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1980s wood house, 15-min walk to station, Saitama
Chichibu, Saitama
- Year built
- 1988
- Building size
- 66 sqm
- Land size
- 184 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
About this home
Wood-frame house from 1990 in mixed Chichibu neighbourhood, 108 square metres across six rooms on 184 square metres; fifteen-minute walk to Miyahanadori station and the Arakawa River. Built to modern code.
Draft summary from the listing, not yet reviewed by a founder.
From the listing Chikado Town in Chichibu City, where this home is located, is positioned west of central Chichibu and east of the clear Arakawa River. It is a mixed area with both long-established and newly relocated homes. The Arakawa views from nearby Sakura Bridge are lovely, about a 4-minute walk from the home. The Bessho Sports Park, approximately a 14-minute walk away, offers metasequoia and cherry tree-lined walking paths. The small Kids Park before the sports park is perfect for young children. The Chichibu Muse Park South Entrance, about 4km away, features walking trails through ginkgo-lined scenic roads, beautiful autumn foliage, great views from the observation tower, and occasional sea-of-clouds phenomena. / Special Notes: Land area is based on registered records. Building area is based on registered records. There is a discrepancy between the registered building area and actual area; the actual area is estimated to be approximately 108 m². Boundary demarcation is not provided. The sale is on an as-is basis with liability for contract non-conformity waived. Viewings require advance on-site confirmation of the surrounding area and location by the prospective buyer, review of all photos and website content, and understanding that the sale is as-is. / Repair Necessity: Minor repairs needed
Specifications
Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.
Floor plans
The price in context
76,087 yen
Asking price per sqm of land
59,700 yen
Nearest official land benchmark, per sqm
The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 59,700 yen per sqm, roughly flat over five years (59,900 to 59,700), which the survey classes as stable.
The asking price works out at about 76,087 yen per sqm of land, 27% above the nearest residential benchmark of about 59,700 yen per sqm.
Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.
Area and hazard data
4 checks clear, 1 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.
To know about
Strong-earthquake chance
NoteAbout 7% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, mid-range for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Checks clear
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Earthquake code
Checked, clearBuilt after the 1981 earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
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Landslide risk
Checked, clearChecked: no designated landslide zone at this location. Zone edges are approximate, and this is not a legal property disclosure document.
Source: Government hazard map
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Flood risk
Checked, clearChecked: outside a mapped flood area. The maps cover designated rivers only, so this is not a promise of no flooding.
Source: Government hazard map
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Liquefaction
Checked, clearLow liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here
Source: National landform survey
Not checked or not applicable
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Tsunami risk
Not applicableInland, no tsunami map. This home is in a prefecture with no coast.
Location
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.
Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.
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Residence or regular-stay requirement
Not established
No explicit buyer-residency rule found in the checked bank pages.
The bank or the town can say whether buyers are expected to live in the home.
Read official bank rulesChecked 2026-10-06
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Business-use exclusion
Not established
No explicit property business-use rule found; website reuse terms are not property-use rules.
The bank can say whether guest stays fit its rules.
Read official bank rulesChecked 2026-10-06
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Resale restriction
Not established
No explicit post-purchase resale ban or holding period found. Unknown is not permission.
The bank can say whether a resale restriction applies.
Read official bank rulesChecked 2026-10-06
Not reviewed yet for this bank:
- Registration before viewing
- Years you must live there to keep a subsidy
- Years before you may resell
Thinking of renting it out?
What the published rules and maps say about letting this home to short-stay guests, line by line, with sources. This is not a verdict or advice. The town, the bank and the licensing office have the final word.
In Japan, home-sharing (minpaku) under the national home-sharing law is capped at 180 nights a year. A ryokan or inn licence is a separate route with its own building and zoning rules.
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Local home-sharing ordinance
No home-sharing ordinance for Saitama Prefecture appears in the Japan Tourism Agency list of 1 April 2021.
That is not a statement that home-sharing is allowed here: the list may be out of date, and the national rules still apply.
Japan Tourism Agency ordinance listList dated 2021-04-01
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Zoning for hotels and inns
Unknown. Zoning data for this spot is not loaded yet.
Unknown does not mean permitted. The town's planning desk holds the zoning map.
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Urbanisation control area
Unknown. Area division data is not available for this spot.
Unknown does not mean permitted. The town's planning desk can say whether the home is in an urbanisation control area.
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Heavy-snow designation
This home is not in a designated heavy-snowfall area.
One running cost fewer to plan for, though local winters still vary.
Heavy-snow areas (MLIT)FY2016 data, read 2026-10-04
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Distance to an airport and the shinkansen
Nearest airport about 54.2 km, nearest shinkansen station about 26.5 km, in a straight line.
How easily guests arrive shapes demand. Road and rail journeys are longer than these distances.
Airports (MLIT)FY2021 data, read 2026-10-04
Rail stations (MLIT)FY2025 data, read 2026-10-04
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)
Up to 1,000,000 yenWhat 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)
Up to 600,000 yenWhat 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)
- Municipal conditions and restrictions
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- The town's listing sets 3 conditions, written in Japanese. Read them on the original listing before you commit.
Always confirm the current conditions with the town before you commit.
How to buy: through a local estate agent.
This home is on the Chichibu akiya bank, and the town's page says a local estate agent handles the sale.
Help in English from Koryoya
Koryoya is a licensed real estate agent in Japan. With its Interpretation & Administrative Support, it works between you and the seller's agent in English and helps with the paperwork.
- It can arrange quotes from English speaking lawyers and insurers.
- Viewing on your behalf can be arranged separately.
Koryoya explains its charges before you agree to anything.
- Free to ask us. We read the listing with you, help with the Japanese and explain each step.
- There are always some costs, such as registration and legal fees, even for a free house.
Interested in this house?
A founder replies by email. Free to ask.
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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
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.
