1980s wood house in Nara (04)

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 Nara

Shimokitayama, Nara

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1980s wood house in Nara
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2,500,000 yen
approx. GBP 12,000
72.8 sqm
1981
Wood

Location

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Full description

Property details: land area 317.79 sq.m / Utilities: electricity available, propane gas, simple water supply, heating with kerosene boiler, Western-style toilet with septic tank (non-flush), parking for 10 vehicles / Attached structures: storage room (roof collapsed) / Vacant land: miscellaneous use land and agricultural land / Special notes: major renovation required, miscellaneous use and agricultural land present, equipment operability not confirmed, water supply availability not confirmed

Specifications

Land size317.79 sqm
Building size72.8 sqm
Year built1981
StructureWood
Floors1
Rooms3DK

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
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 27% 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 172.8 km from the coast
  • About 80.6 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: 2026-08-25

Source listing last changed: 2026-08-11

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Original listing: https://akiyaconcierge.com/bank/574

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