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.

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Kitashiobara, Fukushima

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4,800,000 yen
approx. GBP 22,000
55.48 sqm
1974
Wood

Location

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Full description

Equipment/Facilities: Completely renovated in Reiwa 6 (2024) with good flow and compact, easy-to-use property. (System kitchen installation, toilet replacement, unit bath installation, complete floor renovation, double-window installation, roof panel repair and painting, sink installation, entrance vestibule installation, etc.) / Close to Lake Hinohara and hot springs (approximately 10 minutes walk) / Natural Park Law Category 3 area / Frontage is a village road (village road has village snow removal) / TV viewing requires membership in the television association.

Specifications

Land size495.55 sqm
Building size55.48 sqm
Year built1974
StructureWood
Floors1

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
About 0% 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 468.9 km from the coast
  • About 479.4 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: 2026-07-16

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