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.

Nankan Town Sekitome Detached House (No. 98)

Nankan, Kumamoto

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Nankan Town Sekitome Detached House (No. 98)
Nankan Town Sekitome Detached House (No. 98) Nankan Town Sekitome Detached House (No. 98)
8,800,000 yen
approx. GBP 41,000
150.23 sqm
1979
Wood

Location

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Full description

Remarks: Demolition cost of the old warehouse is the seller's responsibility / Town's Appeal: Located in the northwest of Kumamoto Prefecture on the border with Fukuoka Prefecture. A verdant town with the Nankan IC on the Kyushu Expressway.

Specifications

Land size1237.64 sqm
Building size150.23 sqm
Year built1979
StructureWood
Rooms5K以上

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
Well
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 2% 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 63 min walk to Shin-Omuta station
  • About 89.2 km from the coast
  • About 93.5 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: 2026-07-28

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-28

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Original listing: https://kumamoto-akiya360.jp/property/p1000000607

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