UMITO Atami Bettei

Each suite faces the Pacific with nothing between you and open water except a cliff, which is either thrilling or clarifying depending on your mood. This small clifftop resort in Atami combines hot spring heritage with a nine-seat dinner counter where the cooking runs French in technique and Shizuoka in spirit. The waves are audible all night, which Atami's old hot spring crowd would have considered the whole point.