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Amenities and tableware

The small things, chosen one by one.

A house is mostly the things you touch: the mattress under you, the dryer by the mirror, the bowl your rice comes in. We chose every one of them for this house, and here they all are, with the reason for each.

48 things, each chosen for this house

A Koala mattress laid on Room A's new Ryukyu tatami, the lit alcove and its hanging scroll behind.
A Koala on Room A's new Ryukyu tatami, the alcove lit behind it.
Two Koala boxes, the Mattress Plus and the Original, standing beside a new mattress in Room A, two toy koalas sitting on it.
The Mattress Plus and the Original, the day they arrived.

01Sleep

Koala mattresses, on new tatami.

We chose Koala for sleeping on tatami: firm enough to sleep well on the floor, soft enough to forget you're on it. Both models came to the house new, the Mattress Plus and the Original, and there are futons too for anyone who loves them. Each night the beds are made with covers for the season, freshly laundered and pressed.

Koala

Mattresses and futons

Mattress Plus
Double, 140 × 195 cm, 23 cm deep; one side firmer than the other
Original
Double, 140 × 195 cm, 21 cm deep
In
Rooms A, B and C

  • Bedding for every season

    Light covers in summer and heavier ones in winter, always freshly laundered and pressed. There are extra blankets in every room.

    Every room

02Bath and body

A Dyson by the mirror, ReFa by the bath.

A Dyson Supersonic waits in the powder room upstairs and at Room A's vanity, so nobody queues for the mirror before dinner. In the bath there's ReFa for your hair and Aesop for your skin, chosen for scents quiet enough to stay out of the way, and a hinoki pail that smells of an old ryokan when it's wet.

Dyson Supersonic

Hair dryer

Quick and gentle, so nobody queues for the mirror before dinner.

2F powder room, Room A vanity

  • ReFa

    Shampoo and treatment

    Kind to hair after a day of sea air and hot springs, and it smells clean rather than sweet.

    2F bath

  • Aesop

    Body cleanser and hand wash

    Its scent is quiet enough to stay out of the way, and you'll find it at every basin in the house.

    Every basin, 2F bath

  • Imabari

    Imabari towels, loungewear, slippers

    Bath and face towels from Imabari, the Japanese towel town: thick, soft and quick to dry, enough for every guest. Something soft to wear in the evening, and slippers waiting by every door.

    Every room

  • Toothbrush sets, razors, skincare set

    The things people forget to pack, so nobody has to walk down the hill to a konbini.

    2F powder room

  • Hinoki pail and stool

    Hinoki smells of an old ryokan when it's wet. Fill the pail and pour it over your shoulders before you step in.

    2F bath

03The private sauna

A cedar sauna, yours at any hour.

Off the ocean-view bath upstairs, behind a door of cedar, a small hot room for two. It comes with the full house and keeps no hours: heat up, rinse off under a cool shower with the bay in the window, then cool down on the upper deck in the open air.

A cedar sauna for two

One long bench, a heater of dark stones in a steel basket and a slatted floor warm underfoot. The heat brings the smell of the cedar out of the walls, and it's yours at any hour.

2F, off the ocean-view bath · with the full house

A cool shower and the upper deck

Ten minutes in, then a cool shower with the bay in the window and a glass of water, and out to the upper deck for the open air. Three rounds is where most people settle.

2F bath and the upper deck

04Basins and hand wash

Stone, brass and a lit mirror.

  1. The stone basin and the brass tap

    A speckled stone bowl with a brass tap shaped like bamboo. It is the corner of the house guests photograph most.

    Room A

  2. The round mirror

    Lit from behind, so at dusk it glows and doubles the garden in the window.

    Room A

  3. The powder room upstairs

    A wide basin and good light for the mornings, with the laundry next door.

    2F

05Coffee and the kitchen

Coffee first, then the harbour fish.

  1. 01

    Coffee machineDeLonghi

    Beans to cup with one button, and quiet enough that early risers don't wake the house.

  2. 02

    Fridge, microwave and ovenKitchen

    A full-size fridge for a week of shopping from the harbour, and an oven and a microwave for everything else.

  3. 03

    Gas hobThree rings

    Three gas rings on the island under a black hood, because fish from the harbour wants a real flame.

  4. 04

    High-pressure multi-cookerT-fal Cook4me

    A six-litre pressure cooker with its recipes built in: stews, rice and soups cook themselves while you're at the beach.

  5. 05

    Air fryerCosori

    For harbour fish, crisp and golden, without a pan of hot oil.

  6. 06

    Rice cooker, kettle, tea setKitchen

    Everything a Japanese breakfast needs, from the rice to the last cup of green tea.

  7. 07

    Japanese tea from Kyoto and ShizuokaKitchen

    We pride ourselves on the tea: matcha from Kyoto or Shizuoka to whisk, and gyokuro, sencha and hojicha in bags for an easy cup at any hour.

  8. 08

    Tableware for ten, wine glasses, dishwasherKitchen

    The plates were chosen one by one, and you'll find them labelled further down this page; the washing up is the machine's job.

06Tableware

Plates chosen one by one, for using.

A table that has travelled. The set was a gift, every piece of it from Sado Island in the Sea of Japan; the rice bowls were thrown in Oita, in Kyushu; the mug and the lidded pot came home from Hoi An, in Vietnam. None of it is for show: this is what you eat from, and the dishwasher does the rest.

  • The house's tableware laid out on the walnut table from above: two blue-and-white platters, celadon bowls, gold-brushed plates, cups and a teapot.

