What the data says
A typical resale condo in Fukuoka City sold for US$171,000 (¥27.0m) in 2025, or US$248/ft² (¥421,053/㎡), across 2,739 broker-reported closed sales. Price per ㎡ rose +11.5% on 2024 and +22.0% over three years (2022→2025); the latest four quarters (to 2026 Q1) were 11.3% above the four before. The rise is uneven: Hakata +27.5% and Chuo +26.1% over three years, but Jonan -5.3%. Fukuoka is cheap next to Tokyo, but it is about one third of Tokyo's 23-ward price per ㎡, not half (details below).
Airbnb / minpaku rules here (absentee owner, nights per year; rules checked 2026-09-27)
- Fukuoka City 福岡市: Yes. 180 everywhere (no local restriction found). 1,844 active minpaku registrations in Fukuoka Prefecture (the city is not reported separately; 2026-07-15, +550 vs a year earlier).
Most condo buildings ban minpaku in their bylaws, and a licence stays with the operator, not the building. Rules, registrations and upcoming changes by city →
Prices by ward (2025)
Median price per sq ft by ward, resale condos (2025)
| Ward | Sales 2025 | Median price | Median per sq ft | ¥/㎡ vs 2024 | ¥/㎡ 3 yr 2022→2025 | Last 4 quarters vs year before | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo 中央区 | 799 | US$203,000 ¥32.0m | US$307/ft² ¥520,000/㎡ | +8.3% | +26.1% | +15.7% | 65㎡ |
| Sawara 早良区 | 267 | US$235,000 ¥37.0m | US$278/ft² ¥471,429/㎡ | +8.3% | +17.9% | +8.1% | 80㎡ |
| Hakata 博多区 | 496 | US$127,000 ¥20.0m | US$265/ft² ¥450,000/㎡ | +21.6% | +27.5% | +16.2% | 55㎡ |
| Higashi 東区 | 467 | US$184,000 ¥29.0m | US$220/ft² ¥372,727/㎡ | +14.7% | +22.2% | +23.1% | 75㎡ |
| Nishi 西区 | 186 | US$162,000 ¥25.5m | US$198/ft² ¥335,417/㎡ | +0.6% | +7.8% | -1.4% | 75㎡ |
| Jonan 城南区 | 128 | US$146,000 ¥23.0m | US$181/ft² ¥307,846/㎡ | -11.2% | -5.3% | -4.8% | 75㎡ |
| Minami 南区 | 396 | US$117,000 ¥18.5m | US$171/ft² ¥290,909/㎡ | +3.0% | +9.1% | +12.2% | 75㎡ |
| Fukuoka City (7 wards) 福岡市 | 2,739 | US$171,000 ¥27.0m | US$248/ft² ¥421,053/㎡ | +11.5% | +22.0% | +11.3% | 70㎡ |
Resale condominiums (中古マンション等), closed prices only (成約価格情報). Sorted by price per ㎡. Jonan and Nishi record 100–200 sales a year, so their yearly medians move around.
Quarterly trend since 2021
Fukuoka City's median rose from ¥293,333 per ㎡ in 2021 Q1 to ¥440,000 in 2026 Q1. Chuo and Hakata, the two central wards, have pulled ahead of the city as a whole.
Median ¥ per ㎡ by quarter, resale condos, 2021 Q1–2026 Q1
Table view: median ¥/㎡ by ward and year (closed prices)
| Ward | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 4 quarters to 2026 Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo 中央区 | ¥382k | ¥412k | ¥440k | ¥480k | ¥520k | ¥556k |
| Sawara 早良区 | ¥376k | ¥400k | ¥440k | ¥435k | ¥471k | ¥488k |
| Hakata 博多区 | ¥308k | ¥353k | ¥362k | ¥370k | ¥450k | ¥444k |
| Higashi 東区 | ¥267k | ¥305k | ¥318k | ¥325k | ¥373k | ¥400k |
| Nishi 西区 | ¥277k | ¥311k | ¥322k | ¥333k | ¥335k | ¥329k |
| Jonan 城南区 | ¥261k | ¥325k | ¥316k | ¥347k | ¥308k | ¥321k |
| Minami 南区 | ¥259k | ¥267k | ¥300k | ¥282k | ¥291k | ¥314k |
| Fukuoka City | ¥305k | ¥345k | ¥357k | ¥378k | ¥421k | ¥427k |
Years with fewer than 10 sales show “—”. The newest quarter can still gain records.
