1980s wood house in Mie (64)

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 in Mie

Watarai, Mie

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2,500,000 yen
approx. GBP 12,000
61.98 sqm
1981
Wood

Location

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Full description

A traditional house (古民家) that has been refurbished with barrier-free modifications. Large storage shed accessible from the front road.

Specifications

Land size512.38 sqm
Building size61.98 sqm
Year built1981
StructureWood

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

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 30% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built after the 1981 earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 165.1 km from the coast
  • About 67.7 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: 2026-08-23

Source listing last changed: 2026-08-11

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