Cheap houses in Japan — page 44
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
10 min to station

$36,900(¥5.8M)
Small 2DK house near Akitsu Station, Kiyose, rebuilding not permitted
2DK53.82 m²built 196210 min walk
Kiyose, Tokyo
Careful checks
$32,400(¥5.1M)
Compact 3DK wooden house near Nozaki Station, Daito, Osaka
3DK53.4 m²built 1978
Daito, Osaka
Straightforward
$19,000(¥3M)
Leasehold 5DK house near three stations in Ikuno, Osaka
5DK128.31 m²built 1955
Ikuno Ward, Osaka, Osaka
Careful checks9 min to station

$49,600(¥7.8M)
Small 2LDK house on 122 m² with rebuild plan in Onojimachi, Machida
2LDK49.67 m²built 19739 min walk
Machida, Tokyo
StraightforwardMove-in ready

$18,400(¥2.9M)
Single-storey 2DK half of a row house, 12 min from Yokosuka-Chuo Station
2DK48.96 m²built 195612 min walk
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Straightforward6 min to station

$31,700(¥5M)
Vacant 3K wooden house 6 minutes from Shiki Station, Yao, Osaka
3K47.94 m²built 19726 min walk
Yao, Osaka
A few checks
$31,700(¥5M)
Compact 3K wooden house 6 minutes from Shiki Station in Yao, Osaka
3K47.94 m²built 1972
Yao, Osaka
Straightforward
$30,500(¥4.8M)
Compact 4K wooden house near Abikomichi Station in Suminoe Ward, Osaka
4K46.27 m²built 1957
Suminoe Ward, Osaka, Osaka
A few checks
$25,400(¥4M)
Small single-storey 3DK house with garage in Nonaka-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka
3DK45.54 m²built 1977
Kurume, Fukuoka
StraightforwardGreat view

$22,300(¥3.5M)
Compact 1DK steel house with balcony on 617 m² in Geisei, Kochi
1DK44.46 m²built 198299 min walk
Geisei Village, Kochi
Straightforward
$24,800(¥3.9M)
Compact vacant 3K house in Hojo, Daito, Osaka
3K43.3 m²built 197114 min walk
Daito, Osaka
A few checksBig plot · 618 m²

$14,000(¥2.2M)
Small 2DK house on a 618 m² lot with parking in Yachimata, Chiba
2DK41.32 m²built 198111 min walk
Yachimata, Chiba
A few checks5 min to station

$9,540(¥1.5M)
Leasehold 4LDK house on fixed-term land right, 5 minutes from Chidoribashi, Osaka
4LDK92.04 m²built 19535 min walk
Konohana, Osaka, Osaka
A few checks
$36,900(¥5.8M)
Leasehold 3SLDK house with loft on a hill in Mutsuura, Yokohama
3SLDK89.22 m²built 199011 min walk
Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Careful checks
$7,630(¥1.2M)
6DK wooden house with free parking in Chirihama, Hakui, Ishikawa
6DK159.25 m²built 197123 min walk
Hakui, Ishikawa
A few checks8 min to station

$8,270(¥1.3M)
Vacant 7DK house with veranda and free parking in Aizuwakamatsu
7DK206.29 m²built 19738 min walk
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
A few checks5 min to station

$9,540(¥1.5M)
House, shop and warehouse on a 685 m² lot, 5 min from Tono Station, Iwate
4DK246.83 m²built 19705 min walk
Tono, Iwate
StraightforwardRenovated

$11,400(¥1.8M)
Renovated 5LK house with shop space near Kai-Iwama Station, Yamanashi
5LK152.68 m²built 19651 min walk
Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi
A few checksBig plot · 1732 m²

$12,600(¥2M)
3DK house on 1,730 m² of land in Minowa, Hokota, Ibaraki
3DK175.47 m²built 197731 min walk
Hokota, Ibaraki
A few checks3 min to station

$12,600(¥2M)
5DK house built in 1936 with two-car parking in Shimonita, Gunma
5DK153.05 m²built 19363 min walk
Shimonita, Gunma
A few checksHot spring

$12,600(¥2M)
Traditional timber 5LDK house within reach of two hot springs in Nakanojo, Gunma
5LDK203.29 m²built 1935
Nakanojo Town, Gunma
A few checksMountain view

$19,100(¥3M)
Three-storey 5SLDK with Mt Fuji views in a quiet Izu subdivision, Shizuoka
5SLDK173.89 m²built 199215 min walk
Izu, Shizuoka
Straightforward
$20,300(¥3.2M)
1969 three-storey concrete 9LDK building with garage on Toyoshima, Kure
9LDK472.4 m²built 1969
Kure, Hiroshima
A few checks
$22,100(¥3.5M)
7DK wooden house on 368 m² of land in Kanetsuka, Kamogawa, Chiba
7DK261.31 m²built 1968
Kamogawa, Chiba
A few checksBig plot · 1058 m²

