RESERVE

Satoyama villa DEN NAKAYAMA

OUR STORY

Synchronize with
What Truly Matters

Disconnect to Reconnect
In a world of endless information and glowing screens,
it's easy to lose the day without noticing.
At Satoyama villa DEN, we invite you to let it all go.
Turn off your notifications, step outside, and surrender to the Satoyama scenery.
In the stillness, what is usually lost in the noise begins to reappear:
the angle of sunlight, the scent of a forest breeze, the song of a distant bird.
This is what we call the “In-ordinary.”
— a vivid, different world waiting just beyond your daily life.

Immerse Your Senses
Here you will find more than silence —
you will find warmth, connection, and the rhythm of the land.
Share a lively meal with loved ones, gather around a barbecue fire,
harvest fresh vegetables, or gaze at the sunset from a rice paddy terrace.
Sleep under a sky full of stars, and in winter, linger by the wood-burning stove.

Discover Your Deeper Self
Aligning your breath with the rhythms of nature creates space to encounter a quieter,
truer version of yourself. May your time at Satoyama villa DEN
become a cherished memory, shared with those who matter most.

VILLAS

Floor Plan
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A Private Villa
with Panoramic Views
of
the Northern Alps
and the Matsumoto Plain

Satoyama villa DEN is a private villa rental
where guests can enjoy a stay closely connected to satoyama life and nature.
Located on a hillside with sweeping views of the Northern Alps and the Matsumoto Plain, the property
features several rooms, each with its own distinct character.
Surrounded by fields and mountain scenery, DEN offers a quiet setting for a calm and restful stay.
The main house has a total floor area of approximately 244㎡.
On the first floor, there is a spacious shared area with a kitchen,
as well as two connected Japanese-style rooms and two private rooms. The second floor also has one private room.
Including the inner tatami room, the villa can accommodate up to 12 guests,
making it suitable for families, groups, and multi-generational stays.
The villa is equipped with a bathroom and washroom facilities, designed with long-term stays in mind.
A wide range of cooking utensils and tableware is also provided,
allowing guests to prepare their own meals using seasonal ingredients available from nearby local farmers’ markets.
In addition to accommodation, DEN can also be used for training programs, workshops, retreats, and group stays.
Enjoy a flexible satoyama stay tailored to your purpose and preferred style of spending time.

BEDROOM

Bedroom 1 Hojo

A Beautiful Room Filled with
Light Filtering Through Shoji Screens

This room is beautifully illuminated by the morning and evening light filtering
through the traditional shoji paper screens.
During the day, opening the windows allows a cool breeze to pass through,
creating a quiet, peaceful flow of time.

Type: Japanese-style room, 8 tatami mats, 13.24㎡

Capacity: 1–2 guests Floor: 1st floor

Heating & Cooling: Air conditioner

Bedroom 2 Seiryu

A Warm Japanese-Style Room
with Garden Views

This Japanese-style room looks out onto the garden,
with its ever-changing seasonal beauty, and
the traditional nagayamon gate standing just beyond.

Type: Japanese-style room, 10 tatami mats, 16.56㎡

Capacity: 1–2 guests Floor: 1st floor

Heating & Cooling: Air conditioner

Bedroom 3 Hiyori

A Bedroom Overlooking
the Main Dining Area

This calm, attic-like room overlooks
the main dining area with its open atrium.
From the window, guests can enjoy
a direct view of the traditional nagayamon gate.

Type: Western-style room, 18 tatami mats, 29.81㎡

Capacity: 1–4 guests Floor: 2nd floor

Heating & Cooling: Air conditioner

Bedroom 4 Oku-zashiki

A Spacious Inner Room
Accented by Beautiful Ranma Transoms

This spacious two-room oku-zashiki features beautiful ranma transoms
that add a sense of traditional character.
Rich in historic atmosphere, this calm and spacious room is available for guests
staying in groups of eight or more.

Type: Western-style room, 16.3 tatami mats, 29.7㎡

Capacity: 1–4 guests Floor: 1st floor

Heating & Cooling: Air conditioner

LIVING

Living Room

A Spacious Living Room
with a Wood-Burning Stove
A Warm and Inviting Space for Relaxation

This warm and welcoming space features a wood-burning stove and a rocking chair.
Connected to the kitchen and dining area, it offers
a spacious setting for guests to relax and unwind.

