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1870s wood house on a large plot in Nagano
Suwa, Nagano
- Year built
- 1877
- Building size
- 248.36 sqm
- Land size
- 2386.71 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
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From the listing
Main house and storehouse built in Meiji 10 (1877); second-floor expansion of main house added in Showa 52 (1977); large property with main house, storehouse, warehouse and external water source; excellent views of the Yatsugatake range; includes farmland; farmland conversion permit to be transferred / Amenities: separate bathroom, warm-water toilet seat, heated toilet seat, large bath (1+ tsubo), hot water, lighting fixtures, external storage, garden, excellent sun exposure, quiet residential neighborhood, suitable for rural resort; setback required
Specifications
- Land size
- 2386.71 sqm
- Building size
- 248.36 sqm
- Year built
- 1877
- Structure
- Wood
- Floors
- 2
- Rooms
- 10SDK
- Gas
- Propane (LPG)
- Water
- City water
- Sewer
- Public sewer
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 33,200 yen per sqm, down about 3% over five years (34,200 to 33,200), which the survey classes as stable.
The asking price works out at about 4,533 yen per sqm of land, 86% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 33,200 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
1 check clear, 4 to know about, 1 not applicable. 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 Warning
- About 59% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, high for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%
- Landslide risk Caution
- In a yellow (caution) landslide zone (1 zone(s)). Expect a surveyor to look at the slope behind the house. 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 Not applicable
- Inland, no tsunami map. This home is in a prefecture with no coast.
- Liquefaction Caution
- High liquefaction susceptibility. A ground survey should be part of any purchase.
Source: Estimated from year built
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
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 2.3 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 14,000)
- Clinic
- About 3 min walk
Location
- Area
- Suwa, Nagano
- Setting
- About 2.3 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 14,000)
- Clinic
- About 3 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 resolves to the plot itself.
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
Not established
No explicit buyer-residency rule found in the checked bank pages.
Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.
Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06 -
Business-use exclusion
Not established
No explicit property business-use rule found; website reuse terms are not property-use rules.
Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.
Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06 -
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
Unknown. No published residence rule has been established for this listing.
Unknown does not mean permitted. The bank or the town can say whether buyers are expected to live in the home.
Bank rules Checked 2026-10-06 -
Bank rule on business use
Unknown. No published business-use rule has been established for this listing.
Unknown does not mean permitted. The bank can say whether guest stays fit its rules.
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
Nagano Prefecture has an ordinance that limits where or when home-sharing runs.
On top of the 180-night national cap, the ordinance can rule out some areas or periods, so the exact address matters.
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
This spot is inside a city planning area, but not in an urbanisation control area.
The control-area permission for a change of use does not apply. Zoning still does.
Area division data (MLIT) FY2018 data, read 2026-10-04 -
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 22.5 km, nearest shinkansen station about 44.9 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 2026-10-04Rail stations (MLIT) FY2025 data, read 2026-10-04
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Grants and rules
2 programmes in our data could apply to this home, all with conditions you would have to meet first. Amounts change every year. Always confirm with the town before you rely on a figure.
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Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household) ConditionalUp to 1,000,000 yen
What you would need
Base amount for household migration: up to 1 million yen. Additional 1 million yen per child under 18 may be added (stackable add-on, not included in base cap).
- Resident of Tokyo 23 wards or commuting to Tokyo 23 wards from Tokyo Metropolitan Area (excluding disadvantaged regions)
- Plus 3 more conditions on the town's page.
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Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single) ConditionalUp to 600,000 yen
What you would need
Base amount for single migration: up to 600,000 yen.
- Resident of Tokyo 23 wards or commuting to Tokyo 23 wards from Tokyo Metropolitan Area (excluding disadvantaged regions)
- Plus 3 more conditions on the town's page.
Official source for Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single) (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal conditions and restrictions
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- The town's listing sets one condition, written in Japanese. Read it on the original listing before you commit.
Interested in this house?
Every message gets a reply from one of the founders. We can talk through the home, help you think about a renovation, and connect you with a licensed agent in Japan for buying help. Clear flat fee pricing, nothing to pay until you decide to go ahead.
- 1Tell us where you are and what you would use it for.
- 2We check the home and the town's rules with you, free.
- 3If you go ahead, a licensed agent in Japan handles the purchase for a flat fee.
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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).
- 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
- Checked against the town's listing
- Checked against the town's listing: 2026-10-15
- Source listing last changed
- Source listing last changed: 2026-06-30
- Original listing
- www.city.suwa.lg.jp (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.