Departing & Checkout Checklist

Before leaving KT Villa, please tidy up the rooms, drop off trash, and shut down the heating and water systems that were turned on when you arrived. This prevents frozen burst pipes while the house is unoccupied in sub-zero weather.

1. Recharge the Car Jump-Starter

The day before you leave, make sure the portable car battery jump-starter is fully charged and placed back on the living room bookcase for the next guests.

2. Cleaning, Laundry & Trash Drop-Off

Before heading out, please complete these four steps:

• Vacuum the floors lightly (vacuum is in the living room; sprays and cleaning towels are under the kitchen sink)
• Wash & dry used bedsheets (or run them at the Coin Laundry near Aeon if short on time)
• Drop off sorted trash at Green Valley Hakuba depot down the street and line bins with fresh 45L (0.025mm) polymer bags
• Return furniture, dishes, and linens to their standard positions shown below

Washing Bedding

The in-house washer/dryer washes and dries one set of sheets in 3–4 hours (press the blue buttons for an automatic wash + dry cycle). If you need to wash multiple sets in 1 hour, use the Coin Laundry next to Aeon (bring 100¥ coins or 1,000¥ bills):

Green Valley Hakuba Trash Drop-Off

All trash must be dropped off at the Green Valley Hakuba collection depot just down the road (even if Google Maps labels it closed, the drop-off shutters operate for residents):

• Bottles & Cans: Sort directly into the designated bins at the depot
• Plastics: Bring in the clear polymer bag
• Burnable Trash: Place inside an official Hakuba burnable bag and drop inside the shutter

3. Room Reset Reference Photos

Use these reference photos to put kitchen items, linens, and living room gear back in their home spots:

Kitchen Reference

1F Japanese Tatami Room Reference

Living Room & 2F Reference

4. Turning Down the House & Draining Water

This is the exact reverse of Arriving & Warming Up the House:

1. Turn off the hot water heater
2. Turn off the water pump and press the gray drain button
3. Turn off the main gas heating panel and all brown heater boxes

When properly shut down, the heating and water pump panels should look like these photos:

On the water pump controller, press the off button and then press the large gray drain button so the green indicator light turns off — this drains standing water so the pipes don't freeze and burst.

Finally, leave the garage remote on the breadbox inside the garage, lock the front door, and secure the house keys back inside the exterior lockbox!