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Japanese-inspired clifftop home for sale in Tairua, Coromandel

20 October 2025

Gill South
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A stunning Japanese-inspired clifftop home in Tairua, Coromandel, is for sale. The property at 167C Sailors Grave Road overlooks Te Karo Bay and features unique materials like Sugi (Japanese burnt wood) and Otsumigaki plaster.

Designed by its owner and built by JP Builders, the home includes two bedroom suites, an infinity-edge pool, and a sunken conversation pit. It offers privacy and spectacular ocean views, with permission to create a direct track to the beach.

Curved lines and sea views

Set amongst the Coromandel bush, the property overlooks Te Karo Bay (Sailors Grave Beach)

The designer kitchen connects to the dining and lounge area, all separated by a soaring, ceiling-high schist stone gas fire chimney

A view from the bedroom that's hard to beat

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Gill South Gill South
Business and property journalist