Garden House, Yamanashi
1990s wood house, 13-min walk to station, Yamanashi
Otsuki, Yamanashi
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Location
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Full description
Authentic sukiya-style Japanese house with garden. Entrance ceiling features geometric lattice pattern. First-floor tea room has decorative ceiling. First-floor pillars are 5-sun (150mm) solid wood beams (custom order). First-floor ceiling is higher than standard construction (custom design). Guest room features shoin-style architecture with snow-viewing shoji screens. Lintel carvings between guest room and adjacent room offer contrasting views. Unusually spacious unit bath (room to stretch legs). Gutters are rare copper-plate angular style. Historic storehouse (100+ years old; earthen-walled treasure now rare; exterior and gutters recently restored). Garden stone garden is custom-designed inspired by Kyoto tsubo-niwa (courtyard garden). Exterior paint, Kyoto-plaster repainting (1F tea room), and unit bath coating completed (Dec 2020). Gas ranges replaced (1F, 2F). All rooms non-smoking. Maintenance includes monthly cleaning. Parking for 5 cars. Storehouse 1F 25.53㎡ (7.72 tsubo), 2F 25.53㎡ (7.72 tsubo). Storage shed present, garden present, TV reception available.
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Area and hazard data
- About 307.4 km from the coast
- About 276.0 km to the nearest primary school
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.
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Where this data comes from
- Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
- Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.
Source listing last changed: 2025-04-17
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