8LDK light-steel house on a 562 m² lot near Kitafu Station, Echizen
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Property details
Rooms, land rights, zoning, roads
| Layout | 8LDK |
| Building area | 280.36 m² |
| Land area | 562 m² (170 tsubo) |
| Structure | Light steel, 2 floors |
| Built | 1989 (Heisei 1), 37 years old |
| Parking | Yes (car space) |
| Current status | Unknown |
| Land rights | Freehold (shoyūken) |
| Zoning | Semi-industrial |
| Road access | Public road 7 m (frontage 13.5 m); Public road 6 m (frontage 31.8 m) |
| Sale type | Brokerage |
| Listed | 2026-10-01 |
Pros and cons of this 8LDK house
A two-storey light-steel house built in 1989, with 8LDK and about 280 m² of floor area on a 562 m² freehold lot, a 7-minute walk from Kitafu Station on the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line.
Why it stands out
- Generous plot: 562 m² (about 170 tsubo)
- Built 1989, under the post-1981 earthquake code
- Spacious: 280.36 m² of floor area
Points to check
- Station is far or bus-only — you will likely need a car
- In a mapped flood zone (up to 0.5–3 m in a worst case)
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Where it is
58 km to Komatsu airport105 km to Nagoya12.8 km to the seaas the crow flies
Echizen: 13,103 people (January 2026) · -9% since 2021
Distances from the listing · population: Ministry of Internal Affairs, resident register.
Floor plan
Plan from the original listing (layout labels are in Japanese: 洋 = Western-style room, 和 = tatami room, LDK = living-dining-kitchen, 納戸 = storage room). Click to enlarge.
Can a foreigner buy it?
Looks straightforward. One small point to confirm with the agent.
FineYou own the landFreehold
Full ownership (shoyūken) of land and house — foreigners have exactly the same rights as Japanese buyers.
FineRebuild & road accessRoad access OK
Faces a public road of at least 4 m. Rebuilding is normally allowed.
FineEarthquake standardPost-1981 code (built 1989)
Built under Japan's current “new seismic standard” (shin-taishin, from June 1981).
CheckPaying for itLoan only if resident
Foreigners may buy freely, but Japanese banks mostly lend to residents (permanent residents most easily). Non-residents usually pay cash or use an overseas loan.
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Estimated buying costs
| Agent's feeLegal maximum | $4,620 | ¥726,000 |
| Stamp duty on the contractSet by law | $60 | ¥10,000 |
| Registration taxEstimate | $760–1,650 | ¥120,000–260,000 |
| Scrivener (shihō-shoshi)Estimate | $510–950 | ¥80,000–150,000 |
| Acquisition taxEstimate | $760–2,030 | ¥120,000–320,000 |
| Property tax each yearEstimate | $760–1,530 | ¥120,000–240,000 |
| Repairs reserveEstimate | $9,540–38,200 | ¥1.5M–6M |
| Non-resident tax agentLegal maximum | $130–380 | ¥20,000–60,000 |
Agent's fee: legal maximum (the real fee can be lower). Stamp duty: fixed by law. Everything else is an estimate from typical rates; taxes depend on the assessed value set by the town. How we estimate
Natural-hazard risk
In a flood-risk zone: water could reach 0.5–3 m in a worst-case flood.
Not in a mapped tsunami zone.
Not in a landslide-warning zone.
Low: 4.3% chance of a strong shake (intensity 6-lower or more) in the next 30 years.
Read at the listing's map pin (positions in listings can be approximate). Worst-case official scenarios. Open the official hazard map here ↗ · Sources: GSI hazard map portal, NIED J-SHIS.
Listing history & price alert
Listed 2026-10-01
Listed on 2026-10-01 · 30 days online. We started tracking this house on 2026-10-05; price changes will show here.
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