MUSUBI_Hakone: A 50-Year-Old Traditional House Reborn as a Private Rental Villa in Hakone's Sengokuhara
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- MUSUBI_Hakone: A 50-Year-Old Traditional House Reborn as a Private Rental Villa in Hakone's Sengokuhara
- Underdog LLC has opened MUSUBI_Hakone, a private rental villa in Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, renovated from a 50-year-old traditional house. Limited to one group per day, the 110 sqm property on a 1,000 sqm lot features a rock bath and Japanese garden, offering a stay focused on 'doing nothing.' The company also operates a sister property, ikoi_Fuji, in Kawaguchiko.
- Source: PR Times
- Date: June 3, 2026
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Underdog LLC has opened MUSUBI_Hakone, a private rental villa in Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, renovated from a 50-year-old traditional house. Limited to one group per day, the 110 sqm property on a 1,000 sqm lot features a rock bath and Japanese garden, offering a stay focused on 'doing nothing.' The company also operates a sister property, ikoi_Fuji, in Kawaguchiko.
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- June 3, 2026
Underdog LLC has opened MUSUBI_Hakone, a private rental villa in Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, renovated from a 50-year-old traditional house. Limited to one group per day, the 110 sqm property on a 1,000 sqm lot features a rock bath and Japanese garden, offering a stay focused on 'doing nothing.' The company also operates a sister property, ikoi_Fuji, in Kawaguchiko.
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Underdog LLC has opened MUSUBI_Hakone, a private rental traditional house villa limited to one group per day, in Sengokuhara, Hakone Town, Kanagawa Prefecture.
MUSUBI_Hakone is a private villa renovated from a 50-year-old traditional house nestled in the forests of Sengokuhara, Hakone, accommodating up to 7 guests. The 110 sqm building on an approximately 1,000 sqm lot retains the beams, roof trusses, and Japanese aesthetic of the original house while incorporating modern comfort. It features a rock bath, Japanese garden, engawa (veranda), and wooden deck, creating spaces that connect quietly with nature.
Rather than a trip packed with sightseeing, MUSUBI_Hakone proposes a stay where simply breathing deeply and resting one's heart with loved ones becomes special—a stay where 'doing nothing' itself is the experience.
Official website: https://hotel-musubi-hakone.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musubi_hakone/
■ CONCEPT 'MUSUBI'
A place where people, nature, life, past, and present are gently connected.
The name 'MUSUBI' embodies the desire for this place to be where various connections—between people, nature and life, past and present—are quietly made.
A place where time with loved ones is gently connected around the dining table.
The memories of time left in the old house. The Hakone forest spreading outside the window. Quiet moments spent with loved ones, with few words.
The aim is to provide a stay experience where, stepping away from daily life and feeling nature, architecture, and the changing seasons, the heart gradually unwinds.
■ ABOUT MUSUBI_Hakone
Limited to one group per day. A 110 sqm private rental traditional house villa on an approximately 1,000 sqm lot.
MUSUBI_Hakone is a private rental accommodation limited to one group per day, nestled in Sengokuhara, Hakone.
Guests can rent the entire 110 sqm traditional house on an approximately 1,000 sqm lot. It accommodates up to 7 guests, suitable for family trips, friends' getaways, anniversaries, and stays with loved ones.
It offers a private lodging experience where guests can relax and enjoy their own time without worrying about their surroundings.
■ LIVING / DINING
A quiet living space retaining the beams and roof trusses of the traditional house.
The interior features a space that makes use of the beams and roof trusses characteristic of a traditional house.
The textures of wood, soft light, and calm furniture. While incorporating modern interiors, the charm of the time the building has accumulated is cherished.
Beyond the large windows, the nature of Hakone's Sengokuhara spreads out, creating a space where guests can feel the presence of the forest even while indoors.
■ BATH
A rock bath connected to nature. Opening the window provides a semi-open-air comfort.
MUSUBI_Hakone is equipped with a rock bath that evokes a Japanese aesthetic.
Opening the window allows guests to soak in the hot water while feeling the outside air and the presence of the trees. A time to breathe deeply at the end of the day, enveloped in silence.
Guests can enjoy a bathing experience that is not about glamour, but about the body and mind slowly unwinding.
■ GARDEN / WOOD DECK
Engawa, Japanese garden, wooden deck. Time for margin, feeling the nature of Hakone.
At MUSUBI_Hakone, time spent in the garden and on the engawa is also valued, not just indoors.
