Shimoda Hills, the main villa among the trees

A ryokan of private villas

A Mountaintop,Privately Yours.

Three houses and one forest garden at the very top of a quiet street above Shimoda, open to the mountains and the sea.

Grand opening, January 2027.

The living room of the main villa at dusk

2027Grand opening

The story

Built by hand,
on top of a mountain.

Shimoda Hills began with a piece of land where the street ends, high above Shimoda, with forest on every side and the bay on the horizon.

It was shaped by a designer, not a developer. Every room, every fabric and every piece of furniture was thought through and made for this place, so the houses feel lived in from the very first night.

The result is a private estate for a few guests at a time: no lobby, no neighbours at your door, only the trees, the light and the quiet.

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The residences

Three houses,
one garden.

Each house is designed on its own and stands on its own, connected by the forest garden at the top of the street. Book a single house, or the whole mountaintop.

Opening January 2027

The Main Villa

Three levels of glass above the treetops, a terrace on every floor and a freestanding bath facing the forest.

Coming 2027

The View Suite

The house where the street ends. One bedroom, an open living room behind sliding doors, and the widest view of the estate.

Coming 2027

The Guest House

A private house with its own entrance, reimagined under a slender black roof, a quiet hideaway in the trees.

3Private houses

10Guests at most

1Forest garden

2.5 hFrom Tokyo

The experience

Slow days,
above it all.

A stay at Shimoda Hills is measured in light: the first sun over the valley, long afternoons on the terrace, a fire when the evening comes in from the sea.

Breakfast in the clouds

Fresh bread and local cheese from the village bakery, served the way you like it.

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Fire at dusk

An open fire on the terrace as the valley turns blue and the lights come on below.

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The forest garden

Stone paths, old trees and a natural fish pond, made to be wandered.

iv.

White-sand beaches

Shimoda's bays and beaches lie just below the mountain, a short drive away.

Izu hot springs

The peninsula is famous for its onsen. We will guide you to the quiet ones.

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Discreet service

Our team lives a few minutes away: always there when you need them, never in the way.

Made by hand

Every fabric,
sewn in the house.

The textiles, cushions and upholstery of Shimoda Hills are developed, cut and sewn on site by its designer, Jamel Mesbahi, whose work began in fashion and textile design in Belgium.

"Design the whole collection, from the first thread to the last room."

View over the forest and the valley to the bay of Shimoda

The place

Shimoda,
where Japan meets the sea.

At the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula, Shimoda is a town of quiet bays, green mountains and hot springs, the place where Japan first opened its doors to the world.

2.5 hFrom Tokyo by train

MinutesTo the beaches

IzuHot springs all around

The founders

Two worlds,
one vision.

Shimoda Hills is a project of 360 Fashion Lab Japan, founded and owned in equal partnership by Fedor Holz and Jamel Mesbahi. Their partnership began eight years ago in Vienna and found its most ambitious expression here, on a mountaintop in Japan.

Co-founder

Fedor Holz

Entrepreneur and investor based in Europe. Known internationally as one of the most successful poker players of his generation, he went on to build a venture capital company that invests in founders and ideas.

Co-founder · Designer

Jamel Mesbahi

A Belgian designer who thinks in complete collections. He designed Shimoda Hills from the first fabric to the last room, and today lives in Shimoda, where the estate is still taking shape under his hands.

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Shimoda Hills

Grand opening

January 2027

Reservations open soon. Register your interest and be among the first to stay on the mountaintop.

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