1960s wood house in Iwate (65)

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.

1960s wood house in Iwate

Rikuzentakata, Iwate

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1960s wood house in Iwate
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Price
800,000 yen
approx. GBP 4,000
Building size
154.84 sqm
Year built
1968
Structure
Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Carefully designed Japanese-Western rooms, lifestyle full of ideas / Handrails are installed in the entrance, hallway, and bathroom, ensuring safe living. The dining area has a raised tatami space. You can not only recline on the tatami to relax, but can also use it as seating instead of chairs when combined with the dining table! Try changing how you use the space to match your lifestyle! / Recommended points: A large garden spreads behind the house. Why not arrange your own space for home gardening, a small dog run, or other ideas for countryside living? / About Hirota Town: Hirota is a town where you can see a vast expanse of ocean just a short distance away. This kind of nearby ocean view is rare. You can spend your holidays enjoying great nature in this way.

Specifications

Land size329.97 sqm
Building size154.84 sqm
Year built1968
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms6DK

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
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 3% 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 660.1 km from the coast
  • About 672.7 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.

Floor plans

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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: 2025-10-07

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Original listing: https://takatakurashi.jp/house/7304

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

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