Sit on the engawa and watch the trees sway. Feel the light filtering into the Japanese garden. Touch the air of Hakone's Sengokuhara on the wooden deck.
The proposal is a stay with such margin, to enjoy simply being there, not for doing something.
■ LOCATION
Hakone Sengokuhara. A quiet location where nature and culture overlap.
Hakone Sengokuhara, where MUSUBI_Hakone is located, is an area dotted with Hakone's characteristic nature and culture, such as the silver grass fields, art museums, and hot spring resorts.
After enjoying sightseeing, guests can return to the lodge and spend quiet time. Because it is a private rental villa surrounded by forest, guests can experience both the bustle and the tranquility of Hakone.
■ SISTER PROPERTY
'Ikoi_Fuji', a private rental villa in Kawaguchiko with a view of Mt. Fuji.
Underdog LLC also operates 'ikoi_Fuji', a private rental villa with a view of Mt. Fuji, in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Ikoi_Fuji is a private villa limited to one group per day, featuring large windows overlooking Mt. Fuji, a wooden bathtub, a private sauna, and a dining table over 4 meters long, all enveloped in the nature of Kawaguchiko.
If MUSUBI_Hakone offers 'the tranquility of being enveloped by the Hakone forest,' then ikoi_Fuji offers 'the openness of viewing Mt. Fuji.' Leveraging the charms of different locations, both deliver stays where guests can rest their hearts with loved ones.
■ FACILITY OVERVIEW
MUSUBI_Hakone
Facility Name: MUSUBI_Hakone
Location: 1038-32 Sengokuhara, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture
Facility Type: Private rental accommodation
Capacity: Up to 7 guests
Building Area: Approx. 110.71 sqm
Site Area: Approx. 1,030 sqm
Official Website: https://hotel-musubi-hakone.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musubi_hakone/
ikoi_Fuji
Facility Name: ikoi_Fuji
Location: 886-1 Oishi, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture
Capacity: Up to 8 guests
Building Area: Approx. 104.66 sqm
Site Area: Approx. 1,123 sqm
Facility Type: Private rental villa
Official Website: https://hotel-ikoi-fuji.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ikoi_fuji/
■ COMPANY OVERVIEW
Company Name: Underdog LLC.
Business: Planning and operation of private rental accommodation facilities.
Operated Facilities: MUSUBI_Hakone, ikoi_Fuji
Underdog LLC is a company that plans and operates private rental accommodation facilities under the theme of 'delivering time for the heart to unwind in nature.'
It operates the traditional house villa MUSUBI_Hakone nestled in the forests of Hakone Sengokuhara, and the private villa ikoi_Fuji in Kawaguchiko with a view of Mt. Fuji, providing stay experiences where guests can spend quiet time with loved ones while feeling nature, architecture, and the changing seasons.
MUSUBI_Hakone is a private villa renovated from a 50-year-old traditional house nestled in the forests of Sengokuhara, Hakone, accommodating up to 7 guests. The 110 sqm building on an approximately 1,000 sqm lot retains the beams, roof trusses, and Japanese aesthetic of the original house while incorporating modern comfort. It features a rock bath, Japanese garden, engawa (veranda), and wooden deck, creating spaces that connect quietly with nature.
Rather than a trip packed with sightseeing, MUSUBI_Hakone proposes a stay where simply breathing deeply and resting one's heart with loved ones becomes special—a stay where 'doing nothing' itself is the experience.
Official website: https://hotel-musubi-hakone.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musubi_hakone/
■ CONCEPT 'MUSUBI'
A place where people, nature, life, past, and present are gently connected.
The name 'MUSUBI' embodies the desire for this place to be where various connections—between people, nature and life, past and present—are quietly made.
A place where time with loved ones is gently connected around the dining table.
The memories of time left in the old house. The Hakone forest spreading outside the window. Quiet moments spent with loved ones, with few words.
The aim is to provide a stay experience where, stepping away from daily life and feeling nature, architecture, and the changing seasons, the heart gradually unwinds.
■ ABOUT MUSUBI_Hakone
Limited to one group per day. A 110 sqm private rental traditional house villa on an approximately 1,000 sqm lot.
MUSUBI_Hakone is a private rental accommodation limited to one group per day, nestled in Sengokuhara, Hakone.
Guests can rent the entire 110 sqm traditional house on an approximately 1,000 sqm lot. It accommodates up to 7 guests, suitable for family trips, friends' getaways, anniversaries, and stays with loved ones.
