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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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Price
8,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 37,000
Building size
144.09 sqm
Year built
1974
Structure
Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Old folk-style property with large farmland from a former ranch! / Recommended features: Traditional wooden construction with exposed curved beams, barrel roof, and extended eaves. Popular single-story house design. / Contract notes: 9,157 sqm of forest/woodland is included. We request that the buyer remove any personal belongings/fixtures. / Other remarks: Main building is late Showa-period construction, 50-55 years old. Large farmland included as it was formerly operated as a ranch. Heavy snow region in winter. Road access: snow removal available. Outside urban planning area / within landslide hazard warning zone.

Specifications

Land size1015.43 sqm
Building size144.09 sqm
Year built1974
StructureWood
Floors1
Rooms6DK

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 (combined)

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 246.7 km from the coast
  • About 240.0 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-544.html

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