1970s wood house in Iwate (60)

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 in Iwate

Oshu, Iwate

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1970s wood house in Iwate
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Price
4,800,000 yen
approx. GBP 22,000
Building size
241.05 sqm
Year built
1970
Structure
Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Property overview: Single-story wooden house with good south-facing sunlight. Building has a tilt on the north side requiring repairs. Walls and floors show age-related deterioration. Separate carport building. / Surrounding environment: Convenient location with direct sales outlets and supermarkets nearby. / Remarks: Piped sewer connection requires in-house distribution system construction. Prior notification required for any ground excavation due to location within an archaeological site area. Designated as a regulated development area for land modification. Renovation/expansion projects requiring building permits require investigation reports. (Not required for reconstruction.)

Specifications

Land size77.84 sqm
Building size241.05 sqm
Year built1970
StructureWood
Floors1

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 631.4 km from the coast
  • About 643.4 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

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Original listing: https://www.city.oshu.iwate.jp/section/ijyuu/sumu_akiya_detail.html?id=MI274

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

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