It offers a private lodging experience where guests can relax and enjoy their own time without worrying about their surroundings.
■ LIVING / DINING
A quiet living space retaining the beams and roof trusses of the traditional house.
The interior features a space that makes use of the beams and roof trusses characteristic of a traditional house.
The textures of wood, soft light, and calm furniture. While incorporating modern interiors, the charm of the time the building has accumulated is cherished.
Beyond the large windows, the nature of Hakone's Sengokuhara spreads out, creating a space where guests can feel the presence of the forest even while indoors.
■ BATH
A rock bath connected to nature. Opening the window provides a semi-open-air comfort.
MUSUBI_Hakone is equipped with a rock bath that evokes a Japanese aesthetic.
Opening the window allows guests to soak in the hot water while feeling the outside air and the presence of the trees. A time to breathe deeply at the end of the day, enveloped in silence.
Guests can enjoy a bathing experience that is not about glamour, but about the body and mind slowly unwinding.
■ GARDEN / WOOD DECK
Engawa, Japanese garden, wooden deck. Time for margin, feeling the nature of Hakone.
At MUSUBI_Hakone, time spent in the garden and on the engawa is also valued, not just indoors.
Sit on the engawa and watch the trees sway. Feel the light filtering into the Japanese garden. Touch the air of Hakone's Sengokuhara on the wooden deck.
The proposal is a stay with such margin, to enjoy simply being there, not for doing something.
■ LOCATION
Hakone Sengokuhara. A quiet location where nature and culture overlap.
Hakone Sengokuhara, where MUSUBI_Hakone is located, is an area dotted with Hakone's characteristic nature and culture, such as the silver grass fields, art museums, and hot spring resorts.
After enjoying sightseeing, guests can return to the lodge and spend quiet time. Because it is a private rental villa surrounded by forest, guests can experience both the bustle and the tranquility of Hakone.
■ SISTER PROPERTY
'Ikoi_Fuji', a private rental villa in Kawaguchiko with a view of Mt. Fuji.
Underdog LLC also operates 'ikoi_Fuji', a private rental villa with a view of Mt. Fuji, in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Ikoi_Fuji is a private villa limited to one group per day, featuring large windows overlooking Mt. Fuji, a wooden bathtub, a private sauna, and a dining table over 4 meters long, all enveloped in the nature of Kawaguchiko.
If MUSUBI_Hakone offers 'the tranquility of being enveloped by the Hakone forest,' then ikoi_Fuji offers 'the openness of viewing Mt. Fuji.' Leveraging the charms of different locations, both deliver stays where guests can rest their hearts with loved ones.
■ FACILITY OVERVIEW
MUSUBI_Hakone
Facility Name: MUSUBI_Hakone
Location: 1038-32 Sengokuhara, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture
Facility Type: Private rental accommodation
Capacity: Up to 7 guests
Building Area: Approx. 110.71 sqm
Site Area: Approx. 1,030 sqm
Official Website: https://hotel-musubi-hakone.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musubi_hakone/
ikoi_Fuji
Facility Name: ikoi_Fuji
Location: 886-1 Oishi, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture
Capacity: Up to 8 guests
Building Area: Approx. 104.66 sqm
Site Area: Approx. 1,123 sqm
Facility Type: Private rental villa
Official Website: https://hotel-ikoi-fuji.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ikoi_fuji/
■ COMPANY OVERVIEW
Company Name: Underdog LLC.
Business: Planning and operation of private rental accommodation facilities.
Operated Facilities: MUSUBI_Hakone, ikoi_Fuji
Underdog LLC is a company that plans and operates private rental accommodation facilities under the theme of 'delivering time for the heart to unwind in nature.'
It operates the traditional house villa MUSUBI_Hakone nestled in the forests of Hakone Sengokuhara, and the private villa ikoi_Fuji in Kawaguchiko with a view of Mt. Fuji, providing stay experiences where guests can spend quiet time with loved ones while feeling nature, architecture, and the changing seasons.
FAQ
What is the nearest station to MUSUBI_Hakone?
It is about a 30-minute bus ride from Hakone-Yumoto Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway, then a short walk from the 'Sengokuhara' bus stop.
What are the check-in and check-out times for MUSUBI_Hakone?
This information is not specified in the article.
Does MUSUBI_Hakone have parking?
This information is not specified in the article.