Vacant 5DK house, rebuilding generally not permitted, in Kubo, Kaizuka

Kubo 3-chome, Kaizuka, Osaka15 min walk to Higashi-Kishiwada Station (JR Hanwa Line)
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$43,200(¥6.8M)
≈ $540 (¥84k) per m² of building · Listed 25 days ago
80.73 m²Building
121.04 m²Land · 37 tsubo
5DKLayout
1978Built · Showa 53Pre-1981 earthquake code
Wooden2 floors
15 minOn foot to the station

Property details

Rooms, land rights, zoning, roads
Layout5DK
Building area80.73 m²
Land area121.04 m² (37 tsubo)
StructureWooden, 2 floors
Built1978 (Showa 53), 48 years old
ParkingNo
Main light directionWest
Current statusVacant
Land and rules
Land rightsFreehold (shoyūken)
ZoningQuasi-industrial
City planningUrbanisation promotion area
Building coverage / floor-area ratio60.00% / 200.00%
Land categoryResidential land
Road accessPublic road 6.6 m
Sale
Sale typeExclusive agency
HandoverBy arrangement
Listed2026-10-06

Pros and cons of this 5DK house

A vacant 5DK wooden house of about 81 m² on 121 m² of land, built in October 1978.

Why it stands out

  • Vacant: easy to view and quick to hand over
  • Low entry price — easy to buy with cash

Points to check

  • Cannot be rebuilt — Marked as saikenchiku-fuka: if the house is demolished or destroyed, a new one may not be allowed on this land
  • Built 1978, before the 1981 earthquake code — inspect and budget for reinforcement
  • Old wooden house: expect renovation work (roof, plumbing, insulation)
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Where it is

14 km to Osaka Kansai airport31 km to Osakaas the crow flies

Kaizuka, Osaka · The listing gives only the district, so the pin marks the centre of the area. The exact address is shared by the agent.Google Maps ↗
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Kaizuka: 31,407 people (January 2026) · -7% 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?

Needs careful checks. 1 point to understand before you commit.

FineYou own the landFreehold

Full ownership (shoyūken) of land and house — foreigners have exactly the same rights as Japanese buyers.

CarefulRebuild & road accessCannot be rebuilt

Marked as saikenchiku-fuka: if the house is demolished or destroyed, a new one may not be allowed on this land. Cheap for a reason — only for buyers who accept this.

CheckEarthquake standardPre-1981 code (built 1978)

Built before the 1981 seismic code. Common for cheap houses and not unsafe by definition, but get an inspection and budget for reinforcement; banks and insurers treat these houses differently.

FinePaying for itCash-friendly price

At this price most foreign buyers pay cash by international transfer. No Japanese loan or residency is needed to complete a purchase.

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Estimated buying costs

Estimate, on top of the price: about$2,910–4,3407–10% of the price, one-off. Estimated for this house from its price, age and size: the exact figures come from the agent and the scrivener.
Agent's feeLegal maximum$1,850–2,100¥290,400–330,000
Stamp duty on the contractSet by law$30¥5,000
Registration taxEstimate$260–560¥41,000–88,000
Scrivener (shihō-shoshi)Estimate$510–950¥80,000–150,000
Acquisition taxEstimate$260–690¥41,000–109,000
Property tax each yearEstimate$260–520¥41,000–82,000
Repairs reserveEstimate$9,540–38,200¥1.5M–6M
Non-resident tax agentLegal maximum$130–380¥20,000–60,000
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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

This listing does not publish its exact position, so we cannot read the risk maps for it. Once you know the address, check it on the official hazard map portal ↗ — flood, tsunami and landslide layers are free.

Listing history & price alert

Listed 2026-10-06

Listed on 2026-10-06 · 25 days online. We started tracking this house on 2026-10-05; price changes will show here.

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Who sells it & what happens next

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