location & shootA private shooting location in the hills near Tokyo — Fujino, Kanagawa
inou studio can be rented in full as a shooting location. A studio building and an accommodation building sit on a forested slope in Fujino, Kanagawa — about an hour by car from central Tokyo, with parking for three vans so you can drive right up to the door.
Music videos, artist photography, interviews, lookbooks, documentary. It was built as a music studio first, so shooting while sound is actually being made is entirely workable here.
What you can shoot
Interiors and exteriors give you distinctly different frames.
- Control room — a large window facing the mountains, SSL Big Six and synths across the desk
- Lounge — corner windows onto the forest, sofa bed, dining table
- Loft — a low-ceilinged space reached by ladder
- Kitchenette and shower room — small spaces with real texture
- Deck and grounds — a forested slope that changes with the season
- The wider satoyama — valleys under the Tanzawa range, forest, streams, villages
Light and time
The main window faces the mountains, so interior light shifts substantially across the day: flat white in the morning, open at midday, low and raking in the evening, milky when the fog comes in. Each reads as a different setup.
Because you have the whole property, nothing pushes you out at a fixed hour. Stay overnight and you can catch both first light and sunset within the same booking — and wait out the weather if you need to.
Load-in and logistics
There is parking for three vans, and you can drive straight onto the site. Nobody else is booked while you are here, so gear can stay set up overnight and you can pick up where you left off.
Tell us in advance about power requirements, access routes, and crew and cast numbers. The accommodation sleeps 3–4, so let us know if more people need to stay over.
Rates
- Day use — $300
- 2 days / 1 night — $500
- Each additional night — +$200
Those are the base whole-facility rates, at independent-artist pricing. Label, corporate, and commercial shoots are quoted separately — send us the usage, distribution, and crew size and we will come back with a quote.
Good for
- Music videos
- Artist photography and press shots
- Interviews and documentary
- Lookbooks and brand shoots
- Behind-the-scenes and process documentation
- Podcast and streaming recordings
FAQ
Can we use it for a commercial shoot?
Yes, but the published rates are independent-artist pricing, so label, corporate, and commercial shoots are quoted separately. Get in touch with the usage and the scale of the production.
How many people can be on site?
The accommodation sleeps 3–4. Daytime crew numbers can be discussed depending on what you are shooting — tell us in advance.
Can we drive a gear van in?
Yes. There is parking for three vans and you can drive onto the site to load in.
Can we shoot over more than one day?
Yes. With the accommodation building you can book 2 days / 1 night or longer, which suits catching both morning and evening light in one booking, or waiting out the weather.
How far is it from Tokyo?
About an hour by car from central Tokyo, and roughly 1.5 hours from Haneda Airport.
Can we record sound while shooting?
The building was made as a recording studio, and the whole property is yours during your booking. Tell us what you have in mind in advance.
For commercial shoots, email contact@inou.io.