A Spacious Traditional Home with Detached Workshop in the Serene Mountains of Iwate
This property is a nostalgic, full-tatami mat, plaster-walled cultural house built 42 years ago in the Showa era, located in the Sohina settlement of Tono City, Iwate Prefecture. The refreshing winds blowing down from the Sohina Iron Mine sweep through the area. Each room is spacious and easy to use, and the wooden post-and-beam structure of the main house is solid. However, the equipment, interior, and exterior require extensive renovation. For someone who can do a certain degree of work themselves, this presents an opportunity to customize the space to their liking.
In contrast, the condition of the detached storage shed on the west side is good. It can be used for work, hobbies, or tinkering with machinery, making it almost too good to be just a storage shed. One idea is to renovate this shed into a residence and demolish the main house. This would open up a sunlit area, making the property brighter and allowing for an expansion of the vegetable garden. How to utilize this attractively priced home is up to you.
The property sits on a flat 734.11 sqm plot. The main house is a single-story wooden structure with a galvanized steel sheet roof, with a total floor area of 115.93 sqm. The detached shed is also a wooden, galvanized steel sheet roof, single-story structure built in 1989, with an area of 33.12 sqm. Utilities include electricity and public water supply, with a septic tank system. Parking is available. The property fronts a paved public road approximately 5.0m wide on the east side and an unpaved public road approximately 2.5m wide on the north side. It is located in a non-designated area outside of urban planning zones. The fixed asset tax is 30,300 yen. The area is subject to dam inundation regulations.
The surrounding area of Tono is deeply connected to Japanese folklore, famously known as the setting for many of the tales collected in "Tono Monogatari" (The Legends of Tono). This region offers a unique blend of mythic history and natural mountain beauty. The closest major landmark is the historic Kappabuchi Pool in Tono City, a site steeped in the legend of the Kappa water spirits, which is a short drive from the property and a must-visit cultural attraction.
