Announced details
Multi-location residence, dual-location residence, well-being, urban living, natural environments, housing and lifestyles
The first phase identified a tendency for participants’ self-assessments of their physical and mental condition to improve during their stays, among other findings, but did not demonstrate effects or causal relationships.
First phase: 25 SANU 2nd Home users, of whom 19 were measured using wearable devices; in-depth interviews were conducted with 7 participants. Preliminary survey: 196 SANU 2nd Home members and 218 non-members
A joint industry-academia research project involving the four parties. The University of Tokyo has newly joined the exploratory research conducted by 日鉄興和不動産, SANU and JDSC since 2025.
The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Dean: Higashihara Kazushige (東原 和成)). 日鉄興和不動産株式会社 (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Miwa Masahiro (三輪 正浩)). 株式会社SANU (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Fukushima Gen (福島 弦)). 株式会社JDSC (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Directors and Presidents: Kato Ertes Satoshi (加藤エルテス 聡志) and Sato Asuka (佐藤 飛鳥)). SANU operates the membership-based SANU 2nd Home second-home service, with 40 locations and 250 rooms in Japan as of October 2026. JDSC is a technology company centered on AI agents and data science.
SANU 2nd Home: In natural environments throughout Japan. Specific locations: Not disclosed
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, “Survey on Promoting Dual-Location Residence and Related Arrangements.” A reference release for the first phase is also cited.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | SANU 2nd Home, Multi-location living (multi-location residence) |
| Counterparty | The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, 日鉄興和不動産株式会社, 株式会社SANU, 株式会社JDSC |
| Counterparty overview | The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Dean: Higashihara Kazushige (東原 和成)). 日鉄興和不動産株式会社 (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Miwa Masahiro (三輪 正浩)). 株式会社SANU (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Fukushima Gen (福島 弦)). 株式会社JDSC (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Directors and Presidents: Kato Ertes Satoshi (加藤エルテス 聡志) and Sato Asuka (佐藤 飛鳥)). SANU operates the membership-based SANU 2nd Home second-home service, with 40 locations and 250 rooms in Japan as of October 2026. JDSC is a technology company centered on AI agents and data science. |
| Relationship with the Company | A joint industry-academia research project involving the four parties. The University of Tokyo has newly joined the exploratory research conducted by 日鉄興和不動産, SANU and JDSC since 2025. |
| Launch date | 29 October 2026 (research commencement; announcement date stated) |
| Applicable area | Multi-location residence, dual-location residence, well-being, urban living, natural environments, housing and lifestyles |
| Location | SANU 2nd Home: In natural environments throughout Japan. Specific locations: Not disclosed |
| Location scale | 40 locations and 250 rooms in Japan (as of October 2026) |
| Quantitative Effects | The first phase identified a tendency for participants’ self-assessments of their physical and mental condition to improve during their stays, among other findings, but did not demonstrate effects or causal relationships. |
| Usage history | First phase: 25 SANU 2nd Home users, of whom 19 were measured using wearable devices; in-depth interviews were conducted with 7 participants. Preliminary survey: 196 SANU 2nd Home members and 218 non-members |
| Source | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, “Survey on Promoting Dual-Location Residence and Related Arrangements.” A reference release for the first phase is also cited. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To distinguish the effects attributable to the characteristics of people who choose multi-location living from those attributable to the experience itself, and to academically examine the effects on physical and mental health and daily life of a lifestyle that alternates between urban and natural environments.