Vacation Retreat in Kiso's Open Highlands
This vacation home is located within the Kiso Town Health and Recreation Area of Kaida Kogen, offering a serene escape in Nagano Prefecture. The property is a robust Sekisui Heim steel-framed structure, ensuring a durable and solid building. The house features a 3LDK layout comprising one Japanese-style room of 6 tatami mats, two Western-style rooms of 5.5 tatami mats each, and a combined living, dining, and kitchen area of 18 tatami mats. Key equipment includes a bathroom of 1 tsubo or larger, storage in all rooms, a closet, a shoe-in closet, a bay window, double-pane glass, lighting fixtures, propane gas, electricity, and a public water supply. Special notes indicate the property is a vacant house (akiya) within the health resort area, with an annual management fee of 33,000 yen. The transfer timing is negotiable.
The property sits on a generous 1,069 sqm plot with a building footprint of 82.63 sqm spread over two stories. It includes a wood deck, a garden, and parking for three or more vehicles. The land is freehold ownership, zoned as residential land, and located outside of city planning zones with a building-to-land ratio of 60% and a floor area ratio of 200%. Road frontage is to the southeast on a 7-meter-wide public road for 21 meters.
The surrounding area of Kaida Kogen is renowned for its expansive highland scenery and outdoor recreation. An interesting local fact is that the region is part of the historic Kiso Valley, famed for its preserved post towns along the ancient Nakasendo trail. The area offers leisure facilities including a hot spring facility approximately 1.4km away. The closest major tourist attraction is the stunning Mount Ontake, an active volcano and sacred pilgrimage site located within the Kiso Mountains, offering hiking and spiritual significance.