Wide earthen floor is the feature! The main house is compact in size
Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima
Saved homes live in this browser. View your saved homes
Location
This marks an approximate area, not the exact building. The circle is a rough radius from the listing's published address, so you can see the neighbourhood without us guessing at a precise spot.
Full description
Appeal points: Rustic-style property with main house and storage barn connected by a passageway. / Contract notes: Building requires major renovation. Furnishings to be discussed. / Other remarks: The main house was built around the early Showa period and is 70-80 years old; the barn is older, approximately 100 years old. The property comprises a single-story main house constructed using traditional timber-frame methods with sawn beams, a barn with through-columns throughout, and connected spaces including a wide passageway and bathroom facilities. / Road access: prefectural road; outside urban planning area / outside landslide hazard zone
Specifications
Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.
Utilities
Area and hazard data
- About 251.2 km from the coast
- About 244.5 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.
Work with us
Every message gets a reply from one of the founders. We can talk through the home, help you think about a renovation, and connect you with our Japan partner for buying help. Clear flat-fee pricing, nothing to pay until you decide to go ahead.
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: 2026-07-17
We re-check listings against their sources through the week.
Original listing: https://www.town.kitahiroshima.lg.jp/akiya/teijuu-joho/akiya-550.html
Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.