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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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Chikuma, Nagano

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3,700,000 yen
approx. GBP 17,000
118.83 sqm
1978
Unknown

Location

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Full description

Train station and private kindergarten are nearby, with other major facilities also relatively close by. / Special notes: As-is delivery, liability for non-conformance waived, unregistered extension exists - lean-to in front of entrance (if registered, buyer pays for it), movable property inside and outside of buildings sold by seller, setback from north-side road required for rebuilding, sewer connection contribution fee already paid, located within landslide warning zone, part of northeast portion of property falls in special landslide warning zone. (Building structures in the special landslide warning zone are subject to structural regulations if rebuilt.) Chikuma City Landscape Plan (rural area). Extension history: Showa 53 - extended from single-story to 2 floors / Showa 59 - added eaves extension to 1st floor

Specifications

Land size237.79 sqm
Building size118.83 sqm
Year built1978
StructureUnknown
Floors2
Rooms6K

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
Public sewer

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 10% 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 259.3 km from the coast
  • About 263.1 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.

Floor plans

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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: 2026-07-17

Source listing last changed: 2024-06-26

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Original listing: https://www.city.chikuma.lg.jp/cgi-bin/recruit.php/2/detail/207?ck=1

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