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1960s wood house with storehouses in Aomori

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.

1960s wood house with storehouses in Aomori

Goshogawara, Aomori

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25,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 116,000
117.15 sqm
1966
Wood

Location

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Full description

Remarks: Water main exists on north and south of main road, but no intake pipe / No sewer line; septic tank installation required / If using bridge from north road, application for non-statutory public works is required; we have consent to apply with current measurements / Building unregistered (buyer bears registration cost); has accessory building (storage shed currently unusable) / Current floor area: residence 94.05 m², storage 23.10 m² (per fixed asset certificate) / Usage status: Abandoned for 15 years

Specifications

Land size257.87 sqm
Building size117.15 sqm
Year built1966
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)
Sewer
None

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 7% 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 714.2 km from the coast
  • About 722.7 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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