guests

Up to 16

Price from

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Itoshima · Fukuoka

ubusuna(うぶすな)糸島

• Pool
• BBQ

A villa with a private pool in Itoshima, Fukuoka, taking one group a day; it sleeps seven across two bedrooms and has a kitchen and BBQ facilities.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 7

Price from

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Itoshima · Fukuoka

WADATSUMI(ワダツミ)糸島

• Ocean view
• Pool
• Sauna
• BBQ

A one-group-per-day private villa that opened in Itoshima in November 2024. An open living-dining-kitchen and two bedrooms come with a private pool and a self-service sauna of about two tatami mats.

Guests

TBC

Price from

From JPY 107,000 / night

Itoshima · Fukuoka

愛犬と貸切サウナヴィラ糸島

• Ocean view
• Villa resort
• Sauna
• BBQ

An ocean-view private villa at Kanzai-nishi in Itoshima. In a Japandi interior where Japanese and Scandinavian meet, there is a private sauna and a dog run laid with coolturf grass.

2 bd

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

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Itoshima · Fukuoka

愛犬と貸切サウナヴィラ糸島

• Ocean view
• Sauna
• BBQ
• Pet-friendly

A one-group-per-day villa on a hill in Itoshima. A square sauna holds above 100C even in midwinter, and one minute from the door the sea itself serves as the cold bath.

2 bd1 ba

Guests

Up to 6

Price from

From JPY 66,000 / night≈ From ¥11,000 / guest