The longer view (2015–2025): a separate survey series
Closed broker prices only start in 2021. For a longer view MLIT also publishes prices from a buyer survey (不動産取引価格情報). We show it as its own line and never mix it into the figures above: the survey is dominated by small investor one-room flats (median size 50㎡ in 2025, against 70㎡ for closed sales), so its ¥/㎡ runs higher and its total prices lower. On the survey line, Fukuoka City went from ¥244,444 per ㎡ in 2015 to ¥514,286 in 2025 (2.1×).
Two separate MLIT series, Fukuoka City ¥ per ㎡ (yearly medians)
Stations and districts (2023–2025)
Three years of closed sales combined, grouped by nearest station; change is against 2021–2022. Why Tenjin and Hakata look cheap: the city-centre stations are dominated by small one-room investment flats. Tenjin's median sale was ¥19.0m for 45㎡ and Hakata Station's ¥13.0m for 35㎡, so their median prices say little about a family flat there. The family-size markets with the highest ¥/㎡ are Akasaka, Tojinmachi, Nishijin and Ohori Park (US$270/ft², 60㎡ median).
| Area (stations) | Sales | Median price | Median per sq ft | Median size | ¥/㎡ vs 2021–2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akasaka 赤坂(福岡) | 271 | US$209,000 ¥33.0m | US$342/ft² ¥580,000/㎡ | 65㎡ | +20% |
| Tojinmachi 唐人町 | 240 | US$260,000 ¥41.0m | US$341/ft² ¥577,778/㎡ | 75㎡ | +28% |
| Nishijin 西新 | 298 | US$273,000 ¥43.0m | US$325/ft² ¥551,471/㎡ | 75㎡ | +17% |
| Ropponmatsu 六本松 | 281 | US$222,000 ¥35.0m | US$295/ft² ¥500,000/㎡ | 75㎡ | +18% |
| Fujisaki (Momochi / Seaside Momochi) 藤崎(福岡) | 289 | US$247,000 ¥39.0m | US$285/ft² ¥483,333/㎡ | 80㎡ | +12% |
| Nakasu-Kawabata / Gofukumachi / Gion 中洲川端 · 呉服町(福岡) · 祇園(福岡) | 268 | US$114,000 ¥18.0m | US$283/ft² ¥480,000/㎡ | 40㎡ | +27% |
| Yakuin 薬院 · 薬院大通 | 409 | US$190,000 ¥30.0m | US$275/ft² ¥466,667/㎡ | 65㎡ | +17% |
| Ohori Park (Ohori-koen) 大濠公園 | 274 | US$178,000 ¥28.0m | US$270/ft² ¥457,983/㎡ | 60㎡ | +19% |
| Tenjin 天神 · 天神南 · 西鉄福岡(天神) | 141 | US$121,000 ¥19.0m | US$267/ft² ¥452,632/㎡ | 45㎡ | +20% |
| Watanabe-dori 渡辺通 | 126 | US$76,000 ¥12.0m | US$227/ft² ¥384,857/㎡ | 30㎡ | +18% |
| Hakata Station 博多 | 348 | US$82,000 ¥13.0m | US$214/ft² ¥363,250/㎡ | 35㎡ | +24% |
| Nishitetsu-Hirao 西鉄平尾 | 352 | US$121,000 ¥19.0m | US$200/ft² ¥339,231/㎡ | 65㎡ | +13% |
| Sakurazaka 桜坂 | 180 | US$143,000 ¥22.5m | US$193/ft² ¥326,786/㎡ | 75㎡ | +14% |
