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.

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Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima

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Price

4,800,000 yen

approx. GBP 22,000

Building size

262.25 sqm

Year built

1935

Structure

Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

A peaceful, relaxing view! / Recommended points: Located on a slightly elevated area with a pleasant view overlooking the rural landscape. / Contract notes: A garage facing the road below the property is available for purchase separately at 2.5 yen million. / Other remarks: This building was constructed in Showa 10 (1935) and has stood for 90 years. The building has a tile roof with metal roof sheeting overlay. Outside urban planning area / Inside landslide warning zone / Repairs: Partial repairs required / Leftover items: Present (owner responsible for removal) / Warehouse/storehouse: Requires negotiation

Specifications

Land size1109.86 sqm

Building size262.25 sqm

Year built1935

StructureWood

Rooms6DK+S

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

Utilities

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 0% 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 248.1 km from the coast
About 243.8 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

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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-541.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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