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
villaAoni Onsen
Kuroishi, Aomori
ryokanAwami
Amami Oshima, Kagoshima
hotelBanyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto
Kyoto Higashiyama, Kyoto
hotelBiratori Nibutani Cottage
Biratori/Nibutani, Hokkaido
villaChikusenso Mt. Zao Onsen Resort
Zao Onsen, Miyagi
hotelChuzenji Kanaya Hotel
Nikko/Lake Chuzenji, Tochigi
hotelDormy Inn Premium Nasu
Nasu, Tochigi
hotelFufu Atami
Atami, Shizuoka
ryokanFufu Nara
Nara Park, Nara
hotelFufu Nikko
Nikko, Tochigi
hotelHakkoda Hotel
Hakkoda Mountains, Aomori
hotelHakkoda Sanso
Hakkoda, Aomori
hotelHakone Amazake Chaya
Hakone/Old Tokaido, Kanagawa
ryokanHakone Retreat Fore
Hakone/Sengokuhara, Kanagawa
hotelHakone Yuryo
Hakone, Kanagawa
hotelHiramatsu Karuizawa Miyota
Karuizawa/Miyota, Nagano
hotelHotel Bleston Court
Karuizawa, Nagano
hotelIto Onsen Hanafubuki
Ito, Shizuoka
ryokanIwaso
Miyajima, Hiroshima
ryokanIwate Hanamaki Onsen Kashoen
Hanamaki, Iwate
ryokanKagurazaka Kakuregaresort Shimofuro
Shimofuro Onsen, Niigata
ryokanKifu no Sato
Akame Onsen, Mie
ryokanKinosaki Nishimuraya Annex Shogetsu
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
hotelKoyasan Eko-in
Mt. Koya, Wakayama
ryokanKumanokodo Midori no Sato
Owase, Mie
ryokanKurayado Iroha
Miyajima, Hiroshima
ryokanKurokawa Onsen Oyado Noshiyu
Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokanKyukamura Yakushima
Yakushima, Kagoshima
hotelMichinoku Onsen
Lake Juniko/Shirakami, Aomori
ryokanMitsui Shimogamo Bettei
Kyoto Shimogamo, Kyoto
ryokanMiyazaki Garden Terrace
Miyazaki City outskirts, Miyazaki
hotelMomijiya Annex
Takao, Kyoto
ryokanNagisa no Mori
Kunigami/Yanbaru, Okinawa
villaNaoshima Ryokan Roka
Naoshima, Kagawa
ryokanNiseko Konbu Onsen Tsuruga Besso Moku no Sho
Niseko, Hokkaido
ryokanNishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
hotelOku-Kinu Onsen Kaniyu
Oku Kinu, Tochigi
ryokanOnyado Chikurintei
Takeo Onsen, Saga
ryokanSankara Hotel & Spa Yakushima
Yakushima, Kagoshima
hotelSANU 2nd Home Karuizawa
Karuizawa, Nagano
villaSANU 2nd Home Tateshina
Tateshina, Nagano
villaShuzenji Hanareyado Oninosumika
Shuzenji, Shizuoka
ryokanSoneka
Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
villaSukayu Onsen
Hakkoda Mountains, Aomori
ryokanTakaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
Minakami, Gunma
ryokanTakefue
Waita Onsen, Kumamoto
ryokanTobira Onsen Myojinkan
Matsumoto/Tobira, Nagano
ryokanTogetsutei
Arashiyama, Kyoto
ryokanTreeful Treehouse
Yanbaru/Nago, Okinawa
hotelUmenoyado
Yoshino, Nara
ryokanYamanaka Onsen Kayotei
Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa
ryokanYoshida Sanso
Kyoto Yoshida, Kyoto
ryokanZaborin
Niseko/Hanazono, Hokkaido
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