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Japan House Prices by Prefecture: What 24,442 Listed Houses Cost (October 2026)
The median asking price of a detached house for sale in Japan was ¥17.99 million (about US$117,000) across the 24,442 houses we could verify on 6 October 2026. Half of them were listed between ¥8.8 million and ¥29.8 million. The cheapest prefectures by median were Wakayama and Tokushima, at ¥8.8 million. The most expensive was Tokyo, at ¥57.95 million, and second place may surprise you: Okinawa, at ¥52 million, ahead of Kanagawa.
USD equivalents are approximate, using ¥154 per US$1 for illustration. Yen figures are the listed asking prices.
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How these numbers were measured
- What is counted: detached houses (not apartments or land) listed for sale with a yen price and photos, whose source page passed our availability check in the 14 days before 6 October 2026. These are the rules our public house pages use.
- Asking prices, not sale prices. A listed price is what the seller asks. For prices that were actually paid, use the transaction search in the MLIT Real Estate Information Library, run by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
- Counts reflect our coverage, not the size of each market. Our coverage differs by area, so 596 houses in Tokyo does not mean Tokyo has fewer houses for sale than Fukuoka. Read the count as a sample size: a median from 200 houses moves more than one from 1,000.
- The median is the middle listing. Half the houses in a prefecture ask less and half ask more, so a few luxury homes do not drag it up the way they drag up an average.
The cheapest prefectures for houses
Ranked by median asking price:
- Wakayama: ¥8.8 million, with 245 of 789 houses under ¥5 million, more than any other prefecture.
- Tokushima: ¥8.8 million, from 239 houses.
- Toyama: ¥9.8 million.
- Kagawa: ¥9.99 million.
- Shimane: ¥10.6 million, with 117 of 462 houses under ¥5 million.
Akita and Yamaguchi follow at ¥12.0 million. If you count houses rather than medians, Hiroshima (163), Nagasaki (159) and Ibaraki (139) also have many houses under ¥5 million.
The most expensive prefectures
- Tokyo: ¥57.95 million. Houses here are also the smallest, with a median floor area of 92.7 m².
- Okinawa: ¥52 million. Houses listed in Okinawa are relatively new (median build year 1998) and large (123 m²).
- Kanagawa: ¥45.8 million.
- Aichi: ¥29.5 million.
- Saitama: ¥27.8 million.
Only 1 of the 596 Tokyo houses was listed under ¥5 million, and 3 of the 528 in Okinawa.
Cheaper prefectures have older houses
Buildings approved from 1 June 1981 had to meet Japan's stricter earthquake standard, so a house built in 1980 or earlier was designed before it. Across all houses with a known build year, 29% were built in 1980 or earlier. In the ten cheapest prefectures it is 40%, and in the ten most expensive, 21%. The five cheapest:
- Wakayama: 40% built in 1980 or earlier (median ¥8.8 million)
- Tokushima: 33% (¥8.8 million)
- Toyama: 46% (¥9.8 million)
- Kagawa: 45% (¥9.99 million)
- Shimane: 55% (¥10.6 million)
In Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama the share is 12 to 13%, and in Aichi 14%.
A low price often means an older building, and an older building can mean repairs, an inspection and a seismic check before you buy. Read what the 1981 earthquake standard means for older houses and why some houses in Japan are so cheap before you shortlist the cheapest listings.
Popular places at a glance
- Osaka: ¥24.8 million, on small plots (median land 83 m²).
- Kyoto: ¥23.8 million, with a median floor area of 95 m².
- Fukuoka: ¥24.99 million, from 1,108 houses.
- Hokkaido: ¥17.65 million, on large plots (median land 227 m²).
- Nagano: ¥15.99 million.
All 47 prefectures
Prices are medians in millions of yen. "Middle half" runs from the listing a quarter of the way up the price range to the one three quarters of the way up. Each prefecture links to its current houses.
