Timber house in a snowy cedar forest at dusk
A private Japan home selection

Silvia & Piero — your home in Japan

Ski in winter. Escape Dubai in summer. Slow down in between.

A private selection of Japanese homes combining skiing, nature, culture and a place of your own — with professional rental operation when you're away.

Your place in Japan

Come for the snow. Own something worth keeping.

A few weeks of skiing each year. The freedom to come back whenever you want. And for the rest of the time, a home that can work for you.

But the right place has to offer more than access to the slopes.

It should give you the Japan you want to come back to — forests, mountains, temples, quiet mornings, great food and places that still feel unmistakably Japanese.

And when Enzo comes with you, having nature and space outside the door makes it even better.

That's what connects the three homes we've selected.

Three homes. Three different sides of Japan.

A forest retreat near Myoko. A mountain home between skiing and Lake Nojiri. A Hokkaido base combining snow, sea and Otaru.

Different experiences. Different economics. All selected around the same idea: somewhere you'll love using yourselves, with the potential to perform when you're away.

House in the Trees — Iizuna
Property 01

House in the TreesIizuna

Forest · Nagano · Myoko Access

The Forest Retreat

Wake up in the forest. Ski Myoko. Slow down in the Japan around Togakushi and Nagano.

€26,300purchase price

3 bedrooms · 1 bathroom · Approx. 60 m² interior · Large wooded plot · Renovation project

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Lantern House — Shinano
Property 02

Lantern HouseShinano

Cedar · Lake Nojiri · Kurohime · Myoko

The Mountain Home

Cedar, fire, Lake Nojiri and skiing — a home that moves naturally from winter in the mountains to summer by the lake.

€16,000purchase price

3 bedrooms · 1 bathroom · Approx. 130 m² interior · Large garden · Wood stove · Renovated water areas

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Bay View House — Otaru
Property 03

Bay View HouseOtaru

Sea · Otaru · Sapporo · Hokkaido Powder

The Hokkaido Life

Sea views, historic Otaru and Hokkaido skiing — with Sapporo nearby and an entirely different summer life on the coast.

€15,800purchase price

4 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · Approx. 140 m² interior · Ishikari Bay views · Renovation project

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Side by side

Which version of Japan feels like yours?

IizunaShinanoOtaru
WinterForest + MyokoKurohime + MyokoHokkaido + Kiroro / Teine
SummerForest + mountainsLake + forest + mountainsSea + Hokkaido + city
SerenityVery strongVery strongStrong, coastal / residential
Japanese lifeTogakushi + Zenko-jiTogakushi + Lake Nojiri + rural NaganoHistoric Otaru + shrines + port culture
EnzoWooded countrysideGarden + lake + forestLarge home + Hokkaido outdoors
City accessNaganoNaganoOtaru + Sapporo
Total project€76,230€59,400€61,380
Projected net yield16%18%17%
Time to market4–5 months3–4 months3–4 months

No ranking — each home is a different balance. Projections are not guaranteed.

The character of each

Three ways to own Japan

Iizuna

The Forest Retreat

Purchase
€26,300
Total project
€76,230
Projected net yield
16%
Time to market
4–5 months
  • Forest
  • Privacy
  • Nagano access
  • Myoko skiing
  • Togakushi
  • Zenko-ji
  • Large wooded setting

Serenity + Culture + Ski

Shinano

The Mountain Home

Purchase
€16,000
Total project
€59,400
Projected net yield
18%
Time to market
3–4 months
  • Cedar interior
  • Wood stove
  • Lake Nojiri
  • Kurohime
  • Myoko
  • Togakushi
  • 2024 water-area renovation

Ski + Lake + Traditional Nagano

Otaru

The Hokkaido Life

Purchase
€15,800
Total project
€61,380
Projected net yield
17%
Time to market
3–4 months
  • Sea views
  • 140 m²
  • Four bedrooms
  • Otaru
  • Sapporo
  • Kiroro
  • Hokkaido powder

Sea + City + Ski

Personal use + rental

Your home first. Rental when you're away.

You choose when you want to be in Japan.

Winter ski weeks. A summer escape from Dubai. Spring or autumn trips for quieter Japan.

The remaining calendar can then form the basis of the property's professional rental strategy, subject to the appropriate operating and licensing route for the selected home. Rental income and occupancy are projections, not guarantees.

  1. Jan–MarSki
  2. Apr–MayJapan
  3. Jun–AugEscape Dubai
  4. Sep–NovAutumn Japan
  5. Remaining availabilityProfessionally managed rental

You decide when you use it.

We manage it when you don't.

Before the next step

What are you really choosing?

Not simply three houses. Three different ways of spending time in Japan.

Iizuna
Wake up in the forest.
Shinano
Ski in winter. Live by the lake in summer.
Otaru
Look over the sea and choose which Hokkaido mountain to ski tomorrow.

The next step is to understand which one feels closest to the life you want in Japan.

Misty mountains above a quiet bay at dawn

Your Japan.

Snow in winter.

Mountains, lakes and sea in summer.

Temples, forests and slower days in between.

A home for you and Enzo — and a professionally managed property when you're away.

From three homes to one
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