The Starred Gable

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.

Wood house, 17-min walk to station, Ayabe, Kyoto

Ayabe, Kyoto

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Wood house, 17-min walk to station, Ayabe, Kyoto
Wood house, 17-min walk to station, Ayabe, Kyoto Wood house, 17-min walk to station, Ayabe, Kyoto Wood house, 17-min walk to station, Ayabe, Kyoto Wood house, 17-min walk to station, Ayabe, Kyoto
3,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 14,000
63.8 sqm
Not available
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

Occupancy status: occupied until around 2017, under continuous management

Specifications

Land size333.87 sqm
Building size63.8 sqm
StructureWood
Floors1

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
City water
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 1% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Farmland rules
Not in a designated farmland zone
Source: Government land-use records
Local land price
Local land about 6,030 yen per sqm, prices falling (-0.1% over 5 years)
Source: Government land-price survey
  • About 17 min walk to Yamaga station
  • About 22.4 km from the coast
  • About 1.3 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 6,030 yen per sqm, with local prices falling (-0.1% 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 Wood house, 17-min walk to station, Ayabe, Kyoto

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.

  • Neighborhood association membership required

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

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.

Source listing last changed: 2026-06-04

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

Original listing: https://ijurikkoku.com/akiya_sell/t-482

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