Cheap houses in Japan — page 13
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 · 899 m²

$3,120(¥490,000)
Single-storey 7DK house on an 899 m² plot in Yamasaki, Shiso, Hyogo
7DK144.54 m²built 1968
Shiso City, Hyogo
A few checksTourist area

$3,180(¥500,000)
Wooden cabin on 1,069 m² of forest in a Tokyu resort area, Chino
2LDK69.14 m²built 1980212 min walk
Chino City, Nagano
Careful checksBig plot · 865 m²

$1,910(¥300,000)
Single-storey 4DK wooden house from about 1927 on 865 m² in Yamamuro, Matsusaka
4DK143.14 m²built 192777 min walk
Matsusaka, Mie
A few checksGreat view

$9,540(¥1.5M)
6DK farmhouse with kamado stove and goemon bath in Taka, Hyogo
6DK142.14 m²built 1955
Taka (Yachiyo), Hyogo
Straightforward
$46,400(¥7.3M)
5LDK house with solar panels on the garage, Fujioka, Gunma
5LDK140.54 m²built 198323 min walk
Fujioka, Gunma
Straightforward
$47,700(¥7.5M)
Japanese-style 5DK house with engawa near a school in Yonago, Tottori
5DK140.21 m²built 198413 min walk
Yonago, Tottori
Careful checksBig plot · 821 m²

$38,200(¥6M)
9LDK two-storey house with parking on 821 m² in Kehata, Tottori
9LDK140.2 m²built 197819 min walk
Tottori (Kehata), Tottori
A few checks2 min to station

$15,900(¥2.5M)
5LDK with garden on a hillside in Nishiyama, Nagasaki (partly in landslide zone)
5LDK139.86 m²built 19702 min walk
Nagasaki, Nagasaki
A few checksBig plot · 659 m²

$3,180(¥500,000)
Farmhouse with a 119 m² barn on 658 m² of land in Aoki, Nyuzen, Toyama
4DK139.8 m²built 199053 min walk
Nyuzen Town, Toyama
StraightforwardGarden

$28,600(¥4.5M)
Single-storey 4LDK house on 839 m² 15 minutes from Omachi Station, Saga
4LDK139.08 m²built 197915 min walk
Omachi, Saga
A few checks
$31,800(¥5M)
6DK single-storey house in Nagasu, Kumamoto
6DK138.99 m²built 198017 min walk
Nagasu Town, Kumamoto
A few checksBig plot · 764 m²

$3,820(¥600,000)
Eight-room 1953 house with annex on a 764 m² plot in Shiokawa, Kitakata
8DK138.67 m²built 195354 min walk
Kitakata City, Fukushima
StraightforwardGarden

$640(¥100,000)
Two-storey 6LDK house on a 492 m² plot in Hataya, Omitama, Ibaraki
6LDK137.87 m²built 1981109 min walk
Omitama City, Ibaraki
Straightforward8 min to station

$12,700(¥2M)
5DK farm bungalow with over 12,000 m² of land and tractor in Yamaguchi
5DK137.65 m²built 19278 min walk
Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
A few checks
$22,300(¥3.5M)
6DK two-storey house with parking in Okunobe, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto
6DK136.31 m²built 197613 min walk
Fukuchiyama, Kyoto
A few checksMove-in ready

$2,860(¥450,000)
Single-storey 1926 kominka near Makura Station, Maizuru, Kyoto
5K136.19 m²built 192623 min walk
Maizuru City, Kyoto
Careful checks
$3,180(¥500,000)
1976 six-room house with wooden balcony among cedars in Kitaakita, Akita
6DK134.91 m²built 197653 min walk
Kitaakita City, Akita
StraightforwardBig plot · 608 m²

$7,630(¥1.2M)
7DK house in an urbanization control area on 608 m² in Araya, Joetsu, Niigata
7DK134.39 m²built 1977
Joetsu, Niigata
StraightforwardBig plot · 807 m²

$38,000(¥6M)
4LDK post-and-beam house with garage on an 807 m² lot in Ina, Nagano
4LDK133.23 m²built 1977
Ina, Nagano
Straightforward9 min to station

$19,100(¥3M)
6DK house needing major renovation near Miyaji Station, Aso, Kumamoto
6DK133.21 m²built 19769 min walk
Aso, Kumamoto
A few checks9 min to station

$31,800(¥5M)
5SDK house 9 min walk from Gunma-Fujioka Station, Fujioka, Gunma
5SDK132.52 m²built 19809 min walk
Fujioka, Gunma
A few checksBig plot · 922 m²

$19,100(¥3M)
South-facing 5LK house with farmland, shed and carport in Kamojima, Yoshinogawa
5LK132.14 m²built 197722 min walk
Yoshinogawa, Tokushima
A few checks6 min to station

$35,000(¥5.5M)
6K house on a prefectural road with pond and attic room in Nagasu, Usa, Oita
6K131.59 m²built 19656 min walk
Usa, Oita
A few checksBig plot · 567 m²

$19,000(¥3M)
5K house with annex, shuttered garage and large backyard in Kikuma, Imabari
5K131.51 m²built 197712 min walk
Imabari, Ehime
StraightforwardBig plot · 1293 m²

