BTW: Where are you in Japan?
My wife is from Yokohama and her mom’s family is in Ueda.
I prefer the country farmhouse. It’s classic Japan. But Yokohama is very nice and convenient. It’s a tough choice.
We live in Kumamoto in Kyushu , southern Japan . My first 10 years were spent in Kanagawa pref. and Saitama pref., very near Tokyo . Ueda in Nagano ?