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Retreat for tomorrow. Vol. 1 What a sub-square second home will bring.
MONTHLY JOURNAL Jan. 2022

Retreat for tomorrow. Vol.1
What a sub-square second home will bring.

The onslaught of the corona, which shows no sign of abating yet, has caused many people to think hard about where and how they will live in the future. As one form of this, an increasing number of people are moving to the local area or buying a second home (vacation home). This is probably one of the reasons why "retreats," which are meant to get away from the daily routine and face one's mind and body, are attracting attention. In reality, buying a vacation home is quite a hurdle to overcome, but a new service is now available to help lower the barrier. A new service that advocates "Live with nature. What is this new service, "SANU 2nd Home," which advocates "Live with nature. We look back on the retreat experience that this new second home, which fits the current times, brings.

  • Photo_Yuta Okuyama
  • Text_Shinri Kobayashi
  • Edit_Ryo Komuta

SANU 2nd Home

A second home subscription service , with another home in nature. It has just launched in the fall of 2021 with a monthly membership fee of 55,000 yen (tax included). Through SANU CABIN, an environmentally friendly circular architecture located in a rich natural setting, and a seamless stay experience using technology, the service proposes a lifestyle in which people repeatedly go to a familiar natural setting. Shirakaba-ko 1st and Yatsugatake 1st are currently available, and will open in March 2022 at Yamanakako 1st, followed by Kita-Karuizawa 1st, Kawaguchiko 1st, Yatsugatake 2nd, and Shirakaba-ko 2nd in spring at various locations. As the membership quota is currently full, we are now accepting waiting registrations to become a member on a first-come, first-served basis.
2ndhome.sa-nu.com/

To buy or not to buy a vacation home , not to buy a vacation home.

If it were a horror movie, would a masked killer show up and kill a flirting couple? Sanu Second Home (Sanu) is located in a place rich in nature.

Sanu's strikingly shaped buildings are built in locations where nature can be enjoyed, such as Yatsugatake and Lake Shirakaba, in keeping with its motto, "Live with nature. The strikingly shaped building of Sanu is located in a place where you can enjoy the natural beauty of the Yatsugatake Mountains and Lake Shirakaba, just as it claims in its motto, "Live with nature. The monthly membership fee of 55,000 yen (tax included) allows you unlimited use of the second home.

According to what I heard in one of my interviews, the owners themselves stay at their Karuizawa vacation homes only 20 to 40 days a year. Such stories make it sound like second homes and vacation homes are the privilege of a select few, but " Sanu " offers a new way of doing things and a new image, a second home that fits the current times. Instead of owning a vacation home and keeping it to yourself, you can have a second home in various locations by sharing it with others.

Buying a vacation home, as in the old days, requires a lot of money, and even when you do get one, the maintenance costs are ridiculous. Cleaning and other upkeep is also your responsibility unless you outsource it. However, Sanu has streamlined these problems and hassles, making a second home a more casual experience.

So, what kind of facility is it really? In order to get away from Tokyo life for a while and spend some time relaxing in nature, we set our sights on " Sanu " at Lake Shirakaba.

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SANU 2nd Home

2ndhome.sa-nu.com/

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