| Ohashi 大橋(福岡) | 325 | US$140,000 ¥22.0m | US$183/ft² ¥311,111/㎡ | 75㎡ | +20% |
| Takamiya 高宮(福岡) | 365 | US$114,000 ¥18.0m | US$165/ft² ¥280,000/㎡ | 75㎡ | -1% |
Busiest districts (町名), 2023–2025
| District | Sales | Median price | Median per sq ft | ¥/㎡ vs 2021–2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashii-Teriha (Island City) 香椎照葉 | 229 | US$247,000 ¥39.0m | US$270/ft² ¥458,824/㎡ | +22% |
| Yakuin 薬院 | 226 | US$238,000 ¥37.5m | US$311/ft² ¥527,922/㎡ | +19% |
| Arato 荒戸 | 183 | US$178,000 ¥28.0m | US$253/ft² ¥428,571/㎡ | +12% |
| Hirao 平尾 | 157 | US$140,000 ¥22.0m | US$244/ft² ¥414,286/㎡ | +4% |
| Hakata-ekimae 博多駅前 | 149 | US$76,000 ¥12.0m | US$231/ft² ¥392,000/㎡ | +2% |
| Minoshima 美野島 | 136 | US$76,000 ¥12.0m | US$216/ft² ¥365,686/㎡ | +22% |
| Nishijin 西新 | 135 | US$286,000 ¥45.0m | US$346/ft² ¥587,500/㎡ | +25% |
| Kashiihama 香椎浜 | 130 | US$209,000 ¥33.0m | US$249/ft² ¥422,650/㎡ | +13% |
| Hakozaki 箱崎 | 130 | US$130,000 ¥20.5m | US$236/ft² ¥400,000/㎡ | +42% |
| Otemon 大手門 | 121 | US$203,000 ¥32.0m | US$390/ft² ¥661,538/㎡ | +31% |
| Torikai 鳥飼 | 121 | US$235,000 ¥37.0m | US$287/ft² ¥487,500/㎡ | +17% |
| Meinohama 姪の浜 | 116 | US$178,000 ¥28.0m | US$231/ft² ¥391,503/㎡ | +20% |
| Hakata-eki-minami 博多駅南 | 112 | US$95,000 ¥15.0m | US$259/ft² ¥438,750/㎡ | +20% |
| Ropponmatsu 六本松 | 109 | US$216,000 ¥34.0m | US$332/ft² ¥562,500/㎡ | +31% |
| Akasaka 赤坂 | 102 | US$267,000 ¥42.0m | US$340/ft² ¥577,500/㎡ | +17% |
Districts as recorded by MLIT (地区名); English names are our romanisation. Kashii-Teriha is the Island City landfill in Higashi ward.
Fukuoka vs Tokyo: one third, not half
You will often read that Fukuoka costs “about half of Tokyo”. On price per ㎡ the data says about one third:
- Fukuoka City ¥421,053/㎡ ÷ Tokyo's 23 wards ¥1,287,000/㎡ (2025 average of REINS monthly closed prices) = 0.33. Total price: ¥27.0m ÷ ¥74.1m = 0.36.
- Same MLIT closed-price data and the same median for Tokyo's five central wards (¥1,647,059/㎡): 0.26.
- Only the most expensive slices come near half: Chuo ward (¥520,000/㎡) is 0.40 of the 23-ward figure.
- Tokyo's central five wards rose +35.6% over the same three years (2022→2025), faster than Fukuoka's +22.0%, so the gap has been widening, not closing.
The 23-ward figure is a mean from a different source (REINS), which tends to sit above a median; the five-ward comparison is like-for-like. Total-price ratios also reflect flat sizes.