$22,300(¥3.5M)
Steel-frame 5DK bungalow on 1,058 m² in Yamada, Miyakonojo
5DK228.2 m²built 197831 min walk
Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
Straightforward4 min to station

$22,300(¥3.5M)
6K wooden house four minutes on foot from Shimoyama Station, Kyotamba
6K220.94 m²built 19554 min walk
Kyotamba, Kyoto
StraightforwardBig plot · 709 m²

$28,600(¥4.5M)
Thirteen-room house near a bus stop in Matsuhama, Niigata
13DK391.88 m²built 1966
Kita Ward, Niigata, Niigata
StraightforwardBig plot · 1054 m²

$30,500(¥4.8M)
Two-building 5LDK property on 1,054 m² in Toyokawa, Aichi
5LDK380.84 m²built 195571 min walk
Toyokawa, Aichi
A few checksGreat view

$30,500(¥4.8M)
Steel-frame 7LDK house with narrow road access in Ota, Yao, Osaka
7LDK202.83 m²built 196620 min walk
Yao, Osaka
StraightforwardGarden

$30,500(¥4.8M)
6SLDK house with basement and workshop; no car access, Fuyuno, Wakayama
6SLDK234.99 m²built 199630 min walk
Wakayama, Wakayama
StraightforwardMountain view

$31,200(¥4.9M)
7LDK house with mountain views, 7 min walk from Iyo-Komatsu Station, Saijo
7LDK232.56 m²built 19807 min walk
Saijo, Ehime
Straightforward2 min to station

$31,800(¥5M)
7K house with garage and sea view from upstairs, 2 min from Omisaki Station, Shimabara
7K285.51 m²built 19682 min walk
Shimabara, Nagasaki
Straightforward
$38,000(¥6M)
Three-storey concrete 12DK house with 3-car parking in Terada, Gifu
12DK485.75 m²built 1978
Gifu, Gifu
StraightforwardBig plot · 3018 m²

$41,300(¥6.5M)
5DK house with two extra buildings on 3,018 m² in Niisato, Kiryu, Gunma
5DK201.48 m²built 196714 min walk
Kiryu, Gunma
A few checks
$42,600(¥6.7M)
Steel 5SLDK house with shop space and balcony in Kitsuregawa, Sakura
5SLDK342.34 m²built 196599 min walk
Sakura, Tochigi
A few checksBig plot · 847 m²

$43,200(¥6.8M)
Large 5SDK house on 847 m² with parking near Manza-Kazawaguchi, Tsumagoi, Gunma
5SDK244.87 m²built 196820 min walk
Tsumagoi, Gunma
Straightforward1 min to station

$43,900(¥6.9M)
11LDK wooden house with two bus access points in a commercial zone, Matsusaka
11LDK291.81 m²built 19661 min walk
Matsusaka, Mie
StraightforwardBig plot · 766 m²

$44,500(¥7M)
House with attached workshop on a 766 m² lot in Tome, Miyagi
2DK282.89 m²built 197528 min walk
Tome, Miyagi
A few checksBig plot · 1245 m²

$46,400(¥7.3M)
6LDK house on 1,245 m² of land with car space in Tosa, Kochi
6LDK202.26 m²built 1969
Tosa, Kochi
A few checks
$48,300(¥7.6M)
Shop-residence 8DK near Tsuruga Station, with extra lot
8DK194.19 m²built 197836 min walk
Tsuruga, Fukui
StraightforwardBig plot · 685 m²

$7,630(¥1.2M)
6DK house from 1954 on a 684 m² lot, far from the nearest station, Mitsuke
6DK149.84 m²built 1954101 min walk
Mitsuke, Niigata
A few checksMove-in ready

$9,600(¥1.5M)
4LDK house on leasehold land, partly renovated in 2026, in Ogano, Saitama
4LDK72.86 m²built 197399 min walk
Ogano Town, Saitama
Careful checksBig plot · 837 m²

$14,600(¥2.3M)
Two-storey 4DK house on 837 m² in a residential zone, Onomichi, Hiroshima
4DK145.79 m²built 1951
Onomichi, Hiroshima
A few checksBig plot · 1087 m²

$6,360(¥1M)
6DK house on a 1,087 m² lot in the hills of Hanayama, Kurihara, Miyagi
6DK145.55 m²built 1926188 min walk
Kurihara, Miyagi
A few checks5 min to station

$8,140(¥1.3M)
Older 6LDK house near Gesshiji Station, Midorigaoka, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
6LDK144.95 m²built 19575 min walk
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Careful checks
$25,400(¥4M)
Tenanted 4K bungalow on flat ground in Takazaki, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
4K144.09 m²built 196532 min walk
Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
StraightforwardBig plot · 950 m²

$43,200(¥6.8M)
Single-storey 4LDK with garden on 950 m² in Futaba-cho, Yokote
4LDK140.98 m²built 198524 min walk
Yokote, Akita
Straightforward7 min to station

$22,300(¥3.5M)
7K house split into east and west buildings near Kami-Imaichi Station, Nikko
7K139.27 m²built 19667 min walk
Nikko, Tochigi
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