dual-residence lifestyle; living in two places
Refers to a lifestyle where a person maintains two homes, often one in the city and one in the countryside, or one near work and another for leisure. A modern term for a deliberate choice to split time between two locations.
Recently, more people are starting a dual-residence lifestyle.
He lives a dual-residence lifestyle between Tokyo and Nagano.
別荘 is a vacation home or second house, often used for leisure, while 二拠点生活 emphasizes the lifestyle of actively living in two places, not just owning a second property.
多拠点生活 extends the concept to living in three or more locations, whereas 二拠点生活 specifically refers to two.
Compound of 二 (two), 拠点 (base, location), and 生活 (life, living). A modern term reflecting contemporary flexible living arrangements.