An American Couple Explored Japan for a Diamond in the Rough
Tom and Patty Chan in Atami, Japan, where they recently bought a new home. The Sacramento couple had about $1 million to spend. Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times
Patty Chan’s love affair with Japan began 55 years ago, when she was a high school student in the San Francisco Bay Area and visited for the first time. She traveled to Sado Island, a remote community off Japan’s west coast, and fell for the traditional architecture of minka houses, with their tiled roofs, sliding doors and tatami mats. She read James Clavell’s “Shōgun” and immersed herself in the culture.
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Ghostjacker13 02/02/2026
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