1970s wood house in Iwate (8f)

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

Rikuzentakata, Iwate

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1970s wood house in Iwate
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4,500,000 yen
approx. GBP 21,000
221.52 sqm
1971
Wood

Location

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Full description

Natural and peaceful home surrounded by rice paddies near the Kesenkai River. / Recommended points: Large windows revealing views of fields and mountains when climbing the stairs. You can feel the changing seasons, spring's fresh greenery, summer's frog chorus, and so on. / Remarks: household items present (to be removed by owner once contract is finalized), parking available (2 or more spaces), there are 2 additional buildings on the premises besides the main house.

Specifications

Land size217.14 sqm
Building size221.52 sqm
Year built1971
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms8DK

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 36% 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 658.3 km from the coast
  • About 670.7 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

Floor plan for 1970s wood house in Iwate Floor plan for 1970s wood house in Iwate

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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

We re-check listings against their sources through the week.

Original listing: https://takatakurashi.jp/house/6306

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