July 2026 edition

The Top 10 Houses to Buy in Japan
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10 real listings on the market today — from ¥2.1M (~$13K). Picked by the YukiHomes team.

Here's the deal — foreigners can own property in Japan. 100%, freehold, no visa needed. These 10 prove the point.

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#1Asari 3 house exterior — Otaru, Hokkaido
¥20.8M~$129K

Asari 3 Otaru, Hokkaidō

  • 4LDK
  • 131.62m² house
  • 172.73m² land
  • Built 1990
  • Wood

🚉 5 min walk — Asari Stn (JR Hakodate Main Line)

A 5-minute walk to the station, 131m² of house — and the land's all yours, freehold.

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#2Saiwai 4 house — Otaru, Hokkaido
¥2.12M~$13K

Saiwai 4 Otaru, Hokkaidō

  • 4LDK
  • 108m² house
  • 191.53m² land
  • Built 1973
  • Wood

🚌 13 min by bus — Otaru Stn (JR Hakodate Main Line)

$13K for a 4LDK in Otaru. Not a typo — 108m² of house on 191m² of freehold land.

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#3Honda-machi 2 house — Kanazawa, Ishikawa
¥11.8M~$73K

Honda-machi 2 Kanazawa, Ishikawa

  • 4LDK
  • 98.35m² house
  • 91.98m² land
  • Built 1996
  • Wood

🚏 6 min walk — Shianbashi stop (Hokutetsu Bus)

Built 1996 — young for the price — a 4LDK in Kanazawa's Honda-machi.

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#4Gakuen Kibana-dai 2 house — Miyazaki City
¥29.8M~$184K

Gakuen Kibana-dai 2 Miyazaki City, Miyazaki

  • 6LDK+2S
  • 189m² house
  • 395m² land
  • Built 1989
  • Wood

🚉 16 min walk — Kibana Stn (JR Nichinan Line)

6LDK+2S on 395m² of land in sunny Miyazaki. A genuinely big family house.

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#5Nagayama 4-jo 4 house — Asahikawa, Hokkaido
¥16.49M~$102K

Nagayama 4-jō 4 Asahikawa, Hokkaidō

  • 7LDK
  • 173.89m² house
  • Built 1994
  • Wood

🚉 17 min walk — Minami-Nagayama Stn (JR Sekihoku Main Line)

7 bedrooms in Asahikawa — Hokkaidō's second city, deep in powder country.

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#6Zenibako 2 house — Otaru, Hokkaido
¥10.4M~$64K

Zenibako 2 Otaru, Hokkaidō

  • 3LDK
  • 177.84m² house
  • Built 1994
  • Steel-frame

🚉 13 min walk — Zenibako Stn (JR Hakodate Main Line)

Steel-frame 3LDK, 13 minutes on foot to the station — right between Sapporo and Otaru.

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#7Sumiyoshi 5 kominka — Hakata, Fukuoka
¥20M~$124K

Sumiyoshi 5 Hakata, Fukuoka

  • 4DK
  • 71.07m² house
  • 56.54m² land
  • Built 1927
  • Wood

🚉 12 min walk — Hakata Stn (JR + Subway)

Built 1927 — a real kominka (traditional Japanese house), 12 minutes on foot from Hakata Station.

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#8Kotobuki-kita 5 house — Matsumoto, Nagano
¥8.4M~$52K

Kotobuki-kita 5 Matsumoto, Nagano

  • 5LDK
  • 157.56m² house
  • 202.32m² land
  • Built 1996
  • Wood

🚉 33 min walk — Minami-Matsumoto Stn (JR Shinonoi Line)

5LDK on 202m² of land in Matsumoto — the Japanese Alps are the backyard.

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#9Inada 2 house — Joetsu, Niigata
¥3M~$19K

Inada 2 Jōetsu, Niigata

  • 6DK
  • 205.91m² house
  • 315.9m² land
  • Built 1973
  • Wood

🚉 34 min walk — Takata Stn (Myōkō Haneuma Line)

$19K. 6 rooms, 205m² of house, 315m² of land. Snow country — bring a shovel.

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#10Large house — Bandai, Fukushima
¥25M~$155K

Bandai Yama District, Fukushima

  • 10LDK
  • 361.93m² house
  • Built 1990
  • Wood

🚗 Car country — no station nearby

10LDK and 361m² of house in Bandai ski country. Lodge-sized space.

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