The Canopy Cottage

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.

Wood house in Kawanabe, Minamikyushu

Minamikyushu, Kagoshima

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Price

9,500,000 yen

approx. GBP 44,000

Building size

61.15 sqm

Year built

Not available

Structure

Wood

Location

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.

Japanese address

Full description

Special notes: Attached farmland/forest: 263.00 square meters (Kawabe-cho Shimizu 9665-3)

Specifications

Land size560 sqm

Building size61.15 sqm

StructureWood

Floors1

Rooms2LDK

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

In a yellow (caution) landslide zone (1 zone(s))

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 0% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years

Source: National earthquake-hazard model

Farmland rules

Inside an outer farmland zone. Some land-use restrictions may apply.

Source: Government land-use records

Local land price

Local land about 7,600 yen per sqm, prices falling (-2.4% over 5 years)

Source: Government land-price survey

About 74 min walk to Hirakawa station
About 15.8 km from the coast
About 4.4 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.

Land-market context

The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 7,600 yen per sqm, with local prices falling (-2.4% over five years).

Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.

Floor plans

Floor plan for Wood house in Kawanabe, Minamikyushu

Matched subsidies

Vacant House Utilization Support Project Subsidy

Up to 2,000,000 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
Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single)

Up to 600,000 yen
Source

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

Work with us

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Where this data comes from

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.

Source listing last changed: 2025-01-10

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

Original listing: https://www.city.minamikyushu.lg.jp/cgi-bin/recruit.php/1/detail/223?ck=1

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

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