Rental yield from official rent data
A rough surface (gross) yield from two official sources: average rent per ㎡ in private rental housing (2023 Housing and Land Survey) × 12 ÷ the median closed price per ㎡ of resale condos. For Chuo and Hakata wards this gives 4.9–5.4% at 2023 prices, lower at 2025 prices because prices rose faster than the rents we can measure.
| Area | Private rent ¥/㎡/month, 2023 | Condo ¥/㎡ 2023, closed | Surface yield 2023 | Condo ¥/㎡ 2025, closed | At 2025 prices 2023 rents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo ward 中央区 | ¥1,813 | ¥440,000 n=627 | 4.9% | ¥520,000 | 4.2% |
| Hakata ward 博多区 | ¥1,622 | ¥362,500 n=495 | 5.4% | ¥450,000 | 4.3% |
| Fukuoka City 福岡市 | ¥1,488 | ¥357,143 n=2,358 | 5.0% | ¥421,053 | 4.2% |
Method caveat: the survey rent is the average of all existing private tenancies (old leases, wooden flats and houses included), not current asking rents for condos, and floor-area definitions differ between the two sources. Surface yield ignores management fees, repair reserve, property tax, vacancy and agency costs, and the 20.42% withholding on rent paid to non-residents; net yields are typically 1–2 points lower or more. Use it to compare areas, not to value a flat. Rent source: 出典：総務省統計局「令和5年住宅・土地統計調査」（政府統計の総合窓口 e-Stat https://www.e-stat.go.jp/）を加工して作成.
Official land price here (基準地価, 1 July 2026, published September 2026)
| Area | Residential median ¥/㎡ | Commercial median ¥/㎡ | 1 yr, all uses | 5 yr, all uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo (Tenjin) 福岡市中央区 | ¥590,500 US$3,747/㎡ · n=10 | ¥1,850,000 US$11,739/㎡ · n=15 | +6.2% n=25 | +59.4% n=24 |
| Hakata 福岡市博多区 | ¥273,000 US$1,732/㎡ · n=9 | ¥1,545,000 US$9,804/㎡ · n=16 | +7.5% n=27 | +79.0% n=25 |
| Sawara 福岡市早良区 | ¥220,000 US$1,396/㎡ · n=21 | ¥690,500 US$4,382/㎡ · n=6 | +7.5% n=26 | +54.7% n=24 |
| Minami 福岡市南区 | ¥166,000 US$1,053/㎡ · n=19 | ¥618,500 US$3,925/㎡ · n=6 | +5.5% n=25 | +43.3% n=25 |
| Higashi 福岡市東区 | ¥116,000 US$736/㎡ · n=21 | ¥386,000 US$2,449/㎡ · n=7 | +5.1% n=31 | +35.1% n=29 |
| Nishi 福岡市西区 | ¥106,500 US$676/㎡ · n=18 | ¥265,000 US$1,682/㎡ · n=5 | +7.1% n=23 | +45.9% n=22 |
| Jonan 福岡市城南区 | ¥199,000 US$1,263/㎡ · n=13 | ¥403,500 US$2,560/㎡ · n=4 | +6.8% n=17 | +42.8% n=16 |
Appraised benchmark values per ㎡ of land (as if vacant), not transaction prices, and not comparable one-to-one with the sale prices above (which include buildings and, for condos, are per ㎡ of floor area). n = sample points. Processed from MLIT National Land Numerical Information (CC BY 4.0); our medians. USD at ECB 2026-09-25. Official land prices by ward and station, 2006–2026 →
Disaster risk here (public hazard data, area level; Chuo and Hakata wards only)
| Ward | JMA 6-lower, 30 yr median (range) | River flood ≥0.5 m share of area | Storm surge share of area | Landslide zones | Pre-1981 condos share of 2021–25 sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo 福岡市中央区 | 6% (3%–13%) | 33% | 66% | 2% | 11% |
| Hakata 福岡市博多区 | 9% (3%–13%) | 41% | 40% | 1% | 9% |
- Tenjin 天神: 6% (6-lower, 30 yr); ≥0.5 m river flood on 28% of the 500 m circle
- Hakata 博多: 10% (6-lower, 30 yr); ≥0.5 m river flood on 86% of the 500 m circle
- Ohori-koen 大濠公園: 6% (6-lower, 30 yr); ≥0.5 m river flood on 41% of the 500 m circle
- Akasaka 赤坂: 6% (6-lower, 30 yr); ≥0.5 m river flood on 31% of the 500 m circle
- Yakuin 薬院: 9% (6-lower, 30 yr); ≥0.5 m river flood on 100% of the 500 m circle
