縁 Engawa

House of the Rain Chain

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.

1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai

Satsumasendai, Kagoshima

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1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai
1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai 1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai 1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai 1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai 1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai 1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai 1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai 1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai
Price
4,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 19,000
Building size
95.3 sqm
Year built
1986
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

Remarks: Initial costs and brokerage fees required separately. Some furniture included. / Property has been vacant since around Reiwa 5 (2023). / Vegetable gardening permitted / Storage shed present

Specifications

Land size1055.19 sqm
Building size95.3 sqm
Year built1986
StructureWood
Floors1

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
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 2% 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
Earthquake code
Built after the 1981 earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
Local land price
Local land about 7,370 yen per sqm, prices falling (-2.8% over 5 years)
Source: Government land-price survey
  • About 107 min walk to Sendai station
  • About 17.4 km from the coast
  • About 3.3 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 7,370 yen per sqm, with local prices falling (-2.8% 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 1980s wood house on a large plot in Satsumasendai

Matched subsidies

  • 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
  • Regional Relocation & Settlement Promotion Subsidy
    Up to 500,000 yen
    Source
  • FY2026 Dangerous Vacant Building Demolition Promotion Subsidy
    Up to 350,000 yen
    Source

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

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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: 2026-05-28

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Original listing: https://www.city.satsumasendai.lg.jp/cgi-bin/recruit.php/3/detail/97?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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