Broadacre House, Akita (f4)

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.

1950s wood house on a large plot in Akita

Yurihonjo, Akita

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4,700,000 yen
approx. GBP 22,000
237.5 sqm
1953
Wood

Location

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Full description

A quiet farmhouse with spacious room layout, abundant storage including storeroom and attic space! Convenient access, only 7 minutes by car to Route 107 and the Honjo IC of the Japan Sea Tohoku Expressway♪ / Remarks: 1 garage, 1 storage building, 1 small shed / Utilities: electricity requires setup, water supply requires setup, kitchen has gas, bath uses kerosene heating, toilet is flush, parking available (2 spaces)

Specifications

Land size781.93 sqm
Building size237.5 sqm
Year built1953
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms8K

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 2% 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 577.2 km from the coast
  • About 587.6 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: 2025-09-18

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