Mount Theater: A Strange and Comfortable Little Box. So. Do you like movies? Not the kind you stream. I mean the big-screen kind—the kind you watch in the dark, with someone sitting beside you, both of you blinking at the light. What humans used to call a “movie theater.” This building was born in 1965. The Beatles were on tour, and Japan still believed in the future. It’s a retro movie house from a time when things still had weight. And now, for reasons no one can fully explain, you can stay the night here. Just one group per day. Somewhere along the way, we misplaced logic. Turns out, that’s when stories get better. Inside, it’s been lovingly—if imperfectly—renovated by hand. Which is probably for the best. Who needs another white, spotless hotel? This place is a little messy. But in a way that feels lived-in. Like someone’s living room. Someone interesting. There’s a 300-inch screen waiting for you. What you play on it is up to you. Or don’t play anything. Just lie there and stare at the silence. You’ll find us in Gotemba—between Mount Fuji and the outlet mall. A fault line between nature and consumption. Between the sacred and the sale. It’s not for everyone. But if you read this and something clicked—if this odd little place makes sense to you, somehow— Congratulations. You’re one of us now. Welcome to Mount Theater.

Freelance Designer/Creator Running a café, pizza store and furniture store since 2004. All projects sold and starting DIY movie theater fix-up in 2020. Favorite cities are Atami and Hong Kong.

[ AREA INFO ] ●JR Gotemba Station – 3 min walk ●Gotemba Premium Outlets – 15 min (Free Shuttle) ●Gotemba Trail 5th Station – 30 min (Summer only, bus or car) ●Grocery Store – 5 min walk ●Drug Store – 5 min walk ●7-Eleven – 3 min walk ●Family Mart – 5 min walk [ TRANSPORTATION ] ●By Bus (from Shinjuku Station) Take the Odakyu Highway Bus to Gotemba Station (about 90 minutes). ●By Train (from Shinjuku Station) Take the Odakyu Limited Express "Romancecar" to Gotemba Station (about 100 minutes). ●By Train (from Tokyo Station) Take the Shinkansen to Mishima Station (about 1 hour), then transfer to the JR Gotemba Line to Gotemba Station (about 1 hour). ● By Train (from Osaka Station) Take the Shinkansen to Mishima Station (about 2.5 hours via Hikari), then transfer to the JR Gotemba Line to Gotemba Station (about 1 hour).