The most extraordinary home you will ever own already exists.
It just needs to be found.
Somewhere in the mountains of Gifu, Niigata or Nagano, a Japanese farmhouse has stood for 150 years. Built without a single nail, using joinery techniques passed down through generations of master carpenters, it has survived earthquakes, deep winters and the passage of time. It is structurally extraordinary. And it is waiting to be given a second life — on your land, wherever that may be.
Nothing built today can replicate it
The timber in a Japanese farmhouse is slow-grown cypress and oak — among the strongest woods in the world. The joinery is engineered to flex rather than crack, which is why these buildings have outlasted everything around them. No new construction can give you this. You cannot build history.
We solve the one problem kominka have always had
The most beautiful farmhouses are in the most remote places. We dismantle them, restore them, and rebuild them where you actually want to live — Niseko, Hakuba, Hakone, Karuizawa, or anywhere else you choose. Our master carpenters handle every step, from the first beam catalogued in a Niigata mountain village to the final fitting in your new home.
What a project involves
Projects typically range from ¥100M to ¥300M and take 12–24 months from first conversation to handover. We work with private clients, resort developers and architects.
Several of our completed projects are subject to NDA at our clients’ request —references are available to serious enquiries.
We are a fully licensed architectural firm, contractor, real estate agent and project manager, insured and regulated by the Construction Managers Association of Japan (CMAJ).
