Cheap houses in Japan — page 17
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
Move-in ready

$12,700(¥2M)
South-facing 7DK house with veranda and garden in Mori, Shizuoka
7DK154.84 m²built 1977
Mori Town, Shizuoka
A few checks5 min to station

$12,700(¥2M)
Former dental clinic and home with 9LDK layout, 5 minutes from Bifuka Station, Hokkaido
9LDK312.45 m²built 19625 min walk
Bifuka, Hokkaido
StraightforwardTraditional house

$12,700(¥2M)
130-year-old house on the old Nakasendo road in Matsuida, Annaka, Gunma
4DK175.28 m²16 min walk
Annaka, Gunma
Straightforward3 min to station

$14,000(¥2.2M)
Nine-room house near the clear Sho River in Tonami, Toyama
9DK195.92 m²built 19633 min walk
Tonami, Toyama
A few checksBig plot · 558 m²

$14,000(¥2.2M)
Single-storey 5DK house with storeroom and car space in Iiyama, Marugame, Kagawa
5DK + storeroom155 m²built 1980
Marugame, Kagawa
A few checksBig plot · 1864 m²

$14,000(¥2.2M)
Kominka-style 7K house on 564 tsubo with mountain views in Izumo, Shimane
7K303.83 m²built 1965
Izumo, Shimane
Straightforward1 min to station

$14,500(¥2.3M)
Large walled 10DK house with garden and parking on 812 m² in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto
10DK329.37 m²built 19001 min walk
Fukuchiyama, Kyoto
StraightforwardTraditional house

$15,900(¥2.5M)
6DK old house with earthen-floor entrance in Ideta, Kikuchi, Kumamoto
6DK161.89 m²built 195010 min walk
Kikuchi, Kumamoto
StraightforwardBig plot · 1121 m²

$15,900(¥2.5M)
Single-storey 9DK on 1,121 m² near Kimachi Station, Shinji, Matsue, Shimane
9DK182.94 m²built 1942
Matsue, Shimane
A few checks7 min to station

$15,900(¥2.5M)
7LDK house, 7 min walk from Ise-Kawaguchi Station, Tsu, Mie
7LDK166.67 m²built 19827 min walk
Tsu, Mie
StraightforwardBig plot · 861 m²

$15,900(¥2.5M)
6DK house on a quiet street near Yue Station, Isahaya, Nagasaki
6DK171.64 m²built 194415 min walk
Isahaya, Nagasaki
A few checks1 min to station

$15,900(¥2.5M)
Doma-floor kominka with thick beams in Kurayoshi, Tottori
9DK193.02 m²built 19631 min walk
Kurayoshi, Tottori
StraightforwardBig plot · 600 m²

$15,900(¥2.5M)
9DK house with 24,600 m² of land, farmers only, in Mizuho, Iiyama, Nagano
9DK193.63 m²built 196726 min walk
Iiyama, Nagano
StraightforwardHot spring

$17,000(¥2.7M)
Ten-room house between Nozawa Onsen and Myoko in Iiyama, Nagano
10LDK168.59 m²built 1955138 min walk
Iiyama, Nagano
A few checksTraditional house

$17,200(¥2.7M)
8DK kominka with former silkworm room and vegetable plot in Sanada, Ueda
8DK160.32 m²
Ueda, Nagano
A few checks10 min to station

$17,800(¥2.8M)
5LDK house with 2 parking spaces, 10 min from Nishi-Gobo Station
5LDK185.36 m²built 195610 min walk
Mihama, Wakayama
Straightforward
$18,400(¥2.9M)
Three-road corner 6DK house with garage and garden in Toyama City
6DK164.3 m²built 197317 min walk
Toyama, Toyama
StraightforwardBig plot · 866 m²

$18,400(¥2.9M)
6DK house with steel warehouse and parking for 5 cars in Itano, Tokushima
6DK150.77 m²built 198043 min walk
Itano, Tokushima
StraightforwardGreat view

$18,400(¥2.9M)
3K house with garage on 559 m² in a landslide prevention zone in Kubo, Kanazawa
3K153.34 m²built 19746 min walk
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Straightforward
$18,800(¥3M)
9DK two-storey house with public sewer, 2 km from Shiroishi Station, Miyagi
9DK171.79 m²built 1970
Shiroishi, Miyagi
A few checksBig plot · 993 m²

$19,000(¥3M)
Large 8SDK house on a 993 m² lot, 11 min from Ogida Station, Odate, Akita
8SDK198.6 m²built 196711 min walk
Odate, Akita
Straightforward
$19,000(¥3M)
Two-storey 3DK house on 373 m² in Satosho, Okayama
3DK168.31 m²built 198334 min walk
Satosho Town, Okayama
Straightforward6 min to station

$19,000(¥3M)
10DK 1949 house with veranda and two road frontages in Shika, Ishikawa
10DK203.59 m²built 19496 min walk
Shika, Ishikawa
Straightforward
$19,000(¥3M)
Light-steel 4LDK house in Shima, Mie, 7 minutes by car from the station
4LDK179.52 m²built 1997
Shima, Mie
Straightforward5 min to station

