Browse Japan by region
House locations in Japan
Compare every region of Japan. Each guide combines local buying context with recently verified houses and prefecture-level inventory counts.
Regions of Japan
1 prefecture
Hokkaido
Hokkaido is Japan's largest prefecture and a two-speed market: international resort money around Niseko and Furano, and much cheaper ordinary houses everywhere else. Winter, not the asking price, decides whether a cheap house is livable.
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6 prefectures
Tohoku
Tohoku holds some of Honshu's deepest discounts and highest vacancy. Sendai is the regional hub; the Sea of Japan prefectures trade cheap land for hard winters and thinner public transport.
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7 prefectures
Kanto
Kanto is Japan's largest employment and transport market. The practical choice is often not Tokyo versus countryside, but how far you are willing to travel for more space and lower land prices.
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9 prefectures
Chubu
Chubu cuts across Honshu from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific. Nagoya is the industrial hub; the Alps, snow country, and the Fuji-Shizuoka coast are different markets with different running costs.
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7 prefectures
Kansai
Kansai combines major urban markets with historic towns, commuter belts, mountain communities, the Kii Peninsula, and Ise Bay. Compare access and local rules before treating nearby prefectures as interchangeable.
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5 prefectures
Chugoku
Chugoku spans the Seto Inland Sea corridor and the quieter Sea of Japan coast. Rail access, snow, terrain, and municipal services vary substantially across the region.
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4 prefectures
Shikoku
Shikoku is four prefectures, one island, and a quieter rural market than Honshu. Cities stay manageable; valleys and the Pacific coast have lost population for decades and often need a car.
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7 prefectures
Kyushu
Kyushu ranges from Fukuoka's connected urban market to smaller coastal, mountain, and agricultural communities. Climate, airport access, and volcanic or flood hazards deserve local checks.
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1 prefecture
Okinawa
Okinawa is a distinct island market with limited land, strong tourism demand, subtropical weather, and different construction priorities from mainland Japan.
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