SHOYA NO SATOKominka Tanaka
The Seki family served as retainers to the Toki clan in the age of the samurai, and as shoya — village headmen — through the Edo period.
Keeping only the original timber frame, we have refitted their old residence in natural materials for the way we live now.
The house and its thousand-tsubo garden belong to a single party each day.
The Mark
Our family crest takes the form of an old farmhouse. Look closely, and two characters are hidden within it.
Residence
Massive beams and pillars polished by time. Beyond the glass doors, a Japanese garden spreads out before you, and koi drift slowly through the pond. A tatami hall, a long dining table and well-appointed bedrooms — all beneath a single roof.
Facilities
On the engawa veranda
Bath
Well water, softened until it feels like silk on the skin. An indoor bath framed by swaying bamboo, and an open-air bath beneath the sky. Let time slip quietly away.
Dining
The bounty of the Sotobo coast and the Isumi countryside. A private chef takes over the kitchen to prepare the day's table — or grill spiny lobster and abalone yourself in the garden pavilion.
Dining & BBQ
Pleasures
As night falls, the bamboo grove and garden trees are lit. Slip from the heat into the cool night water, gather around the bonfire in the back garden, and let the night grow late.
An outdoor pool with automatic filtration. At night, the lit bamboo is mirrored on the water.
A tent sauna by the pool — the pool becomes your cold plunge, the night air your cool-down, all to yourselves.
The Japanese garden at night, seen from the engawa, with soft light glowing in the stone lanterns.
Bonfire
On the lawn of the back garden lies a fire pit edged with Oya stone. Stack the logs high and the flames rise into the night sky, sparks drifting like stars. Fireworks in summer; firelight through autumn and winter.
Estate
The main house, the Japanese garden, the pavilion, the pool and the lawns — all of it is yours alone for the length of your stay.
Rate
From ¥55,000 per night(2 guests, tax incl.)
As the whole house is reserved for you, rates vary by date and number of guests.
Satoyama
About ninety minutes from Tokyo, between rice fields and the Pacific coast. The sounds of the city fade away, little by little.
1589 Shiinoki, Misaki-machi,
Isumi-shi, Chiba 299-4501, Japan
About 30 min from Ichihara-Tsurumai IC or Mobara-Chonan IC (Ken-O Expressway).
About 1 hr 30 min from Tokyo Station via the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line.
8 min walk from Taito Station (JR Sotobo Line).
10 min by car from Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station, about 1 hr from Tokyo Station.
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Reservation
For enquiries about your stay or dining arrangements, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Our booking page is in Japanese. We are happy to help by email.
Telephone+81 470-62-69799:00–18:00 JST