The Paddy Field House

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.

1960s wood house on a large plot in Saga

Shiroishi, Saga

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1960s wood house on a large plot in Saga
1960s wood house on a large plot in Saga 1960s wood house on a large plot in Saga 1960s wood house on a large plot in Saga 1960s wood house on a large plot in Saga
6,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 28,000
168.55 sqm
1969
Wood

Location

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Full description

Remarks: Agricultural land included with the property (vegetable field: 102㎡). Note: Sale of agricultural land (ownership transfer) requires approval by the Agricultural Committee under Article 3 of the Agricultural Land Act. Contact Shiroishi Town Agricultural Committee (Phone: 0952-84-7127) for details. Served by Hokumei Elementary School. / Equipment: Toilet (simple flush)

Specifications

Land size718.7 sqm
Building size168.55 sqm
Year built1969
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms6DK

Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.

Utilities

Gas
City gas
Water
City water

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 7% 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 50 min walk to Hizen-Shiroishi station
  • About 94.3 km from the coast
  • About 97.6 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.

Floor plans

Floor plan for 1960s wood house on a large plot in Saga

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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: 2026-08-15

Source listing last changed: 2026-06-17

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Original listing: https://www.shiroishi-town.jp/akiya/vacanthouse/000449.php

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