The Blue-Boarded Cottage

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, 5-min walk to station, Izumi, Kagoshima

Izumi, Kagoshima

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1970s wood house, 5-min walk to station, Izumi, Kagoshima
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Price
2,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 9,000
Building size
103.26 sqm
Year built
1978
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

Specifications

Land size393.57 sqm
Building size103.26 sqm
Year built1978
StructureWood
Floors2

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

Utilities

Water
City water
Sewer
Public sewer

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 3% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Farmland rules
Not in a designated farmland zone
Source: Government land-use records
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built
Local land price
Local land about 12,300 yen per sqm, prices falling (-1.2% over 5 years)
Source: Government land-price survey
  • About 5 min walk to Komenotsu station
  • About 3.0 km from the coast
  • About 0.7 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 12,300 yen per sqm, with local prices falling (-1.2% 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

  • Vibrant Neighborhood Community Resident Support Program (Residency Subsidy)
    Up to 600,000 yen
    Source
  • Migration Support Payment Program
    60万円 for single person, 100万円 for household, plus 100万円 per child under 18. The maximum conditional amount cannot be stated as a single cap.
    Source
  • In-municipality Resident Housing Acquisition Subsidy
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Migration Support Payment Program
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household)
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single)
    Up to 600,000 yen
    Source
  • Izumi City Akiya Bank Registered Property Renovation Subsidy
    Up to 300,000 yen
    Source
  • Izumi City Designated Vacant Building Demolition Subsidy
    Up to 300,000 yen
    Source
  • Vibrant Neighborhood Community Resident Support Program (Housing Subsidy)
    Up to 300,000 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: 2025-04-01

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

Original listing: https://www.city.kagoshima-izumi.lg.jp/files/SpcDocumentDetail/155/SpcDocumentDetail_155567_file.pdf

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

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