The Kumamoto Bungalow

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.

1980s wood house in Kumamoto

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto

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1980s wood house in Kumamoto
15,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 70,000
170.22 sqm
1986
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

Town charm: As a southern Kyushu exchange hub city, the Kyushu Shinkansen, Kyushu Expressway, South Kyushu West Route Expressway, and Yatsushiro Port (major harbor) are fully developed.

Specifications

Land size265.04 sqm
Building size170.22 sqm
Year built1986
StructureWood
Floors1
Rooms5K以上

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

Utilities

Gas
City gas
Water
City water
Sewer
Public sewer

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 11% 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 27 min walk to Yatsushiro station
  • About 38.8 km from the coast
  • About 43.8 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.

Floor plans

Floor plan for 1980s wood house in Kumamoto

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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: 2026-06-14

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Original listing: https://kumamoto-akiya360.jp/property/p1000001100

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