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Nara & Kanazawa aerial view

Nara & Kanazawa, Japan

Nara, Japan's first permanent capital, pairs UNESCO-listed temples, the Great Buddha of Todai-ji and the free-roaming deer of Nara Park with a new generation of intimate luxury hotels. Kanazawa, the samurai and geisha city of the Hokuriku coast, answers with Kenroku-en garden, gold-leaf crafts, superb seafood and refined design-led stays.

Shisui, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Nara

A 43-room Luxury Collection hideaway inside the restored 1922 former Nara Prefectural Governor's residence, steps from Nara Park and Kofuku-ji.

JW Marriott Hotel Nara

Nara's first international luxury hotel: 158 refined rooms, a Spa by JW with indoor pool and three dining venues beside the Nara Prefectural Convention Center.

Fufu Nara

A 30-suite Kengo Kuma-designed hideaway in Nara Park where every suite has its own open-air hot-spring bath.

Hyatt Centric Kanazawa

A design-led lifestyle hotel at the west exit of Kanazawa Station, with 253 art-filled rooms and the Kaga-inspired FIVE Grill & Lounge.