Double Lot Cottage, Hakuba
Hakuba, Nagano, Hakuba, Japan
Why We Selected It
In Hakuba the scarce commodity is land, not buildings. Most of what comes to market is a small plot with a chalet pressed onto it. This is a double lot of 2,314 m² with a warm, usable timber cottage already in place — so you can spend a first winter here while deciding what the site should eventually become. The outlook towards the ranges is the kind you cannot buy back once it is built out, and the position keeps you a few minutes from Iwatake and within a short drive of Happo-One, Tsugaike, Goryu and Hakuba 47.
The Home
Detached timber cottage on a double lot, freehold · Liveable now, with expansion and renovation potential
A three-bedroom alpine cottage on 2,314 m² of freehold land in Hakuba — an unusually large double lot with the house already standing, mountain views over the valley and every major ski area within twenty minutes by car.
- Roughly 125 m² of timber cottage over two levels, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
- Open living and dining room under a pitched pine ceiling, with a long table for full houses in winter.
- Upstairs sleeping rooms tucked under the roof, with skylights and windows onto the trees.
- A raised timber deck and steps facing the mountains — the best seat on the property in both seasons.
- 2,314.24 m² double lot: mature trees, open ground and off-street parking.
- Room to renovate, extend or plan a second building, subject to local approvals.
Life Here
Skiing
About 5 minutes by car to Hakuba Iwatake, 7–10 to Happo-One and Happo Village, 12–15 to Tsugaike, and around 20 to Hakuba Goryu and Hakuba 47.
Village
Roughly 10 minutes to Hakuba station, with the shops, restaurants and services of the valley in between.
Summer
Hiking, mountain biking, lakes and onsen — Hakuba's green season now runs almost as strongly as its winter.
Access
Shinkansen to Nagano and about an hour by road, or direct winter buses from Tokyo and Narita.
Our Perspective
Why it works
Land of this size inside Hakuba rarely comes up with a habitable house on it. You buy use today and optionality later — renovate, extend, or hold the plot as the valley continues to densify.
Ownership case
A private mountain base with a credible winter rental season, and a landholding that carries its own long-term case as Hakuba's supply tightens.
What makes it special
A 2,314 m² double lot is a rare holding in Hakuba, where land — not buildings — is the scarce thing; the cottage is habitable today, and every major ski area sits within twenty minutes by car.
Best suited for
Buyers who want space and future flexibility in Hakuba rather than a finished turnkey chalet.
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