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Large house near post office and convenience store
Kesennuma, Miyagi
- Year built
- 1969
- Building size
- 186.24 sqm
- Land size
- 337.2 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
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From the listing
Located in the Kakami area. Bathroom and toilet have been renovated, and there is a toilet on the 2nd floor as well, making it very convenient. The parking area is spacious, making it recommended for large groups! / Remarks: As-is delivery. Remaining items will basically be disposed of by the seller before delivery. The toilet uses well water. The 2F toilet cannot use the bidet function. There is a defect on the left side of the kitchen IH cooktop (the cooktop itself is usable). There are 2 storage buildings on the property. There are 7 additional land parcels. Open to discussion if you wish to purchase them.
Specifications
- Land size
- 337.2 sqm
- Building size
- 186.24 sqm
- Year built
- 1969
- Structure
- Wood
- Rooms
- 7DK
- Water
- City water
- Sewer
- Septic (combined)
Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.
The price in context
The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 19,600 yen per sqm, down about 11% over five years (21,900 to 19,600), which the survey classes as declining.
The asking price works out at about 11,862 yen per sqm of land, 39% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 19,600 yen per sqm. The benchmark is for bare land; akiya prices usually bundle a worn building, so a large gap is normal and does not by itself mean a bargain.
Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.
Area and hazard data
3 checks clear, 3 to know about. Each check is against a government map for this exact point. Where a map is missing or we can't use it, we say so; that never means there's no risk.
- Earthquake code Caution
- Built before the 1981 earthquake code. Expect a structural survey, harder mortgages, and a retrofit budget; towns often grant part of that cost.
- Strong-earthquake chance Note
- About 18% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, mid-range for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%
- Landslide risk Checked, clear
- Checked: no designated landslide zone at this location. Zone edges are approximate, and this is not a legal property disclosure document.
- Flood risk Checked, clear
- Checked: outside a mapped flood area. The maps cover designated rivers only, so this is not a promise of no flooding.
- Tsunami risk Caution
- In a tsunami inundation zone, expected depth at least 1.0 m
- Liquefaction Checked, clear
- Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here
Source: Estimated from year built
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Source: Government hazard map
Source: Government hazard map
Source: Government hazard map
Source: National landform survey
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.
- Setting
- About 5.0 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 6,000)
- Clinic
- About 14 min walk
Location
- Area
- Kesennuma, Miyagi
- Setting
- About 5.0 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 6,000)
- Clinic
- About 14 min walk
This marks an approximate area, not the exact building. The circle is a rough radius from the listing's published address, so you can see the neighbourhood without us guessing at a precise spot. The published address only names the neighbourhood.
Rules of this akiya bank
These are the bank's published eligibility rules, not confirmation that your intended use of this home is allowed. Check with the municipality and owner.
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Residence or regular-stay requirement
Explicitly not a blanket requirement or ban
Employee accommodation is explicitly allowed, so the buyer need not personally live there. Second homes also qualify, subject to owner consent.
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Business-use exclusion
Explicitly not a blanket requirement or ban
Employee accommodation is explicitly allowed, subject to owner consent. The FAQ also permits introduction of registered mixed shop/housing properties; not all inn/shop uses approved.
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Resale restriction
Not established
No explicit post-purchase resale ban or holding period found. Unknown is not permission.
Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.
Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06
Not reviewed yet for this bank:
- Registration before viewing
- Years you must live there to keep a subsidy
- Years before you may resell
Thinking of renting it out?
What the published rules and maps say about letting this home to short-stay guests, line by line, with sources. This is not a verdict or advice. The town, the bank and the licensing office have the final word.
In Japan, home-sharing (minpaku) under the national home-sharing law is capped at 180 nights a year. A ryokan or inn licence is a separate route with its own building and zoning rules.
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Bank rule on living in the home
The bank's rules state this is not a blanket residence requirement.
That is a rule about the buyer, not a permission to host guests. The lines below still apply.
Bank rules Checked 2026-10-06 -
Bank rule on business use
The bank's rules state this is not a blanket business-use ban.
That is not a permission to host guests. Ordinance, zoning and licence rules still apply.
Bank rules Checked 2026-10-06 -
Bank rule on resale
Unknown. No published resale rule has been established for this listing.
Unknown does not mean permitted. The bank can say whether a resale restriction applies.
Bank rules Checked 2026-10-06 -
Local home-sharing ordinance
No home-sharing ordinance for Miyagi Prefecture appears in the Japan Tourism Agency list of 1 April 2021.
That is not a statement that home-sharing is allowed here: the list may be out of date, and the national rules still apply.
Japan Tourism Agency ordinance list List dated 2021-04-01 -
Zoning for hotels and inns
Unknown. Zoning data for this spot is not loaded yet.
Unknown does not mean permitted. The town's planning desk holds the zoning map.
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Urbanisation control area
Unknown. Area division data is not available for this spot.
Unknown does not mean permitted. The town's planning desk can say whether the home is in an urbanisation control area.
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Heavy-snow designation
Unknown. The heavy-snow map is not checked for this spot.
The town can say how much snow falls and who clears the road.
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Distance to an airport and the shinkansen
Nearest airport about 74.2 km, nearest shinkansen station about 39.4 km, in a straight line.
How easily guests arrive shapes demand. Road and rail journeys are longer than these distances.
Airports (MLIT) FY2021 data, read 2026-10-14Rail stations (MLIT) FY2025 data, read 2026-10-14
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Before you buy
Where this data comes from
Every fact on this page comes from the town's own listing or an official government record, checked for this address. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess.
- Landslide-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A33).
- Flood-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A31a).
- Tsunami-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A40).
- Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
- Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.
- Official land prices, from Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey.
Map data: National Land Numerical Information (Kokudo Suchi Joho), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, processed by Engawa.
出典：「国土数値情報」（国土交通省）（https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/）をEngawaが加工して作成
- Source listing last changed
- Source listing last changed: 2026-10-14
- Original listing
- www.minato-kesennuma.com (opens in a new tab)
We re-check listings against their sources through the week. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.