House of the Sweeping Eave

1950s wood house near the coast in Akune, Kagoshima

Akune, Kagoshima

Year built
1955
Building size
96.69 sqm
Land size
980.1 sqm
Structure
Wood
On the town's official empty-home register Source: www.city.akune.lg.jp (opens in a new tab) Checked 2026-09-27

About this home

1955 wooden house nine minutes from Akune station, with junior high across the road and primary school a five-minute walk; the sea is less than a kilometre away. Needs full renovation and has no bath; land is nearly a thousand square metres.

Draft summary from the listing, not yet reviewed by a founder.

From the listing

Condition: major renovation required / Remarks: parking available, this property has no bath.

Specifications

Land size
980.1 sqm
Building size
96.69 sqm
Year built
1955
Structure
Wood
Floors
1
Rooms
平家建

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 9,020 yen per sqm, down about 15% over five years (10,600 to 9,020), which the survey classes as declining.

The asking price works out at about 4,591 yen per sqm of land, 49% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 9,020 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.

Official records

Area and hazard data

6 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
Caution
Built before the 1981 earthquake code. Expect a structural survey, harder mortgages, and a retrofit budget; towns often grant part of that cost.

Source: Estimated from year built

Strong-earthquake chance
Checked, clear
About 4% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, low 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

Farmland rules
Checked, clear
Checked: not in a designated farmland zone

Source: Government land-use records

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.

Getting around
Nearest station
Akune station, about 9 min walk (Hisatsu Orange Railway Line)
Setting
About 21.4 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 13,000)
Coast
About 0.8 km from the coast
Schools
primary 0.5 km, junior high 0.3 km, high school 1.8 km
Hospital
About 5 min walk

Location

Area
Akune, Kagoshima
Nearest station
Akune station, about 9 min walk (Hisatsu Orange Railway Line)
Setting
About 21.4 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 13,000)
Coast
About 0.8 km from the coast
Schools
primary 0.5 km, junior high 0.3 km, high school 1.8 km

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 resolves to the plot itself.

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.

Matched subsidies

Grants and rules

6 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.

  • Akune City Vacant House and Vacant Shop Renovation Grant Conditional
    Up to 2,000,000 yen
    What you would need

    Base: 2/3 of eligible renovation costs, capped at 2,000,000 yen. Additional stackable bonuses up to 1,000,000 yen total: 1,000,000 yen for projects in designated areas; 500,000 yen for septic tank installation; 500,000 yen for transferees within 1 year of migration to the city.

    • Resident of Akune City (or corporation with main office in city)
    • Plus 3 more conditions on the town's page.

    Official source for Akune City Vacant House and Vacant Shop Renovation Grant (opens in a new tab)

  • Migration Support Payment Program Conditional
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    What you would need

    Base payment for 2+ household members; additional payments available

    • Must have resided cumulatively 5+ years in Tokyo 23 wards within the 10 years before transfer, or resided in Tokyo metropolitan area (excluding designated disadvantaged areas) and commuted to Tokyo 23 wards
    • Plus 2 more conditions on the town's page.

    Official source for Migration Support Payment Program (opens in a new tab)

  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household) Conditional
    Up 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.

    Official source for Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household) (opens in a new tab)

  • Dangerous Vacant House Demolition Subsidy Conditional
    Up to 600,000 yen
    What you would need

    2/3 of demolition costs (minimum 300,000 yen), capped at 600,000 yen per building.

    • Owner of dangerous vacant house or person delegated by owner
    • Plus 2 more conditions on the town's page.

    Official source for Dangerous Vacant House Demolition Subsidy (opens in a new tab)

  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single) Conditional
    Up 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)

  • Management-Failure Vacant House Demolition Subsidy Conditional
    Up to 300,000 yen
    What you would need

    1/3 of demolition costs (minimum 300,000 yen), capped at 300,000 yen per building.

    • Owner of management-failure vacant house or person delegated by owner
    • Plus 2 more conditions on the town's page.

    Official source for Management-Failure Vacant House Demolition Subsidy (opens in a new tab)

Work with us

Interested in this house?

This prefecture has a licensed, English speaking agent on the ground. Send the form below and it reaches them and us together. Free to ask, and nothing to pay until you decide to go ahead.

  1. 1Tell us where you are and what you would use it for.
  2. 2We check the home and the town's rules with you, free.
  3. 3If you go ahead, Szuwen (Steven) Huang handles the purchase in Japan for a flat fee.

Szuwen (Steven) Huang

KORYOYA LLC

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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).
  • Farmland rules, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A12).
  • 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: 2026-09-27
Source listing last changed
Source listing last changed: 2025-05-14

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.

4,500,000 yen

(approx. GBP 21,000)

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