1940s wood house in Hiroshima (f1)

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 Hiroshima

Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima

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1940s wood house in Hiroshima
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Price
2,800,000 yen
approx. GBP 13,000
Building size
149.79 sqm
Year built
1940
Structure
Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Recommended points: Showa-era construction with nostalgic warmth and charm. Convenient location near living facilities and hospitals. / Contract notes: Termite treatment completed in Reiwa 7. / Remarks: The main building dates from around early Showa era with 80-90 years of age. The north-side bedroom and living room (originally two 4.5-mat rooms) have been expanded to 6 mats each beneath a gently-sloped roof extension. The east side also features a tiled roof extension covering the bathroom and storage. The barn exhibits water leaks during wind and rain. The main building also shows progressive deterioration from weathering requiring remediation. Road access: snow removal provided. Heavy snow region in winter. Located outside urban planning zone / outside landslide warning zone.

Specifications

Land size415.53 sqm
Building size149.79 sqm
Year built1940
StructureWood
Rooms5DK+S

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

Utilities

Water
Well
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
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 239.5 km from the coast
  • About 235.1 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.

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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: 2026-08-18

Source listing last changed: 2026-06-15

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Original listing: https://www.town.kitahiroshima.lg.jp/akiya/akiya-546.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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