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.

Nankan Town Takakuno Detached House (No. 104)

Nankan, Kumamoto

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Nankan Town Takakuno Detached House (No. 104)
Nankan Town Takakuno Detached House (No. 104)
5,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 23,000
81.43 sqm
1987
Wood Post War

Location

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Full description

A Western-style 2-storey house with an attic room, built in 1987 (38 years old). The well-water pump was replaced new in 2025. The prefectural land on the river side can only be used as a garden. 1-minute walk to Nankan Second Elementary School. / Vacancy period: May 2025 / Remarks: If replacing with a combined septic system, all associated expenses are the buyer's responsibility. TV shared antenna fee of 2,000 yen/year is required.

Specifications

Land size165.48 sqm
Building size81.43 sqm
Year built1987
StructureWood Post War
Floors2

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
Well
Sewer
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 2% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built after the 1981 earthquake code
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 83 min walk to Shin-Omuta station
  • About 83.4 km from the coast
  • About 87.7 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.

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Where this data comes from

  • Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-07-28

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-28

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Original listing: https://kumamoto-akiya360.jp/property/p1000000870

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