1950s wood house in Hiroshima (c1)

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.

1950s wood house in Hiroshima

Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima

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1950s wood house in Hiroshima
1950s wood house in Hiroshima 1950s wood house in Hiroshima 1950s wood house in Hiroshima 1950s wood house in Hiroshima 1950s wood house in Hiroshima 1950s wood house in Hiroshima 1950s wood house in Hiroshima 1950s wood house in Hiroshima
1,500,000 yen
approx. GBP 7,000
247.91 sqm
1953
Wood

Location

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Full description

Recommended features: Perfect for those who love old houses and DIY work! / Renovation: Major renovation required. / Contract considerations: This mid-Showa era building is 60-70 years old. A region with heavy winter snowfall. Road access with snow removal maintained; outside urban planning area and outside landslide warning zone. / Remarks: Main house has almost all furnishings removed, but the storehouse contains some remaining items.

Specifications

Land size585.43 sqm
Building size247.91 sqm
Year built1953
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
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 2% 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 241.1 km from the coast
  • About 236.9 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 1950s wood house in Hiroshima

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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: 2026-07-26

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-16

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Original listing: https://www.town.kitahiroshima.lg.jp/akiya/akiya-490.html

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