While no official reason for the demolition has been revealed so far, there is speculation that inheritance tax could be a factor behind the decision.

A Nara City Council member suggested in a post on X that the property may have been subject to inheritance tax if the land and building were registered under Toriyama’s personal name, even if most of his copyrights belonged to a company.

The council member speculated that the potential tax burden may have forced the family to make the difficult decision to let go of the property.