This extraordinary property in Niigata offers the chance to own a renovated traditional Japanese kominka with roughly 150 years of history. 🇯🇵 Currently operating as a restaurant, the building preserves its original character through massive exposed beams, an open atrium, an earthen-floor entrance and a beautifully maintained courtyard garden.
The first floor is already arranged as a spacious dining area with a complete commercial kitchen, tables, chairs and furnishings included, while upstairs you’ll find one Japanese tatami room and one Western-style room that could work as private sleeping spaces.
With the right conversion, this could become an incredibly cozy and spacious holiday home, combining dramatic communal areas with peaceful traditional rooms. 🌿 It also has exciting Airbnb or guesthouse potential, subject to local permits, especially for buyers looking to create a memorable stay built around authentic Japanese architecture, food and atmosphere.
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