A Spacious Traditional Home on a Hillside in Joetsu, Niigata
This property is a traditional Japanese house (kominka) located on the gentle slopes of a hill in Higashimatsu-no-ki, Maki Ward, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture. The home is situated within a central settlement, offering a peaceful and serene environment surrounded by abundant greenery, providing a sense of independence and tranquility. The property is being sold as-is, with boundaries not explicitly indicated.
The house itself is a two-story wooden structure with a zinc-galvanized steel plate roof, built in September 1997 (Heisei 9). It offers a generous total floor area of 118.56 square meters (approximately 35.86 tsubo), with a 5K layout plus a storage room. The first floor measures 71.95 sqm and the second floor 46.61 sqm. An unregistered garage/warehouse (16.52 sqm) is also included. The land is a combined total of 813.94 square meters (246.21 tsubo) of residential land, featuring a flat, open area facing a slightly sloping municipal road to the west.
Key equipment and facilities for the property include Tohoku Electric Power, public water supply, propane gas, public sewerage, and side ditches. The agent highlights the rich natural surroundings and the quiet, leisurely environment that allows for independence as the main recommended features.
The area is part of the historic Joetsu region, associated with the famed warlord Uesugi Kenshin. For daily life, Maki Ward General Affairs Office is 800m away, with Maki Elementary School at 750m and Maki Junior High School at 800m. A notable local attraction is the Iwahara Winery, located at the entrance to Maki Ward, offering a taste of the region's produce. The property is outside any urban planning area, with no specific building-to-land or floor-area ratios, and faces a roughly 6-meter-wide municipal road for approximately 48 meters. The access road is paved.