Shizukuishi, Japan
Opened
2026
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Local LuxeOutside the door
The house
Azuma FarmPastoral forest hideaway
Freestanding timber villas settle quietly into wildflower meadows, where staff greet you by first name and evenings center around glowing hearth embers.
“A modern take on ‘farm luxury,’ Azuma Farm is a soul-soothing contemporary design retreat spanning 20 acres.”
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Shiro Miura arranged timber villas around a forest clearing, using local red pine and earthen pasture-grass plaster.
Remarkable
Immersive Tohoku agrarian culture with Nanbu cast-iron workshops, pasture horseback riding, and Sanriku coastal seafood dinners.
Notable
Intimate 24-villa hospitality featuring tableside cart presentations, warm first-name service, and deep stone soaking baths.
What they say
One Michelin Key
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler, Wallpaper* and AFAR.
the 22 Forest Villas and two Garden Villas use century-old red pine, Koiwai cedar and Iwate chestnut.
Tucked away
A place apart: the property is the destination.
Pastures stretch toward Mount Iwate, offering horseback rides across historic grasslands and visits to centuries-old Nanbu ironware workshops.
The rooms
Interiors frame forest clearings through triple-aspect windows, featuring local cedar ceilings, earthen plaster walls, and deep stone soaking tubs.
The wood-fired saunas
Cedar pavilions hold private wood-fired saunas and round wooden soaking tubs looking out through sliding glass into the woods.
Main Dining Room & Restaurant
Multi-course dinners bring together Koiwai Farm dairy and Sanriku seafood, served under paper pendants against earthen plaster walls.
The layout takes its cue from Jōmon-period settlements found throughout this region: villas arranged around a generous central clearing...
How it began
Set within an 1891 working estate at Mount Iwate's foot, the property channels ancient Jomon settlements clustered around open central clearings.
“The 24 villas, the work of architect and designer Shiro Miura of Rokukakuya, are built from red pine and cedar trees sourced from Koiwai Farm.”
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Gold
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Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.