Shiguchi

The centuries-old wooden farmhouse buildings, previously abandoned near Tokyo, were dismantled and painstakingly reassembled here and now house a gallery and guest villas. Their walls are lined with artworks that compete with the beautiful scenery framed by the windows.

Pathways cut into walls of snow lead to five spacious and atmospheric villas, with high-tech kitchens, rock or cypress bathtubs, and deliciously soft Babaghuri pajamas.