SANU 2nd Home Amami Oshima 1st Opens on May 1st (Friday), Offering a "Second Home" on the World Natural Heritage Island
SANU, operator of one of Japan's largest shared villa services, opened "SANU 2nd Home Amami Oshima 1st" in Tatsugo-cho, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 1, 2026. This new base, featuring the ARC architectural model reinterpreting traditional elevated warehouses, offers a unique stay experience in harmony with Amami Oshima's natural environment.
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SANU Inc., which operates "SANU 2nd Home," one of Japan's largest shared villa services, announced today, May 1, 2026 (Friday), the opening of its new base, "SANU 2nd Home Amami Oshima 1st," in Tatsugo-cho, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Located approximately 2 hours by direct flight from Haneda Airport and just 10 minutes from Amami Airport, this new base harmonizes with the local climate and culture of Amami Oshima. With the opening of Amami Oshima 1st, SANU now offers original architectural designs suited to various climates, from Niseko to Amami Oshima. This enriches the experience of choosing a "second home" according to the season and mood.
## A "Second Home" Floating Before the Sea
The new architectural model "ARC," co-created with the architect unit SUEP., reinterprets Amami's traditional elevated warehouse, "Takakura." Its elevated structure, designed to ventilate the subtropical humidity, allows sea breezes to pass through, and the approach to the guest rooms, lifted 4 meters above the ground, offers a sensation of ascending through the trees as your stay begins. Cabins come in three types to accommodate different numbers of guests: Small (2 people), Medium (5 people), and Large (6 people).
The Medium type space features a "lower living (zazoku)" area, reinterpreting the island's culture of large families gathering around a dining table. By deliberately sitting on the floor and lowering one's gaze, the design allows guests to feel one with the sea and forest, as if the boundaries have disappeared.
Open the windows, be enveloped by traditional textures, and listen to the sounds of the waves and birds. Guests can enjoy a comfortable stay that makes them feel like a part of the island, rooted in daily life.
*Please refer to this release for details on the architecture and interior design.
## 10 Things SANU 2nd Home Recommends Experiencing in Amami Oshima
1. Become an expert on Amami's rare animals
Learn at the World Heritage Center and museums, then head to the night forest. Go meet the Amami rabbit.
2. Kinsakubaru Primeval Forest and Sacred Tree
Walk through the forest of Cyathea spinulosa and greet the giant Okinawa Urashirogashi tree.
3. Thoroughly relax on the beach
The luxury of doing nothing. Spend time forgetting the hours on white sandy beaches with the sound of waves as background music.
4. Fill your stomach with island cuisine
Savor homemade island dishes. Feel the spirit of hospitality.
5. Compare brown sugar shochu
Sugar-free and healthy. An adult's time to enjoy the rich aroma and crisp taste.
6. Make Keihan, Amami's soul food
A style where you add ingredients yourself and pour dashi broth. Home reproduction is possible with souvenir kits.
7. Canoe stroll in the mangroves
Aim for high tide and enter the jungle waterways. An extraordinary experience enveloped in silence.
8. The chewy texture of peanut tofu
Taste Jimami Tofu. Its unique texture is addictive.
9. Give back with a beach clean-up
Clean up the sea that you enjoyed. Even picking up a small piece of trash makes a difference.
10. Tropical fruit feast
Tankan, passion fruit, mango, and shikuwasa. Enjoy seasonal flavors locally.
## Amami Oshima Becomes Your "Second Home"
SANU 2nd Home aims for a "living that visits repeatedly" rather than a one-time "consumptive tourism." Each time you visit in a different season, you gain more familiar places and exchange greetings with locals. During local festival seasons, interactions with local children are born, and eventually, it becomes a place where you come to meet friends. This is where the experience of nurturing your own and your family's place within the island's time begins.
- Experience "Repeated Visits" (Stay): "Stay" plans are available for non-members, starting from one night. A new relationship with the island begins with a first visit.
- Easily Visit Amami (Weekday): ARC, equipped with Wi-Fi, is also ideal as a workspace with ocean views. By effectively utilizing long-term weekday stays, the lifestyle of "working and living on the island," which cannot be experienced on a weekend trip, becomes more accessible.
* Owners utilizing the co-owner type second home "Co-Owners" or the single-building ownership and operation type "Owners" can also stay at Amami Oshima 1st as part of their multi-base usage.
In addition, to connect the rich nature of this island to the future, Amami Oshima 1st aims for a new form of stay that minimizes environmental impact throughout the processes of "building, staying, and moving."
- "Architecture" that protects the earth's cycle: Adopts an elevated structure that does not cover the ground with concrete, allowing air and water flow.
