Apparently he bought this land and moved here upon completion of the house in December of Showa 30. The guide said his wish to "live somewhere with water" came from his harrowing experience in the Great Kanto Earthquake. Indeed, sitting at the edge of the Musashino Plateau, clear water springs up on the grounds, feeding two ponds, an upper and a lower one. Why the grounds are split into upper and lower parts is explained by a curious story in his work 『Hitori no Otoko』. But the real highlight is the all-too-perfectly-shaped island in the lower pond; according to 『Sengawa no Ie』, published by the adjacent memorial museum, he called it "Mago-ga-shima." At first there was no bridge and people crossed by boat, and it seems the island wasn't constructed but was there from the start. Above the Saneatsu residence there is a small shrine (Takizaka Kotai Jingu), and around the management office beside it, many Jomon pottery pieces including dogu figurines have been excavated. In short, this was a ritual site worshipping the spring water since the Jomon period, and the island too was probably a sacred pond garden. Looking at photos from Showa 30, the surroundings were open rice paddies, with none of the elegant, secluded atmosphere of today, but I think it's precisely because he was the kind of person he was that the place drew him in and was "resurrected." In any case, it's a calming, beautiful garden where clear spring water wells up continuously and flows in the gentle dappled shade of the trees, along with the carp and rainbow trout in the ponds; together with the modern Saneatsu residence, it's well worth a visit.

A very quiet residence surrounded by trees. It seems to be preserved just as Mr. Mushanokoji used it during his lifetime. The view outside from the rooms is full of atmosphere and calming.

A postwar Japanese-style modern house open to the public for free. Postwar buildings are still relatively recent, so few are preserved and opened to the public, which makes being able to tour this one something to be grateful for. The interior is only open until 15:00, closing quite early, so it's better to see this before the museum. It's open on weekends and holidays, but note that it's closed on rainy days. You can technically look inside from the balcony, but you can't appreciate Japanese-style architecture unless you see it from the inside, so please do tour the interior. Japanese style and modernism come together at a high level. Things that caught my eye: frosted glass in the position of the ranma, the shoin and tokonoma at the same height, and only the eaves of the Japanese-style room left with a natural finish.

The terrain has differences in elevation and there's a pond. You can feed the carp too. Might be good for fans. Of course, there's also the memorial museum.

Free. Closes at 17:00.