Stationside House, Fukui (ae)

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.

1860s wood house, 6-min walk to station, Fukui

Sakai, Fukui

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1860s wood house, 6-min walk to station, Fukui
1860s wood house, 6-min walk to station, Fukui 1860s wood house, 6-min walk to station, Fukui 1860s wood house, 6-min walk to station, Fukui
2,800,000 yen
approx. GBP 13,000
130.57 sqm
1869
Wood

Location

This marks an approximate area, not the exact building. The circle is a rough radius from the listing's published address, so you can see the neighbourhood without us guessing at a precise spot.

Full description

Layout details: 1st floor - kitchen, tatami rooms 3 mat and 5 mat, other space (tenant area); 2nd floor - 2 tatami rooms, 3 mat western room / Repairs required: major renovation needed (tenant responsibility) / Necessary repairs: water/plumbing / Remarks: no bath or toilet

Specifications

Land size109.09 sqm
Building size130.57 sqm
Year built1869
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms5K

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 3% 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 84.7 km from the coast
  • About 96.8 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

Floor plan for 1860s wood house, 6-min walk to station, Fukui

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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: 2026-08-16

Source listing last changed: 2026-08-11

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Original listing: https://sakai-iju.info/residence/empty_house/detail/r08-013

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