10-room house a minute's walk from Yunohama Beach, Tsuruoka
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Rooms, land rights, zoning, roads
| Layout | 10DK |
| Building area | 208.3 m² |
| Land area | 254.54 m² (77 tsubo) |
| Structure | Wooden, 2 floors |
| Built | 1970 (Showa 45), 56 years old |
| Parking | No |
| Current status | Vacant |
| Land rights | Freehold (shoyūken) |
| Zoning | No zoning designation |
| Building coverage / floor-area ratio | 70.00% / 200.00% |
| Land category | Residential land |
| Terrain | Elevated |
| Road access | Public road 1.5 m (frontage 1.5 m) |
| Sale type | Seller (direct) |
| Handover | By arrangement |
| Listed | 2026-10-17 |
Pros and cons of this 10DK house
Two-storey wooden 10DK house built in 1970, with 208 m² of floor space on a 254 m² freehold plot, plus a two-level storage shed (about 43 m² and 30 m²).
Why it stands out
- Generous plot: 254.54 m² (about 77 tsubo)
- Hot-spring (onsen) rights or access mentioned
- Vacant: easy to view and quick to hand over
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 1970, 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
90 km to Niigata airport114 km to Sendai5.2 km to the seaas the crow flies
Tsuruoka: 23,389 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 1970)
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
| Agent's feeLegal maximum | $170–2,100 | ¥27,500–330,000 |
| Stamp duty on the contractSet by law | $0 | ¥200 |
| Registration taxEstimate | $20–40 | ¥3,000–6,000 |
| Scrivener (shihō-shoshi)Estimate | $510–950 | ¥80,000–150,000 |
| Acquisition taxEstimate | $0–50 | ¥0–8,000 |
| 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.
Not in a landslide-warning zone.
Low: 2.1% 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 2026-10-17
Listed on 2026-10-17 · 14 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
In 3 steps
Listed by a licensed real-estate broker (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism licence, renewed 1 times). Every Japanese broker is registered under the Real Estate Transaction Business Act (takken-gyō). The agent's name, the link to the original Japanese listing and direct contact are available to Pro members; for now, send us your questions and we will put you in touch in English.
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