Best Luxury Hotels and Rated Ryokans in Chubu, Japan
Chubu holds 36 stays across what is really three destinations in one: the onsen coast of Izu, luxury hotels in Karuizawa and Nagano such as Shishi-Iwa House, and the craft towns of Ishikawa around Kanazawa. Here is a selection across all three.
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Izu: the onsen coast
Shizuoka's Izu Peninsula holds the region's crown: Asaba, a three-Key Relais & Châteaux ryokan with a Noh stage standing over its pond, has taken guests for five centuries. Around it, arcana izu and a cluster of one-Key houses run the peninsula's free-flowing hot spring. The peninsula's stays, Atami included, are compared in Izu and Atami's rated stays by district.
Karuizawa & Kanazawa
Inland, Nagano's Karuizawa is where Tokyo goes to breathe — Shishi-Iwa House, designed by Pritzker laureate Shigeru Ban, and a run of FUFU and Hiramatsu houses sit in the woods. West again, Ishikawa's craft country holds Beniya Mukayu, a Relais & Châteaux member in the Kaga hot springs, and Wanosato in the Takayama hills of neighbouring Gifu. Compare Kanazawa and Kaga Onsen's rated stays by district, and for Gifu and Aichi, award-winning stays from Nagoya to Takayama.
A selection across Chubu
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Kawaguchiko Fufu
ふふ河口湖
≈US$337〜Per person · 2 meals
from US$674 for 2
Takayama, Gifu
Wanosato
倭乃里
US$264〜Per person · 2 meals
from US$528 for 2
Prices are in US dollars, converted from the yen the properties quote at the Oct 7, 2026 reference rate, and are indicative.
A price marked ≈ is itself an estimate: halved from a published two-person total, or rounded from an earlier figure. Totals for 2 assume two guests sharing one room.
One stay from this guide: Asaba
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Is Chubu one trip or three?
Realistically three. Izu, Karuizawa and Kanazawa each deserve their own visit — pick one per trip rather than stitching them together.
Go deeper with the Karuizawa and Nagano luxury hotel guide. For Niseko and the rest of Hokkaido, compare Hokkaido’s rated stays; for Tohoku, the Tohoku and Snow Country rated stays.
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