$43,200(¥6.8M)
Sekisui House-built 5DK house on a 1,292 m² lot, Yashiro, Shunan
5DK130.98 m²built 1998
Shunan, Yamaguchi
Straightforward
$40,100(¥6.3M)
Two-storey 6DK family house with a 222 m² plot in Suzuka, Mie
6DK130.86 m²built 1971
Suzuka, Mie
StraightforwardRenovated

$25,400(¥4M)
150-year-old farmhouse with renovated wet areas and garden plot in Toei, Aichi
7DK130.57 m²3 min walk
Toei, Aichi
A few checksBig plot · 716 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
Single-storey 4DK house on a 716 m² lot in Nagasu, Kumamoto
4DK130.25 m²built 198722 min walk
Nagasu, Kumamoto
Straightforward10 min to station

$49,600(¥7.8M)
7LDK house with its own well, 10 min walk from Nishitetsu-Ogori Station
7LDK129.99 m²built 198110 min walk
Ogori, Fukuoka
StraightforwardBig plot · 1748 m²

$41,300(¥6.5M)
1926 single-storey house renovated in 2025 on 1,748 m² in Yamaga, Kumamoto
5DK129.21 m²built 1926
Yamaga, Kumamoto
Straightforward
$30,500(¥4.8M)
1996 two-storey 4LDK with car space in Bibai, Hokkaido
4LDK128.89 m²built 1996
Bibai, Hokkaido
Straightforward
$37,500(¥5.9M)
4LDK house in a quiet residential area of Heguri, Nara
4LDK128.38 m²built 197314 min walk
Heguri Town, Nara
Straightforward
$30,500(¥4.8M)
5DK house near Takamatsu Station and the coast, Kahoku, Ishikawa
5DK128.03 m²built 197013 min walk
Kahoku, Ishikawa
Straightforward
$3,050(¥480,000)
1959 single-storey 4DK house with garage in Kaida Kogen, Kiso, Nagano
4DK127.54 m²built 1959
Kiso Town, Nagano
A few checks3 min to station

$28,500(¥4.5M)
Vacant 6DK old house with setback, about 20 min by bicycle from Nagoya, Ama
6DK126.84 m²built 19473 min walk
Ama, Aichi
A few checks
$40,700(¥6.4M)
Vacant 5DK house, 19 min walk from the nearest bus stop, Maizuru
5DK126.76 m²built 198219 min walk
Maizuru, Kyoto
Straightforward
$49,600(¥7.8M)
All-electric 4LDK house with new heated bathroom in Hojo-cho, Kasai, Hyogo
4LDK126.29 m²built 199113 min walk
Kasai, Hyogo
StraightforwardTraditional house

$12,300(¥1.9M)
Century-old 4SDK house on 526 m², 5+ car parking, near the sea, Anan, Tokushima
4SDK125.61 m²built 192622 min walk
Anan, Tokushima
StraightforwardBig plot · 534 m²

$24,200(¥3.8M)
South-facing 7DK near shops and hot springs in Fukiage, Hioki, Kagoshima
7DK125.59 m²built 1974
Hioki, Kagoshima
StraightforwardBig plot · 644 m²

$17,800(¥2.8M)
Two-storey 6DK with carport on 644 m² in Kinomoto, Nagahama, Shiga
6DK125.5 m²built 1980
Nagahama, Shiga
StraightforwardBig plot · 734 m²

$25,400(¥4M)
4DK bungalow on a 734 m² lot in Nishizono, Izumo, Shimane
4DK123.96 m²built 1960
Izumo, Shimane
StraightforwardRenovated

$22,300(¥3.5M)
Partly renovated 5LDK house four minutes from Chiwata Station
5LDK123.13 m²built 19654 min walk
Higashisonogi Town, Nagasaki
A few checksGarden

$44,500(¥7M)
6DK house with annex, field and rice paddy in Minobu, Yamanashi
6DK122.22 m²built 197232 min walk
Minobu Town, Yamanashi
A few checks
$3,180(¥500,000)
1970 two-storey 5DK wooden house with garden in Iwagasaki, Kurihara
5DK122.12 m²built 1970
Kurihara City, Miyagi
Straightforward5 min to station

$23,500(¥3.7M)
1996 single-storey 4DK on a 1,010 m² lot in Hokusei, Inabe
4DK122.04 m²built 19965 min walk
Inabe, Mie
Straightforward1 min to station

$21,600(¥3.4M)
5DK house in a quiet rural setting, 1 min from a bus stop, Tosa, Kochi
5DK121.63 m²built 19791 min walk
Tosa, Kochi
A few checks5 min to station

$41,300(¥6.5M)
6DK house with parking, 5 min walk to Yosano Station, Kyoto
6DK121.31 m²built 19695 min walk
Yosano Town, Kyoto
StraightforwardGreat view

$3,820(¥600,000)
Kominka said to be over 150 years old on a 1,143 m² hilltop plot in Nihonmatsu
6DK120.81 m²25 min walk
Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima
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