Renovated 3SLDK house about 500 m from the sea in Shirako, Chiba
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Rooms, land rights, zoning, roads
| Layout | 3SLDK |
| Building area | 137.6 m² |
| Land area | 476.48 m² (144 tsubo) |
| Structure | Wooden, 2 floors |
| Built | 1996 (Heisei 8), 30 years old |
| Parking | Yes, 4 cars |
| Current status | Vacant |
| Land rights | Freehold (shoyūken) |
| Zoning | Category 1 Residential |
| City planning | Unzoned planning area |
| Building coverage / floor-area ratio | 60.00% / 200.00% |
| Land category | Residential land |
| Terrain | Flat |
| Road access | Public road 4.2 m (frontage 14.4 m); Private road 4.4 m (frontage 11.5 m) |
| Handover | By arrangement |
| Listed | 2026-09-12 |
Pros and cons of this 3SLDK house
A vacant two-storey wooden 3SLDK of about 138 m² on a 476 m² plot (about 144 tsubo), with interior and exterior renovation completed in March 2025, including floors, walls, ceilings and exterior walls.
Why it stands out
- Generous plot: 476.48 m² (about 144 tsubo)
- 5-minute walk to the station
- Already renovated
Points to check
- Inside a tsunami inundation zone
- High earthquake exposure (72.1% / 30 yrs)
- In a mapped flood zone (up to 0.5–3 m in a worst case)
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Where it is
39 km to Tokyo Narita airport64 km to Tokyo0.5 km to the seaas the crow flies
Shirako Town: 10,246 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. 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 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.
CheckPaying for itPlan on cash
Japanese banks give little value to old wooden houses, and non-residents rarely get loans. Residents and permanent residents have more options.
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Estimated buying costs
| Agent's feeLegal maximum | $4,570 | ¥719,400 |
| Stamp duty on the contractSet by law | $60 | ¥10,000 |
| Registration taxEstimate | $760–1,630 | ¥119,000–257,000 |
| Scrivener (shihō-shoshi)Estimate | $510–950 | ¥80,000–150,000 |
| Acquisition taxEstimate | $760–2,020 | ¥119,000–317,000 |
| Property tax each yearEstimate | $760–1,510 | ¥119,000–238,000 |
| 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 0.5–3 m in a worst-case flood.
Inside an assumed tsunami inundation zone — check the evacuation route.
Not in a landslide-warning zone.
High: 72.1% 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 2026-09-12
Listed on 2026-09-12 · 49 days online. We started tracking this house on 2026-10-05; price changes will show here.
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