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Shiga detached homes

Shiga Houses for Sale

How much is a house in Shiga?

Buy Houses Japan shows 658 detached houses for sale in Shiga prefecture, each with a price, photos and an availability check in the last 14 days. The median asking price is ¥19.8M (about $129K); half ask between ¥10.5M and ¥31.5M, and 35 ask under ¥5M. Search budget, layout and station distance in one sentence; the first search needs no account.

Shiga rings Lake Biwa. The west and south commute toward Kyoto and Osaka; the north and the mountains behind the lake are quieter and more car-dependent.

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Lake Biwa, Shiga
Lake Biwa · 663highland · CC BY 2.5

Shiga

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Lake Biwa, Hikone's castle and historic merchant towns give Shiga a distinctive setting. Compare different sides of the lake instead of treating them as equivalent for commuting. Test the exact train and road route, and inspect drainage and local hazard information for the property.

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Asking prices

What houses cost in Shiga

Median asking price
¥19.8M
about $129K
Middle half of prices
¥10.5M to ¥31.5M
Houses under ¥5 million
35
5% of houses
Built 1980 or earlier
26%
Of houses with a known build year. These predate Japan's 1981 seismic standard.

Based on 658 detached houses with a price, photos and an availability check in the last 14 days. Asking prices, not sale prices. Updated Oct 21, 2026. Typical size: 114 m² of floor space on 192 m² of land.

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Recently verified houses

658 qualifying candidates. Updated Oct 21, 2026.

Prices in USD are approximate conversions of the original yen asking prices.

Selection rules

What qualifies for this page

A listing must be a detached house in Shiga prefecture and pass the national availability rules.

The score ranks usefulness for this page. It is not a survey, valuation, legal opinion, investment rating, or statement about structural condition.

How the automated score works

  1. 1. Hard availability gate: available now, checked within 14 days, with a price and images.
  2. 2. Editorial score: availability 25, freshness 20, complete facts 20, imagery 20, and page fit 15.
  3. 3. Diversity pass: city and source caps prevent one feed or location from taking over the first results.
  4. 4. Automatic refresh: the API rebuilds and caches the selection for five minutes.

Methodology by the Buy Houses Japan data team. Product and editorial review by Urbano DX.

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