I enjoyed reading this article , I have over the years been visiting Jpn and like many fellow SGP love the nature and beautiful surroundings , I like the road trips and visit to many Onsen towns from north to south of the island .10- 7 years back, I discovered and visit Karuizawa many times, too many perhaps until I decide to purchase a plot of land this year , It wasn’t a straight forward process but I wanted to experience 4 seasons every minute before I leave this world and since my work allows me to be remote most times, I took the plunge. One thing strikes me in Japan is how easy to move around and almost ESP like. Thank you for this easy read, takes me back .