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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4,800,000 yen
approx. GBP 22,000
124.24 sqm
1975
Mixed

Location

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Full description

Single-story property with excellent natural light located at the entrance settlement of Okumononobe. Recently became vacant, so you can start living right away. / Special note: Old retirement cottage about 10m north of the main house

Specifications

Land size283.64 sqm
Building size124.24 sqm
Year built1975
StructureMixed
Floors2
Rooms8DK

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 (combined)

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 232.4 km from the coast
  • About 204.6 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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Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.