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Oirase Town, Kamikita County Housing Market Report 2025

Data updated 2026-11-10 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2

Key figures for 2025

Median house price (land + building)
¥12.5M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥10k/m²
-16.7% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
45
#5 of 9 areas in Aomori by price per m²

What the data says

Steady, predictable growth

House prices per m² have climbed about 0.2% a year, roughly in line with the previous five years. There is no sign of overheating or a sudden slowdown.

Outperforming Aomori

Per m², houses here are 11% above the Aomori average. The premium has grown from 5% ten years ago, so Oirase Town, Kamikita County has been outperforming its surroundings.

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 11% on the previous three years. Fewer sales mean less choice and slower resale, so allow more time to sell later.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥5.5M and ¥19.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 2.4% between 2020 and 2025 (−7.9% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 4.1% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

10.5% of homes were empty in 2023 (16.7% for the wider area), and 4.9% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Moderate earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 31% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (11% for the wider area). Post-1981 buildings are designed for this level of shaking, but check ground conditions and insurance.

Official land prices are edging up

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed +1% in the year to January 2026 and +1% over five years. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Significant flood risk

Of the official land-price benchmark sites here, which sit in typical neighbourhoods, 60% are inside the worst-case flood zone, 40% are in a tsunami inundation zone. Most worst-case flood zones are shallow (under 0.5 m) at the edges, so depth matters as much as the share. Check the hazard map for any specific address before buying.

Living in Oirase Town, Kamikita County: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
23,688
-2.4% since 2020
Aomori: -7.9%
Net moves in 2025
+11
+0.46 per 1,000 residents
Aomori: -3.98
Vacant homes (2023)
10.5%
4.9% empty and not for rent or sale
Aomori: 16.7%
Median rent (2023)
¥54k
per month, all rented homes
Aomori: ¥42k
Strong earthquake risk
30.8%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Aomori: 11.1%
Official land price 2026
¥14k/m²
+1.1% in a year · +1.3% in 5 years
Aomori: ¥20k/m²
Flood exposure
60.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Aomori: 46.3%
Tsunami exposure
40.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a tsunami inundation zone
Aomori: 26.8%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Aomori: 0.8%

Check flood, landslide and tsunami zones for a specific address on the government hazard map ↗

Sources: 2025 Census (preliminary), 2025 Internal Migration Report, 2023 Housing and Land Survey (Statistics Bureau of Japan); J-SHIS seismic hazard model (NIED, 2024); Land Price Publication (MLIT). Earthquake probability is measured at the municipal center.

Example sales in Oirase Town, Kamikita County

Real transactions from the last four quarters, picked near the lower (20th percentile), middle and upper (80th percentile) price points. Locations are shown at district level, as published by MLIT.

House

Lower-priced2026 Q1

¥3.0M

¥23k/m²

  • Futakawame
  • Mukaiyama
  • Land 500 m² · floor 130 m²
  • Built 1997 (29 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥7.5M

¥60k/m²

  • Midorigaoka
  • Mukaiyama
  • Land 330 m² · floor 125 m²
  • Built 1997 (28 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q4

¥20.0M

¥56k/m²

  • Shimosakai
  • Shimoda · 18 min walk
  • Land 1900 m² · floor 360 m²
  • Built 1973 (52 yrs) · Steel
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007–
2008¥10.0M
2009¥9.3M
2010¥13.5M
2012–
2013–
2014–
2015¥14.0M
2016¥11.5M
2017¥10.0M
2018¥8.6M
2019¥12.0M
2020¥10.0M
2021¥21.0M
2022–
2023¥13.5M
2024¥12.0M
2025¥12.5M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007–¥10k/m²
2008¥67k/m²¥11k/m²
2009¥71k/m²¥10k/m²
2010¥91k/m²¥10k/m²
2012–¥10k/m²
2013–¥11k/m²
2014–¥9k/m²
2015¥88k/m²¥9k/m²
2016¥67k/m²¥11k/m²
2017¥67k/m²¥10k/m²
2018¥53k/m²¥9k/m²
2019¥64k/m²¥15k/m²
2020¥87k/m²¥12k/m²
2021¥149k/m²¥17k/m²
2022–¥18k/m²
2023¥89k/m²¥9k/m²
2024¥83k/m²¥11k/m²
2025¥69k/m²¥10k/m²

Prices near train stations in Oirase Town, Kamikita County

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Misawa(Aomori) (三沢(青森))––¥14.0M2435
Shimoda (下田)––¥12.0M1527
Mukaiyama (向山)––¥8.8M2016

How much does a house cost in Oirase Town, Kamikita County?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥12.5M in 2025 across 22 sales.

Are property prices in Oirase Town, Kamikita County going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed -16.7%.

About this data

Figures are medians of real transactions reported to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) through its quarterly price survey. House prices per m² divide the total price (land and building) by the floor area. Medians based on fewer than 20 sales are not shown. The latest quarters are preliminary and are revised as more survey responses arrive.

Information only, not investment advice.