Engawa

The Bamboo Road Cottage

1960s wood house in Utsunomiya, Tochigi

Utsunomiya, Tochigi

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1960s wood house in Utsunomiya, Tochigi
1960s wood house in Utsunomiya, Tochigi 1960s wood house in Utsunomiya, Tochigi 1960s wood house in Utsunomiya, Tochigi 1960s wood house in Utsunomiya, Tochigi
400,000 yen
approx. GBP 2,000
29.8 sqm
1969
Wood

Location

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Full description

An old house located halfway between Utsunomiya and Nikko. The land is approximately 32 tsubo with two wooden structures, each approximately 55 years old. One building near the road can be adapted for commercial or residential use; the rear building is partially deteriorated and currently used for storage. The property is located on a national highway with a bus stop directly in front, surrounded by bamboo forest, with no parking. Utilities present: electricity and water are available but require reconnection work. Septic system installation will be necessary for habitation. A small stream flows along the northern boundary. The property is in an adjustment zone but reconstruction is possible immediately after demolition. Still contains some remaining items from previous occupancy.

Specifications

Land size105.6 sqm
Building size29.8 sqm
Year built1969
StructureWood

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
None

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 2% 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 406.5 km from the coast
  • About 400.6 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.

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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.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-07-09

Source listing last changed: 2026-05-28

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Original listing: https://www.ieichiba.com/project/P202400773%E5%AE%87%E9%83%BD%E5%AE%AE%E7%9F%B3%E9%82%A3%E7%94%B0%E7%94%BA

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