Cheap houses in Japan — page 11
Yes, you can buy a house in Japan for under $50,000. On Japan Houses, 38% of the houses for sale cost that much or less: half of them under $24,801, and 13% under $10,000. Most are older wooden houses in the countryside. Foreigners can buy them on the same terms as Japanese buyers.
2,167 houses · Updated
Big plot · 618 m²

$23,500(¥3.7M)
1955 6LDK house with storeroom on 618 m² in Usu, Bungotakada, Oita
6LDK+S210.53 m²built 1955
Bungotakada, Oita
A few checksBig plot · 1218 m²

$24,200(¥3.8M)
Ten-room 1950 house with large warehouse, Higashishirakawa
10SDK276.83 m²built 1950
Higashishirakawa Village, Gifu
A few checksBig plot · 796 m²

$24,200(¥3.8M)
1935 7DK house on 796 m² with sewerage in Kikuka, Yamaga, Kumamoto
7DK164.76 m²built 1935
Yamaga, Kumamoto
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$24,200(¥3.8M)
6DK hilltop house with large storehouse and wood-fired bath in Nichinan, Miyazaki
6DK158.23 m²built 196379 min walk
Nichinan, Miyazaki
A few checksBig plot · 1686 m²

$24,800(¥3.9M)
10-room house with rice paddies on 1,686 m² in Tonami, Toyama
10DK325.15 m²built 197621 min walk
Tonami, Toyama
A few checksTraditional house

$25,300(¥4M)
5DK farmhouse from 1907 with thatched shed on 744 m² in Arao, Kumamoto
5DK189.74 m²built 190725 min walk
Arao, Kumamoto
A few checksBig plot · 1329 m²

$25,300(¥4M)
7K bungalow with copper roof, earthen storehouse and garage in Yurihonjo, Akita
7K228.11 m²built 1987120 min walk
Yurihonjo, Akita
StraightforwardBig plot · 532 m²

$25,400(¥4M)
Large 5LDK house with paddies, fields and woodland in Mimasaka
5LDK307.14 m²built 1967
Mimasaka, Okayama
A few checksBig plot · 548 m²

$25,400(¥4M)
7SDK house on a 548 m² lot in Achi Village, Nagano
7SDK164.97 m²built 1977
Achi, Nagano
A few checksGreat view

$25,400(¥4M)
10DK house of 315 m² on a 587 m² lot in Karakuwa, Kesennuma, Miyagi
10DK315.28 m²built 196910 min walk
Kesennuma, Miyagi
A few checks5 min to station

$25,400(¥4M)
7DK house of 207 m² with a shed that can become a garage in Nikaho, Akita
7DK206.98 m²built 19775 min walk
Nikaho, Akita
A few checksTraditional house

$26,100(¥4.1M)
1923 kominka in a heavy-snow area with a storehouse and farmland, Iiyama, Nagano
5DK313.91 m²built 1923150 min walk
Iiyama, Nagano
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$26,700(¥4.2M)
8DK house with 2005 bathroom upgrade near Izumo-Jinzai Station
8DK255.17 m²built 1981
Izumo, Shimane
A few checksBig plot · 851 m²

$27,300(¥4.3M)
Sunny single-story 7DK on an 851 m² lot in Mitoyo, Kagawa
7DK273.22 m²built 193124 min walk
Mitoyo, Kagawa
A few checks
$27,300(¥4.3M)
1926 8DK vacant house in Minami-Alps, Yamanashi
8DK224.45 m²built 19263 min walk
Minami-Alps, Yamanashi
A few checksBig plot · 679 m²

$28,600(¥4.5M)
Large 7LDK on 679 m² in Hikawa, Izumo, Shimane, with a car space
7LDK242.01 m²built 1969
Izumo, Shimane
StraightforwardGreat view

$28,600(¥4.5M)
10LDK kominka with workshop and farmland on 1,025 m² in Esashi, Oshu, Iwate
10LDK229.82 m²57 min walk
Oshu, Iwate
StraightforwardMove-in ready

$29,300(¥4.6M)
8DK house with storage building and 2006 renovation in Toei, Aichi
8DK215.06 m²built 19492 min walk
Toei, Aichi
A few checksBig plot · 526 m²

$30,500(¥4.8M)
7SDK house with veranda on 526 m² in Shimomurota, Takasaki, Gunma
7SDK158.97 m²built 1978115 min walk
Takasaki, Gunma
A few checksBig plot · 599 m²

$30,500(¥4.8M)
4DK house of 263 m² twelve minutes from Aizu-Toyokawa Station in Kitakata, Fukushima
4DK263.2 m²built 197012 min walk
Kitakata, Fukushima
StraightforwardBig plot · 700 m²

$30,500(¥4.8M)
8LDK house with a 1941 warehouse wing and partial renovation, Kahoku
8LDK332.17 m²built 1941112 min walk
Kahoku, Yamagata
Straightforward10 min to station

$30,500(¥4.8M)
10DK house with large warehouse and Mt. Daisen view, 10 min from station
10DK312.29 m²built 198810 min walk
Daisen, Tottori
StraightforwardBig plot · 2897 m²

