Engawa

The Hundred-Year Kominka

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.

1920s wood house in Fukuoka

Yame, Fukuoka

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1920s wood house in Fukuoka
1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka 1920s wood house in Fukuoka
4,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 19,000
199 sqm
1925
Wood

Location

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Full description

100-year-old property near the center of Kurogi town. Spacious lot suitable for vegetable gardening and various other uses. / Notes: Extended in 1976. Second floor has numerous storage closets and compartments (excellent storage capacity). Storage shed (14.87 m²) on the northeast of the property. The frontage road is narrow; setback will likely be required if rebuilding.

Specifications

Land size576.01 sqm
Building size199 sqm
Year built1925
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
Well
Sewer
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 5% 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 146 min walk to Chikugo-Kusano station
  • About 107.3 km from the coast
  • About 111.7 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.

Floor plans

Floor plan for 1920s wood house in Fukuoka Floor plan for 1920s wood house in Fukuoka

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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: 2026-06-17

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Original listing: https://www.city.yame.fukuoka.jp/miryoku/live/vacant/article/11079.html

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