High-Function Design Home in Hirakata, Osaka
This newly built detached house, completed in March 2025, offers a sophisticated and highly functional living environment in a quiet residential area of Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture. The property features a modern cafe-inspired design with a 3SLDK layout across three stories, providing a total floor area of 108.19㎡. The living, dining, and kitchen area is coordinated with an open-plan concept, enhanced by indirect lighting and a void space that creates a sense of openness and light.
The property is equipped with a comprehensive range of features. These include two toilets (one with a tankless system and a warm-water washing toilet seat), a separate bath and toilet, a bath with a reheating function, shower, bathroom dryer, bathroom heater, and a window in the bathroom. The kitchen is a system kitchen with a counter, open design, three-burner stove, and a dishwasher. Additional amenities include ample storage space, closets, a storage room, a 24-hour ventilation system, internet readiness, a dedicated laundry machine space, laminate flooring, double-glazed windows, shutters, a built-in garage, motion-sensor lighting, downlights, a dimple key, a non-contact IC card key, and a fire alarm. Utilities are connected to city gas, electricity, water supply, sewerage, and side ditches. The house also features an EV car charging facility.
Special notes highlight the quiet neighborhood, designer aesthetic, regular-shaped lot, two-sided natural light in all rooms, excellent sunlight, good ventilation, siding exterior walls, and the presence of a void. The property is a flat, designated building site in an urbanization area zoned for industrial use, with a building-to-land ratio of 60% and a floor area ratio of 200%. It comes with a building confirmation certificate, construction company inspection, defect warranty, performance evaluation, and is eligible for the Flat 35S loan program.
The location offers excellent convenience, being just a 7-minute walk from Kozenji Station on the Keihan Main Line, providing direct access to both Osaka and Kyoto. The area is known for its residential charm and accessibility. An interesting local fact is that Hirakata City is home to Hirakata Park, one of Japan's oldest amusement parks, which opened in 1910. The closest major landmark is the historic Hirakata Tōshō-gū Shrine, a beautifully preserved Shinto shrine dating back to the 17th century.
