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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25,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 116,000
340 sqm
1997
Wood

Location

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Full description

Repairs: partially needed (one woodpecker hole and partial exterior wall damage) / Storage: two external storage sheds; 3rd floor of lodging building can also be used for storage / Active lodging operation (licensed under Building Standards Act and Fire Prevention Act) / Business equipment to be transferred as-is / Snow blower available (willing to transfer) / View of Mt. Bandai from 2nd floor guest room / About 15-minute walk from Goshikinuma Bishamon Pond, a tourist attraction

Specifications

Land size1000 sqm
Building size340 sqm
Year built1997
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

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 after the 1981 earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built

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Source listing last changed: 2026-07-16

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