Spacious and Practical Family Home in a Quiet Hofu Neighborhood
This charming 4DK house, built in 1973, offers a comfortable and functional living space in a calm, residential area of Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The property is currently vacant and ready for new owners to move in and make it their own.
The home is designed with practicality in mind. The kitchen features a window for natural light and a convenient back door leading outside, allowing for easy trash disposal without needing indoor storage space. The bright living room boasts large windows that fill the space with sunlight, creating an open and airy atmosphere perfect for family gatherings. The bathroom includes a window and a pole for hanging laundry or towels. A washing machine pan has been installed to reduce noise and provide peace of mind against potential water leaks. The simple, easy-to-clean toilet is compact yet designed with light colors to avoid a cramped feeling and comes equipped with a toilet paper holder and towel hanger for added convenience.
Key features include a spacious south-facing garden with a weed-control sheet to minimize maintenance, a wide entrance porch ideal for temporarily storing packages, strollers, or even sheltering potted plants during typhoons, and a sunny, well-ventilated balcony perfect for drying laundry. The property also offers flexible parking; while one parking space is standard, expansion work allows for up to three cars to be parked in a tandem arrangement. A movable gate adds an extra layer of security. The floor plan efficiently consolidates the kitchen and bathroom areas in one location, and every room includes storage, making daily life easier. The house includes a Western-style room with carefully positioned windows to avoid interference with furniture and wood-grain wallpaper for a serene feel, as well as a 6-tatami mat Japanese-style room. The listing agent notes that renovation services, such as renewing the tatami mats, are available.
The location provides a tranquil environment with little traffic on the quiet street. A Seven-Eleven convenience store is just a 5-minute walk (400m) away. The area is steeped in history; Hofu is famous for being the site of Hofu Tenmangu Shrine, one of the major Tenmangu shrines in Japan dedicated to the scholar Sugawara no Michizane. The closest major landmark is the Hofu Tenmangu Shrine itself, a significant cultural and historical site known for its beautiful architecture and plum blossoms.