$19,100(¥3M)
8K house with Kuma River view from the reception room in Sakamoto, Yatsushiro
8K189.52 m²built 19655 min walk
Yatsushiro (Sakamoto), Kumamoto
A few checksTraditional house

$19,100(¥3M)
1925 farmhouse with storehouse on 913 m² in Ichinoo, Tarui, Gifu
Not stated247.7 m²built 192535 min walk
Tarui Town, Gifu
A few checks
$19,100(¥3M)
5DK house with two parking spaces, 12 min from Akayu Station, Yamagata
5DK160.43 m²built 198412 min walk
Nanyo, Yamagata
StraightforwardBig plot · 1107 m²

$19,100(¥3M)
6SK house with large workshop on 1,107 m² in Yosano, Kyoto
6SK150.07 m²20 min walk
Yosano Town, Kyoto
A few checksGarden

$19,100(¥3M)
Large 9DK built in 1934 on a 1,214 m² corner lot, Yoshida, Tsubame, Niigata
9DK449.65 m²built 193415 min walk
Tsubame, Niigata
StraightforwardBig plot · 1030 m²

$19,100(¥3M)
Spacious 6LDK house with a veranda and extra garage in Yamagata
6LDK151.61 m²built 197162 min walk
Kahoku Town, Yamagata
Straightforward
$20,300(¥3.2M)
10DK reinforced-concrete house on 473 m² in Nishijima, Minobu, Yamanashi
10DK188.75 m²built 197328 min walk
Minobu, Yamanashi
A few checksBig plot · 1593 m²

$22,100(¥3.5M)
1947 single-storey 9DK on 1,593 m² in Higashioshima, Moka
9DK306.76 m²built 1947
Moka, Tochigi
A few checksBig plot · 1388 m²

$22,300(¥3.5M)
11DK house with warehouse and barn on 1,388 m² in Hakui, Ishikawa
11DK221.1 m²built 196171 min walk
Hakui, Ishikawa
A few checksRenovated

$22,300(¥3.5M)
1955 4DK house with updated kitchen and bath, Hikimi, Masuda, Shimane
4DK + storage room203.45 m²built 1955
Masuda, Shimane
StraightforwardRenovated

$22,300(¥3.5M)
6DK steel-frame house on high ground, 7 minutes from Ogyu Station, Kurobe
6DK163.1 m²built 19737 min walk
Kurobe, Toyama
StraightforwardBig plot · 831 m²

$22,300(¥3.5M)
8DK house with warehouse on 831 m² crossed by a public path, Ichishakuya, Oita
8DK199.71 m²built 193580 min walk
Oita, Oita
Straightforward
$22,300(¥3.5M)
6SLDK house with extra land near Kushida Station, Matsusaka
6SLDK178.55 m²built 1992
Matsusaka, Mie
StraightforwardGreat view

$22,300(¥3.5M)
Single-storey 7K on 1,971 m² with optional farmland in Takanezawa, Tochigi
7K166.29 m²built 196769 min walk
Takanezawa, Tochigi
A few checksBig plot · 578 m²

$22,300(¥3.5M)
Six-room wooden house on 578 m² near Aonuma Station, Saku, Nagano
6DK170.31 m²built 195718 min walk
Saku, Nagano
A few checksTraditional house

$22,300(¥3.5M)
Kominka-style 7DK house with free annex and fields in Hosaka, Nirasaki
7DK197.52 m²built 192538 min walk
Nirasaki, Yamanashi
Straightforward
$22,300(¥3.5M)
Six-room house with two-car garage in Uchimachi, Sakata
6SLDK203.93 m²built 197781 min walk
Sakata, Yamagata
Straightforward3 min to station

$22,300(¥3.5M)
1934 two-storey 8LDK house on 479 m² in Tahara, Aichi
8LDK247.26 m²built 19343 min walk
Tahara, Aichi
A few checksGarden

$22,300(¥3.5M)
7DK house with farmland on 1,589 m² in Hirasawa, Shiwa, Iwate
7DK182.59 m²built 197241 min walk
Shiwa, Iwate
StraightforwardBig plot · 970 m²

$22,300(¥3.5M)
8DK house on 970 m² of land in Shiroishi, Saga
8DK187.21 m²built 197448 min walk
Shiroishi, Saga
StraightforwardBig plot · 660 m²

$22,300(¥3.5M)
Quiet 11DK house for a large family with adjacent farmland, Chikuhoku, Nagano
11DK231.56 m²built 196324 min walk
Chikuhoku Village, Nagano
A few checks
$22,300(¥3.5M)
11DK wooden house of 294 m² in Iwataki, Yosano, in a flood-risk area
11DK294.23 m²built 198226 min walk
Yosano Town, Kyoto
Straightforward
$22,300(¥3.5M)
7DK house of 242 m² near Tsudo Station in Ashio, Nikko, Tochigi
7DK241.86 m²built 197615 min walk
Nikko, Tochigi
Straightforward8 min to station

$22,300(¥3.5M)
11K house of 323 m² with a broken well in Toyosaka, Higashihiroshima
11K322.72 m²built 19828 min walk
Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
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