By popular request, in this installment of the “what can you buy” series, we zoom in on Hokkaido to see what is on the market for $140,000 (¥15,800,000) or much less. Hokkaido is consistently one of the most searched for... More

By popular request, in this installment of the “what can you buy” series, we take a tour around Japan’s smaller cities to see what is available at the $150,000 (17 million yen) price point, or less. In 2017, the average... More

In this installment of the “what can you buy” series, we feature properties currently available in the greater Tokyo region for $250,000 or much less. In 2017, the average listing price for a 70-sqm re-sale condominium in the Tokyo 23... More

In this installment of the “what can you buy” series, we visit one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country and also one of the most popular places for people looking for property on Real Estate Japan: Kyoto.... More

By popular request, in this installment of the “what can you buy” series, we take another virtual tour around Japan, from big cities to medium-sized towns, to see what is available at the $145,000 (16 million JPY) price point. To... More

In this installment of the “what can you buy for” series, we take a virtual tour around Japan, from the metropolises of Tokyo and Osaka to medium-sized cities to see what you can buy for about $145,000 (¥16,000,000) or less.... More

In this installment of our series on “what can you buy” in cities throughout Japan, we head to Osaka, the unofficial capital of western Japan! The average price of a re-sale apartment in central Osaka is about 33 million yen... More

In this installment of “what can you buy” we decided to take a hypothetical budget of  ¥64,870,000 (about $589,000) and go house hunting outside Tokyo’s 23 Wards, just as many people do when they want to find a good value outside... More

On Real Estate Japan, buyer interest in purchasing a home outside Tokyo has been steadily growing in the past year. In this installment of “What can you buy…?” we take a virtual tour around Japan to see what can be... More

In this article, we give a few examples of single-family homes for sale in Japan’s smaller cities with a list price of about $200,000 (¥21,800,000). To understand what the $200,000 price point means, it’s useful to compare it to housing... More

March has started off with roar, in terms of user interest in “for sale” properties on Real Estate Japan. Buyers are showing especially strong interest in Tokyo’s 23 wards and in western suburbs like Machida and secondary markets like Osaka,... More

Despite near record-level listing prices in the greater Tokyo area, this month on Real Estate Japan we are continuing to see strong demand from buyers interested in buying first homes and investment properties. In this month’s installment of what you can... More

The year has just begun but already on Real Estate Japan, we’ve seen a very strong year-on-year increase in inquiries for residential properties in Tokyo, Osaka, and smaller cities. If you wanted to buy a new condominium in the greater... More

As we start out 2018, on Real Estate Japan, we’re continuing to see strong year-on-year growth in inquiries for properties throughout the country and particularly in central Tokyo locations. People are looking to buy both homes and investment properties. Below... More

On Real Estate Japan this year, we saw a significant year-on-year increase in inquiries from people looking to buy homes and investment properties in Tokyo. This is against a market in which there is a very tight supply of new... More

In this article, we take a look at what is currently available in the Japanese countryside for about 215,000 USD or much less. In the past year on Real Estate Japan, we’ve seen a growing trend in buyers looking for... More

In this installment of the “What can you buy in Japan” series, we go outside the big cities of Tokyo and Osaka to see what is available for $150,000 (¥17 million) or much less in regional cities and towns. In... More

If you have been renting in or near Tokyo for a while and are thinking of putting down roots, you would not be alone. In August, which is a traditionally slow month for home sales, we saw a surge of... More

Despite the continuing rise in residential property prices in Tokyo’s 23 Wards, we have continued to see a high level of interest in central Tokyo properties, from both investors and people looking for family homes. In parallel, this year, we... More