Traditional Japanese houses for sale — page 13
Traditional Japanese houses for sale start at $64 (median $50,874, October 2026). 2,542 are listed here, including 454 kominka farmhouses with exposed timber beams, tatami rooms and engawa verandas. Most were built before 1981 and many need work. Foreigners can buy them freely.
2,542 houses · Updated
Traditional house

$12,400(¥2M)
South-facing single-storey 7DK kominka from about 1926 on 864 m² in Nagano City
7DK213.22 m²built 1926250 min walk
Nagano, Nagano
A few checksBig plot · 590 m²

$12,700(¥2M)
3DK house with underground garage and storehouse in Yuki, Hiroshima
3DK122.75 m²built 1976
Saeki Ward, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
StraightforwardBig plot · 2239 m²

$14,600(¥2.3M)
7DK house with renovated bath and toilets on 2,239 m² in Hanaizumi, Ichinoseki
7DK194.99 m²built 1965140 min walk
Ichinoseki, Iwate
A few checksBig plot · 2446 m²

$15,300(¥2.4M)
Single-storey 6DK house on 2,446 m² near the Takami River, Nara
6DK104.79 m²built 190042 min walk
Higashiyoshino, Nara
StraightforwardBig plot · 1000 m²

$15,900(¥2.5M)
Two-storey 7DK on 1,000 m² in Yamaura, Kashima, Saga
7DK96.85 m²built 196995 min walk
Kashima, Saga
A few checksBig plot · 596 m²

$15,900(¥2.5M)
Single-storey 6DK house from 1946 in Yuda, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
6DK114.96 m²built 194639 min walk
Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
StraightforwardBig plot · 688 m²

$17,800(¥2.8M)
Single-storey 4LDK house on 688 m² in Iinan, Matsusaka, Mie
4LDK129.55 m²built 1955350 min walk
Matsusaka, Mie
A few checksBig plot · 924 m²

$18,400(¥2.9M)
Single-storey 8DK on 924 m² in the mountains of Shimokitayama, Nara (termites, leak marks)
8DK101.09 m²built 1979
Shimokitayama, Nara
A few checks
$19,000(¥3M)
4DK single-storey house with field on 495 m² in Kyotamba, Kyoto
4DK91.23 m²built 195050 min walk
Kyotamba, Kyoto
Straightforward8 min to station

$19,100(¥3M)
6LDK house near Shin-Minamata Station needing repairs in Chinnai, Minamata
6LDK201.64 m²built 19848 min walk
Minamata, Kumamoto
StraightforwardBig plot · 834 m²

$19,100(¥3M)
8DK house on 834 m² that can be rented before buying in Bungotakada, Oita
8DK224.98 m²built 1955188 min walk
Bungotakada, Oita
StraightforwardBig plot · 644 m²

$19,100(¥3M)
10K house with two sheds in a hillside setting needing repairs in Kaga, Ishikawa
10K307.01 m²built 195562 min walk
Kaga, Ishikawa
A few checksBig plot · 2636 m²

$21,000(¥3.3M)
Single-storey 3LDK on 2,635 m² in the Kinasa area of Nagano City
3LDK120 m²built 1950250 min walk
Nagano, Nagano
A few checks
$22,300(¥3.5M)
Large 11DK house near Raigoji Station and a sake brewery, Nagaoka
11DK367.47 m²built 195117 min walk
Nagaoka, Niigata
StraightforwardBig 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
Straightforward3 min to station

$24,200(¥3.8M)
Machiya-style house on a river, 3 minutes from Yodoe Station
6DK116.79 m²built 19003 min walk
Yonago, Tottori
StraightforwardBig plot · 1046 m²

$25,400(¥4M)
Seven-room house with kitchen and exterior updates, Kita-Akita
7DK193.08 m²built 198846 min walk
Kita-Akita, Akita
StraightforwardBig plot · 588 m²

$25,400(¥4M)
5LDK house built around 1922 on 588 m² in Tsuchiyama, Koka, Shiga
5LDK115.68 m²built 1922
Koka (Tsuchiyama), Shiga
StraightforwardBig plot · 819 m²

$25,400(¥4M)
6DK two-storey house on 819 m² of land in Kanamata-cho, Fukui
6DK147.93 m²built 197459 min walk
Fukui, Fukui
Straightforward10 min to station

$28,600(¥4.5M)
13DK two-family-size house with parking for 3 cars in Soja
13DK350.71 m²built 197110 min walk
Soja, Okayama
Straightforward
$28,600(¥4.5M)
7DK house on a 488 m² lot near Shozui Station in Naruto
7DK147.14 m²built 197919 min walk
Naruto, Tokushima
A few checksBig plot · 29309 m²

$28,600(¥4.5M)
Single-storey farmhouse with 2.9 ha of forest and fields, Bizen
6DK305.03 m²built 1945162 min walk
Bizen, Okayama
A few checksBig plot · 677 m²