DINING

Dining Room

A Stylish Dining & Kitchen Space
Fully Equipped with Amenities

This warm and welcoming space features a wood-burning stove
and a rocking chair.
Connected to the kitchen and dining area, it offers
a spacious setting for guests to relax and unwind.

BATHROOM

Bathroom & Sanitary Room

Two Distinctive Bathrooms,
Blending Old and New

In the main house, guests will find a highly functional, stylish
Western-style bathroom. In the 190-year-old earthen storehouse,
a hinoki cypress bath is also available. Through the glass windows,
guests can enjoy a sense of spaciousness while appreciating
the character of the historic building. A separate shower booth is also available.

Amenities: Bath towels, towels, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, toothbrush set,
razor, cotton pads and cotton swabs set, comb, hair dryer.

The door to wonderful moments

EXPERIENCES

A Free and Open
Wellness Experience,
Connected with Nature

At DEN, we offer wellness moments that allow you to relax the mind while moving the body in nature.
Enjoy harvesting vegetables in the fields, walking through the satoyama landscape,
feeling the breeze on the rice-field terrace, and gazing up at a sky full of stars at night.
At the bamboo grove terrace in the separate annex, yoga and tea experiences are also available.
Children can play with insects, touch the soil, and spend time freely in nature, each in their own way.
Here, just a step away from everyday life, you will find another kind of wellness —
one that gently opens the senses.

CATERING

A Taste of Nature, Shared
with Those You Cherish

Meals can be selected according to your preferred style of stay.
For dinner, we offer a variety of plans, including BBQ, hot pot, and catering.
Guests can enjoy a dining experience found only here,
featuring cuisine prepared by chefs from Tobira Group — home to Tobira Onsen Myojinkan and Hikariya —
and dishes that make the most of ingredients from Shinshu. For breakfast,
we offer a Japanese-style breakfast prepared with plenty of pesticide-free vegetables from our own farm.
Please feel free to contact us for details.

ACTIVITIES

DEN is located on a hillside surrounded
by rural scenery, with sweeping views of
the Northern Alps and the Matsumoto Plain
as one of its greatest charms.
It also offers convenient access to
central Matsumoto, and arrangements
can be made according to your needs.

Cycling Comfortably
Through Nature,
Surrounded by Mountains

Enjoy satoyama hiking and cycling (please bring your own bicycle) routes
that take you through scenic views of the Northern Alps, as well as
historic sites such as ancient burial mounds, shrines, and temples.
The “Shinonome Road” that runs through the area, also known as
the Higashiyama Sanroku Wide-Area Farm Road, is also ideal for a scenic drive.

● Matsumoto City–certified cyclist-friendly
accommodation →

A Private Space to Enjoy
the Star-Filled Sky

DEN features a terrace with views of the Matsumoto Plain and
the Northern Alps, as well as a beautiful bamboo grove.
Guests are free to enjoy these spaces as they wish, whether
for tea time or after-dinner relaxation.
On clear nights, stargazing can also be enjoyed under the open sky.

ACCESS

Satoyama villa DEN is nestled in a satoyama area
not far from central Matsumoto, surrounded
by rich nature and the scenery of a rural village.
With convenient access to the city center
and nearby sightseeing destinations
— approximately 20 minutes by car —
it serves as an ideal base for enjoying a stay
close to the everyday life and culture of Shinshu.

Address >
547 Nakayama, Matsumoto,
Nagano 390-0823, Japan
● Google Map↓

By car >
Approximately 15 minutes
from Shiojiri-kita I.C. /
approximately 40 minutes
from Matsumoto I.C.
Parking: 6 spaces available

By train >
Approximately 20 minutes
by taxi from JR Matsumoto Station.

