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The Still Cedars

1970s wood house in Okuchi, Isa, farmland, approval needed

Isa, Kagoshima

1970s wood house in Okuchi, Isa, farmland, approval needed
Price
1,900,000 yen
Building size
60.07 sqm
Year built
1971
Structure
Wood

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
No designated landslide zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Flood risk
No designated river-flood zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Tsunami risk
No designated tsunami inundation zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Strong-earthquake chance
About 1% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Farmland rules
Inside a strict farmland zone. Converting to non-farm use needs agricultural-committee approval, a known foreign-buyer hurdle.
Source: Government land-use records
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built
Local land price
Local land about 3,900 yen per sqm, prices falling (-4.1% over 5 years)
Source: Government land-price survey
  • About 215 min walk to Masaki station
  • About 22.8 km from the coast
  • About 3.3 km to the nearest primary school

Matched subsidies

  • Isa City Wooden Housing Seismic Diagnosis & Retrofit Subsidy
    Up to 1,150,000 yen
    Source
  • Migration Support Payment Program
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household)
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Tokyo-Area Migration Support Subsidy
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single)
    Up to 600,000 yen
    Source
  • Combined Wastewater Treatment Tank (Septic) Subsidy
    Up to 548,000 yen
    Source
  • Dangerous Vacant Building Demolition Subsidy
    Up to 200,000 yen
    Source
  • Hazard-Proximity Dangerous House Relocation Subsidy
    Demolition/relocation: max 975,000 yen. Construction/purchase/renovation: interest subsidy on loans (max 8.5% annual rate). Land acquisition: max 2,060,000 yen. Site development: max 608,000 yen.
    Source
  • Migration & Home Exchange Promotion Subsidy Program
    Base rate 1/5 of eligible costs capped at 500,000 yen for renovation; additional add-ons for migrants, age, families with children, and small settlements when base costs exceed 2.5 million yen.
    Source

Amounts change every year. Always confirm with the town before you rely on a figure.

Source listing last changed: 2025-11-15

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Original listing: https://www.city.isa.kagoshima.jp/teiju/bank-all/15081

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