Daiwa House Industry has begun selling traditional rental housing for historical districts such as castle towns and inn towns.

, 89 cities, towns, villages, and 109 districts throughout Japan have designated castle towns and inn towns as preservation areas for groups of traditional buildings, and the number is increasing every year. The government's tax incentives in these areas, such as the exemption of existing land and buildings from property taxes, are increasing the demand for rental housing by land owners.
The rental housing to be released is targeted at areas with strict cityscape regulations nationwide, and features conventional construction methods using natural materials such as earth, wood, and paper. The exterior features traditional Japanese plaster and clay walls, while the roofs are made of Sanshu and Awaji tiles in the Sukiya style, with gabled or gabled roofs and gabled roofs.
The interior is decorated with Japanese-style fittings such as tatami mats, fusuma (sliding doors), and shoji screens, the structural framing materials of the pillars and beams are made of domestic timber, incorporating Japanese architectural techniques and design. The company says that it can accommodate rental housing with a store on the first floor, as well as sites with a narrow frontage and deep depth, which are common in Kanazawa and Kyoto cities.


At the same time, the company also released "Sejour Wit Kyoto Japanese Style," a two-story Japanese-style rental housing with a prestigious appearance featuring decorative gables, latticework in front of windows, and Japanese-style roof tiles. The company will continue to strengthen its sales of Japanese-style rental housing products.