Ritz-Carlton Nikkō (94) - Five-Star Sanctuary on Lake Chūzenji

While only 94 keys, the 275 m² Ritz-Carlton Ballroom and two boardrooms host C-suite forums that then sail to lunch on a chartered mapple-leaf cruise. All rooms exceed 57 m² and face either Mount Nantai or the lake.

Dawn mist hovers over cobalt water; a Jōdo-Buddhist monk leads sunrise meditation on the deck. Guests craft cedar-bead bracelets, soak in hinoki baths and dine on Tochigi wagyu by an irori hearth while autumn maples blaze outside—an alchemy of executive privacy and spiritual recharge.