Japanese Real Estate Glossary
Zoning & Building Rules

再建築不可

saikenchiku fukaさいけんちくふか

Non-rebuildable property

A property whose building cannot legally be rebuilt if demolished or destroyed, almost always for failing the road-access requirement. This single status explains many astonishing bargains: financing, insurance, and resale are all much harder. Renovation within limits is possible, but you are buying a depreciating structure on locked land.

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