MATCH YA, a portal site for information on utilizing Kyoto townhouses
The Kyoto Machiya Preservation Network (Secretariat: Kyoto City Landscape and Urban Development Center) is working to discover new users of Kyoto machiya (traditional Kyoto townhouses) and attract businesses and entrepreneurs to establish bases in Kyoto. To achieve this, they have compiled and published real estate information, utilization examples, and utilization ideas specifically for historical buildings such as Kyoto machiya, old private houses, and modern Japanese-style houses, all possessing cultural value, on their portal site, "MATCH YA." IT companies, creative companies, entrepreneurs, and others from the Tokyo metropolitan area seeking a base in Kyoto are encouraged to visit.
Contact Information
Kyoto Machiya Preservation Network (Secretariat: Kyoto City Landscape and Urban Development Center)
TEL: 075-354-8701
FAX: 075-354-8704
Email:[email protected]
Loans that can be used to purchase or renovate Kyoto townhouses
Kyoto Bank, Kyoto Shinkin Bank, and Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank offer loans that can be used to purchase or renovate traditional Kyoto townhouses. For details, please contact each financial institution.
> Kyoto Bank (This link will take you to an external website)
*Please search for "Kyoto Machiya Plan" on the site.
> Kyoto Shinkin Bank's "Nokosou Kyomachiya" (Kyoto townhouse-specific housing loan) (This link will take you to an external website)
> Kyoto Shinkin Bank "Business Loan for Kyoto Machiya: Let's Make the Most of Kyoto Machiya" (This link will take you to an external website)
> Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank "Unsecured Housing Plan 'NEW Lucky Smile'" (This link will take you to an external website)
*This can also be used to raise funds for a "Kyoto townhouse" for your own home.
> Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank "Kyoto Chushin Kyomachiya Business Loan" (This link will take you to an external website)
* When applying for a loan for a Kyoto townhouse, you may need documents such as the "Kyoto Townhouse Medical Record" or "Kyoto Townhouse Profile" issued by the Kyoto City Landscape and Urban Development Center.
> Kyoto Machiya (Traditional Kyoto Townhouse) Profile
Renovation loans (earthquake-resistant renovation work) from the Japan Housing Finance Agency
If you use Kyoto City's "Takumi Plus" project to carry out "full-scale seismic retrofitting" of a traditional Kyoto townhouse, you can utilize the Japan Housing Finance Agency's "Renovation Loan (Seismic Retrofitting Work)."
This will be carried out in conjunction with full-scale seismic retrofitting.Other repair work, such as barrier-free construction and the installation of system kitchens, toilets, and bathroom units, is also eligible for financing.This is the result.
* The "Machino Takumi Plus" project in Kyoto City refers to the "Support Project for Earthquake-Resistant and Fire-Resistant Renovation of Kyoto Machiya and Wooden Houses."
*Please note that we may not be able to fulfill your request depending on the results of the loan application review.
<Contact Information>
Housing Finance Agency's home renovation loan (earthquake-resistant renovation work)
Japan Housing Finance Agency Kinki Branch Regional Cooperation Group
06-6281-9261
Kyoto City's "Town Craftsmen Plus" Project
Kyoto City Housing Supply Corporation, Kyoto Safe Housing Center
075-744-1631
> (As of November 2024) Information on the Japan Housing Finance Agency's Home Renovation Loan Program (PDF)
> Japan Housing Finance Agency Renovation Loan (Seismic Retrofitting Work) (This link will take you to an external website)
> "Machino Takumi Plus" Kyoto Machiya and Wooden House Earthquake-Resistant and Fire-Resistant Renovation Support Project (This link will take you to the Kyoto City Information Center)