1980s steel-frame house in Iwate

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.

1980s steel-frame house in Iwate

Oshu, Iwate

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1980s steel-frame house in Iwate
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4,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 19,000
82.2 sqm
1982
Steel frame

Location

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Full description

Overview: Regularly maintained; interior is relatively clean. / Surroundings: Located south of the "Higashitakayama Housing Complex." The area surrounding the complex is dotted with rice paddies and offers abundant natural scenery nearby. / Remarks: Property is within a public sewerage authorization area, but the service start date is yet to be determined. The property has been designated as a construction regulation zone for land development projects.

Specifications

Land size298.17 sqm
Building size82.2 sqm
Year built1982
StructureSteel frame
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 9% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built after the 1981 earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 631.5 km from the coast
  • About 643.3 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.

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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=MI275

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