Forest Hotels & Woodland Stays in Japan
Japan's forests are among the most biodiverse temperate woodlands on Earth. Ancient cryptomeria groves, moss-carpeted beech forests, and subtropical laurel jungles create settings of almost supernatural beauty — and the Japanese have long understood the healing power of simply being among trees.
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Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) originated in Japan in the 1980s and is now recognized worldwide as a powerful wellness practice. But long before the term existed, Japanese architecture and hospitality were designed to dissolve the boundary between indoor comfort and forest environment.
The forest stays in our collection range from traditional thatched-roof inns deep in the mountains of Tohoku to contemporary timber structures engineered to frame canopy views from every room. What unites them is total immersion — the scent of cedar, the sound of wind through leaves, and the profound stillness that only old-growth forest can provide.
Andaru Collection Niseko
4.5Niseko, Hokkaido
villa
Aoni Onsen
4.2Kuroishi, Aomori
ryokan
Awami
4.1Amami Oshima, Kagoshima
hotel
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto
4.6Kyoto Higashiyama, Kyoto
hotelBiratori Nibutani Cottage
4.5Biratori/Nibutani, Hokkaido
villa
Chikusenso Mt. Zao Onsen Resort
4.5Zao Onsen, Miyagi
hotel
Chuzenji Kanaya Hotel
4.2Nikko/Lake Chuzenji, Tochigi
hotel
Dormy Inn Premium Nasu
4.4Nasu, Tochigi
hotel
Fufu Atami
4.3Atami, Shizuoka
ryokan
Fufu Nara
4.5Nara Park, Nara
hotel
Fufu Nikko
4.7Nikko, Tochigi
hotel
Hakkoda Hotel
4.3Hakkoda Mountains, Aomori
hotel
Hakkoda Sanso
4.2Hakkoda, Aomori
hotel
Hakone Amazake Chaya
4.5Hakone/Old Tokaido, Kanagawa
ryokan
Hakone Retreat Fore
4.3Hakone/Sengokuhara, Kanagawa
hotel
Hakone Yuryo
4.3Hakone, Kanagawa
hotel
Hiramatsu Karuizawa Miyota
4.5Karuizawa/Miyota, Nagano
hotel
Hotel Bleston Court
4.2Karuizawa, Nagano
hotel
Ito Onsen Hanafubuki
4.6Ito, Shizuoka
ryokan
Iwaso
4.6Miyajima, Hiroshima
ryokan
Iwate Hanamaki Onsen Kashoen
4.6Hanamaki, Iwate
ryokan
Kagurazaka Kakuregaresort Shimofuro
4.2Shimofuro Onsen, Niigata
ryokan
Kifu no Sato
4.0Akame Onsen, Mie
ryokan
Kinosaki Nishimuraya Annex Shogetsu
4.5Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
hotel
Koyasan Eko-in
4.5Mt. Koya, Wakayama
ryokan
Kumanokodo Midori no Sato
4.2Owase, Mie
ryokan
Kurayado Iroha
4.7Miyajima, Hiroshima
ryokan
Kurokawa Onsen Oyado Noshiyu
4.6Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokan
Kyukamura Yakushima
4.1Yakushima, Kagoshima
hotel
Michinoku Onsen
4.0Lake Juniko/Shirakami, Aomori
ryokan
Mitsui Shimogamo Bettei
4.1Kyoto Shimogamo, Kyoto
ryokan
Miyazaki Garden Terrace
4.3Miyazaki City outskirts, Miyazaki
hotel
Momijiya Annex
4.3Takao, Kyoto
ryokan
Nagisa no Mori
4.5Kunigami/Yanbaru, Okinawa
villa
Naoshima Ryokan Roka
4.4Naoshima, Kagawa
ryokan
Niseko Konbu Onsen Tsuruga Besso Moku no Sho
4.5Niseko, Hokkaido
ryokan
Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei
4.5Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
hotel
Oku-Kinu Onsen Kaniyu
4.2Oku Kinu, Tochigi
ryokan
Onyado Chikurintei
4.8Takeo Onsen, Saga
ryokan
Sankara Hotel & Spa Yakushima
4.8Yakushima, Kagoshima
hotel
SANU 2nd Home Karuizawa
4.4Karuizawa, Nagano
villa
SANU 2nd Home Tateshina
4.4Tateshina, Nagano
villa
Shuzenji Hanareyado Oninosumika
4.4Shuzenji, Shizuoka
ryokan
Soneka
4.7Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
villa
Sukayu Onsen
4.3Hakkoda Mountains, Aomori
ryokan
Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
4.1Minakami, Gunma
ryokan
Takefue
4.6Waita Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokan
Tobira Onsen Myojinkan
4.5Matsumoto/Tobira, Nagano
ryokan
Togetsutei
4.2Arashiyama, Kyoto
ryokan
Treeful Treehouse
4.8Yanbaru/Nago, Okinawa
hotel
Umenoyado
4.4Yoshino, Nara
ryokan
Yamanaka Onsen Kayotei
4.8Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Yoshida Sanso
4.5Kyoto Yoshida, Kyoto
ryokan
Zaborin
4.6Niseko/Hanazono, Hokkaido
ryokan