Historic Thatched-Roof Kominka with Tea Room in Kashiwazaki, Niigata

This property is a late Edo period thatched-roof kominka (traditional folk house) located in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture. The house was originally owned by a family of sake brewers (toji). The current owner acquired it 25 years ago upon retirement, having searched for a thatched-roof kominka in the countryside. The property includes a tea room built in 2004, modeled after the Tōin-seki of the Urasenke school of tea ceremony. The tea room features a black pine bark wrapped pillar (tokobashira), a four-and-a-half tatami mat floor, and an irori (sunken hearth) with a table and chairs. The main building boasts two-span keyaki (zelkova) beams and six large keyaki pillars, each 24 cm square. The garden is a major feature, having been cultivated for over 25 years with an emphasis on mountain plants and wildflowers. It has been recognized as an open garden, featured in the June 2019 issue of the Niigata Nippo magazine "CARREL." The property is being sold as-is on a registered area basis. The hot water boiler for the bath was damaged in the Chuetsu Earthquake and has not been repaired, as the owner used nearby hot springs instead. The toilet is flush-type and connected to the main sewer line, installed in 2002. The property includes a wooden thatched roof (with corrugated metal overlay) kominka-style structure with three floors (including attic). Total floor area is 157.8 m² on the first floor and 24.49 m² on the second floor. The land area is 659 m². The asking price is 1,300,000 yen.