Yadosu — all-in-one kominka guesthouse package / Toyama, Ishikawa, Hida

Let that househost.

The guesthouse The exterior of a kominka in the hills opened as a guesthouse (image)

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An inherited family home. A kominka you are about to look for. A storehouse nobody uses. Between selling and holding on, there is a third way: open it as a guesthouse and turn a house that costs money into one that earns it. From site survey to construction, filing and management after opening, there is one point of contact.

A kominka can open as a guesthouse through a notification under the Private Lodging Business Act, but only up to 180 days a year.
From the on-site survey to construction, notification and management after opening, there is one window.
Our project was a 90-year-old house, with 4 months of work and a construction cost of ¥9 million.
Furnishings such as bedding, tableware and furniture cost extra, apart from the construction cost.
Location is the foundation of everything, and not every house will work. Consultation is free.

Already running the house as a guesthouse? See minpaku operation and management in Toyama.

Why one point of contact is enough

Setting up a guesthouse usually means three parties: a real estate agent for the property, a builder for the work, and a management company after opening. We hold all three registrations and licences, so the same person sees you through from the first conversation to after opening.

The propertyReal estate brokerage licence 富山県知事(9)第1812号

The constructionGeneral construction licence 富山県知事許可（般－27）第8312号

Management after openingPrivate-lodging management operator, Registration No. 国土交通大臣(01)第F06163号

A real example — a 90-year-old house becomes a guesthouse

Before

Opened as a guesthouse The minpaku after: a stairwell with exposed beams

Legal basisPrivate Lodging Business Act (we handle the filing with you)

Construction period4 months

Construction cost¥9 million

Main worksInsulation; two new shower rooms, toilets and washbasins; upstairs floors, walls and ceilings; exterior walls

Fire-safety equipmentExit signs, smoke detectors, extinguishers

A precedent from abroad — the albergo diffuso

Empty houses scattered through a village become the rooms, and the whole village becomes one inn — the "scattered hotel" born in Italy. Gokayama with its gassho farmhouses, Hida with its timber streets: villages in Hokuriku are strikingly close to those conditions. It can start with a single guesthouse.

A village

A gassho-style village and a street of timber houses (image)

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Five steps

1LookWe visit the site and judge first whether it can work.

2PlanWe build the figures and set the scope of work.

3RestoreInsulation and plumbing first. Beams and posts stay.

4ApproveWe clear the fire and health requirements and the filing.

5OpenOpening day. After that, we can take on the management through our minpaku operation and management service in Toyama.

Some honest ground rules first

Under the Minpaku Law you may operate up to 180 nights a year; beyond that you need a hotel business licence

Bedding, furniture and other start-up costs come on top of the construction cost

If you operate year-round, winter snow clearing has to be part of the operating plan

The filing requires you to inform and consider the neighbours

Location is the foundation of everything. Not every house will work

That is exactly why the first step, "Look", decides whether it will work. Consultation is free

FAQ

Do I have to file the registration myself?＋−

No. Fire-safety equipment, drawings and other parts of the filing go hand in hand with the construction, so we do it with you. We start by checking whether the filing can be approved at all.

What if I want to operate more than 180 nights a year?＋−

You can apply for a hotel business licence under the Ryokan Business Act. The night limit disappears, but the building requirements and the construction cost change. We decide which route to take after looking at the occupancy you expect and the figures.

Can I run it myself?＋−

Many owners outsource cleaning and key handovers. We're registered as a private-lodging management operator (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (01) No. F06163), so we can take on the management after the notification, not just the construction work. It's important to decide who will run the guesthouse, and how, before you plan it. Otherwise, more guests won't mean more money left in your pocket. So we decide the layout from the design stage with that in mind.