Stationside House, Iwate (d2)

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.

1970s wood house, 16-min walk to station, Iwate

Oshu, Iwate

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1970s wood house, 16-min walk to station, Iwate
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7,400,000 yen
approx. GBP 34,000
528.92 sqm
1970
Wood

Location

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Full description

Property overview: Relatively well-maintained. Many adjoining Japanese-style rooms that can be renovated and reconfigured to your liking. The garden is lush with greenery and suitable for gardening. / Surrounding environment: The Atoroi Rice Paddy Art, one of Oshu City's summer tourist attractions, is best viewed from late June to early August, drawing many visitors from within and outside the prefecture. / Remarks: No function warranty for water utilities or electrical systems. Installation of a septic tank is required to use municipal sewage. (subsidies available) Designated as a residential land development control district. Prior consultation is required for any additions/alterations requiring building permits. (demolition, reconstruction, and renovation are allowed)

Specifications

Land size181.09 sqm
Building size528.92 sqm
Year built1970
StructureWood
Floors2

Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.

Utilities

Gas
Propane (LPG)
Water
City water
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 8% 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 632.7 km from the coast
  • About 644.6 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.

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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.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-08-21

Source listing last changed: 2025-01-10

We re-check listings against their sources through the week.

Original listing: https://www.city.oshu.iwate.jp/section/ijyuu/sumu_akiya_detail.html?id=MI264

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