$30,500(¥4.8M)
Twelve-room house on nearly 2,900 m² in Yoneyama, Tome
12DK278.37 m²built 1979105 min walk
Tome, Miyagi
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$30,500(¥4.8M)
9LDK house of 221 m² with car space in Kirikawa-cho, Yasugi
9LDK221.62 m²built 1976
Yasugi, Shimane
Straightforward2 min to station

$31,200(¥4.9M)
8LDK house with storage and garden in Sanada, Ueda, with a land-ownership issue
8LDK329.15 m²built 19662 min walk
Ueda, Nagano
StraightforwardBig plot · 1453 m²

$31,200(¥4.9M)
18-room house of 675 m² on a 1,453 m² plot in Higashikagawa, Kagawa
18DK+S675.27 m²built 1979
Higashikagawa, Kagawa
A few checks5 min to station

$31,500(¥5M)
7DK house with cherry tree, five minutes from Echizen-Ono Station in Ono, Fukui
7DK225.54 m²built 19795 min walk
Ono, Fukui
StraightforwardGarden

$31,700(¥5M)
6DK house with kitchen-garden space on 1,529 m² in Joso, Ibaraki
6DK161.47 m²built 1979
Joso, Ibaraki
A few checks
$31,700(¥5M)
5SLDK house renovated in 2025 on 337 m² in Shuku, Togane, Chiba
5SLDK158.58 m²built 199155 min walk
Togane, Chiba
StraightforwardTraditional house

$31,800(¥5M)
Farmhouse with fields and silkworm barn in Tomi, Nagano
5DK252.56 m²21 min walk
Tomi, Nagano
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$31,800(¥5M)
6LDK house with a soundproofed basement near Niigata University
6LDK177.14 m²built 198822 min walk
Nishi Ward, Niigata
Straightforward5 min to station

$31,800(¥5M)
Large 11K wooden house, 5 min from Taka Station in Shobara, Hiroshima
11K262.68 m²built 19645 min walk
Shobara, Hiroshima
StraightforwardBig plot · 826 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
8SDK with open garage for two cars on 826 m², Kasumigaura, Ibaraki
8SDK155.81 m²built 197188 min walk
Kasumigaura, Ibaraki
StraightforwardRenovated

$31,800(¥5M)
Sprawling 16-room house on 1,748 m² of land in Izumo, Shimane
16DK+2S463.45 m²built 1963
Izumo, Shimane
StraightforwardBig plot · 1545 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
Large 12K wooden house on 1,545 m² in Nyukawa, Takayama, in hazard zones
12K349.08 m²built 198878 min walk
Takayama, Gifu
Straightforward
$31,800(¥5M)
South-facing 9DK house in a quiet area of Komatsu, Ishikawa
9DK250.82 m²built 197015 min walk
Komatsu, Ishikawa
StraightforwardBig plot · 1174 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
5DK house on a 355-tsubo plot with a bus stop 1 minute away, Izumo
5DK152.33 m²built 1980
Izumo, Shimane
A few checksRenovated

$31,800(¥5M)
6LDK house with renovated kitchen and bath, ski-slope view, Ono, Fukui
6LDK191.36 m²built 197816 min walk
Ono, Fukui
StraightforwardBig plot · 1185 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
10DK house on a 1,185 m² lot in Nanbu, Tottori
10DK280.15 m²built 1967
Nanbu, Tottori
Straightforward5 min to station

$31,800(¥5M)
7K house on 1,519 m² of land with parking in Shiwa, Iwate
7K221.56 m²5 min walk
Shiwa, Iwate
StraightforwardBig plot · 683 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
7LDK house with garden and free parking in Oura, Tara Town, Saga
7LDK152.87 m²built 198031 min walk
Tara, Saga
A few checks2 min to station

$31,800(¥5M)
7SK house with detached two-storey outbuilding in Makishita, Nagaoka
7SK203.69 m²built 19742 min walk
Nagaoka, Niigata
StraightforwardBig plot · 790 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
Single-storey 6DK house with storehouse on 790 m² in Kanoya
6DK178.39 m²built 19792 min walk
Kanoya, Kagoshima
A few checksGarden

$31,800(¥5M)
Single-story 5DK with farmland in a quiet area of Zentsuji, Kagawa
5DK236.96 m²built 196970 min walk
Zentsuji, Kagawa
A few checksBig plot · 726 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
8DK house with large earthen floor and parking in Sudama, Hokuto, Yamanashi
8DK166.05 m²built 1970150 min walk
Hokuto, Yamanashi
A few checks7 min to station

$31,800(¥5M)
9DK wooden house near Hodatsu Station in Hodatsushimizu, Ishikawa
9DK158.32 m²built 19547 min walk
Hodatsushimizu, Ishikawa
A few checksBig plot · 886 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
Extended 7DK with 3-car garage and shed on 886 m² in Isawa, Oshu, Iwate
7DK210.21 m²built 1974
Oshu, Iwate
StraightforwardBig plot · 513 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
1965 country house with huge attic in Aoki, Nagano
6DK179.16 m²built 1965
Aoki, Nagano
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