Garden House, Shiga

1960s wood house, 3-min walk to station, Shiga

Otsu, Shiga

Year built
1965
Building size
66.12 sqm
Land size
165.289 sqm
Structure
Wood

From the listing

Single-story wooden house on spacious ~50-tsubo lot, now vacant, within 5-minute walk of nearest station. Despite being 61 years old, underwent major renovation 8 years ago including kitchen, bathroom, toilet, sink, flooring, and wall coverings. Offers single-story living comfort with garden and parking for 1 car, ready for immediate residential use. Previously used as rental housing with strong tenant demand signal; suitable for owner-occupancy or rental investment. Potential for future rebuilding or other land uses within legal and access constraints. Combines 5-minute station walk convenience with rarity of single-story plus garden. Flexible move-in timing. / Property features: 5-minute walk to nearest station, convenient access to Kyoto direction, spacious ~50-tsubo lot, rare single-story with garden, major renovation 8 years ago, kitchen/bathroom/toilet/sink/flooring/wall coverings renovated, layout changed from 3K to 2DK, 2 Japanese rooms + 1 Western room, parking for 1 car, versatile use options for owner-occupancy or rental / As-is condition and public register-based transaction.

Specifications

Land size
165.289 sqm
Building size
66.12 sqm
Year built
1965
Structure
Wood
Floors
1
Rooms
2DK(和室2室+洋室1室)

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 104,000 yen per sqm, up about 6% over five years (97,900 to 104,000), which the survey classes as rising.

The asking price works out at about 60,500 yen per sqm of land, 42% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 104,000 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.

Official records

Area and hazard data

2 checks clear, 3 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.

Hazards and ground
Earthquake code
Caution
Built 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

Strong-earthquake chance
Note
About 12% 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

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.

Source: Government hazard map

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.

Source: Government hazard map

Tsunami risk
Not applicable
Inland, no tsunami map. This home is in a prefecture with no coast.
Liquefaction
Note
Moderate liquefaction susceptibility. Ask for a ground report before major work.

Source: National landform survey

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.

Getting around
Setting
Inside a built-up town area
Clinic
About 6 min walk

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 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.

  • 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
Matched subsidies

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.

Work with us

Interested in this house?

This prefecture has a licensed, English speaking agent on the ground. Send the form below and it reaches them and us together. Free to ask, and nothing to pay until you decide to go ahead.

  1. 1Tell us where you are and what you would use it for.
  2. 2We check the home and the town's rules with you, free.
  3. 3If you go ahead, Szuwen (Steven) Huang handles the purchase in Japan for a flat fee.

Szuwen (Steven) Huang

KORYOYA LLC

More about Steven
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Ask about a viewing, renovation costs, the records above, or how buying works from abroad.

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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

Checked against the town's listing
Checked against the town's listing: 2026-10-09
Source listing last changed
Source listing last changed: 2026-08-29

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.

9,800,000 yen

(approx. GBP 46,000)

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