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# Japan Prefecture Buying Guide

Compare every prefecture by region, climate, city access, home type, and budget. Then open a full guide or use the free Snapshot to see where your budget has the strongest fit. Foreign buyers can generally own property in Japan without residency, but property ownership does not grant a visa or immigration status.

## Table of Contents

- [Detailed prefecture guides](#detailed-prefecture-guides)
- [All 47 prefectures by region](#all-47-prefectures-by-region)
- [How to choose a prefecture](#how-to-choose-a-prefecture)
- [Start your free Snapshot](#start-your-free-snapshot)
- [Related resources](#related-resources)
- [Sources](#sources)
- [Last verified](#last-verified)

## Detailed prefecture guides

These 16 guides include local price signals, home types, buyer-friendly areas, and the checks that matter before you make an offer.

### Kanto

- [Chiba, 千葉県](/md/prefectures/chiba.md)
- [Saitama, 埼玉県](/md/prefectures/saitama.md)
- [Tokyo, 東京都](/md/prefectures/tokyo.md)
- [Kanagawa, 神奈川県](/md/prefectures/kanagawa.md)
- [Ibaraki, 茨城県](/md/prefectures/ibaraki.md)
- [Gunma, 群馬県](/md/prefectures/gunma.md)

### Kansai

- [Osaka, 大阪府](/md/prefectures/osaka.md)
- [Kyoto, 京都府](/md/prefectures/kyoto.md)
- [Hyogo, 兵庫県](/md/prefectures/hyogo.md)
- [Nara, 奈良県](/md/prefectures/nara.md)
- [Shiga, 滋賀県](/md/prefectures/shiga.md)
- [Wakayama, 和歌山県](/md/prefectures/wakayama.md)

### Chubu

- [Yamanashi, 山梨県](/md/prefectures/yamanashi.md)
- [Nagano, 長野県](/md/prefectures/nagano.md)
- [Shizuoka, 静岡県](/md/prefectures/shizuoka.md)

### Kyushu

- [Fukuoka, 福岡県](/md/prefectures/fukuoka.md)

## All 47 prefectures by region

Every prefecture has more than one market. Compare city condos, suburban family homes, resort apartments, modern builds, and older houses, then open the visual guide for a budget-based shortlist.

### Hokkaido

- Hokkaido

### Tohoku

- Aomori
- Iwate
- Miyagi
- Akita
- Yamagata
- Fukushima

### Kanto

- Ibaraki
- Tochigi
- Gunma
- Saitama
- Chiba
- Tokyo
- Kanagawa

### Chubu

- Niigata
- Toyama
- Ishikawa
- Fukui
- Yamanashi
- Nagano
- Gifu
- Shizuoka
- Aichi

### Kansai

- Mie
- Shiga
- Kyoto
- Osaka
- Hyogo
- Nara
- Wakayama

### Chugoku

- Tottori
- Shimane
- Okayama
- Hiroshima
- Yamaguchi

### Shikoku

- Tokushima
- Kagawa
- Ehime
- Kochi

### Kyushu and Okinawa

- Fukuoka
- Saga
- Nagasaki
- Kumamoto
- Oita
- Miyazaki
- Kagoshima
- Okinawa

## How to choose a prefecture

1. Define how you will use the home and how often you will be there.
2. Set a full budget that includes taxes, legal work, registration, inspections, repairs, and furnishing.
3. Compare city access, climate, transport, property type, and local care needs.
4. Open a detailed guide or run the free Snapshot before you shortlist a property.

Use the Snapshot to narrow your search. Check the price, availability, financing, and legal facts for any home before you make an offer.

## Start your free Snapshot

[Get My Free Market Match Snapshot](https://akiyahub.com/match?source=prefecture-buying-guide&ah_intent=homes&cta=hero)

Free community account. No sales call is required.

## Related resources

- [Buy a House in Japan: cities and buyer resources](/md/buy-a-house-in-japan.md)
- [How Buying Works](/md/how-it-works.md)
- [Buy a Home in Japan as a Foreigner](/md/buy-home-in-japan-as-a-foreigner.md)
- [AkiyaHub markdown index](/md/index.md)

## Sources

- [Full visual Prefecture Buying Guide](https://akiyahub.com/prefecture-buying-guide)
- AkiyaHub prefecture and market data
- AkiyaHub buyer guidance and public resources

## Last verified

2026-08-29 at 00:00:00 UTC.

[Browse all markdown resources](/md/index.md) | [See the full visual guide](https://akiyahub.com/prefecture-buying-guide)