Where homes in Japan were cheapest in 2025
Source: MLIT sale recordsJan–Dec 2025 · 75,409 salesUpdated Oct 29, 2026Methods
Among 671 towns with at least 30 recorded house sales in 2025, the cheapest was Choshi City, Chiba, where the median house sold for ¥1.5M ($10,000). The national median was ¥23.0M ($147,000). By prefecture, Wakayama was the cheapest at ¥6.0M.
Original analysis by Japan Home Prices · updated once a year · Download all 671 towns (CSV)
- ¥6.0M–¥10.0M
- ¥10.0M–¥12.0M
- ¥12.0M–¥15.0M
- ¥15.0M–¥20.0M
- ¥20.0M–¥54.0M
The 50 cheapest towns for a house (2025)
| # | Town | Median price | Land | Building age | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choshi City, Chiba | ¥1.5M $10,000 | 200 m² | 45 yrs | 89 |
| 2 | Hokota City, Ibaraki | ¥2.0M $13,000 | 230 m² | 34 yrs | 81 |
| 3 | Kyotango City, Kyoto | ¥2.2M $14,000 | 210 m² | 49 yrs | 41 |
| 4 | Mutsu City, Aomori | ¥2.8M $18,000 | 305 m² | 41 yrs | 34 |
| 5 | Ibusuki City, Kagoshima | ¥2.9M $18,000 | 275 m² | 41 yrs | 34 |
| 6 | Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka | ¥3.0M $19,000 | 193 m² | 43 yrs | 38 |
| 7 | Sanmu City, Chiba | ¥3.1M $20,000 | 175 m² | 34 yrs | 60 |
| 8 | Katori City, Chiba | ¥3.2M $20,000 | 230 m² | 43 yrs | 49 |
| 9 | Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido | ¥3.3M $21,000 | 270 m² | 44 yrs | 77 |
| 10 | Yorii Town, Osato County, Saitama | ¥3.3M $21,000 | 150 m² | 34 yrs | 52 |
| 11 | Tanabe City, Wakayama | ¥3.4M $21,000 | 170 m² | 44 yrs | 50 |
| 12 | Kaga City, Ishikawa | ¥3.5M $22,000 | 200 m² | 44 yrs | 30 |
| 13 | Miyazu City, Kyoto | ¥3.5M $22,000 | 275 m² | 47 yrs | 32 |
| 14 | Asahi City, Chiba | ¥3.8M $24,000 | 280 m² | 30 yrs | 47 |
| 15 | Shiraoi Town, Shiraoi County, Hokkaido | ¥3.9M $25,000 | 325 m² | 43 yrs | 48 |
| 16 | Yonezawa City, Yamagata | ¥3.9M $25,000 | 300 m² | 42 yrs | 33 |
| 17 | Uwajima City, Ehime | ¥4.0M $26,000 | 193 m² | 39 yrs | 34 |
| 18 | Toyooka City, Hyogo | ¥4.1M $26,000 | 200 m² | 44 yrs | 44 |
| 19 | Izunokuni City, Shizuoka | ¥4.2M $27,000 | 300 m² | 36 yrs | 39 |
| 20 | Shima City, Mie | ¥4.2M $27,000 | 270 m² | 35 yrs | 35 |
| 21 | Nakama City, Fukuoka | ¥4.2M $27,000 | 195 m² | 45 yrs | 42 |
| 22 | Nabari City, Mie | ¥4.3M $27,000 | 210 m² | 35 yrs | 68 |
| 23 | Shingu City, Wakayama | ¥4.3M $27,000 | 158 m² | 46 yrs | 32 |
| 24 | Muroran City, Hokkaido | ¥4.4M $28,000 | 225 m² | 46 yrs | 74 |
| 25 | Otaru City, Hokkaido | ¥4.5M $29,000 | 200 m² | 48 yrs | 69 |
| 26 | Noboribetsu City, Hokkaido | ¥4.5M $29,000 | 220 m² | 44 yrs | 56 |
| 27 | Nanao City, Ishikawa | ¥4.5M $29,000 | 185 m² | 40 yrs | 37 |
| 28 | Kinokawa City, Wakayama | ¥4.5M $29,000 | 155 m² | 32 yrs | 49 |
| 29 | Minamisoma City, Fukushima | ¥4.8M $31,000 | 280 m² | 36 yrs | 35 |
| 30 | Kiryu City, Gunma | ¥4.8M $31,000 | 240 m² | 41 yrs | 80 |
| 31 | Takikawa City, Hokkaido | ¥4.8M $31,000 | 280 m² | 41 yrs | 34 |
| 32 | Yamatotakada City, Nara | ¥4.8M $31,000 | 100 m² | 40 yrs | 52 |
