Akiya houses for sale in Japan — page 8

An akiya (空き家) is a vacant house. Japan had about 9 million in 2023, 13.8% of all homes. 3,205 empty houses are for sale here, from $0 (median $49,603, October 2026). Foreigners can buy them on the same terms as Japanese buyers.

Akiya houses for sale in Japan — page 8

Older Japanese house with tea room and rock garden in Tamashima, Kurashiki

Large 1948 house needing renovation, with optional fields, in Kannabe, Fukuyama

5DK farm bungalow with over 12,000 m² of land and tractor in Yamaguchi

Secluded 1950 farmhouse with seven rooms in Yasuzuka, Joetsu, Niigata

Single-storey kominka with tatami rooms in the hills of Tenza, Fukuchiyama

Two-storey 7DK on 1,000 m² in Yamaura, Kashima, Saga

Single-storey 8DK on 924 m² in the mountains of Shimokitayama, Nara (termites, leak marks)

Large 1956 tiled-roof house with 10 rooms in rural Takeo, Saga

10K house with two sheds in a hillside setting needing repairs in Kaga, Ishikawa

Single-storey 3LDK on 2,635 m² in the Kinasa area of Nagano City

Renovated south-facing farmhouse-style 4DK on 4,703 m², 6 minutes from Koboke Station

1904 house with storehouse and 1,461 m² of adjoining farmland in Nakanojo

1923 kominka in a heavy-snow area with a storehouse and farmland, Iiyama, Nagano

10LDK kominka with workshop and farmland on 1,025 m² in Esashi, Oshu, Iwate

Bungalow with mountain views and garden space in Kitakyushu

1909-built 4DK farmhouse with annex and storehouse in Matsushiro, Nagano

1965 country house with huge attic in Aoki, Nagano

1958 wooden house on a 1,898 m² lot in Anpachi, Gifu

Spacious 9DK countryside house with parking for three in Nantan, Kyoto

1927 farmhouse with fields and persimmon orchard on 4,139 m², Takamori

Single-storey 3LDK house with pine and stone garden in Yoshida, Uwajima

Shoin-style 5LDK house with attached shop and 4-5 parking spaces in Sano, Izu

9DK Japanese house with pine garden and fine gate on Kurahashi Island, Kure

Renovated single-storey cottage with wood stove on 447 m² in Karuizawa

Tiled-roof house with pine garden below Mt. Ogura, Arashiyama, Kyoto

Steep-roofed old farmhouse in the Suzuka foothills, Higashiomi, Shiga

Large 1922 wooden house with earthen-floor entry hall in Yabu, Hyogo

1935 single-storey kominka with courtyard and engawa in Nio, Mitoyo

1930s single-storey wooden house with two outbuildings in Aiga, Kihoku, Mie

1948 two-storey wooden house with eight rooms in Hirao, Yamaguchi

1949 eight-room house on Nagashima island, linked by bridge, Kaminoseki

Single-storey 1946 wooden house in Ogaki, Etajima Island, Hiroshima

1926 single-storey wooden house with six rooms in Tsukechi, Nakatsugawa, Gifu

1944 single-storey 7DK farmhouse with old pine trees in Ichihasama, Kurihara

1926 single-storey farmhouse with storage shed and cow barn in Maniwa, Okayama

7SK vintage kominka with an extra lot a minute away, Higashiyoka, Saga

158-year-old farmhouse with garden on 672 m² of land in Ajimu, Usa, Oita

Wooden chalet in a birch forest villa estate in Takeshi, Ueda, Nagano

Single-storey 6LDK, 4 minutes from Fuchigaki Station, Ayabe, Kyoto

Machiya-style house on a river, 3 minutes from Yodoe Station

Seven-room house on a 564 m² plot near Asa Station, Yamaguchi

Renovated 2LDK house with wood deck on a 700 m² lot in Kutsukake, Aoki Village

2LDK villa on a flat 634 m² plot in a managed resort area, Yamanakako

Renovated single-story 4DK house on a 500 m² lot in Higashihiroshima

Vacant 4DK villa with deck and sauna near Mt. Daisen in Hoki, Tottori

5DK house on a 747 m² lot near a bus stop in Mifune, Kumamoto

6LDK house on a 1,076 m² lot in a quiet area, Kashima, Saga

Japanese-style 4LDK with 2022 kitchen and interior update, Hayashida, Sakaide

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