1960s wood house with outbuildings in Shimane

1960s wood house with outbuildings in Shimane

Unnan, Shimane

Year built
1966
Building size
136.56 sqm
Land size
318.32 sqm
Structure
Wood
On the town's official empty-home register Source: www.hokkori-unnan.jp (opens in a new tab) Checked 2026-10-06

About this home

Seven rooms across two floors, wood-frame, 1966; large garage that could work as a workshop.

Bathtub's shot and there's no hot water system yet, so budget accordingly.

Draft summary from the listing, not yet reviewed by a founder.

From the listing

Items requiring repair: bathtub damage present, no hot water system, other repairs require on-site confirmation. / Property remarks: large garage usable as a workshop; price reduced from 3,000,000 yen to 1,700,000 yen to assist purchasers with renovation funding.

Specifications

Land size
318.32 sqm
Building size
136.56 sqm
Year built
1966
Structure
Wood
Floors
2
Rooms
7DK
Gas
City gas
Water
City water
Sewer
Septic (single)

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 13,300 yen per sqm, roughly flat over five years (13,300 to 13,300), which the survey classes as stable.

The asking price works out at about 5,341 yen per sqm of land, 60% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 13,300 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

5 checks clear, 1 to know about. 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
Checked, clear
About 0% 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

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
Checked, clear
Checked: no designated tsunami inundation zone at this location

Source: Government hazard map

Liquefaction
Checked, clear
Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here

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
About 11.4 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 106,000)
Clinic
About 19 min walk

Location

Area
Unnan, Shimane
Setting
About 11.4 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 106,000)
Clinic
About 19 min walk

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.

We have not established these rules for this listing. Unknown does not mean permitted.

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?

Every message gets a reply from one of the founders. We can talk through the home, help you think about a renovation, and connect you with a licensed agent in Japan for buying help. Clear flat fee pricing, 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, a licensed agent in Japan handles the purchase for a flat fee.

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

18 other homes currently listed in Unnan.

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).
  • Tsunami-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A40).
  • 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: 2026-10-06
Source listing last changed
Source listing last changed: 2025-01-15

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.

1,700,000 yen

(approx. GBP 8,000)

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