縁 Engawa
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.

Hidden log house-style property!

Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima

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Under negotiation. Marked under negotiation on the source, so it may be temporarily on hold. Confirm availability before viewing.
Price
2,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 9,000
Building size
65.68 sqm
Year built
2001
Structure
Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Recommended Points: A log house-style property like a hidden retreat, surrounded by greenery on a large lot. The construction is filled with attention to design details. / Contract Notes: The furnishings are being removed by the seller. / Personal belongings: Present (some being removed by the owner) / Repairs: Some repairs required / Vegetable garden: Available (free to use) / Woodland: Available (free to use) / Storehouse/warehouse: Available (included free) / Other Remarks: This cottage was built in the late Showa period with 25 years of age. The materials use carefully dried logs that have been machine-processed, with a sunroom and terrace added. It is a region with very heavy snowfall in winter. Road frontage: no snow removal; outside urban planning area / within landslide warning zone.

Specifications

Land size1137 sqm
Building size65.68 sqm
Year built2001
StructureWood
Rooms3LDK

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

Utilities

Gas
None
Water
Well
Sewer
Septic (combined)

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 to the current (post-2000) earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 248.5 km from the coast
  • About 242.2 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.

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-16

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Original listing: https://www.town.kitahiroshima.lg.jp/akiya/teijuu-joho/akiya-552.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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