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1970s steel-frame house in Ainan
Ainan, Ehime
- Year built
- 1978
- Building size
- 226 sqm
- Land size
- 134 sqm
- Structure
- Steel frame
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About this home
Steel-frame 1978 building, 226 sqm across two floors with highway frontage in Ainan Town's commercial center; the bones are tired but the location is the real asset. Septic system; pre-1981 structure.
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From the listing
Location is key to business success! Start your dream business in the heart of Ainan Town along the national highway, the perfect setting. For those considering starting a business or pursuing independence and entrepreneurship. Location is arguably the most important factor for business success. While the building itself shows its age, it more than compensates with an excellent business location. Positioned in the commercial center of Ainan Town with highway frontage, essential for customer attraction and brand recognition. Your storefront will definitely catch the attention of many passersby. The 1st floor offers spacious, flexible layout suitable for a store or office. The 2nd floor provides residential space, enabling a "live-and-work-together" lifestyle. By combining your home and business, you eliminate commute stress and minimize running costs, ideal for a lean startup. Despite being exceptionally rare in Ainan Town, this commercial property is attractively priced below 5 yen million. With controlled purchase costs, you can allocate substantial budget to interior design and equipment via DIY and renovation, creating your ideal space. Those who view the building's age as "character" and "customization potential" and want to leverage this prime location to accelerate their business are invited to consult with us. / Remarks: Extension portion is unregistered; part of building encroaches on road / Notice: This property is located within a "Tsunami Disaster Warning Zone (5m to less than 10m)". Given the building's aging condition, please consider this property on the assumption of renovation and repairs suitable for your intended business use.
Specifications
- Land size
- 134 sqm
- Building size
- 226 sqm
- Year built
- 1978
- Structure
- Steel frame
- Floors
- 2
- Sewer
- Septic (combined)
Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.
Floor plans
Area and hazard data
1 to know about, 4 not checked. Each check is against a government map for this exact point. Where a map is missing or we can't use it, we say so; that never means there's no risk.
- Earthquake code Caution
- Built before the 1981 earthquake code. Expect a structural survey, harder mortgages, and a retrofit budget; towns often grant part of that cost.
- Strong-earthquake chance Not checked
- We haven't been able to check earthquake risk here yet, but that doesn't mean there's no risk.
- Landslide risk Not checked
- We haven't been able to check landslide risk here yet, but that doesn't mean there's no risk.
- Flood risk Not checked
- We haven't been able to check flood risk here yet, but that doesn't mean there's no risk.
- Tsunami risk Not checked
- We haven't been able to check tsunami risk here yet, but that doesn't mean there's no risk.
Source: Estimated from year built
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.
- Nearby
- Not checked. The station, coast and school layers did not run for this point.
Location
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Rules of this akiya bank
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Where this data comes from
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- Checked against the town's listing
- Checked against the town's listing: 2026-10-10
- Source listing last changed
- Source listing last changed: 2026-07-22
- Original listing
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