1960s house in Akita

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1960s house in Akita

Nikaho, Akita

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1960s house in Akita
1,500,000 yen
approx. GBP 7,000
Not available
1963
Unknown

Location

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Full description

Quiet residential location with views of rural landscape and Mt. Chokai / Rental inquiries also welcome / Construction note: expanded in 1974

Specifications

Year built1963
StructureUnknown

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

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 8% 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 561.8 km from the coast
  • About 572.2 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.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-08-15

Source listing last changed: 2026-08-11

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Original listing: https://www.nikahome.jp/pages/house/1008

Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.