Earthquake shaking odds in Fukuoka are low by Japanese standards (Tokyo's central wards are several times higher), but much of the flat centre sits in mapped flood and storm-surge zones. Earthquake: J-SHIS 2024 (processed). Flood / storm surge / landslide: MLIT National Land Numerical Information and Fukuoka Prefecture (processed). Drain and sewer (内水) flooding is not included. Figures describe the area, not a building. Earthquake & flood risk by ward and station, Fukuoka section →
Who visits Fukuoka (Fukuoka Prefecture, hotels and inns with 10+ staff, 2025-07 to 2026-06)
Foreign guest-nights: 8.2m in the last 12 months (+94% vs 2019), 34% of all guest-nights. South Korea is the largest group: 2.76m (+107% vs 2019, 36% of foreign guests). Taiwan is second: 1.55m (+129% vs 2019, 20%). This is prefecture-level hotel demand, not proof that a given flat will let. Hotel & ryokan occupancy by prefecture →
Source: "Overnight Travel Statistics Survey" (Japan Tourism Agency), https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/tokei_hakusyo/shukuhakutokei.html — processed and translated by Japan House Prices (12-month averages, year-on-year and vs-2019 changes are our calculations). Figures for 2026 are preliminary (2nd preliminary release). This site is not affiliated with the Japan Tourism Agency.
What would a typical Fukuoka condo cost in total?
Take the 2025 median: ¥27.0m (US$171,000), about 64㎡ at the median ¥421,053/㎡. Taxes and fees on top of the price, and the yearly property taxes, depend on the building's assessed value, age and your residency. Open it in our calculator, prefilled with this price and size (assumed: built 2005, reinforced concrete, 30% of the price is land, let to a long-term tenant, non-resident buyer):
Estimates only — confirm with a licensed Japanese tax accountant (税理士).
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Read this before relying on the numbers
- Closed prices only. Every level figure on this page (prices, ¥/㎡, ward, station and district tables, yields, the Tokyo ratio) uses MLIT's closed prices (成約価格情報, reported by brokers via REINS, from 2021). The older buyer-survey series appears only as its own line in the long-view chart.
- Mix effects. A median moves when the mix of what sold changes (size, age, location). This is not a repeat-sales index; one-room flats pull ¥/㎡ up and total prices down.
- Resale only. New-build condos are not in this data and usually cost more.
- Latest quarter. 2026 Q1 can still gain records. Years or quarters with fewer than 10 sales are not shown.
- US$ figures use one ECB rate (2026-09-25) for every period, so the trend is the yen trend.
Methodology
- Data: MLIT Real Estate Information Library price data, Fukuoka Prefecture, resale condominiums (中古マンション等), 2015Q1–2026 Q1, downloaded with the site's official download button. Fukuoka City's seven wards (municipality codes 40131–40137).
- Excluded as non-market: auctions and mediation, related-party deals, purchases of adjoining land (242 records).
- ¥/㎡ = price ÷ recorded floor area; medians, not averages. US$ per sq ft = ¥/㎡ ÷ 10.7639 ÷ ¥157.59 per US$.
- Years are calendar years with all four quarters; “3 yr” = 2022→2025.
- Stations: the recorded nearest station, grouped (e.g. Tenjin = 天神 + 天神南 + 西鉄福岡(天神)); districts = MLIT 地区名.
Source: MLIT Real Estate Information Library (processed by Japan House Prices). https://www.reinfolib.mlit.go.jp/ — 出典：国土交通省 不動産情報ライブラリ（https://www.reinfolib.mlit.go.jp/）のデータを加工して作成. Original content: contract prices (成約価格情報) and transaction prices (不動産取引価格情報). We filtered, grouped and took medians of the published records; the resulting figures are our own and are not published or endorsed by MLIT (国土交通省).
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