1990s wood house in Nara (c9)

1990s wood house in Nara

Soni, Nara

Year built
1998
Building size
Not available
Land size
Not stated
Structure
Wood

From the listing

This house was built in January 1998. It appears to be well-maintained and gives the impression that you could move in immediately. The layout includes a living room and utilities on the first floor, two Japanese-style rooms, a reception room, and two more rooms on the second floor, a spacious 7LDK suitable for families or three generations. Entering through the front door and opening the left door reveals a large sofa room, likely used as a reception area, with bright, welcoming natural light. The dining kitchen has ample space for family meals and relaxation. The kitchen features a fine system kitchen with a dishwasher on the north side, which despite its typical darkness is brightened by a skylight. Part of the flooring shows minor wear, but changing the surface would make it unnoticeable. The utilities appear to contain quality products from the time of construction; however, since equipment operations have not been verified, please confirm equipment condition with the owner during negotiations. The two connected 6-tatami Japanese-style rooms still have fresh green tatami, creating a very leisurely atmosphere where you could play go on the veranda. The second-floor rooms are also in clean condition; the 3.7-tatami north-facing room would work well as a study or library. Most notably, the 7.5-tatami balcony is a wonderfully pleasant space where you can spend your day gazing at Soni's mountains in the distance, a luxurious experience. There is a garden behind the building suitable for small-scale vegetable gardening. Across the road is a warehouse; it still contains many items such as farm equipment, and the owner said, 'I want to discuss various options including disposal of items, whether to purchase the warehouse as well, and work out the conditions together.'

Specifications

Year built
1998
Structure
Wood
Floors
2
Rooms
7LDK

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 6,670 yen per sqm, down about 8% over five years (7,240 to 6,670), which the survey classes as declining.

Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.

Official records

Area and hazard data

2 checks clear, 3 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.

Hazards and ground
Earthquake code
Checked, clear
Built after the 1981 earthquake code

Source: Estimated from year built

Strong-earthquake chance
Warning
About 40% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, high for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%

Source: National earthquake-hazard model

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.

Source: Government hazard map

Flood risk
Caution
Within a mapped flood area, water 0.5 to 3 m

Source: Government hazard map

Tsunami risk
Not applicable
Inland, no tsunami map. This home is in a prefecture with no coast.
Liquefaction
Checked, clear
Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here

Source: National landform survey

Getting around
Setting
About 10.5 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 6,000)
Clinic
About 54 min walk

Location

Area
Soni, Nara
Setting
About 10.5 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 6,000)
Clinic
About 54 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.

  • Residence or regular-stay requirement

    A condition is published; read the scope below

    Regular stays qualify; article 5 also permits users separately approved by the village mayor.

    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
Matched subsidies

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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This prefecture has a licensed, English speaking agent on the ground. Send the form below and it reaches them and us together. Free to ask, and nothing to pay until you decide to go ahead.

  1. 1Tell us where you are and what you would use it for.
  2. 2We check the home and the town's rules with you, free.
  3. 3If you go ahead, Szuwen (Steven) Huang handles the purchase in Japan 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: 2026-10-04
Source listing last changed
Source listing last changed: 2026-08-11

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.

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