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.

Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪

Uto, Kumamoto

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Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪
Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪ Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪ Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪ Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪ Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪ Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪ Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪ Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪ Vacant Property R8-10: Prime location with large garden near national highway! Enjoy nature and easy access to hot springs♪
15,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 70,000
199.62 sqm
1959
Wood

Location

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Full description

Up to 1.2M yen in subsidies!! Large open space just inside the entrance, suitable for shops etc. ♪ / Renovation requirements: Major renovation required / Remarks: Located in landslide warning zone (debris flow) and flood/storm surge inundation zone. The second floor garage hasn't been surveyed yet. Eligible for up to 1.2M yen subsidy upon purchase. / Location: Uto City is right in the center of Kyushu. Located at the intersection of National Route 3 (connecting Kyushu north-south) and JR Kyushu Main Line, National Route 57 (east-west across the Uto Peninsula), and the JR Mishima Line branch. Features excellent access to Fukuoka, Kumamoto City, and Kagoshima. While blessed with natural mountain and sea beauty, it also has large commercial facilities, enabling a 'just-right rural lifestyle.' As of fiscal 2024, the city is strengthening relocation-promotion policies, with expanded subsidies including up to 1M yen for new housing acquisition in the western area, subsidies for akiya-bank property acquisition, and subsidies covering new-life startup costs for newly-married couples.

Specifications

Land size587.39 sqm
Building size199.62 sqm
Year built1959
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
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 5% 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 17 min walk to Midorikawa station
  • About 54.2 km from the coast
  • About 59.1 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.

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-29

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Original listing: https://kumamoto-akiya360.jp/property/p1000001115

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