How much is a house in Japan?
Across Japan, a pre-owned house sold for a median ¥23.0M ($147,000) in Jan 2025 – Jun 2026, on about 165 m² of land with a 24-year-old building. A 70 m² pre-owned condo sold for ¥39.2M ($251,000) — in Tokyo, ¥76.0M ($486,000). These are actual sale prices recorded by Japan's government, not asking prices.
Median sold prices by prefecture (Jan 2025 – Jun 2026)
| Prefecture | House | Condo (70 m²) | Land | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | ¥54.0M $345,000 | ¥76.0M $486,000 | $291/sq ft | 29,233 |
| Kanagawa | ¥41.0M $262,000 | ¥40.0M $256,000 | $107/sq ft | 18,112 |
| Okinawa | ¥35.0M $224,000 | ¥32.4M $207,000 | $36/sq ft | 719 |
| Aichi | ¥33.0M $211,000 | ¥23.3M $149,000 | $59/sq ft | 8,614 |
| Saitama | ¥29.0M $185,000 | ¥29.4M $188,000 | $54/sq ft | 11,279 |
| Chiba | ¥26.0M $166,000 | ¥25.2M $161,000 | $45/sq ft | 9,888 |
| Fukuoka | ¥25.0M $160,000 | ¥29.1M $186,000 | $32/sq ft | 6,969 |
| Miyagi | ¥24.0M $153,000 | ¥22.6M $145,000 | $36/sq ft | 2,853 |
| Osaka | ¥22.0M $141,000 | ¥38.8M $248,000 | $101/sq ft | 17,176 |
| Hyogo | ¥21.0M $134,000 | ¥28.9M $185,000 | $50/sq ft | 9,078 |
| Kyoto | ¥20.0M $128,000 | ¥38.5M $246,000 | $83/sq ft | 4,242 |
| Shiga | ¥19.0M $121,000 | ¥24.1M $154,000 | $30/sq ft | 1,655 |
| Hiroshima | ¥18.0M $115,000 | ¥23.0M $147,000 | $39/sq ft | 2,557 |
| Tochigi | ¥17.0M $109,000 | ¥16.9M $108,000 | $15/sq ft | 1,870 |
| Nara | ¥17.0M $109,000 | ¥18.3M $117,000 | $43/sq ft | 1,725 |
| Shizuoka | ¥16.0M $102,000 | ¥16.6M $106,000 | $34/sq ft | 3,873 |
| Saga | ¥16.0M $102,000 | ¥15.6M $100,000 | $18/sq ft | 613 |
| Kumamoto | ¥16.0M $102,000 | ¥20.1M $128,000 | $21/sq ft | 1,304 |
| Fukushima | ¥15.0M $96,000 | ¥13.0M $83,000 | $17/sq ft | 1,475 |
| Nagano | ¥15.0M $96,000 | ¥23.7M $151,000 | $13/sq ft | 1,802 |
| Okayama | ¥15.0M $96,000 | ¥21.5M $138,000 | $25/sq ft | 1,441 |
| Oita | ¥15.0M $96,000 | ¥14.9M $95,000 | $22/sq ft | 984 |
| Ishikawa | ¥14.0M $90,000 | ¥16.8M $107,000 | $26/sq ft | 1,264 |
| Yamagata | ¥13.0M $83,000 | ¥15.9M $101,000 | $16/sq ft | 656 |
| Ibaraki | ¥13.0M $83,000 | ¥18.3M $117,000 | $12/sq ft | 2,650 |
| Miyazaki | ¥13.0M $83,000 | ¥14.9M $95,000 | $15/sq ft | 935 |
| Gunma | ¥12.5M $80,000 | ¥15.5M $99,000 | $15/sq ft | 2,066 |
| Aomori | ¥12.0M $77,000 | ¥9.8M $63,000 | $11/sq ft | 872 |
| Yamanashi | ¥12.0M $77,000 | ¥21.0M $134,000 | $15/sq ft | 809 |
| Hokkaido | ¥11.0M $70,000 | ¥17.5M $112,000 | $18/sq ft | 7,029 |
| Iwate | ¥11.0M $70,000 | ¥14.9M $95,000 | $15/sq ft | 763 |
| Niigata | ¥11.0M $70,000 | ¥17.0M $109,000 | $18/sq ft | 1,635 |
| Tokushima | ¥11.0M $70,000 | ¥12.1M $78,000 | $21/sq ft | 482 |
| Kagawa | ¥11.0M $70,000 | ¥13.0M $83,000 | $17/sq ft | 819 |
| Kochi | ¥11.0M $70,000 | ¥16.0M $102,000 | $29/sq ft | 373 |
| Fukui | ¥10.0M $64,000 | ¥17.0M $109,000 | $22/sq ft | 546 |
| Gifu | ¥10.0M $64,000 | ¥16.5M $105,000 | $18/sq ft | 1,608 |
| Ehime | ¥10.0M $64,000 | ¥15.1M $96,000 | $28/sq ft | 1,031 |
| Nagasaki | ¥10.0M $64,000 | ¥22.4M $143,000 | $18/sq ft | 930 |
| Toyama | ¥9.8M $63,000 | ¥19.8M $126,000 | $17/sq ft | 818 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥9.8M $63,000 | ¥14.0M $90,000 | $17/sq ft | 1,164 |
| Mie | ¥9.5M $61,000 | ¥18.0M $115,000 | $20/sq ft | 1,721 |
| Kagoshima | ¥9.4M $60,000 | ¥21.7M $139,000 | $11/sq ft | 1,410 |
| Tottori | ¥9.3M $59,000 | ¥17.6M $113,000 | $17/sq ft | 398 |
| Akita | ¥9.0M $58,000 | ¥12.1M $78,000 | $10/sq ft | 647 |
| Shimane | ¥7.7M $49,000 | ¥18.1M $116,000 | $13/sq ft | 425 |
| Wakayama | ¥5.9M $38,000 | ¥17.2M $110,000 | $18/sq ft | 922 |
House = land and building, residential use, up to 250 m² floor area. Condo = pre-owned condominium unit, price per m² × 70. Land = residential-area land only, per square foot. Condo prices are shown when a prefecture had at least 20 sales.
Prices by year (all of Japan)
| Year | House | Condo (70 m²) | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | ¥21.0M | ¥39.7M | ¥49k/m² |
| 2025 | ¥23.0M | ¥39.2M | ¥53k/m² |
| 2024 | ¥23.0M | ¥37.3M | ¥49k/m² |
| 2023 | ¥23.0M | ¥35.5M | ¥46k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥24.0M | ¥33.6M | ¥44k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥25.0M | ¥31.2M | ¥42k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥25.0M | ¥29.6M | ¥43k/m² |
* 2026 through Q2 2026. MLIT adds sales every quarter.
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Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Real Estate Information Library (https://www.reinfolib.mlit.go.jp/) — real estate transaction price information, aggregated and processed by Japan Home Prices. Not created by the Government of Japan. US dollar figures use the Sep 2026 average of European Central Bank (ECB) euro reference rates, cross-calculated to USD/JPY by Japan Home Prices (1 USD = ¥156.39). Excludes sales with special circumstances (auctions, related parties, private roads, etc.). Medians, not averages.
Prices are past transactions reported to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) through its survey, processed so that individual properties cannot be identified. They are not listings or appraisals, and a single property can differ a lot because of land shape, road access, building age and condition. US dollar figures use a monthly average exchange rate and are approximate. This site does not give investment, legal or tax advice.