- "Stay" that self-suffices energy: An attempt to cover daily electricity with Amami's sun through roof-integrated solar panels and storage batteries (ZEB certification expected).
- "Mobility" that carries silence with BEVs: Equipped with EV chargers at the base, exploring the island with the first LEXUS BEV (electric vehicle) in Amami city.
Located approximately 2 hours by direct flight from Haneda Airport and just 10 minutes from Amami Airport, this new base harmonizes with the local climate and culture of Amami Oshima. With the opening of Amami Oshima 1st, SANU now offers original architectural designs suited to various climates, from Niseko to Amami Oshima. This enriches the experience of choosing a "second home" according to the season and mood.
## A "Second Home" Floating Before the Sea
The new architectural model "ARC," co-created with the architect unit SUEP., reinterprets Amami's traditional elevated warehouse, "Takakura." Its elevated structure, designed to ventilate the subtropical humidity, allows sea breezes to pass through, and the approach to the guest rooms, lifted 4 meters above the ground, offers a sensation of ascending through the trees as your stay begins. Cabins come in three types to accommodate different numbers of guests: Small (2 people), Medium (5 people), and Large (6 people).
The Medium type space features a "lower living (zazoku)" area, reinterpreting the island's culture of large families gathering around a dining table. By deliberately sitting on the floor and lowering one's gaze, the design allows guests to feel one with the sea and forest, as if the boundaries have disappeared.
Open the windows, be enveloped by traditional textures, and listen to the sounds of the waves and birds. Guests can enjoy a comfortable stay that makes them feel like a part of the island, rooted in daily life.
*Please refer to this release for details on the architecture and interior design.
## 10 Things SANU 2nd Home Recommends Experiencing in Amami Oshima
1. Become an expert on Amami's rare animals
Learn at the World Heritage Center and museums, then head to the night forest. Go meet the Amami rabbit.
2. Kinsakubaru Primeval Forest and Sacred Tree
Walk through the forest of Cyathea spinulosa and greet the giant Okinawa Urashirogashi tree.
3. Thoroughly relax on the beach
The luxury of doing nothing. Spend time forgetting the hours on white sandy beaches with the sound of waves as background music.
4. Fill your stomach with island cuisine
Savor homemade island dishes. Feel the spirit of hospitality.
5. Compare brown sugar shochu
Sugar-free and healthy. An adult's time to enjoy the rich aroma and crisp taste.
6. Make Keihan, Amami's soul food
A style where you add ingredients yourself and pour dashi broth. Home reproduction is possible with souvenir kits.
7. Canoe stroll in the mangroves
Aim for high tide and enter the jungle waterways. An extraordinary experience enveloped in silence.
8. The chewy texture of peanut tofu
Taste Jimami Tofu. Its unique texture is addictive.
9. Give back with a beach clean-up
Clean up the sea that you enjoyed. Even picking up a small piece of trash makes a difference.
10. Tropical fruit feast
Tankan, passion fruit, mango, and shikuwasa. Enjoy seasonal flavors locally.
## Amami Oshima Becomes Your "Second Home"
SANU 2nd Home aims for a "living that visits repeatedly" rather than a one-time "consumptive tourism." Each time you visit in a different season, you gain more familiar places and exchange greetings with locals. During local festival seasons, interactions with local children are born, and eventually, it becomes a place where you come to meet friends. This is where the experience of nurturing your own and your family's place within the island's time begins.
- Experience "Repeated Visits" (Stay): "Stay" plans are available for non-members, starting from one night. A new relationship with the island begins with a first visit.
- Easily Visit Amami (Weekday): ARC, equipped with Wi-Fi, is also ideal as a workspace with ocean views. By effectively utilizing long-term weekday stays, the lifestyle of "working and living on the island," which cannot be experienced on a weekend trip, becomes more accessible.
* Owners utilizing the co-owner type second home "Co-Owners" or the single-building ownership and operation type "Owners" can also stay at Amami Oshima 1st as part of their multi-base usage.
In addition, to connect the rich nature of this island to the future, Amami Oshima 1st aims for a new form of stay that minimizes environmental impact throughout the processes of "building, staying, and moving."
- "Architecture" that protects the earth's cycle: Adopts an elevated structure that does not cover the ground with concrete, allowing air and water flow.
- "Stay" that self-suffices energy: An attempt to cover daily electricity with Amami's sun through roof-integrated solar panels and storage batteries (ZEB certification expected).
- "Mobility" that carries silence with BEVs: Equipped with EV chargers at the base, exploring the island with the first LEXUS BEV (electric vehicle) in Amami city.