Garden House, Ehime (c8)
1960s wood house in Ehime
Matsuyama, Ehime
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Location
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Full description
Despite being your first visit, it has the feel of a childhood home! A standard single-family house with a garden. Wooden structure with distinctive two-tone exterior walls in azuki red and white. The traditional appearance evokes a nostalgic atmosphere even on first visit. Layout features 4 rooms on the 1st floor and 2 on the 2nd (6K total), offering more space than apparent from outside. At 57 years old, visible deterioration is unavoidable, but there's potential for rewarding restoration work, might appeal to DIY enthusiasts. / Offers more rooms and greater potential than initial appearances suggest! While the layout is 6K, one room is quite small, so living here with partitions removed for more spacious use is recommended. Kitchen ceiling leaks confirmed; repair is necessary. Toilet, bath, and all water-related fixtures are old; renovation is essential. Considerable remaining personal items require removal at significant cost. The retro exterior wall color is charming but requires repairs. While repairs are inevitable in an old house, given the numerous areas needing attention, please conduct a thorough site inspection. / Convenient location near the sea with wide surrounding roads. Located on the road connecting Funakoshi to Wasigasu through the island's center, with a wide adjacent road making relocation relatively easy. Nearby beach with open atmosphere, a major plus. Though old, the building has a garden and many rooms providing ample private space for family living. The lot even has space for a home vegetable garden. / Just 5 minutes from Yura port, this single-family house offers a good environment and fine views. Recommended for those interested in trying various DIY projects.
Specifications
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Utilities
Area and hazard data
- About 277.5 km from the coast
- About 262.1 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.
Floor plans
Municipal conditions and restrictions
Some towns attach conditions to an empty-home purchase, for example a residency requirement or farmland-law (nochi-ho) approval, which is a local sign-off needed before farmland can change hands or use. These come from the source listing.
- Rebuilding may be restricted
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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: 2026-07-24
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Original listing: https://ritou-akiya.com/house/gogo_washigasu_sale_0190
Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.