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1970s wood house, 4-min walk to station, Iwate
Yamada, Iwate
- Year built
- 1974
- Building size
- 101 sqm
- Land size
- 158.88 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
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About this home
Four-minute walk to Riku-chu Yamada station on the Rias Line; 101 sqm, two-storey wood house from 1974 in a quiet neighbourhood near the town centre. Sits in a soil disaster risk area, and the front road is private.
Draft summary from the listing, not yet reviewed by a founder.
From the listing
Surrounding environment: Convenient Hachiman-cho residential neighborhood with easy access to everything. Close to kindergarten. Less than 5-minute walk to Yamada Town Hall; approximately 10-minute walk to town center. / Special notes: Front road is private. Building replacement requirements require separate confirmation. Designated as estimated debris flow hazard zone.
Specifications
- Land size
- 158.88 sqm
- Building size
- 101 sqm
- Year built
- 1974
- Structure
- Wood
- Floors
- 2
- Gas
- Propane (LPG)
- Water
- City water
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 33,600 yen per sqm, down about 17% over five years (40,300 to 33,600), which the survey classes as declining.
The asking price works out at about 6,294 yen per sqm of land, 80% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 31,000 yen per sqm. The benchmark is for bare land; akiya prices usually bundle a worn building, so a large gap is normal and does not by itself mean a bargain.
Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.
Area and hazard data
3 checks clear, 3 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.
- Earthquake code Caution
- Built before the 1981 earthquake code. Expect a structural survey, harder mortgages, and a retrofit budget; towns often grant part of that cost.
- Strong-earthquake chance Note
- About 19% 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%
- 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.
- 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.
- Tsunami risk Warning
- In a tsunami inundation zone, expected depth at least 5.0 m
- Liquefaction Checked, clear
- Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here
Source: Estimated from year built
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Source: Government hazard map
Source: Government hazard map
Source: Government hazard map
Source: National landform survey
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.
- Setting
- About 18.3 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 11,000)
- Clinic
- About 4 min walk
Location
- Area
- Yamada, Iwate
- Setting
- About 18.3 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 11,000)
- Clinic
- About 4 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.
We have not established these rules for this listing. Unknown does not mean permitted.
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.
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Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household) ConditionalUp to 1,000,000 yen
What you would need
Base amount for household migration: up to 1 million yen. Additional 1 million yen per child under 18 may be added (stackable add-on, not included in base cap).
- Resident of Tokyo 23 wards or commuting to Tokyo 23 wards from Tokyo Metropolitan Area (excluding disadvantaged regions)
- Plus 3 more conditions on the town's page.
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Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single) ConditionalUp to 600,000 yen
What you would need
Base amount for single migration: up to 600,000 yen.
- Resident of Tokyo 23 wards or commuting to Tokyo 23 wards from Tokyo Metropolitan Area (excluding disadvantaged regions)
- Plus 3 more conditions on the town's page.
Official source for Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single) (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal conditions and restrictions
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- Public sewerage connection subsidy (100,000 yen to 200,000 yen) available when residing as a town resident
Interested in this house?
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- 1Tell us where you are and what you would use it for.
- 2We check the home and the town's rules with you, free.
- 3If you go ahead, a licensed agent in Japan handles the purchase for a flat fee.
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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: 2025-01-23
- Original listing
- www.town.yamada.iwate.jp (opens in a new tab)
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.