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1990s wood house in Nagano
Saku, Nagano
- Year built
- 1998
- Building size
- 77.67 sqm
- Land size
- 430 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
About this home
From the listing Offering a vacation home in the highland area of Saku City, Nagano. After inheriting from the previous owner and renovating, the property has been visited and stayed in about twice a month. Positioned 20+ minutes by car from central Saku, about 9km from the UNESCO-registered Araune Wind Cave, at approximately 1,200m elevation, ideal as a summer retreat. Winter offers snow scenery enjoyment and serves as a ski trip base. / Five FF-type gas stoves are installed in each bedroom, washroom, dining kitchen, and living area; water pipe freeze-prevention heaters function properly, enabling comfortable stays. About 25 minutes by car to Saku Ski Garden Parada, approximately 50 minutes to Karuizawa Prince Hotel Ski Resort. / While located within a vacation community, the management company confirmed no short-term rental prohibition; operating without disturbing neighbors is permissible (currently not operating as a short-term rental; new owner must file residential accommodation business notice). A property management estimate projects annual gross of approximately 3.17 million yen; after various expenses, annual net is approximately 1.01 million yen. / All furniture shown in photos available for immediate handover. / *Transaction on an as-is basis and according to public register (registered property) terms. / *As a vacation community property, monthly management fees apply; name transfer fees may incur separately upon sale.
Specifications
Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.
The price in context
33,256 yen
Asking price per sqm of land
23,100 yen
Nearest official land benchmark, per sqm
The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 94,000 yen per sqm, down about 4% over five years (98,000 to 94,000), which the survey classes as stable.
The asking price works out at about 33,256 yen per sqm of land, 44% above the nearest residential benchmark of about 23,100 yen per sqm.
No recorded sales in this municipality in the official transaction register, so there is no comparable sale to show.
Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.
Area and hazard data
4 checks clear, 1 not applicable. Each check is against a government map for this exact point. Where a map is missing or we can't use it, we say so; that never means there's no risk.
Checks clear
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Strong-earthquake chance
Checked, clearAbout 6% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, low for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
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Landslide risk
Checked, clearChecked: no designated landslide zone at this location. Zone edges are approximate, and this is not a legal property disclosure document.
Source: Government hazard map
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Flood risk
Checked, clearChecked: outside a mapped flood area. The maps cover designated rivers only, so this is not a promise of no flooding.
Source: Government hazard map
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Liquefaction
Checked, clearLow liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here
Source: National landform survey
Not checked or not applicable
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Tsunami risk
Not applicableInland, no tsunami map. This home is in a prefecture with no coast.
Location
This marks an approximate area, not the exact building. The circle is a rough radius from the listing's published address, so you can see the neighbourhood without us guessing at a precise spot. The published address only names the neighbourhood.
Rules of this akiya bank
These are the bank's published eligibility rules, not confirmation that your intended use of this home is allowed. Check with the municipality and owner.
Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.
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Residence or regular-stay requirement
Not established
No explicit buyer-residency rule found in the checked bank pages.
The bank or the town can say whether buyers are expected to live in the home.
Read official bank rulesChecked 2026-10-06
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Business-use exclusion
Not established
No explicit property business-use rule found; website reuse terms are not property-use rules.
The bank can say whether guest stays fit its rules.
Read official bank rulesChecked 2026-10-06
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Resale restriction
Not established
No explicit post-purchase resale ban or holding period found. Unknown is not permission.
The bank can say whether a resale restriction applies.
Read official bank rulesChecked 2026-10-06
Not reviewed yet for this bank:
- Registration before viewing
- Years you must live there to keep a subsidy
- Years before you may resell
Thinking of renting it out?
What the published rules and maps say about letting this home to short-stay guests, line by line, with sources. This is not a verdict or advice. The town, the bank and the licensing office have the final word.
In Japan, home-sharing (minpaku) under the national home-sharing law is capped at 180 nights a year. A ryokan or inn licence is a separate route with its own building and zoning rules.
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Local home-sharing ordinance
Nagano Prefecture has an ordinance that limits where or when home-sharing runs.
On top of the 180-night national cap, the ordinance can rule out some areas or periods, so the exact address matters.
Japan Tourism Agency ordinance listList dated 2021-04-01
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Zoning for hotels and inns
Unknown. Zoning data for this spot is not loaded yet.
Unknown does not mean permitted. The town's planning desk holds the zoning map.
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Urbanisation control area
This spot is outside any designated city planning area.
No planning-area permission is tied to this. Building, fire and licence rules still apply.
Area division data (MLIT)FY2018 data, read 2026-10-04
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Heavy-snow designation
Unknown. The heavy-snow map is not checked for this spot.
The town can say how much snow falls and who clears the road.
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Distance to an airport and the shinkansen
Nearest airport about 58 km, nearest shinkansen station about 9.9 km, in a straight line.
How easily guests arrive shapes demand. Road and rail journeys are longer than these distances.
Airports (MLIT)FY2021 data, read 2026-10-04
Rail stations (MLIT)FY2025 data, read 2026-10-04
Grants and rules
2 programmes in our data could apply to this home, all with conditions you would have to meet first. Amounts change every year. Always confirm with the town before you rely on a figure.
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Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household)
Up to 1,000,000 yenWhat you would need
Base amount for household migration: up to 1 million yen. Additional 1 million yen per child under 18 may be added (stackable add-on, not included in base cap).
- Resident of Tokyo 23 wards or commuting to Tokyo 23 wards from Tokyo Metropolitan Area (excluding disadvantaged regions)
- Plus 3 more conditions on the town's page.
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Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single)
Up to 600,000 yenWhat you would need
Base amount for single migration: up to 600,000 yen.
- Resident of Tokyo 23 wards or commuting to Tokyo 23 wards from Tokyo Metropolitan Area (excluding disadvantaged regions)
- Plus 3 more conditions on the town's page.
Official source for Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single) (opens in a new tab)
How to buy: from a private seller.
This home is listed on Ieichiba, where owners sell directly. Koryoya can work with the seller, or the agent they appoint, to complete the purchase for you.
Help in English from Koryoya
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- It can arrange quotes from English speaking lawyers and insurers.
- Viewing on your behalf can be arranged separately.
Koryoya explains its charges before you agree to anything.
- Free to ask us. We read the listing with you, help with the Japanese and explain each step.
- There are always some costs, such as registration and legal fees, even for a free house.
Interested in this house?
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Before you buy
Where this data comes from
Every fact on this page comes from the town's own listing or an official government record, checked for this address. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess.
- Landslide-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A33).
- Flood-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A31a).
- Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
- Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.
- Official land prices, from Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey.
Map data: National Land Numerical Information (Kokudo Suchi Joho), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, processed by Engawa.
出典：「国土数値情報」（国土交通省）（https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/）をEngawaが加工して作成
We re-check listings against their sources through the week. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.
