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
Niseko, Hokkaido
villa
Aoni Onsen
Kuroishi, Aomori
ryokan
Awami
Amami Oshima, Kagoshima
hotel
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto
Kyoto Higashiyama, Kyoto
hotelBiratori Nibutani Cottage
Biratori/Nibutani, Hokkaido
villa
Chikusenso Mt. Zao Onsen Resort
Zao Onsen, Miyagi
hotel
Chuzenji Kanaya Hotel
Nikko/Lake Chuzenji, Tochigi
hotel
Dormy Inn Premium Nasu
Nasu, Tochigi
hotel
Fufu Atami
Atami, Shizuoka
ryokan
Fufu Nara
Nara Park, Nara
hotel
Fufu Nikko
Nikko, Tochigi
hotel
Hakkoda Hotel
Hakkoda Mountains, Aomori
hotel
Hakkoda Sanso
Hakkoda, Aomori
hotel
Hakone Amazake Chaya
Hakone/Old Tokaido, Kanagawa
ryokan
Hakone Retreat Fore
Hakone/Sengokuhara, Kanagawa
hotel
Hakone Yuryo
Hakone, Kanagawa
hotel
Hiramatsu Karuizawa Miyota
Karuizawa/Miyota, Nagano
hotel
Hotel Bleston Court
Karuizawa, Nagano
hotel
Ito Onsen Hanafubuki
Ito, Shizuoka
ryokan
Iwaso
Miyajima, Hiroshima
ryokan
Iwate Hanamaki Onsen Kashoen
Hanamaki, Iwate
ryokan
Kagurazaka Kakuregaresort Shimofuro
Shimofuro Onsen, Niigata
ryokan
Kifu no Sato
Akame Onsen, Mie
ryokan
Kinosaki Nishimuraya Annex Shogetsu
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
hotel
Koyasan Eko-in
Mt. Koya, Wakayama
ryokan
Kumanokodo Midori no Sato
Owase, Mie
ryokan
Kurayado Iroha
Miyajima, Hiroshima
ryokan
Kurokawa Onsen Oyado Noshiyu
Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokan
Kyukamura Yakushima
Yakushima, Kagoshima
hotel
Michinoku Onsen
Lake Juniko/Shirakami, Aomori
ryokan
Mitsui Shimogamo Bettei
Kyoto Shimogamo, Kyoto
ryokan
Miyazaki Garden Terrace
Miyazaki City outskirts, Miyazaki
hotel
Momijiya Annex
Takao, Kyoto
ryokan
Nagisa no Mori
Kunigami/Yanbaru, Okinawa
villa
Naoshima Ryokan Roka
Naoshima, Kagawa
ryokan
Niseko Konbu Onsen Tsuruga Besso Moku no Sho
Niseko, Hokkaido
ryokan
Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
hotel
Oku-Kinu Onsen Kaniyu
Oku Kinu, Tochigi
ryokan
Onyado Chikurintei
Takeo Onsen, Saga
ryokan
Sankara Hotel & Spa Yakushima
Yakushima, Kagoshima
hotel
SANU 2nd Home Karuizawa
Karuizawa, Nagano
villa
SANU 2nd Home Tateshina
Tateshina, Nagano
villa
Shuzenji Hanareyado Oninosumika
Shuzenji, Shizuoka
ryokan
Soneka
Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
villa
Sukayu Onsen
Hakkoda Mountains, Aomori
ryokan
Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
Minakami, Gunma
ryokan
Takefue
Waita Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokan
Tobira Onsen Myojinkan
Matsumoto/Tobira, Nagano
ryokan
Togetsutei
Arashiyama, Kyoto
ryokan
Treeful Treehouse
Yanbaru/Nago, Okinawa
hotel
Umenoyado
Yoshino, Nara
ryokan
Yamanaka Onsen Kayotei
Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokan
Yoshida Sanso
Kyoto Yoshida, Kyoto
ryokan
Zaborin
Niseko/Hanazono, Hokkaido
ryokan