Where Japanese Design Meets Modern Living

Property Highlights:

The site spans 578.53 sqm of freehold, residential-use land in Niseko Hirafu, with an 8.00-metre-wide road and approximately 23.26 metres of frontage — generous access for the area. Building coverage and floor-area ratios of 30% and 100% respectively, together with no use-district restriction, allow for a low, ground-hugging form suited to the surrounding forest.

The residence is a work by architect Makoto Tanijiri, founder of MIETELL and of SUPPOSE DESIGN OFFICE, realised under AWAI — his ongoing exploration of a new relationship between architecture and life. A two-storey timber structure of 312.32 sqm total floor area, completion is planned for November 2026. Four bedrooms are distributed across both floors, each paired with its own bathroom and wash room, while a steeply pitched, fully glazed volume opens the main living-dining space directly onto the surrounding pine and birch forest. A private sauna with adjoining terrace, a garage, and a backyard complete the plan — a residence built for year-round use, licensed for operation as a hotel or inn.

Full-height glazing under a soaring gable roof turns every meal, every quiet morning, into an unobstructed view of the forest closing in around the house.

¥680,000,000. Freehold. Completion planned for November 2026.

The Neighbourhood:

The property sits within Niseko Hirafu — Japan’s most internationally recognised ski destination — just off the energy of the village center, within the designated city planning zone and subject to no use-district restriction. Kutchan Station and Hirafu Station are each approximately nine minutes by car (about 6 km), while Niseko Station is approximately sixteen minutes by car (about 11 km), placing the property within easy reach of the area’s full range of dining, lift access, and international schools.

New Chitose Airport is approximately two hours by car (about 110 km), connecting directly to Sapporo and onward to Tokyo and international gateways across Asia.

Why TonTon:

This is the kind of asset that does not reach the open market through conventional channels. As the exclusive Japan licensee of Forbes Global Properties, TonTon operates at the precise intersection of deep local knowledge and a truly global network — giving our clients access not only to properties of this nature, but to the discretion, due diligence, and cross-border expertise that a transaction of this significance demands.

Our advisory team brings together backgrounds in international finance, Japanese property law, and cross-border transaction management — fluent at a native level in Japanese, English, Mandarin, Hindi, and Korean. From corporate structure establishment and tax advisory coordination to post-acquisition asset management, we provide end-to-end support across the full acquisition journey.

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