fig. 01 — Tatami living room. Orange sofa, DJ booth.
artek chair 69. In the dining room.
fig. 02 — Exterior. The house, beyond the rice fields.
fig. 03 — ダイニング。窓の外は田んぼ。
fig. 04 — ウッドデッキ。田んぼに向いています。
Tatami Stool by PANG HOUSE. On the engawa.
fig. 05 — DJブース。AlphaTheta DDJ-FLX4。
fig. 06 — サウナ。杉張り、8人規模。
fig. 07 — 部屋から部屋へ。和紙のシェードが続く。
fig. 08 — キッチン。ステンレスの天板に、道具が並ぶ。
fig. 09 — 縁側。
IKEA × b.arc. In the dining room.
fig. 10 — 和紙の丸テーブル。
fig. 11 — デッキの椅子。黄と青。
fig. 12 — 本棚。誰かが置いていった本もある。
artek chair 66. In the dining room.
fig. 13 — 和紙のシェード。直線的な光がなくなる。
fig. 14 — 棚の上。光が動く。
fig. 15 — オレンジのソファ。壁は土のまま。
fig. 16 — ケトルとドリッパー。豆は50g置いてあります。
fig. 17 — 仕事部屋。田んぼがいちばんきれいに見える。
fig. 18 — 窓の外は、ぜんぶ田んぼ。
屯する家
屯 (TON) means “to hang out.”
A lone house in the rice fields of Saku, built for exactly that.
Whole-house rental ／ 1–12 guests ／ from ¥40,000 / night
Just for today,
let’s stay longer.
An old house, alone in the rice fields.
Yuhara, Saku — in the rice fields.
Two tatami living rooms, a dining kitchen, a work room and two bedrooms downstairs. Two more bedrooms upstairs.
Beside the house, a cedar-clad sauna and a wood deck facing the fields.
Floor plan below. 50 photos, room by room, on the House page.
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Twenty-four hours in this house.
There is no set way to spend your time here. But for a first visit, here is one way it goes, from arriving at 15:00 to leaving at 11:00. Stay two nights and the whole day in between is yours.
15:00Check-in
Arrive. The key is in the lockbox.
No front desk. After online check-in, we send the lockbox code. Open it, go in, and do as you like.
15:30Shopping
Groceries at Tsuruya Usuda, 5 minutes by car.
Nagano’s favourite supermarket: local vegetables, Shinshu food, drinks. Convenience stores are scarce, so stock up here.
17:00Sauna on
Switch on the sauna. It’s electric — just a switch.
A HARVIA electric stove, so no tending a fire. While it heats up, fill the bath with cold water — that becomes your plunge later.
Same schedule with kids. Running around the tatami living room bothers no one. Sauna: not under 6, and children under 12 go in with an adult.
With kids →18:30Dinner
Cook for yourselves. Full kitchen, three burners.
Salt, pepper, oil, sake and soy sauce are provided. Cookware and tableware for 12. At night you can light a campfire in the front garden — bring your own firewood. Bring a grate or skewers and you can cook over it, too.
20:00Sauna
Eight in the sauna. Then cool down facing the rice fields.
A cedar-clad sauna room. Löyly with tap water; aroma oil available. Cold plunge in the bath or the pool on the deck. Swimwear on, take turns.
22:00Music
Get on the music. The night is long from here.
A DJ controller (DDJ-FLX4) in the tatami living room — one USB cable to your phone or laptop. The projector has Google TV built in, so films work too. After 22:00, keep the volume down, inside and out.
23:30Night
Suddenly it’s night. That kind of place.
The only sound is your own voices. On clear nights, the stars are good. Eight futon sets downstairs, four semi-double beds upstairs. Whoever gets sleepy first, goes.
7:00Morning
Morning on the engawa, with the house coffee.
50g of TON Blend, roasted for us in Usuda, is waiting. Dripper and kettle too. Rice fields outside the window.
9:00Work
Bring work if you like. A room with a view of the fields.
Desk, power, free Wi-Fi throughout. There is a washer-dryer, so two nights need little luggage. Multi-night discounts: 15% for 2 nights, 20% for 4, 25% for 6.
Come on a weekday, stay two nights, and use the whole day in between. We think that is the easiest way to use this house.
Work & daily life →11:00Check-out
Wash up, sort the rubbish, key in the postbox.
Turn off the air conditioning, lights and heating, and log out of the projector. Put the key in the lockbox and drop it in the postbox by the door. No need to tell us you have left.
The house, and its radius.
Within a 5-minute drive: supermarket, coffee roaster, park, hospital.
Within 20: the Shinkansen station and a children’s science museum.
40 minutes to Karuizawa, an hour to the foot of Yatsugatake.
The furniture and tools we use here.
If something catches your eye, this is how to find it.
Where we know the maker, we name them.
Wrapped in washi paper, the light loses its hard edges. In three spots.
3 spots
Finnish, electric. In a cedar room where eight can sit without hurrying.
