The Wickham-Hakuba Estate in London:

If you thought the one in Japan was bad, the one in England is absolutely ridiculous. Granted, Hakuba’s mother inherited it, and it’s been in the family for a very long time. It’s constantly being renovated and improved, too, as she hosts events there on a regular basis. Large, ritzy affairs for charities and organizations to have their benefit parties. It boasts a ballroom, large dinner/reception area, sitting rooms, dozens of guest rooms, indoor and outdoor pools, expansive grounds and gardens, a lake, and so on. Excessive, yes, but his mum puts it to good use. Currently, the only people living there are Marion (his mother) and the staff – groundskeepers, maids, cooks, etc. 

Also, it’s actually only barely in London at all, technically speaking… about as far south-west as you can get. That’s one of Hakuba’s favorite things about it – it’s far enough away from the city to be nice and private, but close enough that they don’t have to go far to be back in the thick of it. 

Even better – the stone dividing wall around the property backs up to a nature preserve and, as a child, Hakuba found a section behind hedges where it had fallen apart. Thus, roaming wild woodland was an easy thing for him to do, and he did it often. 

The Hakuba Estate in Japan:

Large, pretentious, excessive. Features a formal dining room; a large kitchen, drawing room/library, a parlor (with billiards, wet bar, large flat screen, couches), formal living room, several bedrooms (most of which are now empty guest bedrooms), office, underground parking for their fancy cars, large yard, koi pond, marble flooring, giant paintings, rugs, etc…

Hakuba’s ridiculous bedroom:

Fireplace, warddrobe-turned-liquor cabinet, reclinging arm chairs, giant rug; bathroom with garden tub, walk-in shower for two, excessive cabinets full of medical supplies and towels; walk-in closet with fire safe, panel to the attic, and dresser; desk, filing cabinet, queen-sized bed, and a large window with bench that lifts up for extra storage space (blankets, lock box). 

The Koi Pond:

Both the Hakuba Estate and the Wickham-Hakuba Estate have a koi pond in the back. They’re nearly identical, too – mirror images, in fact, that when overlayed form a complete circle. Yin-yang, actually.

(Pro tip: Hakuba privately believes that his parents have a chance of getting back together so long as both koi ponds remain…)

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One day I’ll get around to mapping out the mansion and its grounds, with labels… but that day is not today!