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1970s wood house in Yamagata
Sakegawa, Yamagata
- Year built
- 1977
- Building size
- 169.86 sqm
- Land size
- 400.2 sqm
- Structure
- Wood
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About this home
Three-storey wood house from 1977, 170 sqm on a 400 sqm plot in central Sakegawa Village; a former teacher's home with seven rooms, flowers planted, and a ramen shop a minute's walk away.
Draft summary from the listing, not yet reviewed by a founder.
From the listing
Vacant property in Hidaka district, central Sakegawa village (not a busy commercial area). Village office, post office, clinic, and elementary school all within a 5-minute walk. Best of all: a ramen shop called Ajidokoro Taisho is just a 1-minute walk away; personally a fan of their black vinegar ramen. This home was inhabited by a former high school teacher. The house has seven functionally divided rooms, suggesting previous use as a study, hobby room, and various other purposes, which can be creatively repurposed. The grounds contain various planted flowers and could be used for gardening. Though in a rural area, sewerage is fully equipped, making it a great deal. As a bonus, there is a cherry orchard behind the house, and the area is known for sharing the harvest. / Remarks: No renovation required
Specifications
- Land size
- 400.2 sqm
- Building size
- 169.86 sqm
- Year built
- 1977
- Structure
- Wood
- Floors
- 3
- Rooms
- 1階：車庫、2階：和室2部屋・洋室1部屋・トイレ2箇所・台所・風呂・納戸・脱衣所、3階：和室1部屋・洋室3部屋・トイレ1箇所
- Water
- City water
- Sewer
- Public sewer
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 5,020 yen per sqm, down about 8% over five years (5,460 to 5,020), which the survey classes as declining.
The asking price works out at about 4,998 yen per sqm of land, 132% above the nearest residential benchmark of about 2,150 yen per sqm.
Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.
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.
- 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.
- Strong-earthquake chance Checked, clear
- About 2% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, low for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%
- 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.
- 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.
- Tsunami risk Checked, clear
- Checked: no designated tsunami inundation zone at this location
- Liquefaction Checked, clear
- Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here
Source: Estimated from year built
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Source: Government hazard map
Source: Government hazard map
Source: Government hazard map
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.
- Setting
- About 6.4 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 18,000)
- Clinic
- About 3 min walk
Location
- Area
- Sakegawa, Yamagata
- Setting
- About 6.4 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 18,000)
- Clinic
- About 3 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 resolves to the plot itself.
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.
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.
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Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household) ConditionalUp to 1,000,000 yen
What you would need
Base amount for household migration: up to 1 million yen. Additional 1 million yen per child under 18 may be added (stackable add-on, not included in base cap).
- Resident of Tokyo 23 wards or commuting to Tokyo 23 wards from Tokyo Metropolitan Area (excluding disadvantaged regions)
- Plus 3 more conditions on the town's page.
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Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single) ConditionalUp to 600,000 yen
What you would need
Base amount for single migration: up to 600,000 yen.
- Resident of Tokyo 23 wards or commuting to Tokyo 23 wards from Tokyo Metropolitan Area (excluding disadvantaged regions)
- Plus 3 more conditions on the town's page.
Official source for Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single) (opens in a new tab)
Interested in this house?
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- 1Tell us where you are and what you would use it for.
- 2We check the home and the town's rules with you, free.
- 3If you go ahead, a licensed agent in Japan handles the purchase for a flat fee.
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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).
- 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: 2026-09-26
- Source listing last changed
- Source listing last changed: 2026-08-10
- Original listing
- mogami.akiyanomori.jp (opens in a new tab)
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.