Tokyu Resort Town Tateshina Akashia-dai: A Mountain Retreat with Traditional Charm
This unique vacation home, located within the Tokyu Resort Town Tateshina Akashia-dai in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture, offers a blend of rustic charm and resort convenience. The property is a 3LDK+loft layout, featuring a spacious living, dining, and kitchen area with a soaring sloped ceiling approximately 4.4 meters high. The approximately 21.5-jo (approx. 35.5 sqm) LDK is a highlight, equipped with both a traditional sunken hearth (irori) and a wood-burning stove, creating a warm and inviting focal point for family gatherings. The room boasts a generous frontage of about 5.4 meters, enhancing its open feel.
Critical agent notes provide essential details. The property's equipment includes electricity supplied by Chubu Electric Power Co. Special notes reveal there is an unregistered extension to the building, which includes part of the LDK, one Japanese-style room (Washitsu 1), a toilet, and part of the washroom/dressing area, as per the evaluation certificate. For villa use under personal ownership, the annual municipal and prefectural inhabitant tax is 4,500 yen. There are several important one-time fees: a deposit/balance settlement upon contract completion of 507,000 yen (non-taxable), a separate name change fee of 110,000 yen (tax included), and a stamp duty for purchase of 400 yen (note: for land and detached houses with two or more lots, 400 yen is required per lot). For the leasehold renewal, there is a separate administrative fee of 110,000 yen (tax included, per lot) and separate registration costs. Gas and electricity charges are also separate.
The property is situated on a substantial 1,091.40 sqm plot with leasehold rights valid until December 31, 2043, which are renewable. The main registered building area is 62.93 sqm, with an additional unregistered extension of approximately 35.60 sqm. Built in June 1982 with an extension added in 1997, this wooden, single-story home includes one car parking space. The resort community itself offers extensive amenities including a restaurant, the 'Kayama no Yu' hot spring facility with indoor and open-air baths, an indoor heated pool, the Tateshina Tokyu Golf Course, tennis courts, the Tateshina Tokyu Ski Field, and various other shops and facilities, though most require separate fees.