縁 Engawa
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.

Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning

Chikuma, Nagano

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Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning
Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning
Price
9,800,000 yen
approx. GBP 46,000
Building size
293.38 sqm
Year built
1900
Structure
Other

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning / Special notes: Located in Chikuma City Inui-yama Important Preservation District for Traditional Buildings, so applications are required for additions or renovations. Exact construction year is unclear. Sign removal planned. / Renovation status: Major renovation required

Specifications

Land size414.06 sqm
Building size293.38 sqm
Year built1900
StructureOther
Floors2
Rooms7DK

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

Utilities

Gas
City gas
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 12% 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 257.4 km from the coast
  • About 261.7 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.

Floor plans

Floor plan for Historic property featuring traditional kura-style storehouse architecture among diverse buildings from Edo through Showa periods, based on Edo-era town planning

Municipal conditions and restrictions

Some towns attach conditions to an empty-home purchase, for example a residency requirement or farmland-law (nochi-ho) approval, which is a local sign-off needed before farmland can change hands or use. These come from the source listing.

  • Located in Chikuma City Inui-yama Important Preservation District for Traditional Buildings; applications required for any additions or renovations

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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: 2026-07-17

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Original listing: https://www.city.chikuma.lg.jp/cgi-bin/recruit.php/2/detail/221?ck=1

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

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