Yokoze, Saitama Pref. 鈥� When Hitomi Niwa first heard about Yokoze in 2022, she wasn鈥檛 looking for a new place to live.
A nurse at a hospital in Tokyo, Niwa had been feeling overwhelmed by the demands of her profession when she happened to strike up a conversation with the proprietor of a curry restaurant near her home in Nakano Ward. He owned a property in the Saitama Prefecture town and split his time between there and the capital.
鈥淎s we chatted, he told me about Yokoze and how open it is to newcomers,鈥� says Niwa, 28. 鈥淕iven my love of nature, he thought it might be a good fit for me.鈥�
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