Modern Designer House in the Tranquil Nature of Tsurui Village
This property is a 6-year-old, single-story wooden designer house located in Tsurui Village, Hokkaido. It features a 3LDK layout with a total floor area of 114.76㎡ on a spacious 637.50㎡ plot. The living room boasts a high ceiling with exposed beams in a gable roof design, creating a sense of openness. The floor is made of Japanese cypress (hinoki) and Japanese larch (karamatsu), offering a pleasant feel underfoot. The plaster walls, which retain trowel marks, provide a playful touch and offer benefits such as deodorizing, antibacterial effects, and the decomposition of substances that cause sick house syndrome, resulting in a living space that is both kind to its occupants and airy.
The dining area is connected to the living room via a large opening with a kitchen counter, creating a bright, spacious, and comfortable living environment. All doors and installed lighting fixtures are thoughtfully designed. The living room includes a wood-burning stove. The bathroom features Japanese larch walls, thermo-tile flooring, and a Japanese cypress bathtub, evoking a sense of non-everyday luxury. Windows in all rooms are triple-glazed for high insulation. Underfloor heating via a floor diffuser provides gentle warmth. Comfortable living is further enhanced by stylish wooden closets installed in each room. Every room is equipped with in-house LAN wiring, telephone, and TV connectors, making it suitable for remote work. This property can serve as a permanent residence or for a dual-location lifestyle.
The property includes a concrete-paved parking area that can easily accommodate four standard cars or even a large camping car, allowing for an enriched resort-like life. Key equipment and features include a system kitchen, counter kitchen, IH cooking hob, gas hob, bath reheating function, bathroom dryer, washbasin with shower, bidet toilet seat, walk-in closet, storage in all rooms, TV monitor intercom, underfloor heating, all-electric system, barrier-free design, south-facing orientation, and parking. Other amenities are public water supply, sewer system, private bath, private toilet, three-burner hob, hot water supply, reheating function, independent washroom, bathroom size over 1坪 (approx. 1.6m x 1.6m), shoe cupboard, lighting fixtures included, oil heating, ceiling height over 2.5m, and suitability as a vacation home.
The area is part of the Kushiro Wetlands, a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its pristine natural environment and as a habitat for the iconic Japanese red-crowned cranes (tancho). Tsurui Village is a peaceful, rural community deeply connected to nature and conservation. The property is conveniently located within a 6-minute walk (450m) of Tsurui Village Shimo-hororo Elementary School.