$29,900(¥4.7M)
Two-storey 9DK house of 238 m² on 677 m² in Tsubata, Ishikawa
9DK238 m²built 1950
Tsubata, Ishikawa
Straightforward
$30,500(¥4.8M)
5DK wooden house with garage on a 190 m² lot in Moji, Kitakyushu
5DK109.27 m²built 1979
Moji Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Straightforward
$31,200(¥4.9M)
6DK house needing full renovation in Kibamen, Saza, Nagasaki
6DK129.17 m²built 198141 min walk
Saza, Nagasaki
StraightforwardTraditional house

$31,800(¥5M)
Farmhouse with fields and silkworm barn in Tomi, Nagano
5DK252.56 m²21 min walk
Tomi, Nagano
StraightforwardBig plot · 753 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
Two-storey 9DK on 753 m² in Maruoka, Sakai, Fukui
9DK221.68 m²built 198048 min walk
Sakai, Fukui
A few checks
$31,800(¥5M)
South-facing 9DK house in a quiet area of Komatsu, Ishikawa
9DK250.82 m²built 197015 min walk
Komatsu, Ishikawa
Straightforward5 min to station

$31,800(¥5M)
Two-storey 7DK on 1,017 m² with two road frontages in Kurayoshi, Tottori
7DK218.36 m²built 19815 min walk
Kurayoshi, Tottori
StraightforwardBig plot · 513 m²

$31,800(¥5M)
1965 country house with huge attic in Aoki, Nagano
6DK179.16 m²built 1965
Aoki, Nagano
Straightforward5 min to station

$31,800(¥5M)
5SDK house with spacious bath on 1,152 m² in Kikuchi, Kumamoto
5SDK178.62 m²built 19705 min walk
Kikuchi, Kumamoto
Straightforward
$33,700(¥5.3M)
Single-storey 7DK house on 354 m² in Ozasa, Sasebo, Nagasaki
7DK119.88 m²built 1982
Sasebo, Nagasaki
StraightforwardBig plot · 684 m²

$35,000(¥5.5M)
7DK wooden house near Yamase Station in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima
7DK157.68 m²built 198216 min walk
Yoshinogawa, Tokushima
Straightforward10 min to station

$36,900(¥5.8M)
8DK house with field, storage and parking near Noto-Ninomiya Station, Nakanoto
8DK210.12 m²built 198010 min walk
Nakanoto Town, Ishikawa
StraightforwardBig plot · 770 m²

$36,900(¥5.8M)
Five-room house on 770 m² in Iino-shinden, Minami-Alps
5K92.49 m²built 1971114 min walk
Minami-Alps, Yamanashi
A few checksBig plot · 1898 m²

$38,200(¥6M)
1958 wooden house on a 1,898 m² lot in Anpachi, Gifu
Unknown321.65 m²built 195855 min walk
Anpachi Town, Gifu
A few checksGarden

$41,300(¥6.5M)
Old countryside house with farmland on the Kyoto coast
9LDK126.64 m²built 195131 min walk
Kyotango, Kyoto
A few checks
$41,300(¥6.5M)
All-electric 7DK house on a 374 m2 lot in an urbanization control area, Kurashiki
7DK169.5 m²built 1987
Kurashiki, Okayama
Straightforward
$43,200(¥6.8M)
8LDK house with garden and parking, 11 min from Daishoji Station, Kaga
8LDK263.35 m²built 199911 min walk
Kaga, Ishikawa
StraightforwardBig plot · 2466 m²

$43,200(¥6.8M)
Single-storey 5LDK on 2,466 m² with woodland, Kirishima
5LDK179.13 m²built 1993120 min walk
Kirishima, Kagoshima
StraightforwardBig plot · 1709 m²

$43,900(¥6.9M)
10LDK house with storeroom on a 1,709 m² lot, possible lodging use, Hagi
10LDK + storeroom261.46 m²built 197833 min walk
Hagi, Yamaguchi
StraightforwardBig plot · 681 m²

$47,700(¥7.5M)
Single-story 5DK on a 681 m² lot in an urbanization control area, Yonago
5DK117.64 m²built 1973
Yonago, Tottori
StraightforwardBig plot · 1039 m²

$49,600(¥7.8M)
Eleven-room 1955 house on 1,039 m² in Aogaki, Tamba
11LDK354.68 m²built 1955269 min walk
Tamba, Hyogo
Straightforward
$49,600(¥7.8M)
5DK house with snow-melting pipes and 2-3 parking spaces in Tsubame, Niigata
5DK99.56 m²built 19828 min walk
Tsubame, Niigata
Straightforward10 min to station

$50,900(¥8M)
9DK single-storey house with a 100-tsubo open lot behind it in Sanyo-Onoda
9DK206.74 m²built 197510 min walk
Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi
A few checksBig plot · 1483 m²

$50,900(¥8M)
7SDK house with farmland, roads on all sides, in Koshu, Yamanashi
7SDK236.05 m²built 196319 min walk
Koshu, Yamanashi
Straightforward1 min to station

$56,000(¥8.8M)
14K house of 424 m² on an 840 m² lot with parking for four in Higashiomi, Shiga
14K424.13 m²built 19761 min walk
Higashiomi, Shiga
StraightforwardBig plot · 1630 m²

$56,000(¥8.8M)
8LDK house on a 1,630 m² lot near Takase Station in Yamagata
8LDK227.45 m²built 1961
Yamagata, Yamagata
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