4LDK house with shuttered garage and inner sashes in Nishikan Ward, Niigata
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Rooms, land rights, zoning, roads
| Layout | 4LDK |
| Building area | 152.42 m² |
| Land area | 157.56 m² (48 tsubo) |
| Structure | Wooden, 2 floors |
| Built | 1996 (Heisei 8), 30 years old |
| Parking | Yes (free, garage with electric shutter) |
| Main light direction | South |
| Current status | Vacant |
| Land rights | Freehold (shoyūken) |
| Zoning | Unknown |
| Building coverage / floor-area ratio | 70.00% / 200.00% |
| Land category | Residential land |
| Terrain | Flat |
| Road access | Public road 6 m (frontage 10.5 m) |
| Sale type | Exclusive agency |
| Handover | Immediate |
| Listed | 2026-09-26 |
Pros and cons of this 4LDK house
A vacant two-storey wooden house of about 152 m² on a 158 m² lot, built in 1996 and extended in 2002.
Why it stands out
- 2-minute walk to the station
- Already renovated
- Built 1996, under the post-1981 earthquake code
Points to check
- In a mapped flood zone (up to under 0.5 m in a worst case)
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Where it is
29 km to Niigata airport184 km to Sendai5.1 km to the seaas the crow flies
Nishikan Ward, Niigata: 51,634 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?
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 1996)
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 | $2,140 | ¥336,600 |
| Stamp duty on the contractSet by law | $30 | ¥5,000 |
| Registration taxEstimate | $310–680 | ¥49,000–107,000 |
| Scrivener (shihō-shoshi)Estimate | $510–950 | ¥80,000–150,000 |
| Acquisition taxEstimate | $310–830 | ¥49,000–131,000 |
| Property tax each yearEstimate | $310–620 | ¥49,000–98,000 |
| 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 under 0.5 m in a worst-case flood.
Not in a mapped tsunami zone.
Not in a landslide-warning zone.
Low: 2.9% 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 2026-09-26
Listed on 2026-09-26 · 35 days online. We started tracking this house on 2026-10-05; price changes will show here.
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