So I recently visited Japan again and finally decided that I wanted to grab a piece of property in the countryside but I was hoping to get some advice on a few things being a foreigner. I know that https://www.homes.co.jp/ and https://suumo.jp/ are good places to look for homes but I have a couple of more broad questions that I was hoping people might have some insight on.
Buying a house after 1982 seems to be a must for earthquakes but I also read that if its wooden it should be built after 2000. Is this true and if so, how come?
A lot of the properties I have been looking at are in "disaster risk areas" typically associated with landslides. Apart from just being told the risk level is there a better way to analyze the risk? I know this might seem really open ended but I have been looking for places in Nagano and some sources say the risk is high while others say low so I would love any bit of insight in that regards.
Could someone explain or direct me to a guide on the land rights in Japan? I have seen leasehold, ownership, forest, lease, exc and I really have no clue on what it means for me if I were to buy the property.
Are there any hidden fees to owning a property outside what the websites I mentioned above outline in annual estimates that I should be aware of (I would almost certainly have it as a secondary residence as opposed to primary which I imagine could affect this)?
I am really still in a preliminary looking phase but think I feel like if I could grab a place that doesn't need any work for under 15 mil yen that it could be a great. I plan to utilize the realtors online from suumo and homesjp but I need to get more confident in my japanese langauge learning before pulling the trigger on anything. Thanks in advance everyone.
by SensitiveSeaweedy