Farmhouse, Kitahiroshima

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 with storehouses in Kitahiroshima

Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima

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1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima
1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima 1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima 1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima 1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima 1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima 1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima 1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima 1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima 1950s wood house with storehouses in Kitahiroshima
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 earthen floor is a distinctive feature; the main house is compact. / Recommended points: A traditional farmhouse-style property where the main residence and storehouse are connected by a corridor. / Contractual notes: This building requires major renovation; furnishings and fixtures are subject to discussion. / Other remarks: The main house was built in the early Showa period and has aged 70-80 years; the storehouse is significantly older at around 100 years. The property comprises a traditional timber-framed single-story main house with round beams and a storehouse with full through-columns, connected by a wide corridor with bath facilities. Access: prefectural road; outside urban planning area and outside landslide warning zone.

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
  • About 251.2 km from the coast
  • About 244.5 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: 2026-07-26

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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