The Watchtower Kominka

Wood house in Fukuoka

Yame, Fukuoka

Year built
Not available
Building size
254.35 sqm
Land size
374.52 sqm
Structure
Wood
On the town's official empty-home register Source: www.city.yame.fukuoka.jp (opens in a new tab) Checked 2026-09-27

About this home

Nine rooms across two floors in timber, set back from Kasahara village with room to breathe; the 251 square metres of farmland to the south is half cliff, which needs conversion paperwork but clears the flood-risk zone that this area knew in 2012.

Draft summary from the listing, not yet reviewed by a founder.

From the listing

Natural property with 9DK layout near camp ground / Large warehouse usable as garage or workspace / Special Notes: Building is old but partially renovated with flooring, kitchen, and toilet. Agricultural land (251 square meters) attached to south side, half of which is cliff, land conversion recommended at purchase. This area was heavily affected during the H24 disaster, though the property itself sustained no flooding or landslide damage; caution advised during heavy rain. Prior professional verification recommended for water, gas, and electricity connections. Boiler, water heater, and well pump may require replacement.

Specifications

Land size
374.52 sqm
Building size
254.35 sqm
Structure
Wood
Floors
2
Rooms
9DK
Gas
None
Water
City water
Sewer
Septic (single)

Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.

Floor plans

Floor plan 1 of 2 for Wood house in Fukuoka
Floor plan 1 of 2
Site plan 2 of 2 for Wood house in Fukuoka
Site plan 2 of 2

The price in context

The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 7,300 yen per sqm, down about 10% over five years (8,100 to 7,300), which the survey classes as declining.

The asking price works out at about 10,680 yen per sqm of land, 46% above the nearest residential benchmark of about 7,300 yen per sqm.

Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.

Official records

Area and hazard data

5 checks clear. 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.

Hazards and ground
Strong-earthquake chance
Checked, clear
About 0% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, low for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%

Source: National earthquake-hazard model

Landslide risk
Checked, clear
Checked: no designated landslide zone at this location. Zone edges are approximate, and this is not a legal property disclosure document.

Source: Government hazard map

Flood risk
Checked, clear
Checked: outside a mapped flood area. The maps cover designated rivers only, so this is not a promise of no flooding.

Source: Government hazard map

Tsunami risk
Checked, clear
Checked: no designated tsunami inundation zone at this location

Source: Government hazard map

Liquefaction
Checked, clear
Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here

Source: National landform survey

Getting around
Nearest station
Chikugo-Yoshii station, about 13.7 km away (Kyudai Line)
Setting
About 15.5 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 7,000)
Clinic
About 48 min walk

Location

Area
Yame, Fukuoka
Nearest station
Chikugo-Yoshii station, about 13.7 km away (Kyudai Line)
Setting
About 15.5 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 7,000)
Clinic
About 48 min walk

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Before you buy

Where this data comes from

Every fact on this page comes from the town's own listing or an official government record, checked for this address. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess.

  • Landslide-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A33).
  • Flood-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A31a).
  • Tsunami-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A40).
  • Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.
  • Official land prices, from Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey.

Map data: National Land Numerical Information (Kokudo Suchi Joho), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, processed by Engawa.

出典:「国土数値情報」(国土交通省)(https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/)をEngawaが加工して作成

Checked against the town's listing
Checked against the town's listing: 2026-09-27
Source listing last changed
Source listing last changed: 2026-06-17

We re-check listings against their sources through the week. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.

4,000,000 yen

(approx. GBP 19,000)

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