| 33 | Tsumagoi Village, Agatsuma County, Gunma | ¥4.9M $31,000 | 470 m² | 37 yrs | 58 |
| 34 | Niihama City, Ehime | ¥4.9M $31,000 | 240 m² | 46 yrs | 50 |
| 35 | Shirakawa City, Fukushima | ¥5.0M $32,000 | 245 m² | 35 yrs | 46 |
| 36 | Shibukawa City, Gunma | ¥5.0M $32,000 | 260 m² | 42 yrs | 39 |
| 37 | Ogawa Town, Hiki County, Saitama | ¥5.0M $32,000 | 195 m² | 38 yrs | 30 |
| 38 | Yachimata City, Chiba | ¥5.0M $32,000 | 170 m² | 34 yrs | 85 |
| 39 | Kashiwazaki City, Niigata | ¥5.0M $32,000 | 215 m² | 40 yrs | 34 |
| 40 | Tajimi City, Gifu | ¥5.0M $32,000 | 220 m² | 37 yrs | 55 |
| 41 | Saiki City, Oita | ¥5.0M $32,000 | 230 m² | 38 yrs | 31 |
| 42 | Goto City, Nagasaki | ¥5.0M $32,000 | 315 m² | 36 yrs | 34 |
| 43 | Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka | ¥5.2M $33,000 | 155 m² | 43 yrs | 30 |
| 44 | Mihara City, Hiroshima | ¥5.2M $33,000 | 210 m² | 41 yrs | 61 |
| 45 | Sumoto City, Hyogo | ¥5.3M $34,000 | 180 m² | 45 yrs | 33 |
| 46 | Chikusei City, Ibaraki | ¥5.3M $34,000 | 215 m² | 36 yrs | 40 |
| 47 | Mobara City, Chiba | ¥5.3M $34,000 | 215 m² | 34 yrs | 100 |
| 48 | Nanae Town, Kameda County, Hokkaido | ¥5.4M $35,000 | 240 m² | 34 yrs | 30 |
| 49 | Ise City, Mie | ¥5.4M $35,000 | 210 m² | 43 yrs | 77 |
| 50 | Minamiboso City, Chiba | ¥5.7M $36,000 | 235 m² | 46 yrs | 56 |
Prefectures from cheapest to most expensive (2025)
| # | Prefecture | Median house price | Sold ≤ ¥5M | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakayama | ¥6.0M $38,000 | 47% | 641 |
| 2 | Shimane | ¥7.7M $49,000 | 38% | 301 |
| 3 | Akita | ¥8.8M $57,000 | 40% | 480 |
| 4 | Tottori | ¥9.1M $58,000 | 32% | 275 |
| 5 | Mie | ¥9.3M $59,000 | 35% | 1,102 |
| 6 | Kagoshima | ¥9.3M $59,000 | 37% | 949 |
| 7 | Toyama | ¥10.0M $64,000 | 36% | 512 |
| 8 | Yamaguchi | ¥10.0M $64,000 | 34% | 743 |
| 9 | Ehime | ¥10.0M $64,000 | 32% | 643 |
| 10 | Nagasaki | ¥10.0M $64,000 | 30% | 603 |
| 11 | Hokkaido | ¥11.0M $70,000 | 32% | 3,777 |
| 12 | Aomori | ¥11.0M $70,000 | 34% | 634 |
| 13 | Iwate | ¥11.0M $70,000 | 32% | 468 |
| 14 | Niigata | ¥11.0M $70,000 | 34% | 1,046 |
| 15 | Fukui | ¥11.0M $70,000 | 30% | 391 |
| 16 | Gifu | ¥11.0M $70,000 | 33% | 1,061 |
| 17 | Tokushima | ¥11.0M $70,000 | 29% | 269 |
| 18 | Kochi | ¥11.0M $70,000 | 32% | 265 |
| 19 | Gunma | ¥12.0M $77,000 | 28% | 1,422 |
| 20 | Yamanashi | ¥12.0M $77,000 | 25% | 536 |
| 21 | Kagawa | ¥12.0M $77,000 | 33% | 501 |
| 22 | Yamagata | ¥13.0M $83,000 | 30% | 443 |
| 23 | Ibaraki | ¥13.0M $83,000 | 30% | 1,850 |
| 24 | Miyazaki | ¥13.0M $83,000 | 23% | 618 |
| 25 | Ishikawa | ¥14.0M $90,000 | 22% | 847 |
| 26 | Oita | ¥14.0M $90,000 | 24% | 560 |
| 27 | Fukushima | ¥15.0M $96,000 | 28% | 1,036 |
| 28 | Nagano | ¥15.0M $96,000 | 22% | 1,330 |
| 29 | Okayama | ¥15.0M $96,000 | 24% | 967 |
| 30 | Shizuoka | ¥16.0M $102,000 | 20% | 2,350 |
| 31 | Saga | ¥16.0M $102,000 | 21% | 414 |
| 32 | Kumamoto | ¥16.0M $102,000 | 23% | 817 |
| 33 | Tochigi | ¥18.0M $115,000 | 19% | 1,312 |
| 34 | Nara | ¥18.0M $115,000 | 24% | 955 |
| 35 | Shiga | ¥19.0M $121,000 | 16% | 995 |
