Meiji-era kominka with 610 sqm land near Lake Biwa, Hikone
$14,600¥2,300,000
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- Price
- ¥2,300,000
- Land
- 3,438 m² · 37,006 ft²
- Built
- 1910 (116 yrs old)
- Structure
- Wooden
- Location
- Hikone, Shiga
- Address
- 滋賀県彦根市八坂町Hikone, Shiga, Japan
Features
Kominka (traditional farmhouse)ParkingFarmland / garden plotGardenStorehouse / barnWell waterPropane gasNear school
Description
A house built in the Meiji era, once the home of my grandparents, who emigrated to Canada. At the time, their home village of Yasaka was known as "America Village" because so many villagers had emigrated. The property is a plot of land (approx. 104 tsubo) with a long-vacant old house, located in Yasaka-cho on the east shore of Lake Biwa, where the University of Shiga Prefecture is also located. I inherited it and planned to return someday to rebuild and live here, but as it is far from my current home, I have decided to sell. The house is currently vacant, so viewings are possible at any time. It is offered as land with an old house (rebuilding is allowed), sold in as-is condition. A nearby plot (approx. 80 tsubo), well suited to growing vegetables and fruit or keeping chickens, is included.
A "countryside close to the city" that is also recommended for teleworking. Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya are about an hour away by JR from Minami-Hikone Station or by car. It is a farming community blessed with nature, with delicious air and Goshu rice. Nearby you will find the facilities needed for daily life, including medical institutions, a shopping center, a home center, schools and parks. The terrain is flat, convenient and comfortable to live in. Shiga Prefecture seems to be attracting a growing number of people moving in, and the local government appears to be putting effort into supporting this.
In summer you can enjoy swimming in the lake, playing in the river (the clean Inukami River, where sweetfish swim upstream, flows nearby), fishing, catching fish by hand-netting, and bug catching. It is a countryside where you can make many memories. The quiet, nature-rich hamlet is surrounded by Lake Biwa and fields, and Hikone Municipal Hospital is the nearest hospital. Tagei Park is close by, as are Kojinyama Park (with the Hikone City Children's Center and Kojinyama Nature House), Nodanuma Park, Sonenuma Lakeshore Green Park, and Shozakai Park with its rose garden. You can enjoy walking, picnics, hiking, camping, cycling, and the popular water activity of stand-up paddleboarding (SUP). A little further afield are famous sights and historic sites such as Hikone Castle, Genkyuen Garden, the Sawayama Castle ruins and Taga Taisha Shrine.
The garden is fairly large, but the road in front of the property is narrow and only kei (light) cars can enter. The house and barn have deteriorated with age. Minimal work has been done to preserve them, but since no one has lived there for many years there is damage in various places, and rebuilding or renovation is necessary. Because large heavy machinery cannot enter due to the road access, construction costs may be somewhat higher.
If you renovate the kominka, carpenters or those confident in their DIY skills can carry out large-scale renovations, adding new functions and value and creating a space to your taste. It will take time and money, but I hope to find the right person who will enjoy restoring and using this Meiji-era building. As the photos show, old furniture and farm tools remain. Please consider this property only if you accept that it is sold as-is.
An on-site survey and checks with the relevant government offices have already been completed by Ieichiba's experts.
[Property Overview] *Land with an old house
Location: Yasaka-cho, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture
Land: 343.8 sqm (residential land) + 267.11 sqm (field/residential land) located a 1-minute walk away = 610.9 sqm total (185 tsubo)
Building: Built in 1910 (Meiji 43)
Structure: Main house (72.72 sqm, single-story wooden) + storage shed (19.83 sqm, single-story wooden)
Current status: Vacant (approx. 40 years)
Asking price: 2.3 million yen (approx. 12,500 yen per tsubo)
- Zoning: Urbanization control area
- Location: The house does not face the lake, but being inside the hamlet it is sheltered from the strong winter seasonal winds typical of Lake Biwa.
- Property tax and city planning tax: 14,340 yen per year (fiscal 2024)
- Neighborhood association fees: Yes (details unknown; currently not being paid.)
- Parking: The garden is large, so several cars can be parked free of charge, but because the road into the property is narrow, only kei cars can enter.
- Rebuilding: Allowed.
- Toilet: Pit latrine (vacuum-type). The area has public sewerage, so a flush toilet can be installed by construction work. There is a wastewater inspection basin on the premises, but the connection status inside the house is unknown.
- Water: There is a water meter on the premises, but the connection status inside and outside the building is unknown.
- Gas: Propane gas
* As this is an old house, there is no existing kitchen, bath or other fixtures and equipment in the building. There is an old kamado (traditional cooking stove).
* There is a well in the back garden; whether it is usable is unknown.
* The area receives heavy snowfall, with about 80 cm of snow in heavy years, and snow shoveling may be necessary.
* The property is owned through inheritance and has never been lived in by the seller.
* Even people who have never farmed before can now acquire farmland.
