Spacious 6LDK Traditional Home in Esashi, Hokkaido

This substantial property presents a rare opportunity to acquire a large, traditional Japanese home in the historic town of Esashi, Hokkaido. The house, built in 1975, offers a generous 141.71 sqm (approximately 42.86 tsubo) of living space across two floors, situated on a sizable 318.38 sqm (approximately 96.31 tsubo) plot of land. The layout is a spacious 6LDK, featuring a mix of Japanese-style and Western-style rooms, including an 8-tatami mat Japanese room, two 6-tatami mat rooms, a 4.5-tatami mat room, an 8-tatami mat Western-style room, and a 4.5-tatami mat Western-style room, all centered around a large 16-tatami mat combined Living-Dining-Kitchen area.

Key equipment and features of the property include a bathroom of 1 tsubo or larger, an island kitchen, a 2-burner stove, a bay window, and connections for electricity and running water. The property is currently vacant, and the handover timing is negotiable. The land rights are freehold (ownership), and the property is located outside of an urban planning area, offering flexibility. The structure is a wooden two-story building with a flat terrain and road frontage to the northeast on a 6-meter wide public road.

Esashi is a charming coastal town in southern Hokkaido, rich in herring fishing history and known for its traditional Edo-period architecture. An interesting local fact is that Esashi was once one of the wealthiest towns in Hokkaido during the herring boom, with merchant houses that rivaled those in Kyoto. The area is also famous for the Esashi Oiwake, a melancholic folk song designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. The closest major landmark is the historic Esashi Town itself, with its well-preserved Fujino Residence and the nearby scenic Mount Kamui, offering beautiful hiking trails and panoramic views of the Japan Sea.