Plain-English guides to the process, costs and 2026 rule changes, and price trends built from Japan's official transaction data. When you are ready, we introduce you to licensed local brokers.
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Prices by ward and station, from the official record of what actually sold.
The process, the costs and the rules, checked against official sources.
No nationality restrictions, but real process and reporting rules: offers, the statement of important matters, deposits, closing costs, the 20-day FEFTA report, and the nationality field at registration from October 2026.
Read the guide →Median sale prices and price per square metre by year, property type, district and nearest station, from the MLIT Real Estate Information Library, in USD, AUD, HKD and SGD.
See all areas →Every tax and fee in one place: acquisition and registration tax, stamp duty and brokerage to buy; fixed asset tax each year; capital-gains tax and withholding when you sell; withholding and yield when you rent. With regional examples.
Open the calculator →Nights allowed per year, zones, tokku and ryokan-licence routes, active minpaku registrations and the 2026–27 changes, city by city, for overseas owners.
See the rules by city → Management fees compared →30-year earthquake probability, river flood, storm surge, landslide and liquefaction for all 23 wards and every station, next to condo prices and the share of pre-1981 buildings. Plus Kyoto, Fukuoka, Niseko and Hakuba. Public data only; no insurance or inspection advice.
See the risk by ward →Official benchmark land values per ㎡ by ward and station for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka, 20 years of history, the most expensive and fastest-rising points, and Niseko, Hakuba and other resorts. In yen and US dollars.
See land prices →Onsen ryokan, ski lodges and small hotels: licence succession since December 2023, onsen permits, fire and zoning rules, asset vs share deals, the 2025 Business Manager visa, due diligence and listing-price bands.
Read the ryokan guide → Ryokan occupancy by prefecture →Tell us your area, budget and timing. We pass your inquiry to licensed Japanese brokers who work with overseas buyers. Free for buyers.
Request an introduction →Built from Japan's official transaction data (MLIT), 2015–2025, with district and station breakdowns.
Rusutsu and Nozawa Onsen have too few recorded sales for a yearly trend (42 and 87 in 2015–2025), so their pages show five-year ranges.
Prices in your currency, written for buyers in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China and Thailand.
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