1. Perched in the forested foothills above Kyoto, this Forbes Five Star luxury hotel is the kind of place that makes you want to cancel your other plans and just stay. The design is sleek and minimal, the mountain views are genuinely calming, and there's a heated outdoor pool, which is rarer here than you'd think. The whole place leans hard into Japanese craft without feeling like a museum piece. Cultured travelers in linen, quietly impressed by everything.

    Forbes Travel Guide
    Forbes Five Star

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    44-1 Kinugasa Kagamiishichō, Kita Ward, Kyoto, 603-8451, Japan · 京都市
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