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

Kawamata, Fukushima

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1,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 5,000
105.51 sqm
Not available
Mixed

Location

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Full description

Previous use: snack bar / Unused for: 4 years / Building repair status: some sections require no repairs, others require minor or major repairs

Specifications

Land size70.06 sqm
Building size105.51 sqm
StructureMixed
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

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 4% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
  • About 511.1 km from the coast
  • About 515.4 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: 2025-09-18

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