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1970s wood house in Akita (e7)

On the town's official empty-home register A municipal akiya bank is a town-run list of empty homes, so this one may qualify for local grants.

1970s wood house in Akita

Misato, Akita

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3,400,000 yen
approx. GBP 16,000
113.35 sqm
1977
Wood

Location

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Full description

Heisei 28 (2016) water facility renovation (kitchen, bath, toilet); Heisei 30 (2018) floor replacement (living room, kitchen); partial roof renovation / Remarks: Facing an old national highway; convenient location near supermarkets and bus stops.

Specifications

Land size481.61 sqm
Building size113.35 sqm
Year built1977
StructureWood
Floors2

Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.

Utilities

Gas
Propane (LPG)
Water
Well

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 4% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 609.7 km from the coast
  • About 620.5 km to the nearest primary school

A pre-1981 build predates Japan's current earthquake code, which can matter for insurance and renovation. We flag the era from the year built where we have it.

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Where this data comes from

  • Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-11

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