Brand New Behind The Trees — A European Villa In Karuizawa

Property Highlights:

The site spans 1,146 sqm of freehold forest land in Hocchi, South Karuizawa, flat and unencumbered by any private road obligation, with frontage of approximately 4.5 metres along a public road to the east. Zoning permits 30% building coverage and 50% floor-area ratio — more generous parameters than much of central Karuizawa — within a height limit of 10 metres, and the property falls under Nagano Prefecture’s landscape ordinance and Karuizawa Town’s nature conservation guidelines, keeping the surrounding forest character protected over the long term.

The residence itself is newly built and has never been occupied: a two-storey timber-frame structure of 184.26 sqm total floor area, completed July 2025. Finished in white brick with a steep slate-effect roof and wrought-iron gated entrance, the house presents as a European-style villa set back from the road behind mature trees. Inside, a double-height entrance hall rises beneath a chandelier and dormer windows, opening onto a 4LDK layout: a living room of approximately 31 sqm, a separate dining area of approximately 14 sqm and kitchen of approximately 7 sqm, a ground-floor bedroom of approximately 11 sqm, and — upstairs — a main bedroom suite of approximately 18 sqm alongside two further western-style bedrooms of approximately 10 sqm each, all with generous closet space. A garage for one vehicle and two further outdoor parking spaces complete the plan.

184.26 sqm across two floors. 1,146 sqm of freehold land. Newly completed, unoccupied. ¥265,000,000.

The Neighbourhood:

Hocchi sits within South Karuizawa — a newer, more spacious district of the town, developed later than Old Karuizawa or Naka-Karuizawa and known for larger villa plots at a comparatively accessible price point. The area has seen some of Karuizawa’s sharpest land-value appreciation in recent years, driven by continued demand for the town’s cooler summer climate and easy access from Tokyo. Karuizawa 72 Golf, one of the region’s most established golf clubs with three courses across 72 holes, sits within the surrounding area, alongside other recreational facilities that have made South Karuizawa a natural draw for villa buyers over the past two decades.

Karuizawa Station — with direct Hokuriku Shinkansen access to Tokyo in approximately one hour — is approximately nine minutes by car, placing the property within easy reach of the station’s Prince Shopping Plaza, one of Japan’s largest outlet retail complexes, alongside the town’s full range of dining and daily conveniences.

Why TonTon

This is the kind of asset that does not reach the open market through conventional channels. As the exclusive Japan licensee of Forbes Global Properties, TonTon operates at the precise intersection of deep local knowledge and a truly global network — giving our clients access not only to properties of this nature, but to the discretion, due diligence, and cross-border expertise that a transaction of this significance demands.

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