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Miyazu 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)
¥3.1M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥15k/m²
+78.6% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
66
#26 of 27 areas in Kyoto by price per m²

What the data says

A long, slow decline

House prices per m² have been falling for a decade, by about 3.1% a year recently. Prices are low, but resale values are likely to keep easing, so buy here to live, not as an investment.

Moving with Kyoto

Per m², houses here are 89% below the Kyoto average. That position has barely changed in ten years, so it moves with the wider market.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Houses within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 91% more per m² than those 11–15 minutes away. If budget is tight, a longer walk is the quickest way to cut the price.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥1.8M and ¥6.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 10% between 2020 and 2025 (−2.9% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 3.7 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand.

Many abandoned homes

34.5% of homes were empty in 2023 (13.2% for the wider area), and 18.7% 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. About 7.4% of homes are second homes, which points to a resort or holiday-home market.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 4% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (22% for the wider area). This is low by Japanese standards, although no part of Japan is free of earthquake risk.

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 -4% 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, 40% are inside the worst-case flood zone, 20% are in a landslide warning area. 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 Miyazu City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
15,086
-10.0% since 2020
Kyoto: -2.9%
Net moves in 2025
-56
-3.71 per 1,000 residents
Kyoto: -1.5
Vacant homes (2023)
34.5%
18.7% empty and not for rent or sale
Kyoto: 13.2%
Median rent (2023)
¥33k
per month, all rented homes
Kyoto: ¥56k
Strong earthquake risk
4.0%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Kyoto: 21.7%
Official land price 2026
¥25k/m²
-0.8% in a year · -3.6% in 5 years
Kyoto: ¥136k/m²
Flood exposure
40.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Kyoto: 49.6%
Landslide exposure
20.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Kyoto: 2.5%

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 Miyazu 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-priced2025 Q3

¥1.8M

¥12k/m²

  • Aza Oshima
  • Iwataki Guchi
  • Land 350 m² · floor 155 m²
  • Built 1970 (55 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥3.0M

¥19k/m²

  • Aza Monju
  • Amanohashidate · 4 min walk
  • Land 100 m² · floor 160 m²
  • Built 1966 (59 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q4

¥7.0M

¥42k/m²

  • Aza Kyokaido
  • Miyazu · 13 min walk
  • Land 350 m² · floor 165 m²
  • Built 1994 (31 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M2013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2013¥8.5M
2014–
2015–
2016¥4.0M
2017¥6.2M
2018¥5.5M
2019¥4.5M
2020¥2.0M
2021–
2022¥6.5M
2023¥3.0M
2024¥2.9M
2025¥3.1M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥20k¥40k¥60k2013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2013¥59k/m²¥18k/m²
2014–¥19k/m²
2015–¥13k/m²
2016¥33k/m²–
2017¥57k/m²¥23k/m²
2018¥41k/m²–
2019¥33k/m²¥8k/m²
2020¥24k/m²¥8k/m²
2021–¥16k/m²
2022¥37k/m²–
2023¥30k/m²–
2024¥22k/m²¥12k/m²
2025¥27k/m²¥15k/m²

Prices near train stations in Miyazu City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Miyazu (宮津)––¥3.0M1064
Iwataki Guchi (岩滝口)––¥3.0M829

How much does a house cost in Miyazu City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥3.1M in 2025 across 44 sales.

Are property prices in Miyazu City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +78.6%.

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.