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Weekly Featured Property: Sakai Renovated Urban Home

Light-Filled 2LDK+S with High-Ceiling LDK

Full Interior & Exterior Renovation, Island Kitchen, Skylit Volume

Three-Story Wooden Home in a Quiet, Flat Residential Pocket

High-Roof Parking, South-Facing Balcony, Flexible Storage

Walkable to 3 Stations: Suwanomori (8 min), Ishizugawa (12 min), Ishizu (7 min)

¥21.8M / ~$139,000 USD as of Nov 2025

In the historic coastal district of Hamadera, Sakai City, this fully renovated 2LDK+S three-story home delivers bright, contemporary living just minutes from three train lines. Originally built in 1973 and comprehensively refurbished, including a major interior refresh, exterior updates, and a third-floor expansion it offers an impressive blend of character, modern comfort, and clever use of vertical space across 77.67 sqm.

Set on a quiet residential street with flat access and good sun exposure, this home is ideal for couples, small families, remote workers, or anyone wanting a turnkey property with stylish renovations and excellent access to Osaka’s transit network.

✨ What Makes This One So Special?

🏡 Renovated, Bright, High-Ceiling Living

The second-floor LDK immediately stands out: a 17-jo living-dining area with high ceilings, a gentle sloped roofline, abundant southern light, and an airy sense of vertical volume. The open living staircase enhances the flow and gives the space a loft-like feel unusual at this price point.

The home features full renovations to the kitchen, bath, toilet, flooring, and interior surfaces, plus exterior improvements to siding and roofing. Everything feels fresh, modern, and easy to maintain. A south-facing balcony spans the length of the LDK, bringing in warm light throughout the day.

🍳 Island Kitchen as a Stylish Centerpiece

The island kitchen anchors the open LDK, adding counter space, storage, and social presence. With an IH cooktop, dishwasher, modern system cabinetry, and room to move, it’s designed for enjoyable daily cooking. Whether chatting over coffee, working at the dining table, or hosting friends, the layout supports flexible lifestyle rhythms.

A windowed bath, auto-fill tub, updated vanity, and modern fixtures create a comfortable, no-compromise daily routine.

🚗 Smart Urban Lot, High-Roof Parking, Versatile Storage

Despite its compact footprint, the home integrates thoughtful features that make urban living smooth, including high-roof parking for larger vehicles; south-facing frontage for reliable daylight; a private third-floor room, great for bedroom separation or a home office; a sizable walk-in closet in the smaller bedroom; and a dedicated storage room for gear, tools, luggage, and seasonal items

Situated in a calm residential pocket, the property is just a short walk to supermarkets, cafés, traditional shops, daily services, and park spaces. There’s a nice balance of quiet streets and real convenience.

📍 Living in Hamadera

Hamadera offers outstanding connectivity while maintaining a relaxed, livable feel. From the property, three stations are within easy walking distance. The Nankai Main Line’s Suwanomori (8 min walk) and Ishizugawa (12 min walk) Stations are nearby, as is the Hankai Tramway’s Ishizu Station (7 min walk).

From Suwanomori, Namba is about 25 minutes away, offering direct access to Osaka’s commercial core. JR lines at nearby Ōtori and other stations give additional access to Tennoji and Kansai Airport. Bus service across the ward provides easy links to residential areas, clinics, schools, and shopping centers.

Road access is equally convenient: the Hanshin 4 Bayshore Line supports quick trips across Osaka Bay and straight to Kansai Airport, while National Route 26 provides smooth local mobility.

This is a district where you can commute efficiently, enjoy car-light living, and still reach green parks and coastal paths within minutes.

🌸 Welcome to Hamadera

Sakai City's Nishi Ward blends seaside history, lush parks, and modern suburban comfort. Hamadera is one of the region’s most atmospheric neighborhoods: its streets were shaped by trade routes from the Edo period and its architecture is sprinkled with early modern gems, including Suwanomori Station’s Taishō-era Western-style building, a registered cultural property.

Nature lovers will appreciate Hamadera Park, selected as one of Japan’s 100 best pine forests. Here you can stroll beneath towering black pines, relax in the rose garden, or enjoy the children’s traffic park on weekends. The ward’s quiet gridded residential streets make for pleasant evening walks or jogs.

Families benefit from supportive programs, including child-rearing subsidies, medical cost assistance through age 18, and widely available nursery and preschool options, with childcare waiting lists effectively eliminated.

The area balances tradition and daily convenience: local festivals like the Ohtori Danjiri Festival bring energy and color each autumn, while everyday life unfolds at a calm, friendly pace.

🗺️ Quick Property Snapshot

• 🏠 3-story 2LDK + S (storage room) wooden home

• 📐 77.67 sqm (836 sqft) building / 56.15 sqm (604 sqft) land

• 📅 Built 1973 (52 years old), with major interior/exterior renovation completed June 2014, including kitchen, bath, toilet, flooring, walls, roof, siding, and 3F expansion

• 🍳 Island kitchen, IH stove, dishwasher, system kitchen

• 🛁 Auto-bath, reheating function, windowed bathroom, modern vanity

• 💡 TV monitor intercom, full flooring, high ceilings (2.5m+), sloped ceiling LDK

• 🚗 High-roof parking, flat approach

• ☀️ South-facing balcony across the LDK

• 🚉 8-min walk to Suwanomori Station (Nankai Main Line); 12-min to Ishizugawa; 7-min to Ishizu (Hankai Tramway)

• 💴 ¥21.8M / ~$139,000 USD (as of Nov 2025)

🔍 Why This One’s Worth a Look

This Hamadera home brings together a rare package: full renovations, a dramatic high-ceiling LDK, an island kitchen, walkability to three stations, and a quiet, livable neighborhood with parks and essential amenities close by.

For anyone seeking a stylish, compact, move-in ready home with strong Osaka access, the combination of design, convenience, and daily comfort is especially compelling, and difficult to find in this price range.

🌿 Make Sakai City Your Next Home Base

From seaside pine forests and traditional streets to smooth commutes and easy shopping, Hamadera offers a lifestyle shaped by history, greenery, and urban simplicity. This renovated home is an inviting entry point into one of Osaka’s most livable districts, where your daily rhythm can feel both grounded and connected.

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