1980s wood house in Iwate (04)

1980s wood house in Iwate

Oshu, Iwate

Year built
1986
Building size
124.53 sqm
Land size
165.44 sqm
Structure
Wood
On the town's official empty-home register Source: www.city.oshu.iwate.jp (opens in a new tab) Checked 2026-10-02

From the listing

Property overview: Walls and sliding doors have been replaced; bathroom, wash area, and toilet are renovated. On the second floor there is a mini-kitchen and toilet, enabling use as a two-family residence. Inner garage provides shelter during bad weather. / Surrounding environment: Houses are densely situated in the area; daily-life facilities are nearby, making it a convenient location.

Specifications

Land size
165.44 sqm
Building size
124.53 sqm
Year built
1986
Structure
Wood
Floors
2
Gas
Propane (LPG)
Water
City water
Sewer
Public sewer

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

The price in context

The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 23,300 yen per sqm, down about 2% over five years (23,800 to 23,300), which the survey classes as stable.

The asking price works out at about 77,369 yen per sqm of land, 232% above the nearest residential benchmark of about 23,300 yen per sqm.

Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.

Official records

Area and hazard data

5 checks clear, 1 to know about. Each check is against a government map for this exact point. Where a map is missing or we can't use it, we say so; that never means there's no risk.

Hazards and ground
Earthquake code
Checked, clear
Built after the 1981 earthquake code

Source: Estimated from year built

Strong-earthquake chance
Note
About 7% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, mid-range for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%

Source: National earthquake-hazard model

Landslide risk
Checked, clear
Checked: no designated landslide zone at this location. Zone edges are approximate, and this is not a legal property disclosure document.

Source: Government hazard map

Flood risk
Checked, clear
Checked: outside a mapped flood area. The maps cover designated rivers only, so this is not a promise of no flooding.

Source: Government hazard map

Tsunami risk
Checked, clear
Checked: no designated tsunami inundation zone at this location

Source: Government hazard map

Liquefaction
Checked, clear
Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here

Source: National landform survey

Getting around
Setting
About 0.3 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 25,000)
Clinic
About 12 min walk

Location

Area
Oshu, Iwate
Setting
About 0.3 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 25,000)
Clinic
About 12 min walk

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. The published address only names the neighbourhood.

Rules of this akiya bank

These are the bank's published eligibility rules, not confirmation that your intended use of this home is allowed. Check with the municipality and owner.

  • Residence or regular-stay requirement

    Not established

    No explicit buyer-residency rule found in the checked bank pages.

    Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.

    Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06
  • Business-use exclusion

    Not established

    No explicit property business-use rule found; website reuse terms are not property-use rules.

    Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.

    Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06
  • Resale restriction

    Not established

    No explicit post-purchase resale ban or holding period found. Unknown is not permission.

    Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.

    Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06
Matched subsidies

Grants and rules

2 programmes in our data could apply to this home, all with conditions you would have to meet first. Amounts change every year. Always confirm with the town before you rely on a figure.

Municipal conditions and restrictions
  • Designated as a restricted construction area (earth-moving / land reclamation work)
Always confirm the current conditions with the town before you commit.
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44 other homes currently listed in Oshu.

Before you buy

Where this data comes from

Every fact on this page comes from the town's own listing or an official government record, checked for this address. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess.

  • Landslide-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A33).
  • Flood-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A31a).
  • Tsunami-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A40).
  • Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.
  • Official land prices, from Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey.

Map data: National Land Numerical Information (Kokudo Suchi Joho), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, processed by Engawa.

出典:「国土数値情報」(国土交通省)(https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/)をEngawaが加工して作成

Checked against the town's listing
Checked against the town's listing: 2026-10-02
Source listing last changed
Source listing last changed: 2026-09-23

We re-check listings against their sources through the week. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.

12,800,000 yen

(approx. GBP 60,000)

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