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.

Empty home in Japan

Kurobe, Toyama

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4,800,000 yen
approx. GBP 22,000
391 sqm
1994
Mixed

Location

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Full description

Remarks: No floor plan for entrance / Well water available / Has field / Furniture included (3 beds, desks, hangers, dressers, etc.) / Move-in ready (appliances included: refrigerator, rice cooker, hot water kettle, etc.) / No air conditioning (wiring in 2 places) / Bathroom usable but renovation recommended / Large families welcome / Structure note: Reinforced concrete part built 55 years ago

Specifications

Land size765 sqm
Building size391 sqm
Year built1994
StructureMixed

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

Utilities

Gas
City gas
Water
City water

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 4% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built after the 1981 earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 221.4 km from the coast
  • About 233.8 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.

Source listing last changed: 2026-08-04

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Original listing: https://www.kurobeiju.com/akiyabank/detail/deta7981

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