Empty home in Japan

Kofu, Yamanashi

Year built
1962
Building size
120.23 sqm
Land size
415.89 sqm
Structure
Wood
On the town's official empty-home register

About this home

From the listing Condition(2015 parcel 1): Minor repairs needed / Condition(2015 parcel 7): Minor repairs needed / Renovation history(2015 parcel 1): January Showa 51 (1976) / Renovation history(2015 parcel 7): Unknown

Specifications

Land size
415.89 sqm
Building size
120.23 sqm
Year built
1962
Structure
Wood
Floors
3
Gas
City gas
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

33,182 yen

Asking price per sqm of land

48,300 yen

Nearest official land benchmark, per sqm

The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 48,300 yen per sqm, down about 3% over five years (49,700 to 48,300), which the survey classes as stable.

The asking price works out at about 33,182 yen per sqm of land, 31% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 48,300 yen per sqm. The benchmark is for bare land; akiya prices usually bundle a worn building, so a large gap is normal and does not by itself mean a bargain.

Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.

Official records

Area and hazard data

1 check clear, 4 to know about, 1 not applicable. 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.

To know about

  • 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.

    Source: Estimated from year built

    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.

  • Strong-earthquake chance

    Warning

    About 41% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, high for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%

    Source: National earthquake-hazard model

  • Flood risk

    Caution

    Within a mapped flood area, water 0.5 to 3 m

    Source: Government hazard map

  • Liquefaction

    Note

    Moderate liquefaction susceptibility. Ask for a ground report before major work.

    Source: National landform survey

Checks clear

  • 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.

    Source: Government hazard map

Not checked or not applicable

  • Tsunami risk

    Not applicable

    Inland, no tsunami map. This home is in a prefecture with no coast.

Location

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.

Getting around

Area
Kofu, Yamanashi
Setting
Inside a built-up town area
Clinic
About 1 min walk

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.

  • Residence or regular-stay requirement

    Explicitly not a blanket requirement or ban

    The bank FAQ explicitly says there are no user eligibility requirements; not a property-specific warranty.

    That is a rule about the buyer, not a permission to host guests. The lines below still apply.

    Read official bank rulesChecked 2026-10-06

  • Business-use exclusion

    Explicitly not a blanket requirement or ban

    Resale/subletting purposes are formally allowed by the rules, but the city asks users to refrain. This does not approve every shop or inn use.

    That is not a permission to host guests. Ordinance, zoning and licence rules still apply.

    Read official bank rulesChecked 2026-10-06

  • Resale restriction

    Explicitly not a blanket requirement or ban

    Explicitly not barred by the bank rules, but discouraged. No guarantee about private contracts or other law.

    Resale rules do not decide whether guest stays are allowed.

    Read official bank rulesChecked 2026-10-06

Not reviewed yet for this bank:

  • Registration before viewing
  • Years you must live there to keep a subsidy
  • Years before you may resell

Thinking of renting it out?

What the published rules and maps say about letting this home to short-stay guests, line by line, with sources. This is not a verdict or advice. The town, the bank and the licensing office have the final word.

In Japan, home-sharing (minpaku) under the national home-sharing law is capped at 180 nights a year. A ryokan or inn licence is a separate route with its own building and zoning rules.

  • Local home-sharing ordinance

    No home-sharing ordinance for Yamanashi Prefecture appears in the Japan Tourism Agency list of 1 April 2021.

    That is not a statement that home-sharing is allowed here: the list may be out of date, and the national rules still apply.

    Japan Tourism Agency ordinance listList dated 2021-04-01

  • Zoning for hotels and inns

    Unknown. Zoning data for this spot is not loaded yet.

    Unknown does not mean permitted. The town's planning desk holds the zoning map.

    Zoning data (MLIT)

  • Urbanisation control area

    Unknown. Area division data is not available for this spot.

    Unknown does not mean permitted. The town's planning desk can say whether the home is in an urbanisation control area.

    Area division data (MLIT)

  • Heavy-snow designation

    Unknown. The heavy-snow map is not checked for this spot.

    The town can say how much snow falls and who clears the road.

    Heavy-snow areas (MLIT)

  • Distance to an airport and the shinkansen

    Nearest airport about 81.6 km, nearest shinkansen station about 56 km, in a straight line.

    How easily guests arrive shapes demand. Road and rail journeys are longer than these distances.

    Airports (MLIT)FY2021 data, read 2026-10-17

    Rail stations (MLIT)FY2025 data, read 2026-10-17

The bank's own rules on living in the home, business use and resale are under Rules of this akiya bank.

How to buy: through the town.

This home is on the Kofu akiya bank. The town puts you in touch with the seller and explains its rules.

If the town says a local estate agent handles the sale, Koryoya can help you in English. Ask us.

  • Free to ask us. We read the listing with you, help with the Japanese and explain each step.
  • There are always some costs, such as registration and legal fees, even for a free house.
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Interested in this house?

A founder replies by email. Free to ask.

Ask about a viewing, renovation costs, the records above, or how buying works from abroad.

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.

Source listing last changed
Source listing last changed: 2026-10-17
  • 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).
  • 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

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.

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