DATE DREAM DATE home

A turnkey guesthouse business, not just a house. This single-storey home in Higashihama-cho, Date, is already operating under a kan’i shukusho lodging licence, and both the licence and a full renovation are complete and included at no additional cost to the buyer, the two things that normally stand between purchase and first guest are already done. Running costs sit at roughly 30% of revenue. It comes fully furnished and equipped, down to four beds, two futon sets and a loft bed, so the doors can stay open through the handover.

The 3LDK layout covers 71.22 m² on a 218 m² plot: two Western-style rooms of 11.54 m² and 9.35 m², a Japanese room, and an 11.97 m² dining kitchen. Bath, kitchen, toilet and boiler have all been replaced. A garage holds one car with room for two more alongside, and a sauna is currently under construction on the property.

The location does the rest of the work. Date-Monbetsu Station is a 16-minute walk, an Aeon shopping mall sits nearby, and Date Onsen is ten minutes by car. Niseko and New Chitose Airport are each about an hour’s drive, close enough to catch traffic heading in both directions.