Spacious Traditional House with Land in a Peaceful Mountain Village, Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture
This property offers a large traditional house and extensive land in a tranquil mountain village near the border of Aomori Prefecture, in Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture. The area features gentle, bowl-shaped terrain with surprisingly little snowfall, making it a comfortable place to live. The environment is filled with nature and calm, with three houses (including one owned by someone who moved here decades ago) in the vicinity.
The main house was built in 1962 using a wooden framework construction method, offering spacious floor plans and a sturdy build. It is designed to be comfortable even in summer without air conditioning. In winter, a wood stove provides quick heating, and a five-year supply of firewood is already secured. Large furniture and fixtures can be used as they are (unwanted items have been disposed of). The property includes a barn and a drying shed, some of which still contain agricultural tools. The field in front of the main house is easy to manage and suitable for a vegetable garden or flower cultivation. This field has been registered as wasteland since 2021. The gently sloping, wide field is currently overgrown with weeds but appears suitable for farmland, grazing land, or a chicken coop. In March 2022, part of the forest (1 hectare) was replanted with Japanese larch.
The property is located about a 25-minute drive from JR Ninohe Station. It is a sale of land with an old house (as-is condition). The address is Shimodome, Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture. The land comprises: residential land 1,786.07 sqm, rice field 1,795.00 sqm, field 15,352.00 sqm, and forest 25,629 sqm. The building, built in 1962 (58 years old), has a residence of 433 sqm and a shed of 289 sqm. The structure is two-story wooden with a partial third floor and a tin roof. The roof was painted and the sash was replaced in 2010. The asking price is 12,800,000 yen.