| Prefecture | Houses | Median (¥ million) | Middle half (¥ million) | Under ¥5 million | Built 1980 or earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 306 | 17.7 | 10.5 to 28.0 | 40 | 21% |
| Aomori | 291 | 15.3 | 8.8 to 19.8 | 49 | 25% |
| Iwate | 277 | 14.8 | 8.0 to 19.7 | 44 | 28% |
| Miyagi | 242 | 19.8 | 11.0 to 31.8 | 28 | 20% |
| Akita | 263 | 12.0 | 6.5 to 18.8 | 53 | 29% |
| Yamagata | 267 | 13.8 | 6.5 to 21.8 | 59 | 32% |
| Fukushima | 284 | 14.8 | 6.9 to 23.0 | 53 | 34% |
| Ibaraki | 724 | 13.5 | 6.3 to 22.9 | 139 | 28% |
| Tochigi | 675 | 15.9 | 7.9 to 25.0 | 99 | 22% |
| Gunma | 732 | 15.0 | 7.9 to 22.8 | 93 | 28% |
| Saitama | 641 | 27.8 | 17.8 to 39.8 | 32 | 12% |
| Chiba | 657 | 24.0 | 10.8 to 34.8 | 69 | 20% |
| Tokyo | 596 | 58.0 | 34.8 to 93.8 | 1 | 13% |
| Kanagawa | 953 | 45.8 | 32.8 to 69.8 | 4 | 12% |
| Niigata | 275 | 13.0 | 4.0 to 20.0 | 77 | 33% |
| Toyama | 263 | 9.8 | 3.7 to 17.0 | 79 | 46% |
| Ishikawa | 228 | 21.2 | 13.8 to 27.5 | 25 | 29% |
| Fukui | 210 | 15.0 | 7.0 to 23.0 | 34 | 32% |
| Yamanashi | 236 | 13.8 | 6.5 to 21.8 | 44 | 44% |
| Nagano | 258 | 16.0 | 8.4 to 25.0 | 36 | 39% |
| Gifu | 251 | 13.0 | 6.0 to 23.5 | 47 | 29% |
| Shizuoka | 260 | 18.3 | 10.0 to 26.7 | 29 | 26% |
| Aichi | 252 | 29.5 | 18.8 to 38.9 | 9 | 14% |
| Mie | 270 | 14.9 | 5.5 to 25.5 | 61 | 34% |
| Shiga | 698 | 19.7 | 10.0 to 30.8 | 47 | 29% |
| Kyoto | 772 | 23.8 | 10.8 to 38.0 | 62 | 38% |
| Osaka | 837 | 24.8 | 12.9 to 36.4 | 54 | 24% |
| Hyogo | 773 | 20.8 | 9.8 to 34.8 | 82 | 27% |
| Nara | 697 | 18.9 | 9.2 to 29.8 | 73 | 28% |
| Wakayama | 789 | 8.8 | 4.5 to 17.8 | 245 | 40% |
| Tottori | 521 | 15.0 | 8.3 to 23.0 | 74 | 28% |
| Shimane | 462 | 10.6 | 4.9 to 19.0 | 117 | 55% |
| Okayama | 564 | 16.6 | 7.2 to 25.9 | 97 | 36% |
| Hiroshima | 882 | 15.0 | 7.8 to 26.0 | 163 | 35% |
| Yamaguchi | 628 | 12.0 | 5.9 to 19.8 | 135 | 42% |
| Tokushima | 239 | 8.8 | 4.0 to 16.8 | 67 | 33% |
| Kagawa | 290 | 10.0 | 4.4 to 18.0 | 85 | 45% |
| Ehime | 249 | 13.5 | 6.5 to 21.0 | 38 | 30% |
| Kochi | 215 | 13.7 | 6.5 to 20.5 | 34 | 42% |
| Fukuoka | 1,108 | 25.0 | 13.0 to 37.8 | 101 | 25% |
| Saga | 708 | 15.9 | 8.0 to 24.6 | 97 | 37% |
| Nagasaki | 798 | 14.8 | 6.0 to 25.0 | 159 | 42% |
| Kumamoto | 754 | 22.8 | 13.0 to 33.0 | 55 | 23% |
| Oita | 1,070 | 17.5 | 8.9 to 27.8 | 127 | 34% |
| Miyazaki | 733 | 17.0 | 9.9 to 24.9 | 74 | 23% |
| Kagoshima | 716 | 15.2 | 8.5 to 24.5 | 87 | 27% |
| Okinawa | 528 | 52.0 | 34.8 to 80.0 | 3 | 20% |
The asking price is not the whole cost
Purchase taxes, agent fees, registration, renovation and the yearly costs of ownership all come on top, and a ¥5 million house can need more than its price in repairs. Our guides to the total cost of a cheap house and the annual cost of owning a house in Japan list what to budget for.
Questions about house prices in Japan
What is the average price of a house in Japan?
Among the 24,442 detached houses for sale that we verified on 6 October 2026, the median asking price was ¥17.99 million, and half were listed between ¥8.8 million and ¥29.8 million. For prices actually paid, check the MLIT Real Estate Information Library.
Where are the cheapest houses in Japan?
By median asking price: Wakayama and Tokushima (¥8.8 million), then Toyama, Kagawa and Shimane. Wakayama also had the most houses under ¥5 million (245).
How many houses in Japan cost under ¥5 million?
3,280 of the 24,442 houses (13%) were listed under ¥5 million, and 7,092 (29%) under ¥10 million.
Find houses in your budget
The table is a starting point, and the houses behind it are live. Open a prefecture to see its current listings with photos and prices, or browse houses under ¥10 million across Japan.
Figures are a snapshot from 6 October 2026. Listings and prices change daily.