A house AND its land in Japan with a $0 asking price? 🏡 This two-story home in Hokkaido, offers a starting point for your own northern Japan project. Built in 1980, the wooden house has 83 m² of building space on a 152 m² freehold residential plot, with immediate handover available. Traditional wood trim and shoji screens bring a touch of Japanese character to the interior.
The setting adds a reason to look closer. Muroran is a coastal city where dramatic headlands meet open ocean, and Cape Chikyu offers sweeping sea panoramas. Hakucho Bridge stretches across the harbor, while ski areas bring winter adventures into the picture. Imagine using this address as a base for exploring Hokkaido's coast and changing seasons.
The owner is seeking someone to give the property a new chapter. Some houses in Japan are given away because their owners no longer use them, while taxes, upkeep and demolition can be costly. Rural depopulation and inherited vacant homes add to the supply.
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