The Quiet Bungalow

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.

1980s wood house in Okuchi, Isa

Isa, Kagoshima

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1980s wood house in Okuchi, Isa
1980s wood house in Okuchi, Isa
Price
1,980,000 yen
approx. GBP 9,000
Building size
88.47 sqm
Year built
1982
Structure
Wood

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.

Japanese address

Full description

Located in a quiet residential area in the Hazuki school district. Within walking distance to a local supermarket known for handmade tofu and an elementary school. About 10 minutes by car to downtown with all necessary amenities, a prime location. Two south-facing 6-mat Japanese rooms, 4.5-mat north-facing Japanese room, and a 6-mat western room. Warm and calm space featuring wood-grain aesthetics. Wide veranda, small vegetable garden space, and a kumquat tree in the yard. Wood-frame main house built 43 years ago (Showa 57/1982), renovated with new Japanese rooms and flooring about 30 years ago. Soft natural light, peaceful and reassuring atmosphere.

Specifications

Land size196 sqm
Building size88.47 sqm
Year built1982
StructureWood
Floors1
Rooms4K

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

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
No designated landslide zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Flood risk
No designated river-flood zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Tsunami risk
No designated tsunami inundation zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Strong-earthquake chance
About 6% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Farmland rules
Inside an outer farmland zone. Some land-use restrictions may apply.
Source: Government land-use records
Earthquake code
Built after the 1981 earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
Local land price
Local land about 6,400 yen per sqm, prices falling (-3.4% over 5 years)
Source: Government land-price survey
  • About 175 min walk to Masaki station
  • About 27.6 km from the coast
  • About 1.4 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.

Land-market context

The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 6,400 yen per sqm, with local prices falling (-3.4% over five years).

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

Matched subsidies

  • Migration Support Payment Program
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household)
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Tokyo-Area Migration Support Subsidy
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single)
    Up to 600,000 yen
    Source
  • Combined Wastewater Treatment Tank (Septic) Subsidy
    Up to 548,000 yen
    Source
  • Dangerous Vacant Building Demolition Subsidy
    Up to 200,000 yen
    Source
  • Migration & Home Exchange Promotion Subsidy Program
    Base rate 1/5 of eligible costs capped at 500,000 yen for renovation; additional add-ons for migrants, age, families with children, and small settlements when base costs exceed 2.5 million yen.
    Source
  • Isa City Wooden Housing Seismic Diagnosis & Retrofit Subsidy
    Up to 1,150,000 yen
    Source
  • Hazard-Proximity Dangerous House Relocation Subsidy
    Demolition/relocation: max 975,000 yen. Construction/purchase/renovation: interest subsidy on loans (max 8.5% annual rate). Land acquisition: max 2,060,000 yen. Site development: max 608,000 yen.
    Source

Amounts change every year. Always confirm with the town before you rely on a figure.

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Where this data comes from

  • 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).
  • Farmland rules, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A12).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.
  • Official land prices, from Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-07-22

Source listing last changed: 2026-05-28

We re-check listings against their sources through the week.

Original listing: https://www.city.isa.kagoshima.jp/teiju/bank-all/15323

Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.

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