Broadacre House, Iwate (48)

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.

2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate

Oshu, Iwate

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2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate
2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate 2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate 2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate 2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate 2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate 2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate 2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate 2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate 2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate 2000s wood house on a large plot in Iwate
17,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 79,000
276.75 sqm
2000
Wood

Location

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Full description

Property overview: Spacious entrance, bright living room with balcony access. Some repairs needed including water fixtures, lighting, and wallpaper replacement. Garden area near entrance suitable for gardening. / Surrounding environment: Scenic rural landscape with four-season views. Residential area located in agricultural district, close to Mizusawa and Esashi city centers and Shinkansen station, with good accessibility by car. / Remarks: Located in flood inundation expected zone. Designated as land development regulation area. Site is within archaeological heritage area; advance procedures required if excavation is needed.

Specifications

Land size888.03 sqm
Building size276.75 sqm
Year built2000
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 13% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built to the current (post-2000) earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 635.5 km from the coast
  • About 647.3 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: 2025-01-14

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Original listing: https://www.city.oshu.iwate.jp/section/ijyuu/sumu_akiya_detail.html?id=ES185

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