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INFORMATION

Facilities & Amenities

Kitchen

IH cooktop, refrigerator, microwave oven, electric kettle, coffee maker, electric pot, Nespresso machine, cooking utensils,
rice cooker, toaster, tableware, donabe clay pot, cutlery, glasses, dish detergent, sponge, hand soap

BBQ Set

Grill, tongs, grate, charcoal, fire starter, gas burner, blower

Heating/Cooling

Air conditioner, wood-burning stove, heater, floor heating

Bathroom

Bath towels, towels, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, toothbrush set, razor, cotton pads and cotton swabs set, comb, hair dryer

Laundry

Washer-dryer, laundry detergent, hangers

※The above amenities and facilities may vary depending on the room.

Privacy Policy

Tobira Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) hereby declares that, in order to ensure the proper handling of personal information used in the course of its business, it will comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other standards relating to the protection of personal information, and will establish, implement, maintain, and continuously improve its own internal systems and rules.

1.In order to implement this declaration, we will ensure that all officers, employees, temporary staff, and other related parties are informed of and comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and we will continue to maintain and improve its efforts in this regard.

2.The basic principles of our personal information protection are as follows:
(1)Prohibition of Improper Collection
When collecting personal information, we shall do so by lawful and fair means and prohibits the collection of personal information by improper methods.
(2)Prohibition of Use Beyond the Intended Purpose
When using personal information, we shall limit such use to the scope of the stated purposes of use and prohibits use beyond such scope.
(3)Ensuring Security
In handling personal information, we pay due attention to security management and prohibit the input, output, storage, transportation, transmission, or disposal of personal information in any manner that does not ensure its security.
(4)Respect for the Rights of Customers
We recognize that customers, as the data subjects of their personal information, have the right to request disclosure, correction, suspension of use, and other actions regarding their personal information, and we will respond to such requests in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

3.Matters Relating to Acquisition of Personal Information
We will clearly specify the purpose of use when acquiring personal information and, with the customer’s consent, acquire such information by lawful and fair means only to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use specified in advance. If it becomes necessary to use personal information beyond the scope of the stated purpose, we will inform the customer accordingly and obtain the customer’s consent in advance.
In addition, we do not sell products or services intended for minors, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. Any personal information relating to a minor will be handled only after obtaining the minor’s confirmation and consent, as well as the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian.

4.Purposes of Use
We will use the personal information we acquire for the following purposes:
(1)To provide services to customers
(2)To contact customers for purposes such as confirming reservation details
(3)To ship products, process payments and settlements, and provide guidance and confirmations related to transactions
(4)To provide information, advertisements, promotional materials, and questionnaires regarding our business operations and those of our business partners
(5)To understand the use of our facilities, products, and services and those of our business partners, and to improve and develop such facilities, products, and services
(6)To improve our website and our services and products
(7)To carry out other operations incidental or related to the above purposes of use
(8)To respond in accordance with laws and regulations or notices, guidance, or instructions from administrative authorities

5.Provision to Third Parties
We may provide customers’ personal information handled by us to third parties in the following cases:
(1)Where our affiliated service providers (including, but not limited to, catering companies and cleaning companies) perform their services

6.Matters Concerning Shared Use
We may share the personal information we hold within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes set forth in Section 4 above. Personal information subject to shared use will be managed responsibly by our personal information protection manager. For inquiries regarding the details of such shared use, please contact the office set forth in Section 7 below.
(1)Items of personal information to be shared
Address, name, company name, telephone number, email address, and any other information necessary for providing services to customers
(2)Scope of parties with whom personal information will be shared
Myojinkan Co., Ltd. (our group company)
(3)Purposes of use by parties sharing the personal information
①Sharing guest registry information
②Other operations incidental or related to the above purposes of use
(4)Contact for Inquiries Regarding the Handling of Personal Information
Tobira Holdings Co., Ltd.
Tobira Collection

7.Contact Information for Inquiries Regarding Personal Information

We manage our customers’ personal information so that it is kept as accurate and up to date as possible. If a customer requests disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or any other request relating to personal information, we will respond through the contact office below.
Tobira Holdings Co., Ltd.
(Contact Office) +81-263-88-3266 (Main Line)
09:00–18:00 / Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays

8.Changes to this Policy

The contents of this Policy may be changed without prior notice due to amendments to laws and regulations, changes in social standards, or other reasons.

WEDDING

A special wedding experience while
staying at
Satoyama villa DEN