Engawa
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Kawai Town, mountainous area, 2.9 million yen

Hida, Gifu

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Kawai Town, mountainous area, 2.9 million yen
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2,900,000 yen
approx. GBP 13,000
132.23 sqm
1885
Wood

Location

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Full description

Annual property tax: 5,500 yen. This is a historic farmhouse built in Meiji 18 (1885) in Hida City's mountainous area. The building is severely damaged and requires significant renovation (areas needing work: floors, exterior walls, windows and frames). Includes forest land spanning 8 plots totaling 28,500 tsubo.

Specifications

Land size94888 sqm
Building size132.23 sqm
Year built1885
StructureWood

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
Septic (combined)

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 159.2 km from the coast
  • About 168.8 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.

Floor plans

Floor plan for Kawai Town, mountainous area, 2.9 million yen

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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.hida.gifu.jp/site/sumutokonet/84037.html

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