{"id":68962,"date":"2026-06-29T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68962"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:38:03","slug":"bizarre-japanese-property-listing-includes-a-three-story-building-stuffed-with-manga-for-under-12000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/bizarre-japanese-property-listing-includes-a-three-story-building-stuffed-with-manga-for-under-12000\/","title":{"rendered":"Bizarre Japanese property listing includes a three-story building stuffed with manga for under $12,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former manga library in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture has been listed on Japanese real estate service Lifull Home\u2019s for 1.9 million yen, which is equivalent to approximately $11,750 USD at current exchange rates. The building once served as the Sakata Manga Library, a private establishment that was frequently enjoyed by the local community in its heyday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The property, now vacant, still houses all the manga that were originally made available to visitors, including hundreds of volumes of classic Weekly Shonen Jump and CoroCoro Comic titles, as well as old back-issues of Jump manga magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The listing was discovered by YouTuber Yusuke Yoshikawa, who brought it to wider attention through <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yuwave2009\/status\/2064025824857383148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a viral X post<\/a>. Users responded with enthusiasm, with some former Sakata residents and visitors reminiscing about their childhood visits to the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u5c71\u5f62\u770c\u9152\u7530\u5e02\u306e190\u4e07\u5186\u306e\u4e00\u68df\u58f2\u308a\u30d3\u30eb \u3002<br><br>\u306a\u3093\u304b\u672c\uff08\u6f2b\u753b\uff1f\uff09\u304c\u5c71\u307b\u3069\u3042\u308b\u3093\u3060\u3051\u3069\u306a\u3093\u306e\u65bd\u8a2d\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3093\u3060\u308d\u3046 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K9VpJEP0Ba\">https:\/\/t.co\/K9VpJEP0Ba<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aGaukmlOYb\">pic.twitter.com\/aGaukmlOYb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u5409\u5ddd \u7950\u4ecb (@yuwave2009) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yuwave2009\/status\/2064025824857383148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yoshikawa hosts the blog URBANSPRAWL and the YouTube channel Property Value ZERO where he produces expos\u00e9 style content covering abandoned buildings, issues with urban planning, and other lesser-known real estate-related topics. In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/maidonanews.jp\/article\/16643403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maidona News<\/a>, he acknowledged that while listings for older buildings such as this one usually face skepticism from online users due to concerns about structural integrity and renovation costs, this particular instance appears to have won over the crowd. \u201cWhile there are certainly significant risks, there\u2019s also something romantic about it, and I was happy to see so many responses that reflected that romance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">User comments recalled the library\u2019s pioneering status as a kind of proto-manga caf\u00e9 in the 1990s before the dawn of the internet alongside its ludicrously cheap fees making it an absolute haven for children in the area as well as visitors passing through on summer vacation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/09046494649\/status\/2064189145359274068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one user<\/a> chimed in to provide a reality check. \u201cThis 90-tsubo (approx. 1000 sq. ft) building is on its last legs. Demolition costs would exceed 10 million yen (~$60,000 USD), and repairs would cost tens of millions with blueprints.\u201d Due to the low inherent value of the land, they argue, the actual property value is rather dubious. Even basic upkeep costs would exceed the price of the listing, so prospective buyers may wish to do their own research before jumping in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re actually interested in owning this property, \u00a0Lifull Home\u2019s listing is still available until September 7<sup>th<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/toushi.homes.co.jp\/bukkendetail\/index\/4523696\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/tokyos-anime-hub-is-getting-a-dedicated-yuri-book-cafe-housing-one-of-japans-largest-yuri-collections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tokyo\u2019s anime hub is getting a dedicated\u00a0yuri\u00a0book caf\u00e9, housing one of Japan\u2019s largest\u00a0yuri\u00a0collections<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240129-26314\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nintendo DS software-like building in Japan has people getting nostalgic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An old manga library in Japan has been listed on a real estate website for just under $12,000, and it&#8217;s actually filled with books. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":68963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-06-29T14:00:07+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mpgnk5jifz2h","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mpgnk5jifz2h\",\"cid\":\"bafyreicedupjnf2f6ntzuzzwun2r7sci3nv6ihsx4sudfpuw3zwky3vd64\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreicz62qxngjvpp6ajgr62vsajyyzo7esvp2swq54s4mbq5zo3lywzy\",\"rev\":\"3mpgnk5jldr2h\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[17,66],"class_list":["post-68962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-non-gaming-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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