House of the Blue Bath

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 Ushinezakai, Tarumizu

Tarumizu, Kagoshima

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1970s wood house in Ushinezakai, Tarumizu
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1,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 5,000
58 sqm
1971
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.

Full description

Ideal property for countryside living.

Specifications

Land size172.57 sqm
Building size58 sqm
Year built1971
StructureWood
Floors1

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

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
In a red (special 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 1% 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 1,740 yen per sqm, prices falling (-2.2% over 5 years)
Source: Government land-price survey
  • About 190 min walk to Kokubu station
  • About 5.0 km from the coast
  • About 0.2 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 1,740 yen per sqm, with local prices falling (-2.2% over five years).

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

Floor plans

Floor plan for 1970s wood house in Ushinezakai, Tarumizu Floor plan for 1970s wood house in Ushinezakai, Tarumizu

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
  • Tarumizu City Vacant House Renovation Promotion Project
    Up to 750,000 yen
    Source
  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single)
    Up to 600,000 yen
    Source
  • Tarumizu City Housing Acquisition Cost Subsidy Program
    Up to 200,000 yen
    Source
  • Tarumizu City Vacant House Effective Utilization Promotion Project Support Subsidy
    Up to 50,000 yen
    Source
  • Tarumizu City Migration Employment/Entrepreneurship Support Subsidy
    Family/household of 2+ people: ¥1,000,000. Single: ¥600,000. Additional ¥1,000,000 per dependent under 18. Note: Amounts vary based on household composition; the highest is stated as ¥2,000,000+ when multiple dependents are included.
    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.

Source listing last changed: 2026-05-28

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

Original listing: https://www.city.tarumizu.lg.jp/chiiki/shisetsu/akiya-bank/baikyaku/baikyaku211.html

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