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Wood house in Saga
Karatsu, Saga
- Year built
- Not available
- Building size
- Not available
- Land size
- 6817 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
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From the listing
Recommended for revenue-generating property opportunities and rural living with vegetable farming. Owner moved ~20 years ago pursuing self-sufficient rural living, growing vegetables and raising chickens and sheep. The guesthouse serves as a key income pillar. It generates 2 yen to 3 million annually from weekend-only (Saturday) accommodations and school group visits (~4 people), allowing owners to dedicate remaining time to farming and personal projects. Some rooms remain unfinished but are suitable for DIY enthusiasts. Despite the rural location, nearby amenities include Starbucks and Muji; the beach is 10 minutes by car. Owner acquired the neighboring vacant 2-family house ~7 years ago and renovated it for ~10 yen million, now operating it as a guesthouse. Structure features separate entrances for 2 guest rooms, each with bath and toilet; one kitchen and one theater bedroom. Guesthouse section in excellent condition. Additionally, ~4 unfinished rooms requiring renovation based on intended use. Property includes built-in 2-car garage and 2 additional parking spaces on grounds. Selling due to children's educational needs, together with adjacent farmland (6,817 m², purchased for 3 yen million). Current bookings continue; permits transfer to new owner from health and fire departments without re-application. Investment return is quite good. Adjacent farmland borders seller's own field; single driveway access will continue to be used. Key selling point is immediate revenue-generation capability upon occupancy. Guest rooms furnished with 700k yen in Daikin air purification AC units and beds. Some items visible in photos will not transfer. Property issues: exterior wall repairs needed; one roof leak (temporarily patched, long-term repair required); deteriorating eaves and soffits; partial foundation replacement completed (no termite evidence found; crawlspace was dry). Additional minor defects present; on-site inspection and detailed discussion recommended.
Specifications
- Land size
- 6817 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
- Floors
- 2
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 18,300 yen per sqm, down about 6% over five years (19,400 to 18,300), 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.
Area and hazard data
5 checks clear. 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.
- Strong-earthquake chance Checked, clear
- About 1% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, low for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%
- Landslide risk Checked, clear
- Checked: no designated landslide zone at this location. 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 Checked, clear
- Checked: no designated tsunami inundation zone at this location
- Liquefaction Checked, clear
- Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Source: Government hazard map
Source: Government hazard map
Source: Government hazard map
Source: National landform survey
- Nearest station
- Nishi-Karatsu station, about 58 min walk (Karatsu Line)
- Setting
- About 2.0 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 42,000)
- Clinic
- About 34 min walk
Location
- Area
- Karatsu, Saga
- Nearest station
- Nishi-Karatsu station, about 58 min walk (Karatsu Line)
- Setting
- About 2.0 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 42,000)
- Clinic
- About 34 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 only names the neighbourhood.
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
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)
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- 1Tell us where you are and what you would use it for.
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- 3If you go ahead, a licensed agent in Japan handles the purchase for a flat fee.
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).
- Tsunami-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A40).
- 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: 2026-10-09
- Source listing last changed
- Source listing last changed: 2026-06-23
- Original listing
- www.ieichiba.com (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.