Engawa
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.

Empty home in Japan

Awara, Fukui

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3,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 14,000
233.81 sqm
1973
Wood

Location

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Full description

Property features: Located close to the center of Awara Onsen, with food supermarket and drugstores nearby. Repairs are needed, but with many rooms, this property can be used for various purposes. / Special notes: Household items will be disposed of before handover. Repairs needed: entrance, 1F floor, roof tiles, tatami mat replacement, paper door replacement, plumbing, etc.

Specifications

Land size320.66 sqm
Building size233.81 sqm
Year built1973
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)
Water
City water
Sewer
Public sewer

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 88.6 km from the coast
  • About 100.7 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: 2026-07-12

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