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.

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Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima

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1,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 5,000
91.93 sqm
1976
Wood

Location

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Full description

Recommended points: This is a convenient location with main living facilities and medical facilities within walking distance. / Contract notes: Regarding parking, while 1 car can be parked, access is from the north side of the property and may require future revision. We request that the buyer arrange removal of any remaining furnishings. / Other remarks: Building constructed in 1976 (Showa 51). The building has a standard cut-down roof with Sekishu tile roofing (Kimachi color), and the exterior walls feature mortar base with resin spray finish. The structural and finish materials use domestic materials (cypress, cedar, pine) in white wood construction. There are rain leak traces in several locations. Road access: snow removal available. The area receives heavy winter snowfall. Located outside the urban planning area and outside the landslide warning zone.

Specifications

Land size173.25 sqm
Building size91.93 sqm
Year built1976
StructureWood
Rooms4DK

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 239.5 km from the coast
  • About 235.1 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-545.html

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