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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6,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 28,000
105.68 sqm
1993
Wood

Location

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Full description

Recommended points: The compact rooms are well-designed for use, with excellent traffic flow connecting all rooms from the living area. Sunlight enters from the skylight in the living room, creating a bright and spacious feeling. / Notes on contract: Termite damage exists and repairs are necessary. / Other remarks: This house was built in the early Heisei period and is nearing 40 years old. The building is a house-maker home that, for its time, featured vertical-style exterior fixtures and higher-end interior flooring and fittings (including carved doors), designed in a modern Nordic-style aesthetic. Road access: No winter snow removal. This is an area with heavy winter snowfall. Outside urban planning area / outside landslide warning zone.

Specifications

Land size336 sqm
Building size105.68 sqm
Year built1993
StructureWood
Rooms4LDK

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 2% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built after the 1981 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.

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/teijuu-joho/akiya-549.html

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