SaunaA washi top commissioned from an artist in Nagawa. Shunga prints, Mu, Popeye and a book of law pressed into the paper.
DiningMade to order in Nirasaki from retired tatami mats. On the engawa and in the kitchen.
Engawa, kitchenA wooden light frame that had hung here for decades, given new life in washi.
Living
Upcycled restaurant chairs, repainted and reupholstered. Proper small chairs, too.
Dining
A big sofa in orange and greige, on the tatami. Apparently the first two-tone order they had taken.
LivingA blend roasted for this house in Usuda. 50g is waiting.
KitchenEverything a house needs, more or less.
No service. Instead, you can cook and do laundry.
The rooms themselves — sauna, living, bedrooms, deck — are on the House page.
| KitchenKitchen | 3-burner gas stoveRefrigeratorMicrowaveRice cookerElectric kettle (variable temperature)Cookware and tableware for 12 Six seasonings: salt, pepper, olive oil, vegetable oil, sake, soy sauce. A pour-over set and 50g of TON Blend, roasted for us in Usuda. |
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| LaundryLaundry | Washer-dryerHair dryer (ReFa)Hair ironWashbasin Detergent is provided. Longer stays need less luggage. |
| AmenitiesAmenities | ShampooConditionerBody soapHand soapSkin tonerCleansing oilTowelsToothbrushes In the bathroom and washroom. Toothbrushes for everyone. |
| BeddingBedding | 1F: 8 futon sets2F: 4 semi-double beds Sleeps 12 in total. Bedding and towels are included. No cot or bed guard. |
| MediaMedia | Free Wi-Fi (whole house)Projector (Google TV built in)Amp: Fosi Audio BL20ADJ controller: DDJ-FLX4 Sound goes to the amp over Bluetooth. The DJ controller is 2-channel and works with rekordbox, Serato DJ Lite and djay — one USB cable to your phone, tablet or laptop. No TV. |
| ClimateHeating & cooling | Air conditioningKerosene fan heater (winter) In winter there is also a kerosene fan heater on the ground floor. Upstairs has air conditioning only. |
| ParkingParking | 4 cars on site, free The garage fits up to a Delica-sized van. The road in front is residential — no street parking. |
| CampfireCampfire | Fire stand (brick fire pit in the front garden)Fire tongs, glovesFree Bring your own firewood and firelighters. Bring a grate, skewers or a pot and you can BBQ or cook over the fire. Put it out by 22:00. Fire safety rules → |
| OptionsPaid options | Pets ¥5,000 / pet Pets: up to two small pets (under 10kg). Not upstairs. |
| SafetyOther | Insect repellentOne-push mosquito sprayFire extinguishers, 3 places Extinguishers in the 2F corridor, kitchen and sauna anteroom. Check-in is contactless, via the lockbox at the entrance. |
What’s not here, for the record.
It’s a house, not a hotel, so not everything a hotel has is here.
Bring what you need.
- TVUse the projector
- MealsCook in the kitchen, or eat out nearby
- Pick-upCome by car or rental car
- Phone numberContact us by email or LINE
- FirewoodPick some up on the way
- AshtraysBring a portable one
- CotUse the futon downstairs
- Front deskThe key is in the lockbox
About 1.5 hours from Tokyo.
South of the Saku basin, in the Usuda rice fields.
Cool in summer, crisp and clear in winter.
Some of the sunniest skies in Japan. Good stars, too.
| Car | About 2 minutes from the Saku-Usuda IC (Chubu-Odan Expressway)4 cars on site. The road in front is residential — no street parking. Studless winter tyres are required from November to March. |
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| Train | About 20 minutes by car from Sakudaira Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen)No pick-up. Rent a car at the station. |
| Shop | Tsuruya Usuda supermarket, about 5 minutes by carGroceries and drinks — all there. |
| Around | 軽井沢まで約40分、小諸まで約30分まわりの町と、県外からの時間 → |
| Address | 38-6 Yuhara, Saku City, Nagano 384-0307, Japan |
Not an escape from daily life —
a different daily life.
For three days in a row, weekdays suit this house best.
Bring your work.
A desk and power in the room facing the fields. Free Wi-Fi throughout.
There is a washer-dryer, so three days don’t mean more luggage.
Wake at the same time, work the same way.
What changes is the view, and what happens when you stop.
Coming as a group? There is a DJ booth, a big living room and a full kitchen.
Call it a retreat, a workshop, whatever you like.
¥40,000 for the house looks steep for two, but split six ways it is ¥7,650 a night each. Same price, different maths.
Doing nothing starts on the second day.
One night is fine too. 15% off for 2 nights, 20% for 4, 25% for 6.
Rates differ on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays. The booking screen shows the total.
Bookings are open.
10%OFF coupon for friends of our official LINE.
Enter it in the “coupon code” field on the booking screen.
let’s stay longer.
TON ／ 屯する家 — Saku, Nagano