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.

Gero City Akiya Bank [Kanayama 030] 6.5 yen million sale / Large traditional Japanese house / Could also be used as an atelier or cafe!?

Gero, Gifu

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Gero City Akiya Bank [Kanayama 030] 6.5 yen million sale / Large traditional Japanese house / Could also be used as an atelier or cafe!?

Price

6,500,000 yen

approx. GBP 30,000

Building size

261.72 sqm

Year built

Not available

Structure

Unknown

Location

This marks an approximate area, not the exact building. The circle is a rough radius from the listing's published address, so you can see the neighbourhood without us guessing at a precise spot.

Japanese address

Full description

Comments: Traditional Japanese-style house construction. No major repairs needed, but toilet and bath renovation would be necessary for comfortable living. / Situated on a hillside with good views and pleasant mornings. / Rather than as a residence, it could be good as a base for creative activities or an atelier! / Or boldly transform it into a cafe or antique shop??

Specifications

Land size1476.02 sqm

Building size261.72 sqm

StructureUnknown

Floors2

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

Utilities

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 1% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years

Source: National earthquake-hazard model

About 151.9 km from the coast
About 141.1 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.

Municipal conditions and restrictions

Some towns attach conditions to an empty-home purchase, for example a residency requirement or farmland-law (nochi-ho) approval, which is a local sign-off needed before farmland can change hands or use. These come from the source listing.

Home vegetable gardening permitted

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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.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-07-13

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-13

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Original listing: https://www.city.gero.lg.jp/akiya/iju-start/32497.html

Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.

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