Tsumagoi Work&Camp
Reserve
Autumn from above: the blue-roofed hall, tents on the field, and the mountains across the valley

Filming locations and event hire

A location at 1,444 m, with Mt Asama behind it.

The car park, the field and the lodge, each on its own, by the hour. Long shoot days at a day rate.

Car park
about 3,260 m²
Field
about 3,250 m²
Neighbours
Nearest homes ~10 km by road
From
¥15,000 / hour (3-hour minimum)
Ask for dates and a quoteSee the rates

Scout map: three areas

Outlines measured on aerial photos (areas are approximate). Tap a number to jump to it.

  1. 1Car parkabout 3,260 m²
  2. 2Field (campground)about 3,250 m²
  3. 3Lodge (the building)Lounge seating 30, kitchen, deck
Manza Highway123N20 m
The hall and the asphalt big car park under a summer sky, one car parked

Car park

A mountain-top drive-in: paved ground, then only sky and ridgelines.

Size
about 3,260 m²
Per hour
¥15,000 / hour
Day (9:00–18:00)
¥80,000 / day

Good for

  • Car and motorbike ads, music videos
  • Car meets and photo meets
  • Markets and food trucks
  • Crew bus and gear-truck holding

Paved and lined, room for 100+ cars.

A bell tent on the field, the mountain range wide behind it

Field (campground)

Highland pasture: a fence, then Mt Asama and the far ranges.

Size
about 3,250 m²
Per hour
¥15,000 / hour
Day (9:00–18:00)
¥80,000 / day

Good for

  • Outdoor and camping-gear shoots
  • Exterior scenes for drama and film
  • Stars and dawn (with the whole site)
  • Snowfield (winter)

Grass and gravel paths across tent sites A to E.

Inside the hall today — long tables and the low sofa pit under the old beams, warm bulbs hanging, green and mist in the window wall

Lodge (the building)

A mountain-lodge dining hall: high beams, a wall of windows onto the hills.

Size
Lounge seating 30, kitchen, deck
Per hour
¥20,000 / hour
Day (9:00–18:00)
¥120,000 / day

Good for

  • A green room and make-up space
  • Cooking and dinner-table scenes
  • Interviews and talk recordings
  • Snow-day interiors

Fibre at 100Mbps, toilets and showers. The bedroom and store room are off limits.

Rates

Tax included. A day is 9:00–18:00. When the hours add up past the day rate, you pay the day rate.

AreaPer hourMinimumDay
Car park¥15,0003-hour minimum¥80,000
Field (campground)¥15,0003-hour minimum¥80,000
Lodge (the building)¥20,0003-hour minimum¥120,000
Whole site (all three)¥30,0003-hour minimum¥150,000
  • Fri, Sat, Sun and holiday eves add 25% per day.
  • Shooting 22:00–8:00 is whole-site only (+25% on those hours). No one else is on site, so night sound can be discussed.
  • Consecutive days: 20% off the day rate from day two.
  • An operations fee (attendance, traffic, the clean-up check) of 10% of the venue price is added.
  • The whole site for a day is the same price as the charter's Production Day.

Quick estimate

Hours per day
4 h
Days
1 day
of which Fri–Sun / holiday eves
0 days

22:00–8:00 is available with the whole site only

Venue
¥60,000
Operations fee 10%
¥6,000
Total (tax incl.)
¥66,000

What crews ask before they choose

  1. Can the crew bus and gear trucks park?

    Yes. The paved car park takes 100+ cars. Tell us how many large vehicles and their length first.

  2. Is there a green room?

    The lodge lounge (seats 30) works as a green room and make-up space, heated in winter.

  3. Can we make noise?

    Yes: the nearest homes are about 10 km away by road. Shooting 22:00–8:00 is on whole-site days only.

  4. Toilets and Wi-Fi?

    Toilets and showers in the building; fibre at 100Mbps.

  5. How much power is there?

    The building is on a 10 kVA TEPCO lighting contract (single-phase 100/200 V, about 50 A at 200 V), shared with the lights and fridges. The 14 kW three-phase supply runs the site's equipment and is not available. For big lighting, ask us about a generator.

  6. How far from Tokyo?

    ~3 hours by car, on the Manza Highway; the car park opens straight off the road.

  7. Can we see the weather and snow now?

    Yes. /live shows the field camera and the weather station, updated every minute. /live

Yes, ask us, and no

Yes

  • Drones (outside densely inhabited districts; aviation law is the pilot’s responsibility)
  • Bringing vehicles and driving shots (at walking pace in the car park)
  • Night, stars and dawn (on whole-site days)
  • Snow scenes (in winter; we tell you how the road is)

Ask us with the script or brief

  • Horror, crime, accidents, food poisoning: anything that colours how the place is seen
  • Smoke, special effects, fire on set (no open fires on the ground, no aerial fireworks)
  • Our name or signs in shot, and the credit line
  • Set building, watering down, large sound rigs

No

  • Entering the bedroom or the store room
  • Drifting, racing or any dangerous driving
  • Filming other guests on an open day
  • Anything unlawful or indecent, or any link to organised crime

One place, a different frame each season

  1. A clear autumn day from above: the hall, the field and the valley in soft haze, a kite over the car park
    Autumn: the valley turns red
  2. Winter aerial view facing the mountains
    Winter: snowed roofs and ridgelines
  3. A clear night sky full of stars above the treeline
    Night: stars over the field
  4. The roofed deck terrace with its brick fire pit, timber benches and string lights
    The deck, at cloud height

The car park on its own, for events too

Markets, food trucks, car meets, photo meets, a van-life gathering: the same rate card applies.

The lodge’s toilets are there, and a roof if it rains.

Over 50 people, or staying the night: see the charter page

No crew of your own?

  • Event photography (Half day from ¥60,000 / Full day from ¥100,000)
  • Event video (Shoot + 1–2 min digest from ¥120,000 / Edit only from ¥50,000)

Ask for dates and a quote

How booking works

  1. Send the dates, the areas and what you are shooting
  2. We reply by email with open dates and a quote
  3. A scouting visit, if you want one, at a time that suits
  4. On the day, we are on site with you