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House in Himi
Himi, Toyama
- Year built
- Not available
- Building size
- Not available
- Land size
- Not stated
- Structure
- Unknown
About this home
From the listing Property Report: Living in the Hokuriku region means weather is not a matter of choice but rather a given premise. There are days of continuous overcast skies. There are days when the hint of rain lingers long. Yet for that very reason, the moment the clouds part and light falls feels almost like a holiday. This property in Kano is a house that truly welcomes those "rewarding moments." The reason is simple: large windows and a wonderful view. With these two together, everyday scenery becomes remarkably rich. When considering relocation, we tend to count convenience and space. But once you begin living, what often remains is "what you see every day as you live." This house's answer is clear: rice paddies. This is a lifestyle that reduces the "information overload" of your visual field. A distant, open view provides breathing room not just for your eyes but for your heart. And this house's greatest charm is its windows. On sunny days, light enters unhesitatingly, casting shadows on the floor, reaching to the room's edges. Beyond the windows, paddies stretch out, delivering the seasons as they turn. The glimmer of water-filled paddies, the reassuring green of seedlings, the colors of ripened grain, the quiet after harvest. Including the distant mountains and sky colors, the landscape becomes a calendar. Without any special event, just a sunny break brings joy. The position and size of these windows, easy to receive that "joy" through, are this house's asset. The Hokuriku sky is not clear every day. Precisely because of this, sunny light leaves an impression. This house captures that light and, together with the rice paddy landscape beyond the windows, places it at the center of daily life. During a viewing, please stand before the windows and look outside for just a few seconds. If you feel the vastness of the paddies entering your chest, this house is surely a good match for you. / The location offers good access to living convenience facilities, while rice paddies spread around the property, offering just the right balance of rural charm.
Specifications
Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.
Floor plans
Area and hazard data
4 not checked. 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.
Not checked or not applicable
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Strong-earthquake chance
Not checkedWe haven't been able to check earthquake risk here yet, but that doesn't mean there's no risk.
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Landslide risk
Not checkedWe haven't been able to check landslide risk here yet, but that doesn't mean there's no risk.
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Flood risk
Not checkedWe haven't been able to check flood risk here yet, but that doesn't mean there's no risk.
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Tsunami risk
Not checkedWe haven't been able to check tsunami risk here yet, but that doesn't mean there's no risk.
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
A condition is published; read the scope below
Article 7's ordinary category requires moving in and settling. Separate earthquake/flood-displaced categories and mayor approval are exceptions.
A home kept for guest stays may not meet a condition to live there. The bank rules set the scope.
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
No home-sharing ordinance for Toyama Prefecture appears in the Japan Tourism Agency list of 1 April 2021.
That is not a statement that home-sharing is allowed here: the list may be out of date, and the national rules still apply.
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
Unknown. Area division data is not available for this spot.
Unknown does not mean permitted. The town's planning desk can say whether the home is in an urbanisation control area.
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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
Unknown. No distance to an airport or a shinkansen station is recorded for this home.
Travel time from the nearest airport or station shapes demand, so it is worth checking on a map.
How to buy: through the town.
This home is on the Himi akiya bank. The town puts you in touch with the seller and explains its rules.
If the town says a local estate agent handles the sale, Koryoya can help you in English. Ask us.
- 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.
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.
