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

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

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5,500,000 yen
approx. GBP 26,000
157.74 sqm
1977
Wood

Location

We only know the general area for this home. The listing's address did not resolve to a precise enough point, so there is no map yet rather than a guessed pin.

Full description

Usage status: Regularly maintained / Property condition: Bandai-Asahi National Park Zone II Special Area / Spacious land behind the house / Easement for partial access to adjacent vacation home area / Electric pole on property (pole site fee applies) / Roof re-shingled approximately 10 years ago / Furniture removed November 2024 / Special notes: Price reduced from 12 million yen (April 2025: 7 million yen) to 5.5 million yen (October 2025)

Specifications

Land size3192.76 sqm
Building size157.74 sqm
Year built1977
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
Data not available
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built

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Source listing last changed: 2026-07-16

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