For a really cheap price, you can wake up to a panoramic view of the Seto Inland Sea, all to yourself. This 2 bedroom house sits near the top of Kojima Island, in Okayama Prefecture, a peaceful vacation home island often called Japan's Aegean Sea. Custom built in 1998, it offers around 80㎡ of bright living space with an open atrium, a 12 tatami living room, a calm 4.5 tatami Japanese room and a 10 tatami bedroom upstairs with floor to ceiling windows.
The kitchen and bathroom are modern and functional, the toilets have bidet functions, and all the furniture, lighting and even the washing machine are included 🛋️ Step onto the covered balcony and it feels like an observation deck ☕ Only three villas share this hilltop, so privacy here is rare. Life is slow by design: the island is 15 minutes by regular ferry from Hinase Port ⛴️ The entrance stair tiles need some repairs, but for this view, it is a small price to pay.
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