Broadacre House, Niigata (0e)

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.

1890s wood house with storehouses in Niigata

Shibata, Niigata

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1890s wood house with storehouses in Niigata
1890s wood house with storehouses in Niigata 1890s wood house with storehouses in Niigata 1890s wood house with storehouses in Niigata
6,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 28,000
492.86 sqm
1895
Wood

Location

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Full description

A magnificent historic farmhouse built in the Meiji era with warehouses and a spacious lot in a peaceful rural farming area. The surrounding area is a peaceful agricultural region. With a lot area of 2,605.67 square meters (about 780 tsubo), it is spacious. The rear garden area (classified as miscellaneous land) can be used for vegetable farming and similar purposes. The first-floor Japanese rooms include several large tatami rooms, rooms with sunken hearths (irori), a room with an open ceiling and exposed beams, and wooden-floored rooms. The original sunken hearth from the time of construction remains in the living room. There are auxiliary structures such as warehouses and storage sheds on the property. The roof is tiled with traditional Japanese tiles, and the exterior walls feature wooden lap siding and partially plastered walls. / Remarks: ○Delivery in current condition is desired. ○Movable property will be disposed of by the current owner. ○The road on the north side is subject to snow removal by the city. ○Water facilities (bath, kitchen, toilet) have renovation history. ○Water damage marks are present in the changing area. ○The extension portion of the house is not registered. ○Land boundary confirmation will be carried out by the current owner before sale. ※Measurement and registration procedure costs will be borne by the current owner.

Specifications

Land size2605.67 sqm
Building size492.86 sqm
Year built1895
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms12DK

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
Well
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 6% 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 430.6 km from the coast
  • About 443.0 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://www.city.shibata.lg.jp/kurashi/iju/akiya/1028343.html

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