Spacious 4LDK Apartment on the Top Floor in Otsu, Shiga
This property is a well-maintained 4LDK apartment located on the 7th (top) floor of a 7-story building in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. The apartment features a generous wall-core exclusive area of 86.04 sqm (approximately 26.02 tsubo). The layout includes two Japanese-style rooms (6 tatami mats each), two Western-style rooms (5 tatami mats and 6.8 tatami mats), and a combined living-dining-kitchen (LDK) area of 13.8 tatami mats. A south-facing balcony of 11.69 sqm provides natural light and outdoor space.
Key equipment and features of the apartment include a system kitchen, a 2-burner stove, a walk-in closet, an indoor laundry machine space, a dimple key lock system, and city gas for cooking and hot water. A special note from the agent clarifies that the seller will not bear responsibility for contract non-conformities or the repair of equipment. The building itself is a steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) structure built in October 1981, with a total of 129 units. Management is fully delegated to a professional company, Naniwa Management Co., Ltd., with a daytime superintendent. Monthly fees include a management fee of 10,300 yen and a repair reserve fund of 6,750 yen. There is also a monthly regional cooperation fee of 500 yen. A parking space is available for an additional 6,000 yen per month.
The location is highly convenient, with the JR Kosei Line's Karasaki Station just a 7-minute walk away and the Keihan Electric Railway's Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line's Shigaraki Station an 11-minute walk. The immediate area offers daily necessities with convenience stores and supermarkets within easy reach. The property is situated in Otsu City, the capital of Shiga Prefecture, which is famous for Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake. The area is rich in history and natural beauty, with the iconic Hikone Castle, a designated National Treasure, located a short train ride away along the lake's eastern shore.