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Tone Town, Kitasoma 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)
¥5.2M
Transactions in 2025
27
#24 of 32 areas in Ibaraki by price per m²

What the data says

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥3.5M and ¥7.9M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 3.1% between 2020 and 2025 (−2.6% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 32.9 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand.

Many abandoned homes

9.5% of homes were empty in 2023 (14.1% for the wider area), and 8.2% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. That is a high share of truly abandoned homes (akiya), a sign of weak demand. Cheap houses are easy to find, but resale can be slow.

High earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 57% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (56% for the wider area). Check the building's earthquake standard (post-1981, ideally post-2000 for wooden houses) and consider earthquake 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 -1% in the year to January 2026 and -7% 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, 43% are inside the worst-case flood zone (14% 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 Tone Town, Kitasoma County: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
14,868
-3.1% since 2020
Ibaraki: -2.6%
Net moves in 2025
-489
-32.89 per 1,000 residents
Ibaraki: -2.14
Vacant homes (2023)
9.5%
8.2% empty and not for rent or sale
Ibaraki: 14.1%
Strong earthquake risk
57.4%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Ibaraki: 56.2%
Official land price 2026
¥15k/m²
-0.7% in a year · -6.8% in 5 years
Ibaraki: ¥27k/m²
Flood exposure
42.9%
of 7 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (14.3% 3 m or deeper)
Ibaraki: 26.5%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 7 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Ibaraki: 0.3%

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 Tone Town, Kitasoma 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

¥2.9M

¥31k/m²

  • Oaza Fukawa
  • Fusa · 26 min walk
  • Land 185 m² · floor 95 m²
  • Built 1980 (46 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q3

¥5.2M

¥43k/m²

  • Oaza Haneno
  • Fusa
  • Land 200 m² · floor 120 m²
  • Built 1981 (44 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q4

¥7.8M

¥62k/m²

  • Oaza Fukawa
  • Fusa · 21 min walk
  • Land 165 m² · floor 125 m²
  • Built 1997 (28 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by yearA sharp recent rise — The median house price rose 73% between 2023 and 2025. Prices per m² rose 67% too, so this is a genuine like-for-like increase, not just bigger homes selling. With only 21 house sales in 2025, a handful of expensive deals can move the median a lot.
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M¥15.0M20102012201420162018202020222024
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YearHouse
2010¥15.0M
2012¥9.9M
2013¥6.6M
2019¥3.6M
2021–
2023¥3.0M
2025¥5.2M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k20102012201420162018202020222024
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YearHouseLand
2010¥145k/m²–
2012¥99k/m²–
2013¥62k/m²–
2019¥34k/m²¥8k/m²
2021–¥5k/m²
2023¥33k/m²–
2025¥56k/m²–

Prices near train stations in Tone Town, Kitasoma County

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Fusa (布佐)––¥4.0M2161

How much does a house cost in Tone Town, Kitasoma County?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥5.2M in 2025 across 21 sales.

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.