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1970s wood house, 8-min walk to station, Saitama
Minano, Saitama
- Year built
- 1970
- Building size
- 193 sqm
- Land size
- 337 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
About this home
From the listing Recommended points: Price revised down from 8,000,000 yen to 5,000,000 yen (October 29, 2026). / Minano Town, located between Chichibu City and Nagatoro Town, is a town of nearly 10,000 residents. 10 minutes walk from Minano Station. Set back from the national highway. Views of mountains representing Chichibu: Mt. Bukoh (200 Famous Peaks) to the south, Mt. Ryogami (100 Famous Peaks) to the west, Mt. Hotosan to the north, Mt. Bimi to the east. Approximately 102 tsubo (337 m²) of land, a long north-south rectangle with frontage on the north-side public road and a narrow public road on the west side. / Building area approximately 58 tsubo. Originally a single-story structure built in March 1970 (Showa 45), with a second story added in 1979 (Showa 54). / Some aging of equipment and water stains visible. Suitable for those enjoying a DIY lifestyle, or those planning demolition and new construction. Not suitable for immediate occupancy or large-scale renovation by contractors. Cost of repairs on old buildings is difficult to estimate. / Repairs required / Repairs to be borne by occupant / Special notes: Previous price (8,000,000 yen) listed April 18, 2025; new price (5,000,000 yen) listed October 29, 2026. Land area from registration certificate. Building area from registration certificate. Boundary verification not provided. As-is transaction; seller assumes no liability for defects. Property cannot be used for resale, rental, or lodging purposes.
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
14,837 yen
Asking price per sqm of land
30,800 yen
Nearest official land benchmark, per sqm
The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 34,300 yen per sqm, down about 7% over five years (37,000 to 34,300), which the survey classes as declining.
The asking price works out at about 14,837 yen per sqm of land, 52% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 30,800 yen per sqm. The benchmark is for bare land; akiya prices usually bundle a worn building, so a large gap is normal and does not by itself mean a bargain.
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
Earthquake code
CautionBuilt before the 1981 earthquake code. Expect a structural survey, harder mortgages, and a retrofit budget; towns often grant part of that cost.
Source: Estimated from year built
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.
Checks clear
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Strong-earthquake chance
Checked, clearAbout 6% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, low for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
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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 2026-10-30
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Distance to an airport and the shinkansen
Nearest airport about 57.7 km, nearest shinkansen station about 18.9 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 2026-10-30
Rail stations (MLIT)FY2025 data, read 2026-10-30
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)
How to buy: through a local estate agent.
This home is on the Minano 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.
