About Tsuchi to DISCO
Tsuchi to DISCO (“Soil & Disco”) was born from a wish to live, for the rest of our lives, close to the soil and nature (“tsuchi”) while gathering all kinds of people for a joyful, mixed-up party (“DISCO”). In a 100-year-old farmhouse, we want to create a place where food nurtured by the soil of Oku-Noto, the sounds of nature, and music bring locals and visitors together as equals. That place is our DISCO.
First of all, Tsuchi to DISCO is not an ordinary inn. We ourselves moved here from Tokyo and are complete beginners at countryside life. We thought it would be fun if the people who visit became part of our everyday life in the hills, so that we could make new discoveries and enjoy good times together.
By experiencing real rural life rather than sightseeing, we hope you will feel free to decide for yourself: “Country life is not for me!” or “I’d like to try living in the hills for a while!”
The house is old to begin with, and it was further damaged by the Noto earthquake, so it shows its age. The living room, with its exposed beams, high ceiling and white plaster walls, has a shining mirror ball and a DJ booth. The owner, a club lover and party-holic, set it up so she can dance and throw a party anytime, so please come and dance with us. A quiet bar night with records on the turntable is lovely too. In summer, we often sit out drinking with the chorus of insects as our soundtrack.
Spring brings piles of wild vegetables and bamboo shoots to harvest and prepare; summer, the vegetable harvest; autumn, mushroom picking... While enjoying the blessings of the hills, you can do yoga in the spacious tatami room, chill to records, watch a film projected on the big plaster wall, sit around a bonfire, have a barbecue, and more. We deliberately have no fixed plans! Our style is to do what you and we both feel like doing, together. To make your stay in Noto the best it can be, we usually have a quick online chat beforehand about how you would like to spend your time. We hope your stay becomes a relationship that goes beyond guest and host.
How It Started
At twenty, wanting to see the wider world, I traveled through the US, Mexico and Europe while dancing. In backpacker hostels and clubs around the world, I met people with all kinds of values and was inspired by them. I realized then that music and dance cross borders, and I wanted to create a place where people of any nationality, race, age or job could mix and have fun through music.
In Tokyo I organized dance sessions and club parties, and rediscovered the joy of connecting with people and partying. The city was truly stimulating, with interesting people, great sound and delicious food all in one place. But just as I was thinking of trying a semi-self-sufficient life in nature, I found out I was expecting a child. So I decided to turn it around: bring people from overseas and the city here, mix them with locals, and create a place where everyone can enjoy themselves.
I hope it becomes a place where interesting people of every genre gather and make the most of each other’s strengths. I want Tsuchi to DISCO to keep changing in unexpected directions, depending on who comes. That is the kind of soft, chill space I want to build.
The Team
SanaOwner / Cooking / Dancing
Sanae Tamura
Born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, in 1989. Loves nature, music, feasts, and wearing a fundoshi (traditional Japanese loincloth).
→ As a child, dreamed of becoming a stage actress and a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer
→ At 20, wandered the world while breakdancing
→ Worked at an IT company in Tokyo while going clubbing five nights a week
→ Became the No.1 hostess at a downtown hostess bar to raise money to open a guesthouse
→ Had a baby, moved to Noto, and created Tsuchi to DISCO
→ Now foraging wild vegetables, cooking, living the countryside life to the fullest, and working to turn the house into a club
SatoshiAdmin / Farm / Music Selection
Satoshi Tamura
Grew up in a housing complex in Chiba City, Chiba. Spent his teenage years mostly playing basketball in Kawanishi, Hyogo. Around university he suddenly got hooked on dancing and started digging for music that feels good to dance to. He has since worked in promotion and marketing for about 15 years (and counting). Alongside his day job, he was a founding member of BAHAMA KITCHEN, a tropical restaurant in Udagawacho, Shibuya, with an unusually strong love of music. Moved to Ishikawa in 2021 and was baffled by how cold and humid it was. Lately he has been getting into growing vegetables and herbs and building soil.