| 36 | Hiroshima | ¥19.0M $121,000 | 23% | 1,635 |
| 37 | Kyoto | ¥20.0M $128,000 | 16% | 1,887 |
| 38 | Hyogo | ¥22.0M $141,000 | 20% | 3,489 |
| 39 | Osaka | ¥23.0M $147,000 | 14% | 5,257 |
| 40 | Miyagi | ¥24.0M $153,000 | 15% | 1,480 |
| 41 | Fukuoka | ¥25.0M $160,000 | 17% | 2,717 |
| 42 | Chiba | ¥26.0M $166,000 | 17% | 5,041 |
| 43 | Saitama | ¥30.0M $192,000 | 10% | 5,697 |
| 44 | Aichi | ¥33.0M $211,000 | 6% | 4,070 |
| 45 | Okinawa | ¥35.0M $224,000 | 3% | 463 |
| 46 | Kanagawa | ¥41.0M $262,000 | 3% | 6,224 |
| 47 | Tokyo | ¥54.0M $345,000 | 1% | 6,336 |
The 20 cheapest towns for a 70 m² condo (2025)
| # | Town | 70 m² condo | Building age | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osakasayama City, Osaka | ¥5.8M $37,000 | 44 yrs | 31 |
| 2 | Minami Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido | ¥6.8M $43,000 | 35 yrs | 67 |
| 3 | Toride City, Ibaraki | ¥7.5M $48,000 | 39 yrs | 41 |
| 4 | Kawachinagano City, Osaka | ¥7.7M $49,000 | 34 yrs | 34 |
| 5 | Shiroi City, Chiba | ¥8.8M $56,000 | 33 yrs | 53 |
| 6 | Otaru City, Hokkaido | ¥8.9M $57,000 | 33 yrs | 30 |
| 7 | Kita Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo | ¥9.1M $58,000 | 31 yrs | 67 |
| 8 | Asahikawa City, Hokkaido | ¥9.3M $59,000 | 29 yrs | 31 |
| 9 | Hakodate City, Hokkaido | ¥9.6M $62,000 | 34 yrs | 53 |
| 10 | Kakogawa City, Hyogo | ¥9.8M $63,000 | 31 yrs | 69 |
| 11 | Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka | ¥10.8M $69,000 | 30 yrs | 88 |
| 12 | Tondabayashi City, Osaka | ¥10.8M $69,000 | 30 yrs | 33 |
| 13 | Seto City, Aichi | ¥11.3M $72,000 | 30 yrs | 31 |
| 14 | Iruma City, Saitama | ¥11.8M $76,000 | 37 yrs | 63 |
| 15 | Takamatsu City, Kagawa | ¥11.8M $76,000 | 26 yrs | 110 |
| 16 | Hadano City, Kanagawa | ¥12.1M $77,000 | 34 yrs | 41 |
| 17 | Fukushima City, Fukushima | ¥12.1M $77,000 | 34 yrs | 40 |
| 18 | Tokushima City, Tokushima | ¥12.1M $78,000 | 28 yrs | 75 |
| 19 | Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi | ¥12.2M $78,000 | 26 yrs | 50 |
| 20 | Sanda City, Hyogo | ¥12.3M $78,000 | 31 yrs | 59 |
Method
- Every house (land and building, residential use, up to 250 m² floor space) and pre-owned condo sale in Japan recorded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for January–December 2025, excluding sales with special circumstances (auctions, related parties, private roads and others).
- Towns (cities, wards, towns and villages) are ranked by the median sale price. Only towns with at least 30 house sales (or 30 condo sales for the condo table) are ranked. Condo prices are the median price per m² × 70.
- These are actual sale prices, not asking prices. Cheap sales are often older houses: building age is the median of sale year − construction year.
- Dollar figures use 1 USD = ¥156.39 (see below). MLIT may add a few late-reported sales for 2025; the ranking is refreshed once a year.
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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).