Because the field is subject to the Agricultural Land Act, there used to be restrictions, such as requiring farmer qualification. The Hikone City Agricultural Committee has advised that "in April 2023 (Reiwa 5), a revision of the Agricultural Land Act removed the minimum area requirement (the minimum area of farmland the acquirer must cultivate) for transfers of ownership such as sales." An application is still required; please consult individually.
* The transaction will be on an as-is basis and based on registry (official record) area.
Translated from Japanese · show original
カナダ移民の祖父母の家で移民の母村である八坂が「あめりか村」と呼ばれていた明治時代築の家です。琵琶湖畔、滋賀県立大学の在る湖東の八坂町に立地する長年空家の古屋付き土地（約104坪）物件です。相続していつか戻り建直し住む予定でしたが、現在の住まいからは遠方のため手放すことにしました。現況空家のためいつでも結構です。古屋（再建築可）付きの土地物件として「現状渡し」でお願いいたします。野菜や果実を育てたり、鶏など飼うのにも適したすぐ近くの土地（約80坪）も一緒に。
テレワークにもお勧めの「近場の田舎」です。京都や大阪・名古屋方面へも南彦根駅からＪＲや車で1時間程度、自然環境に恵まれ空気も江州(ごうしゅう)米(まい)も美味しい農村です。近隣には医療機関やショッピングセンター・ホームセンター・学校・公園など生活に必要な施設も整っており、平坦な地形で利便性の良い住みやすいところと思います。滋賀県は移り住む方も増えているようで、行政も力を入れているようです。
夏は湖水浴、川遊び（近くに鮎の遡上する犬上川というキレイな川が流れています）、魚釣りやガサガサ（魚取り）、虫取りを楽しんだり、たくさん思い出づくりのできる田舎です。琵琶湖と田畑に囲まれた閑静で自然豊かな集落の中で、最寄りに彦根市立病院があります。多景公園も近く、彦根市子供センター・荒神山自然の家のある荒神山公園、野田沼公園・曽根沼湖岸緑地公園・バラ園のある庄堺公園も近く、散策・ピクニック・ハイキング・キャンプ・サイクリングや話題のウォーターアクティビティ サップ（Stand Up Paddle）も楽しめます。少し足をのばせば彦根城・玄宮園・佐和山城跡・多賀大社などの名所旧跡があります。
庭は広めですが、道路に出る敷地前の道が狭く軽自動車しか入れません。家・納屋は経年による老朽化で、保存のため最低限の手は入れてきましたが、長年居住しておらず各所に傷みがあり、建直しまたはリノベーションが必要です。接道の関係から大型の重機が進入できないため工費はやや割高になるかもしれません。
古民家再生（リノベーション）の場合は大工さんの技と腕に覚えのある方はDIYによる大がかりな改修を施して新たな機能や付加価値を加え好みの空間づくりをされてください。手間や費用はかかりますが、明治時代の年代物の古い建物を楽しんで再生・活用していただける方と良いご縁があることを願っています。写真のとおり古い家財・農具なども残っていますが現状渡しにご理解いただける方のご検討をお願い致します。
既に「家いちば」の専門家による現地調査・関係官庁確認を完了しております。
【物件概要】※古屋付土地
場所：滋賀県彦根市八坂町
土地：343,8㎡(宅地)+徒歩1分の離れた場所に267,11㎡(畑・宅地)=610,9㎡(185坪)
建物：明治43年（1910年）建築
構造：母屋（72.72㎡・木造平家建）+物置（19.83㎡・木造平家建）
現況：空家（約40年）
希望価格：230万円（約1.25万円／坪）
・区域区分：市街化調整区域
・立地：家は湖に面してはおりませんが、集落内のため琵琶湖特有の冬の強い季節風は緩和されます。
・固定資産税・都市計画税：14,340円／年（令和6年度）
・町会費等：あり（詳細不明、現在支払っておりません。）
・駐車場：庭が広いので無料で数台置けますが、敷地に入る道が狭いため軽のみです。
・再建築の可否：可能です。
・トイレ：汲み取り（公共下水区域のため工事により水洗可能です。現在敷地内に汚水桝はありますが宅内の接続状況については不明です。）
・水道：敷地内に水道メーターはありますが建物内外の接続状況については不明です。
・ガス：プロパンガス
※古家のため建物内に既存の台所、お風呂、付帯設備等は一切ございません。古い竈があります。
※裏庭に井戸あり、使用可能か詳細不明です。
※多雪区域のため多い年は80㎝程度の積雪があり雪かきが必要な場合があります。
※相続にて所有しており一切居住しておりません。
※これまでまったく農業をされたことのない方でも、農地を取得することができることとなりました。
畑の土地については農地法が適用されるため以前は農家資格をお持ちの方等制限がございましたが「令和5年4月に農地法の改正で農地を売買等所有権移転されるにあたり、取得される方の下限面積（最低限耕作していなければならない農地の面積）の要件がなくなりました。」との回答が彦根市農業委員会よりございました。申請は必要となります、個別でご相談ください。
※現状有姿、および公簿売買でのお取引きとなります。
Location
Hikone, Shiga, Japan
Listed on
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