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1920s wood house on a large plot in Saitama
Ogano, Saitama
- Year built
- 1925
- Building size
- 80 sqm
- Land size
- 15463.9 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
About this home
From the listing Highlights: Property in Ogo Town, Hio District with forest (8,345㎡), fields (6,397㎡), specialty features, and traditional farmhouse. Enables authentic rural living surrounded by mountains with distinct seasons. Forest enables firewood production and outdoor activities. Fields allow vegetable gardening and self-sufficient living. Traditional house with timber beams and posts retains charm while requiring renovation. Located near Konoō Gongen Shrine, offering cultural and spiritual elements. Hio represents nature-rich yet community-connected living ideal for those seeking quiet rural life. / Repair needed: Extensive renovation required / Important conditions and notes: Property located in mountain area with community relationship expectations. Main house and storehouse show age with potential settling, leaks, rot, termite damage, equipment issues, and require as-is transfer. Individual survey not conducted. Major repairs or rebuilding may be necessary. Hillside conditions require expert consultation for major renovation/reconstruction. Forest in natural state with unclear boundaries; risk of fallen trees, branches, soil erosion, and ground changes requiring owner responsibility. Landslide warning zone (Yellow Zone). Farmland requires agricultural law approval; permit denial limits use. Agricultural difficulty varies by terrain, aspect, access. Graveyard exists in field portion; seller plans removal but completion timing, method, and procedures uncertain at transfer. Transaction area (15,463.91㎡) requires Kokudomical Land Use Planning notification. Buyer must file within 2 weeks of contract. Mountain wildlife (deer, monkeys, boar) and insects with seasonal impact; agricultural damage possible. Utility infrastructure verification needed; winter freezing risk. Communication unstable in some areas. Limited public transit and commerce; vehicle required. Full management responsibility across building, land, environment. Buyer solely responsible for repairs, maintenance, procedures.
Specifications
Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.
The price in context
65 yen
Asking price per sqm of land
8,440 yen
Nearest official land benchmark, per sqm
The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 8,440 yen per sqm, down about 5% over five years (8,850 to 8,440), which the survey classes as stable.
The asking price works out at about 65 yen per sqm of land, 99% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 8,440 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 2% 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 66.7 km, nearest shinkansen station about 30 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)
- Municipal conditions and restrictions
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- The town's listing sets 2 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 Ogano 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.
