A Secluded Traditional Home in Nara's Serene Countryside
This property, registered as A77, is a substantial detached wooden kominka (traditional Japanese house) located in a quiet, secluded hamlet within Nara City. It features an impressive gate and is offered for rent at a guide price of 80,000 yen per month. The property is noted as not requiring repairs and comes with several valuable features including parking space, a garden, attached farmland, and a complete sewer system.
Translated agent notes provide essential details. The equipment includes electricity connection, gas for the bath, kerosene (for the boiler), a Western-style toilet, public water supply, and sewer system. Special notes clarify that this is a direct contract with the owner. The listed rent is a guide price and may be adjusted depending on whether the rental includes just the main house or the main house plus the detached annex. The provided area measurements may differ from actual measurements. Renovations to the kitchen and bath are open for discussion. If the attached farmland is desired for use, this can be discussed separately. Importantly, viewing this property requires prior registration with the 'Nara City Akiya/Machiya Bank', a process handled at Nara City Hall which may take some time.
The house itself is a single-story structure with a total floor area of 123.96 square meters on a generous 747.10 square meter plot. The layout is a spacious 7DK. The first floor comprises a living room (6 tatami mats), four Japanese-style rooms (6, 6, 6, and 4.5 tatami mats), a Western-style room (6 tatami mats), a dining-kitchen, bathroom, and toilet. The second floor is currently unconfirmed. A separate annex building includes an 8-tatami mat Japanese-style room. The building age is unknown, but it became vacant around 2015.
The area of Seitarin-cho offers a peaceful, rural lifestyle surrounded by nature. Nara is a city where history is woven into the landscape, famously home to hundreds of freely roaming Sika deer considered sacred messengers of the gods. The closest major landmark is the historic Todai-ji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site housing the Great Buddha (Daibutsu), located approximately a 30-minute drive from this tranquil property.
