Exploring the Social Divide Through an Investigation of Luxury Senior Home Sakurabia Seijo

High-profile Business Figures Among Residents

So, who exactly resides in such a luxurious facility? It turns out that some residents include notable figures from the business world, who have even appeared in the famous “My Career” column of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

When asked specifically about who is currently living there, we were told that this information is confidential. However, a review of past newspaper obituaries revealed several individuals whose addresses were listed as Sakuravia Seijo.

For example, in the 1980s, there was a former president of an old Industrial Bank of Japan-affiliated chemical manufacturer. In the 1990s, there were a former Secom director, an honorary professor at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, and a former president of the Japan Poets Club. Since the current management company took over, obituaries have included a former director of Odakyu Electric Railway, a former president of Tokyo Institute of Technology, a former vice president of a major general contractor, and a vocalist, all of whom were listed with Sakuravia Seijo as their address. It truly seems like a luxurious cruise ship on a hill, home to the successful figures of life.

Kensuke Matsudaira (pseudonym), a director at the management company of Sakuravia Seijo, shares insights

“As I mentioned, many of our residents are owner-operators of companies. Some of them continue to come to work daily from here, saying, ‘As long as I am still alive and well.’ Residents here don’t feel like they are in a nursing home. It’s more like a high-end apartment with services, similar to the luxury serviced apartments operated by foreign-affiliated hotels. It feels like a high-end apartment that takes care of you until the end of your life.”

I couldn’t help but wonder how employees perceive company presidents who continue to work while living in a nursing home, but Satsukawa spoke matter-of-factly and continued:

“The women continue their lives as before, attending cultural salons at established department stores like Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi and using fitness centers at famous hotels. Some even go to their summer homes in Karuizawa or Tateshina. They can go out without worrying about their absence. We take care of tasks like watering the potted plants in their rooms until they return.”

While the level of service is extraordinary, I couldn’t help but wonder who used to take care of the watering back at their previous homes.

In the next article , “‘Dignity and Qualities’ are the Minimum Requirements: ‘Surprising Conditions for Moving In’ Required by ‘Sacravia Seijo,’ a Super Luxury Nursing Home for the Elderly,” we will discuss the surprising conditions required to move in to Sacravia Seijo.

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