    The whole set, laid out

    A gift, and every piece of it from Sado Island, out in the Sea of Japan: Imari-style platters, celadon bowls, plates brushed with gold and cups for ten. Everything here is for use.

  • Patterned dishes and a celadon bowl on the walnut table.

    Mandala plates

    Red, ochre and navy in a pattern like a woven mat. They make a plate of sashimi look like a celebration.

  • Two hand-thrown rice bowls on the kitchen counter, one white with cobalt dashes and one amber under black glaze, the garden tree soft through the glass.

    Two rice bowls

    Thrown by hand in Oita, in Kyushu, the island of hot springs: one white with cobalt dashes, one amber under a black glaze. Breakfast bowls.

  • A drip-glazed mug and a small lidded pot on the counter, the garden tree and the bay through the window.

    Drip-glazed mug and lidded pot

    Carried home from Hoi An, the old trading port on the coast of central Vietnam. The glaze runs where the kiln wanted it to. The mug for the deck in the morning.

07Screen and sound

Film night on the brick wall.

The living-room brick wall at night: a large screen between two wall lamps and small framed pictures on the ledge.
The brick wall and the 75-inch screen.

  • LG

    75-inch 4K TV

    On the brick wall, big enough for a film night with ten. The streaming apps are ready; sign in with your own account.

    No. 001Living room

  • Bluetooth

    Speaker

    Play your own music from your phone, indoors as late as you like, and on the deck until 21:00.

    No. 002Living room

  • SoftBank Hikari 10 Gbps, mesh through both floors

    Wi-Fi

    Fast enough for a whole team's video calls, in every room on both floors.

    No. 003Whole house

08Comfort and climate

Warm in winter, cool in August.

Three Dysons in the house: the Supersonic by the mirror, the Hot+Cool in the living room and the V12 for the sand.

  • The pellet stove burning in the living room on a snow day, the garden and the red plum white beyond the tall glass.

    Pellet stove

    A real flame behind glass for cold days, and the best seat in the house.

    Living room

  • A bottle of Aesop Olous Aromatique Room Spray, galbanum, grapefruit and jasmine, held up against the walnut table.

    Room fragrance

    Aesop Olous

    Galbanum, grapefruit and jasmine: green and bright rather than sweet. A little in the morning and the house smells like a quiet hotel.

    Living room

  • Heater and fan

    Dyson Hot+Cool

    One quiet machine that warms the room in winter and cools it in summer.

    Living room

  • Air conditioning and heating

    Every bedroom and the living room have their own, so each of you can choose your own temperature.

    Every room

  • Air purifier, humidifier

    For dry winter air, sound sleep and anyone who has allergies.

    Bedrooms

  • Cordless vacuum

    Dyson V12

    Sand from the beach, gone in a minute, so the tatami stays clean.

    Ground-floor cupboard

09Books and slow evenings

Slow evenings, by the stove.

The living room, by the stove

Fine-art photographs on the walls

Limited-edition prints by acclaimed photographers, hung on the old brick and in the bedrooms, so the house is also a small gallery. The scroll and the prints are labelled in the collection.

Living room, Rooms B and C

  • The shelf of photography books and prints

    Built into the back of the sofa. Take a book out to the deck and read until the light goes.

    Living room

  • Board games and cards

    For the last ones up at the long table, when nobody wants the evening to end.

    Living room

  • Workspace

    The walnut table and Room C's desk, both with the sea in view; ask us about a second screen.

    Living room, Room C

10Outdoors, family, practical and safety

Outside, and everything else.

Outside

  • The outdoor Jacuzzi on the deck

    Heated tap water, not a hot spring, kept warm in every season. Two at a time, with the bay in front of you, at any hour.

    Lower deck

  • American-style gas grill

    Coleman Roadtrip

    Portable, and easy to refill: it runs on two gas canisters at once, lights at a push and has a thermometer in the lid. About 5,000 kcal/h, enough for a party of ten to fifteen.

    Upper and lower decks

  • Hammock and two beach beds

    For the garden and the hour after lunch, when nobody needs to be anywhere.

    Garden

  • Parasol, deck furniture, garden seating, outdoor lights

    Loungers and a table on the deck, a parasol for August noons, and soft lights for after dark.

    Lower deck, garden

For families, and the practical things

  • Cot, high chair, children's tableware, step stool, baby bath

    Tell us your children's ages when you book and everything will be set up before you arrive.

    On request

  • Child seats on the free pickup

    Seats for two or three children in the car that meets you at the station.

    Station pickup

  • Washing machine, dryer, iron

    For long stays and sandy swimsuits; the detergent is by the machine.

    2F laundry

  • Luggage storage, umbrellas, chargers and adapters

    Leave your bags with us before check-in, borrow an umbrella for the walk down the hill, and charge anything you brought.

    Entrance

  • Smoke detectors and first-aid kit

    Smoke detectors in every room and a first-aid kit in the kitchen; the nearest clinic is six minutes away by car.

    Every room, kitchen

Your welcome and the house tour

Your host meets you at the door, walks you round the tub, the bath and the kitchen, and goes through the earthquake and evacuation guidance.

And before any of this: your host at the door, a short walk round the house, and tea on the deck, iced or hot, with a sweet from an Izu confectioner. Welcome tea on the deck

Something missing? Tell us before you come and, if we can, it will be waiting.

Write to usWalk the houseScrolls and prints

From · before tax¥18,000a guest a night+10% tax = ¥19,800 ·

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