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.

Empty home in Japan

Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima

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3,500,000 yen
approx. GBP 16,000
258.75 sqm
1873
Wood

Location

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Full description

Over 100-year-old traditional house! / Recommended features: Both the main house and outbuildings are old structures built in the Meiji and Taisho periods, over 100 years old, offering a retro property with a sense of history. VR interior tours available. / Remarks: There are 3 access routes to the property, though each has some challenges. Two routes have narrow widths. The third route approaches from the east via a large detour from Hamada, with a gradient of approximately 2.5m width, but may be difficult during heavy snow in winter.

Specifications

Land size396.68 sqm
Building size258.75 sqm
Year built1873
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 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 Empty home in Japan

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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/akiya-398.html

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