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This JPY 68 million Karuizawa luxury mountain retreat is now priced at a fraction of its original sale price as the owner is hoping to move it this summer.

This spacious residence was built at the peak of the bubble in 1990, has a new feel inside as it has mostly been used as a summer getaway, and it looks the part with a beautiful 237 sqm interior on a 1,240 sqm moss-covered wooded lot about 1.5km from the Karuizawa Ginza and just over 3 km from Karuizawa station (JPY 1,800 taxi ride). The property is in the prestigious Yoshigasawa area of Kyu-karuizawa behind and up from the Ginza. The house is in move-in condition with a large fireplace, kitchen, dining room, and living room, 3 Japanese (10, 10, 12 tatami) bedrooms, a sunny home office with high-speed internet, a large bath area with 2 showers and a sauna for 3, two rest rooms with men’s urinals and Japanese washlets, all custom-made hardwood doors and cabinets, front and back covered decks, a mud-room, cathedral ceilings with ceiling fans, full insulation with double-glass windows and all LED lighting, 2 parking spaces, outside tool and wood sheds, and generous storage space. Refreshing the tatami, shoji, fusuma, screens, wallpaper, and some flooring would bring out the full glory of the house. Winding steps lead up to the front door from the parking space.

This mountain house is perfect for someone active who is looking for a quiet resort home with hiking and mountain-biking from the front door, with easy access to golf, tennis, skiing, shopping, world-class dining, cultural events, etc. There are green views out of every window, a fireplace, room for guests, a jet bath/sauna, and a sunny office.

Karuizawa is Japan’s leading year-round mountain resort town and only 63 minutes from Tokyo station on the Hokuriku bullet train. Daily commuters to/from Tokyo are common.