The Blue-Trimmed 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 in Nejime, Minamiosumi

Minamiosumi, Kagoshima

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1970s wood house in Nejime, Minamiosumi
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Price
2,500,000 yen
approx. GBP 12,000
Building size
60 sqm
Year built
1976
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

Wooden single-story building built in 1976 located in Minamiosumi Town, Nejime district. 3 rooms, 60 m². Includes storage sheds (49 m², 8 m²) and farmland. Flush toilet. Occupancy available from December 2026 (Reiwa 8). Contents present (disposal in progress). Sale asking price 2,500,000 yen; rental 30,000 yen/month. Pet policy: negotiable.

Specifications

Building size60 sqm
Year built1976
StructureWood
Floors1
Rooms3

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

Utilities

Water
City water

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
In a yellow (caution) landslide zone (2 zone(s))
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 14% 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 8,900 yen per sqm, prices falling (-3.1% over 5 years)
Source: Government land-price survey
  • About 146 min walk to Ibusuki station
  • About 16.9 km from the coast
  • About 1.1 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 8,900 yen per sqm, with local prices falling (-3.1% 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

  • Relocation Housing Rental Assistance Subsidy
    Up to 20,000 yen
    Source
  • Akiya Renovation and Furniture Disposal Subsidy (Rental Purpose)
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Housing Acquisition Subsidy for Settlement Promotion
    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
  • Relocation Survey and Travel Subsidy
    Up to 50,000 yen
    Source

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

Municipal conditions and restrictions

Some towns attach conditions to an empty-home purchase, for example a residency requirement or farmland-law (nochi-ho) approval, which is a local sign-off needed before farmland can change hands or use. These come from the source listing.

  • Occupancy available from December 2026 (Reiwa 8) or later

Always confirm the current conditions with the town before you commit.

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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.

Source listing last changed: 2026-05-28

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

Original listing: https://www.town.minamiosumi.lg.jp/kikaku/kurashi/sumai/akiya/documents/hp259.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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