Spacious Traditional Wooden Home in Nara's Historic Town
This substantial property in Tawaramoto Town, Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, offers a rare opportunity to own a piece of local history with significant space. The wooden structure, built in January 1962, stands on a generous 347.10 square meter plot (approximately 105 tsubo) and provides a total floor area of 222.48 square meters (approximately 67.3 tsubo). The layout is exceptionally spacious, configured as an 8LDK, which includes four Japanese-style rooms, four Western-style rooms, and a large combined living, dining, and kitchen area.
The property is equipped with propane gas, a public water supply, a sewer system, side ditches, and electricity. Special notes detail the road access: the property faces south onto a 3.3-meter wide public road with a frontage of 14 meters, and it does not have a designated position. A crucial historical note from the agent's remarks states: "A ridgepole tag stored in the attic is inscribed with 'May 10, 1931 (Showa 6).'" This suggests the land or an earlier structure has a history predating the current building. The property is an empty house (akiya) and includes parking space for two vehicles.
Tawaramoto Town is situated in the heart of Nara Prefecture, an area steeped in ancient Japanese culture. The region is famous for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds (kofun), and the nearby Asuka region is considered the birthplace of Japanese civilization. A major landmark is the Tawaramoto Furusato Museum, which offers insights into the area's rich agricultural and historical heritage. The property is within walking distance of both Kintetsu Kashihara Line's "Tawaramoto" Station and Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line's "Nishi-Tawaramoto" Station, providing access to the wider Kansai region.