1970s wood house in Tashiro, Kinko

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 in Tashiro, Kinko

Kinko, Kagoshima

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Price

600,000 yen

approx. GBP 3,000

Building size

89.6 sqm

Year built

1978

Structure

Wood

Location

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Japanese address

Full description

Vacant for 2 years. Minor repairs needed. Property includes storage, garden, and outbuilding space. Parking available.

Specifications

Land size283.52 sqm

Building size89.6 sqm

Year built1978

StructureWood

Floors1

Rooms6畳・6畳×2・4.5畳+トイレ・風呂・台所・居間

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

Utilities

Water

Well

Sewer

Septic (single)

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 5% 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 before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)

Source: Estimated from year built

Local land price

Local land about 2,820 yen per sqm, prices falling (-1.2% over 5 years)

Source: Government land-price survey

About 243 min walk to Ibusuki station
About 16.8 km from the coast
About 1.6 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 2,820 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

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
Vacant House Demolition and Removal Project Grant

Up to 300,000 yen
Source

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

Work with us

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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: 2025-01-24

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

Original listing: https://www.town.kinko.lg.jp/documents/592/syousai78.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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