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.

Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage

Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima

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Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage
Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage
1,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 5,000
355.2 sqm
1931
Wood

Location

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Full description

Large building with western-style rooms and storage extensions. / Recommended points: Convenient property with facilities nearby. Large house with western-style rooms and storage additions. / Contract notes: Furniture is being removed by the seller. / Remarks: Both the main house and barn date to around the early Showa period, with 95-100 years having passed. Initially, a 2-story main building and a barn with a storage loft were constructed; subsequently, the kitchen and water facilities were renovated; western-style rooms and storage were added around the earth storehouse; the main building and barn were roofed to create a passageway, etc. It is a large house with many extensions and renovations.

Specifications

Land size741.56 sqm
Building size355.2 sqm
Year built1931
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms6DK+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
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 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 239.2 km from the coast
  • About 232.3 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 Property #548 - Large house with added western-style rooms and storage

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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-548.html

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