私道
shidōしどう
Private road
A road owned by private parties rather than the public. If your access runs over one, verify who owns it, whether you hold a share (持分), and whether written consents exist for passage and for digging (通行掘削承諾) to connect utilities. Missing consents surface exactly when you try to renovate or sell.
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