1970s wood house in Shimane

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.

1970s wood house in Shimane

Gotsu, Shimane

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1970s wood house in Shimane
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2,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 9,000
Not available
1974
Wood

Location

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Full description

Repair areas: Auxiliary equipment operation inspection not performed; electric water heater and other equipment may need replacement; some floor repairs; kitchen and others / Description: Located about 10-minute walk from Arifuku Hot Spring, known for its beautiful-skin healing waters. 2-story property. Expanded in 1982. Large enough for a big family. Septic tank maintenance fee required. Toilet on 2nd floor with bidet toilet seats. Auxiliary equipment operation inspection not performed; may require replacement. Leftover furniture: items you wish will be transferred free of charge; unwanted items will be handed over after removal. / Nearby facilities: Arifuku nursing home (approx. 50m), Arifuku post office (approx. 190m), Arifuku BIANCO restaurant (approx. 550m), Arifuku Hot Spring (approx. 650m)

Specifications

Year built1974
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms7DK

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

Utilities

Water
City water
Sewer
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 1% 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 254.8 km from the coast
  • About 254.2 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 1970s wood house in Shimane

Municipal conditions and restrictions

Some towns attach conditions to an empty-home purchase, for example a residency requirement or farmland-law (nochi-ho) approval, which is a local sign-off needed before farmland can change hands or use. These come from the source listing.

  • Limited to UI/I-Turn Residents until April 30, 2027

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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.

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-20

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Original listing: https://www.city.gotsu.lg.jp/site/akiya/37053.html

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