1940s wood house in Gifu (b5)

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.

1940s wood house in Gifu

Yamagata, Gifu

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1940s wood house in Gifu
1940s wood house in Gifu 1940s wood house in Gifu 1940s wood house in Gifu 1940s wood house in Gifu
Price
2,500,000 yen
approx. GBP 12,000
Building size
113.22 sqm
Year built
1940
Structure
Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Wooden 2-story property for sale in the Katsurahara district, northern Yamagata City. Main house plus separate dwelling and garage. Approximately 100 sqm field in front of the house can be used as a vegetable garden. Condition: some repairs needed. Property located in yellow zone (mudflow) per landslide hazard map.

Specifications

Land size135.1 sqm
Building size113.22 sqm
Year built1940
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
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
No designated landslide zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Flood risk
No designated river-flood zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Tsunami risk
No designated tsunami inundation zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Strong-earthquake chance
About 56% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Farmland rules
Not in a designated farmland zone
Source: Government land-use records
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built
Local land price
Local land about 8,600 yen per sqm, prices falling (-3.4% over 5 years)
Source: Government land-price survey
  • About 109.5 km from the coast
  • About 98.3 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.

Land-market context

The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 8,600 yen per sqm, with local prices falling (-3.4% over five years).

Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.

Floor plans

Floor plan for 1940s wood house in Gifu

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Where this data comes from

  • Landslide-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A33).
  • Flood-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A31a).
  • Tsunami-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A40).
  • Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
  • Farmland rules, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A12).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.
  • Official land prices, from Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-08-17

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-13

We re-check listings against their sources through the week.

Original listing: https://www.city.yamagata.gifu.jp/site/yamanavi/56015.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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