Amanemu

Each of the 24 suites comes with its own private onsen bath, which tells you most of what you need to know about this resort in Ise-Shima National Park. Architect Kerry Hill gave it that rare quality of feeling completely contemporary and completely Japanese at the same time, with every room framing the gardens and Ago Bay beyond. The spa folds thermal-spring bathing into the program alongside kaiseki dinners. Michelin awarded it 3 Keys.