1950s wood house in Hiroshima (d9)

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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Price

1,000,000 yen

approx. GBP 5,000

Building size

187.73 sqm

Year built

1956

Structure

Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Wide entrance hall is a characteristic feature; the main house has a compact feel / Recommended points: An old folk-style property with the main house and storehouse connected by a passage / Contract notes: The building requires major renovation. Furnishings are to be discussed / Other notes: The main house of this property was built around the early Showa period and is 70 to 80 years old, while the storehouse is older at about 100 years. This is a single-story main house of traditional wood construction with round beams, a storehouse with through-going pillars throughout, and a wide passage and bath connecting them. Frontage: prefectural road, outside urban planning area / outside landslide warning area

Specifications

Land size271.01 sqm

Building size187.73 sqm

Year built1956

StructureWood

Floors1

Rooms3DK+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 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

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).

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-08-18

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-17

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Original listing: https://www.town.kitahiroshima.lg.jp/akiya/teijuu-joho/akiya-550.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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