One-room wooden cabin on 288 m² of forest land in Keihoku, Kyoto City
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Rooms, land rights, zoning, roads
| Layout | 1R (one room) |
| Building area | 16.1 m² |
| Land area | 288 m² (87 tsubo) |
| Structure | Wooden, 1 floor |
| Built | 1986 (Showa 61), 40 years old |
| Parking | Unknown |
| Current status | Vacant |
| Land rights | Freehold (shoyūken) |
| Zoning | No zoning designation |
| Land category | Residential land |
| Terrain | Flat |
| Road access | Public road 5 m |
| Sale type | Exclusive agency |
| Handover | Immediate |
| Listed | 2026-10-08 |
Pros and cons of this 1R (one room) house
A small single-storey wooden cabin of about 16 m², built in 1986, on a 288 m² freehold plot in a wooded holiday-cabin area of Keihoku, in the northern mountains of Kyoto City's Ukyo Ward.
Why it stands out
- Generous plot: 288 m² (about 87 tsubo)
- Built 1986, under the post-1981 earthquake code
- Vacant: easy to view and quick to hand over
Points to check
- Old wooden house: expect renovation work (roof, plumbing, insulation)
- Inside a landslide-warning zone
- Station is far or bus-only — you will likely need a car
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Where it is
93 km to Osaka Kansai airport25 km to Kyotoas the crow flies
Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City: 190,387 people (January 2026) · -2% since 2021
Distances from the listing · population: Ministry of Internal Affairs, resident register.
Can a foreigner buy it?
Looks straightforward. No red flags in the listing data.
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 1986)
Built under Japan's current “new seismic standard” (shin-taishin, from June 1981). Wooden houses also got stronger joint rules in 2000; this one is before that.
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
| Agent's feeLegal maximum | $270–2,100 | ¥42,400–330,000 |
| Stamp duty on the contractSet by law | $0 | ¥500 |
| Registration taxEstimate | $30–60 | ¥5,000–10,000 |
| Scrivener (shihō-shoshi)Estimate | $510–950 | ¥80,000–150,000 |
| Acquisition taxEstimate | $0–80 | ¥0–12,000 |
| Property tax each yearEstimate | $130–250 | ¥20,000–40,000 |
| 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
Not in a mapped flood zone (worst-case river flood scenario).
Not in a mapped tsunami zone.
Inside a sediment-disaster warning zone (steep slope / debris flow).
Low: 0.3% 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 2026-10-08
Listed on 2026-10-08 · 23 days online. We started tracking this house on 2026-10-16; price changes will show here.
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Who sells it & what happens next
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