Engawa
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.

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Kami, Kochi

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4,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 19,000
75.54 sqm
1974
Wood

Location

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Full description

Water-abundant, quiet rural setting with single-story house. The old house will be demolished and the land transferred as cleared ground, providing ample parking space. / Condition: Major repairs needed; repair costs to be borne by buyer / Notes: Old house on the west side of the property (approx. 453 m²) will be demolished at seller's expense with land transferred as cleared ground. / A landslide special warning zone applies to part of the property west of the road and part of the main house.

Specifications

Land size480.17 sqm
Building size75.54 sqm
Year built1974
StructureWood
Floors1
Rooms4DK

Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.

Utilities

Water
City water
Sewer
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 36% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 238.9 km from the coast
  • About 212.3 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.

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Where this data comes from

  • Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-07-16

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-16

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