Wood house in Yamagata (35)

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.

Wood house in Yamagata

Tsuruoka, Yamagata

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2,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 9,000
195.12 sqm
Not available
Wood

Location

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Full description

A detached house in the Kushibiki area, home to the world-renowned Kurokawa Noh, an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan / While the original construction date is unknown, it has been carefully maintained with an extension added in 1987 (Showa 62). / Appliances and furnishings may be transferred to the buyer at the owner's discretion. / Transfer to be made as-is; price negotiable / Boundaries not marked / Seller disclaims liability for defects in accordance with the contract

Specifications

Land size482.07 sqm
Building size195.12 sqm
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms7DK

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

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
  • About 511.9 km from the coast
  • About 523.3 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: 2025-09-22

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