Wood house in Yamagata (02)

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
173.48 sqm
Not available
Wood

Location

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Full description

Central downtown location with proximity to Ginza and Minginza; good location. Possible to remodel and rent. Building spacious 52 tsubo with garage and storage. Property transfers in current condition; purchased party to bear furniture disposal costs. Second floor roof has been remodeled. Elementary school 850m (11 min walk), supermarket 700m (9 min walk), hospital 53m (1 min walk), restaurant 220m (3 min walk), city hall 700m (9 min walk), Shonai Bank 500m (7 min walk), Yamagata Bank 290m (4 min walk) / Special notes: semi-fire-resistant area, water facilities and other remodeling necessary

Specifications

Land size186.84 sqm
Building size173.48 sqm
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms5K

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 5% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
  • About 512.8 km from the coast
  • About 524.1 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: 2026-08-11

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