Stationside House, Yamagata (dfe)

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.

1970s wood house, 12-min walk to station, Yamagata

Yonezawa, Yamagata

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400,000 yen
approx. GBP 2,000
110.7 sqm
1978
Wood

Location

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Full description

As-is sale; buyer responsible for removal of abandoned items. Western exterior wall has peeling/deterioration. Risk of ground subsidence. Repair costs would be substantial; demolition and use as land is recommended. Block wall exists between this parcel and neighboring property; if damaged, both parties share repair costs by agreement, but ownership is unclear. Boundary survey required (buyer responsible for cost). Accessory buildings include garage and storage shed: 1F 14.90m², 2F 9.93m², total 24.83m² (7.51坪). Asking price reduced from 500k yen to 400k yen on 12 May 2025 (R7).

Specifications

Land size228.38 sqm
Building size110.7 sqm
Year built1978
StructureWood
Floors2
Rooms6K

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

Utilities

Gas
Propane (LPG)
Water
City water
Sewer
Septic (combined)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 3% 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 480.6 km from the coast
  • About 493.8 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: 2026-08-11

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