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Kani City 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)
¥14.0M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥29k/m²
+20.8% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
182
#7 of 20 areas in Gifu by price per m²

What the data says

Prices are still rising, but more slowly

Growth has cooled to about 0.3% a year, down from 1.3% a year in the previous five years. This looks more like a maturing market than a turning point, and it gives buyers a bit more room to negotiate.

Outperforming Gifu

Per m², houses here are 29% above the Gifu average. The premium has grown from 6% ten years ago, so Kani City has been outperforming its surroundings.

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 9% 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 ¥4.9M and ¥25.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 2.8% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.4% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 1.5% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

10.8% of homes were empty in 2023 (16.1% for the wider area), and 5.3% 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 21% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (29% for the wider area). Post-1981 buildings are designed for this level of shaking, but check ground conditions and insurance.

Official land prices are still falling

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed 0% in the year to January 2026 and -3% over five years. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Some flood or landslide exposure

Of the official land-price benchmark sites here, which sit in typical neighbourhoods, 10% are inside the worst-case flood zone (10% with expected depths of 3 m or more). 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 Kani City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
97,210
-2.8% since 2020
Gifu: -4.4%
Net moves in 2025
-158
-1.63 per 1,000 residents
Gifu: -2.39
Vacant homes (2023)
10.8%
5.3% empty and not for rent or sale
Gifu: 16.1%
Median rent (2023)
¥50k
per month, all rented homes
Gifu: ¥48k
Strong earthquake risk
21.4%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Gifu: 28.6%
Official land price 2026
¥30k/m²
-0.3% in a year · -2.6% in 5 years
Gifu: ¥39k/m²
Flood exposure
10.0%
of 10 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (10.0% 3 m or deeper)
Gifu: 62.5%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 10 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Gifu: 3.4%

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 Kani City

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 Q2

¥3.5M

¥19k/m²

  • Wakabadai
  • Nishi Kani · 14 min walk
  • Land 260 m² · floor 180 m²
  • Built 1992 (34 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥15.0M

¥143k/m²

  • Kawai
  • Shin Kani
  • Land 230 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 2020 (5 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥27.0M

¥84k/m²

  • Kawai
  • Mino Kawai
  • Land 800 m² · floor 320 m²
  • Built 1999 (27 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year2026 so far: treat with caution — The 2026 figure (shaded) is 31% below 2025, but it covers only part of the year and 32 house sales so far. Early-year numbers are often revised and are easily skewed by a few large deals.
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M¥15.0M¥20.0M20052008201120142017202020232026
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YearHouse
2005¥14.0M
2006¥18.0M
2007¥18.0M
2008¥18.0M
2009¥14.0M
2010¥16.0M
2011¥15.0M
2012¥17.0M
2013¥17.0M
2014¥14.0M
2015¥15.0M
2016¥14.0M
2017¥12.0M
2018¥15.0M
2019¥17.0M
2020¥17.0M
2021¥16.0M
2022¥15.0M
2023¥14.0M
2024¥14.0M
2025¥14.0M
2026 (partial)¥9.7M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k20052008201120142017202020232026
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YearHouseLand
2005¥117k/m²¥40k/m²
2006¥133k/m²¥29k/m²
2007¥133k/m²¥30k/m²
2008¥136k/m²¥32k/m²
2009¥112k/m²¥32k/m²
2010¥107k/m²¥33k/m²
2011¥125k/m²¥32k/m²
2012¥118k/m²¥34k/m²
2013¥121k/m²¥30k/m²
2014¥100k/m²¥32k/m²
2015¥108k/m²¥30k/m²
2016¥103k/m²¥26k/m²
2017¥100k/m²¥23k/m²
2018¥100k/m²¥29k/m²
2019¥108k/m²¥25k/m²
2020¥114k/m²¥24k/m²
2021¥91k/m²¥30k/m²
2022¥78k/m²¥25k/m²
2023¥108k/m²¥30k/m²
2024¥110k/m²¥27k/m²
2025¥109k/m²¥29k/m²
2026 (partial)¥71k/m²¥34k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)House
0¥238k/m²
1¥214k/m²
27¥78k/m²
31¥42k/m²
36¥71k/m²
41¥46k/m²
42¥46k/m²
43¥47k/m²
44¥48k/m²
45¥43k/m²
46¥39k/m²
47¥42k/m²
48¥30k/m²
50¥43k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2006200820102012201420162018202020222024

Each line follows buildings from one construction period over time. 1981 is when Japan's current earthquake-resistance standard (shin-taishin) took effect.

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Year1971-19801981-20002001-20102011-2020
2006¥120k/m²¥129k/m²––
2007–¥117k/m²¥229k/m²–
2008–¥100k/m²¥217k/m²–
2009–¥107k/m²––
2010–¥101k/m²––
2011–¥109k/m²––
2012–¥110k/m²––
2013–¥82k/m²–¥200k/m²
2014–¥79k/m²–¥200k/m²
2015–¥76k/m²–¥200k/m²
2016¥42k/m²¥79k/m²–¥224k/m²
2017¥51k/m²¥71k/m²–¥215k/m²
2018–¥81k/m²–¥210k/m²
2019–¥86k/m²–¥190k/m²
2020¥33k/m²¥69k/m²–¥200k/m²
2021¥40k/m²¥64k/m²––
2022¥36k/m²¥69k/m²––
2023¥49k/m²¥66k/m²––
2024¥39k/m²¥69k/m²––
2025¥42k/m²¥57k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Kani City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Nishi Kani (西可児)––¥5.8M1977
Shin Kani (新可児)––¥19.0M1569
Nihonrain Imawatari (日本ライン今渡)––¥24.0M1560
Kanigawa (可児川)––¥21.0M1536
Shimogiri (下切)––¥8.9M1526
Tajimi (多治見)––¥12.0M–17
Akechi(Meitetsu) (明智(名鉄))––¥5.5M1414

How much does a house cost in Kani City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥14.0M in 2025 across 99 sales.

Are property prices in Kani City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +20.8%.

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.