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1920s wood house in Nara
Soni, Nara
- Year built
- 1926
- Building size
- 210.99 sqm
- Land size
- 641.24 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
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From the listing
Host gatherings with family and friends, set up a large screen for a home theater, or build an indoor athletic course, this property's possibilities are boundless. The house features a spacious 20-tatami grand hall! The building was formerly a minshuku (traditional inn), making it ideal for accommodating many people at once. The layout connects the main residence on the right, guest rooms on the left, and a grand hall on the second floor, with two bathrooms and three toilets reflecting its inn heritage, plus numerous rooms. Perfect for a two-family home, share-house operation, or continuing hospitality operations. Bathroom, toilet, and washbasin fixtures are functionally usable, though long years of vacancy suggest potential pipe degradation. The kitchen is spaciously designed for cooking for large groups and features built-in counters for storing many dishes; the sink shows wear and should be replaced. The main residence's first floor has severely sunken and cracked flooring requiring replacement from the foundation up. The second floor has two Japanese-style rooms and a large attic room with charming small skylights creating a secret-hideaway atmosphere. The four formerly guest rooms are Japanese-style and appear readily usable. Despite its size, comprehensive repairs are needed, floors, interior finishes, and equipment, but the property's flexibility allows creative repurposing. The property is available for both sale and rental with smart renovation support. Options include purchasing and using renovation subsidies (2/3 subsidy, up to 2 yen million), or renting while tenants use their own renovation subsidies (2/3 subsidy, up to 4 yen million). Smart renovation is ideal for those hesitant to purchase immediately or wanting to try living first; future purchase is possible after consultation with the owner. This former inn invites creative adaptation. Its needed repairs leave room for personal vision and identity. We seek someone who finds fulfillment in restoration and willing stewardship.
Specifications
- Land size
- 641.24 sqm
- Building size
- 210.99 sqm
- Year built
- 1926
- Structure
- Wood
- Floors
- 2
- Rooms
- 13K
- Gas
- Propane (LPG)
- Water
- City water
- Sewer
- Septic (combined)
Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.
The price in context
The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 6,670 yen per sqm, down about 8% over five years (7,240 to 6,670), which the survey classes as declining.
The asking price works out at about 1,482 yen per sqm of land, 78% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 6,670 yen per sqm. The benchmark is for bare land; akiya prices usually bundle a worn building, so a large gap is normal and does not by itself mean a bargain.
Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.
Area and hazard data
1 check clear, 4 to know about, 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.
- Earthquake code Caution
- Built before the 1981 earthquake code. Expect a structural survey, harder mortgages, and a retrofit budget; towns often grant part of that cost.
- Strong-earthquake chance Warning
- About 40% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, high for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%
- Landslide risk Caution
- In a yellow (caution) landslide zone (1 zone(s)). Expect a surveyor to look at the slope behind the house. Zone edges are approximate, and this is not a legal property disclosure document.
- Flood risk Caution
- Within a mapped flood area, water 0.5 to 3 m
- Tsunami risk Not applicable
- Inland, no tsunami map. This home is in a prefecture with no coast.
- Liquefaction Checked, clear
- Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here
Source: Estimated from year built
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Source: Government hazard map
Source: Government hazard map
Source: National landform survey
A pre-1981 build predates Japan's current earthquake code, which can matter for insurance and renovation. We flag the era from the year built where we have it.
- Setting
- About 10.5 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 6,000)
- Clinic
- About 54 min walk
Location
- Area
- Soni, Nara
- Setting
- About 10.5 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 6,000)
- Clinic
- About 54 min walk
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 resolves to the plot itself.
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.
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Residence or regular-stay requirement
A condition is published; read the scope below
Regular stays qualify; article 5 also permits users separately approved by the village mayor.
Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06 -
Business-use exclusion
Not established
No explicit property business-use rule found; website reuse terms are not property-use rules.
Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.
Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06 -
Resale restriction
Not established
No explicit post-purchase resale ban or holding period found. Unknown is not permission.
Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.
Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06
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) ConditionalUp to 1,000,000 yen
What 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) ConditionalUp to 600,000 yen
What 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)
Interested in this house?
This prefecture has a licensed, English speaking agent on the ground. Send the form below and it reaches them and us together. Free to ask, and nothing to pay until you decide to go ahead.
- 1Tell us where you are and what you would use it for.
- 2We check the home and the town's rules with you, free.
- 3If you go ahead, Szuwen (Steven) Huang handles the purchase in Japan for a flat fee.
Szuwen (Steven) Huang
KORYOYA LLC
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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
- Checked against the town's listing
- Checked against the town's listing: 2026-10-04
- Source listing last changed
- Source listing last changed: 2026-08-11
- Original listing
- sonisummit.com (opens in a new tab)
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.