1980s wood house in Akita (a7)

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.

1980s wood house in Akita

Noshiro, Akita

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1,820,000 yen
approx. GBP 8,000
177.73 sqm
1987
Wood

Location

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Full description

Repairs needed: Minor repairs required / Repair cost responsibility: Borne by occupant / Notes: Childcare facility distance shown to nearest "Futatsui Kodomo-en" / Water supply: Private small-scale water system / Sewage: Municipal combined septic system 8-person capacity / Toilet and bath fixtures unknown

Specifications

Land size479.22 sqm
Building size177.73 sqm
Year built1987
StructureWood
Floors2
RoomsLDK+和室3+洋室2

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
Sewer
Septic (combined)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 1% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built after the 1981 earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 654.2 km from the coast
  • About 663.3 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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Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.