A Traditional Wooden Home in Shima, Mie Prefecture

This property is a traditional Japanese wooden house located in the coastal city of Shima, Mie Prefecture. The home, built in November 1936, offers a generous land area of 142.12 square meters (approximately 42.99 tsubo) with a building size of 63.47 square meters (approximately 19.19 tsubo). The layout is a 4SDK, providing four rooms plus service rooms, a dining-kitchen area, and a living room, making it suitable for a family or those desiring spacious living quarters.

The property is equipped with propane gas, a public water supply, and a septic tank. Special notes regarding road access detail that it fronts a 7-meter wide public road on the southwest side, with a frontage of 9.7 meters. Important remarks include that the building age and the area of the second floor, storage shed, and barn are based on interviews with the owner. The on-site parking area is only accessible by kei-cars (light vehicles). The land is designated as an 'ordinary area' under the Natural Parks Act.

Shima City is renowned for its stunning coastline, which forms part of the Ise-Shima National Park. The area is famous for its pearl cultivation industry, a tradition pioneered by Kokichi Mikimoto in the late 19th century. The closest major landmark is the historic Ise Jingu (Ise Grand Shrine), one of Japan's most sacred Shinto sites, located approximately an hour's drive north in Ise City.