Stay in a living, breathing farmhouse
Restored Japanese country homes. Real villages. No hotels.
Choose your village
Kurumi House
120-year-old home with a walnut tree in the courtyard. Wood stove, outdoor bath under open sky, kitchen with stone cooktop.
Mugi Fields Cottage
Among the barley fields. Large veranda for breakfasts, irori hearth in the center of the house, bikes for guests.
Stone Bath Retreat
Private bath made of local stone. Mountain views. Morning coffee from the wood stove.
Old Merchant House
Former merchant's home. High ceilings, covered gallery, close to the river for swimming.
Why a farmhouse?
Authenticity
These are real homes, not hotels designed to look old. The floorboards have been walked on for a century. The garden grows what it grows.
Quiet
No lobby music, no minibars, no housekeeping knocking at 9am. Just the sound of wind in the barley and frogs in the evening.
Connection
You'll meet the people who live here year-round. The farmer next door, the woodworker who restored your house, the grandmother who teaches soba.
From the guestbook
“We came for 3 nights, stayed for 6. Toshi brought us fresh persimmons from his tree. The irori became our evening ritual. We'll be back.”
Jen & Mike, Portland
“Kids (12 and 14) finally put down their phones. They collected eggs from Yuki's chickens every morning. Best family trip we've had.”
Sarah, Melbourne
New houses, seasonally
We add one or two houses per year. Get notified when a new one is ready.