Stationside House, Iwate (185)

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, 9-min walk to station, Iwate

Oshu, Iwate

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1970s wood house, 9-min walk to station, Iwate
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Price
4,700,000 yen
approx. GBP 22,000
Building size
137.76 sqm
Year built
1970
Structure
Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Property overview: The property has been vacant for a short period and is maintained in relatively good condition inside. The living room has a sunken kotatsu (traditional heating table) creating a warm atmosphere. There is some damage to sliding doors (fusuma). An attached 6-tsubo storage building is included./ Surrounding environment: Beautiful cherry blossoms bloom in various locations, with "Omonomimi Park" being a representative scenic spot in the southern Iwate region./ Transportation: Approximately 9 minutes by car to Hiraizumi-Maesawa IC on the Tohoku Expressway, approximately 12 minutes by car to Oshu Smart IC, approximately 21 minutes by car to Mizusawa-Esashi Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen, approximately 8 minutes by car to Rikushu-Oriai Station on the Tohoku Main Line/ Remarks: Designated as a regulated area for land development work. Furniture and personal belongings are present but will be disposed of by the owner before handover.

Specifications

Land size237.45 sqm
Building size137.76 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
None
Water
City water
Sewer
Public sewer

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 11% 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 624.7 km from the coast
  • About 636.7 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: 2026-08-11

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=MA031

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

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