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Three-bedroom forest house with full-width south glazing and a roof terrace
This three-bedroom house stands in a villa district of Karuizawa, a mountain resort town in Nagano known for woodland retreats. It has two floors above ground, built in 2003 in reinforced concrete and steel frame to a design by a named architect, with about 158 sq m of floor area on a plot of about 1,329 sq m. Full-width glass faces south across the forest, with floor-to-ceiling windows along an open living and dining area, and a roof terrace is described as private from neighbours. Floor heating runs throughout and parking is provided for two or more vehicles. It suits an owner who arrives by car and wants a design-led retreat, and who should confirm permitted use and any villa-district rules before purchase.
Why This Opportunity
The house was designed by a named architect and completed in 2003 in reinforced concrete and steel frame. That gives it a documented design pedigree.
Glass runs the full width of the south elevation. The photographs show the living and dining areas open to the tree canopy.
The grounds are around eight times the building area, and the land slopes to the south for natural light.
The listing materials describe a roof terrace that offers privacy, and the photographs show it set at canopy height.
Floor heating is listed, which matters in a resort town where winters are cold.
Building coverage and floor area ratio are each capped at 20 per cent, which limits built volume on the plot and its neighbours.
The Area
Getting around
Naka-Karuizawa Station (中軽井沢駅)
Train station · Shinano Railway Line · 3.6 km · 5 min drive · 1 h 48 min to Tokyo Station
Karuizawa Station (軽井沢駅)
Train station · Hokuriku Shinkansen; Shinano Railway Line · 8.0 km · 12 min drive · 1 h 11 min to Tokyo Station
Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport
Airport · 89.8 km · 1 h 51 min drive
Nearby
Hoshino Onsen (星野温泉)
Hot spring and resort area · 2.1 km · 4 min drive
Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza (軽井沢・プリンスショッピングプラザ)
Shopping outlet mall · 8.0 km · 12 min drive
Shiraito Falls (白糸の滝)
Waterfall · 11.9 km · 16 min drive
Mount Asama (浅間山)
Landmark, active volcano · 31.3 km · 44 min drive
Schools
Karuizawa Chubu Elementary School (軽井沢町立軽井沢中部小学校)
Public elementary school · Primary · 4.5 km · 6 min drive
Karuizawa Junior High School (軽井沢町立軽井沢中学校)
Public junior high school · Junior high · 4.6 km · 7 min drive
Nagano Prefectural Karuizawa High School (長野県軽井沢高等学校)
Public high school · High school · 5.9 km · 9 min drive
UWC ISAK Japan (ユナイテッド・ワールド・カレッジISAKジャパン)
International school · Grades 10-12 · IB Diploma · 1.9 km · 24 min walk
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