Akiya for sale in Japan
3,367 empty houses from 311 towns' akiya banks, in English, on one map. Some are free.
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What this ¥4.19M house in Akita really involves
¥4,190,000 $26,588
Akita, Akita · 1970 · 6LDK · 136 m² · land 789 m²
The listing, in plain English
2 red flags
- Urbanisation-control zone: building is restricted市街化調整区域
- Built before the June 1981 earthquake standard旧耐震
What it costs to buy
¥4.27M – ¥4.77M
Price plus broker fee, stamp duty, registration and scrivener. Every listing shows this, free.
Same-day alerts and every detail: $29 once$29 once. Not $50 to $180 a year.
Cost over 3 years. Prices checked 26 Sept 2026. Mokomoko and Nipponhomes at monthly billing; Akiyahopper ¥10,000 lifetime plan converted at today's rate.
By prefecture
- Nagano 長野県691 homesfrom ¥300K
- Mie 三重県406 homesfrom ¥100K
- Aomori 青森県377 homesfrom ¥10K
- Akita 秋田県249 homesfrom ¥100K
- Iwate 岩手県238 homesfrom ¥200K
- Fukushima 福島県196 homesfrom ¥250K
- Tochigi 栃木県176 homesfrom ¥800K
- Yamagata 山形県156 homesfrom ¥200K
- Ibaraki 茨城県120 homesfrom ¥500K
- Okayama 岡山県116 homesfrom ¥300K
- Niigata 新潟県108 homesfrom ¥450K
- Miyazaki 宮崎県98 homesfrom ¥10K
- Miyagi 宮城県88 homesfrom ¥200K
- Kyoto 京都府86 homesfrom ¥500K
- Gunma 群馬県73 homesfrom ¥800K
- Hokkaido 北海道67 homesfrom ¥1K
- Tokushima 徳島県22 homesfrom ¥1M
- Shiga 滋賀県16 homesfrom ¥2M
- Kochi 高知県15 homesfrom Free
- Hyogo 兵庫県15 homesfrom ¥2.95M
- Shimane 島根県13 homesfrom ¥300K
- Oita 大分県12 homesfrom ¥2M
- Yamanashi 山梨県10 homesfrom ¥20K
- Yamaguchi 山口県8 homesfrom ¥300K
- Kagoshima 鹿児島県6 homesfrom ¥500K
- Shizuoka 静岡県2 homesfrom ¥1.28M
- Chiba 千葉県1 homesfrom ¥22.8M
- Wakayama 和歌山県1 homesfrom ¥12M
- Kumamoto 熊本県1 homesfrom ¥1.3M
Questions
Can foreigners buy a house in Japan?
Yes. Foreigners can own land and buildings in Japan on the same terms as Japanese citizens, and you do not need to live there. Owning a house does not give you a visa.
What does an akiya really cost?
The price, plus the broker fee (at most ¥330,000 for homes up to ¥8M), stamp duty, registration and a scrivener. Every listing here shows the estimate.
Where do these homes come from?
From the akiya banks that Japanese towns run to find buyers for empty houses. Each listing links to the town's original page.
What counts as an akiya here?
Only existing houses for sale from municipal akiya banks. No new builds, condos, land or rentals.