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Nishihara Town, Nakagami County Housing Market Report 2025

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

Key figures for 2025

Residential land per m² (sales)
¥83k/m²
-0.6% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
37

What the data says

A growing population

The population grew 0.8% between 2020 and 2025 (+0.1% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025.

Few abandoned homes

8.9% of homes were empty in 2023 (9.3% for the wider area), and 2.7% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. Most empty homes here are rentals between tenants, not abandoned houses, a sign of a healthy market.

Moderate earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 29% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (22% for the wider area). Post-1981 buildings are designed for this level of shaking, but check ground conditions and insurance.

Official land prices are rising fast

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed +6% in the year to January 2026 and +32% over five years. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Little exposure to flooding

Very few of the official benchmark sites here fall in flood, tsunami or landslide zones, so most typical neighbourhoods are outside mapped hazard areas.

Living in Nishihara Town, Nakagami County: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
35,280
+0.8% since 2020
Okinawa: +0.1%
Net moves in 2025
-67
-1.9 per 1,000 residents
Okinawa: -0.38
Vacant homes (2023)
8.9%
2.7% empty and not for rent or sale
Okinawa: 9.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥48k
per month, all rented homes
Okinawa: ¥51k
Strong earthquake risk
28.9%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Okinawa: 22.2%
Official land price 2026
¥109k/m²
+5.6% in a year · +31.8% in 5 years
Okinawa: ¥120k/m²
Flood exposure
0.0%
of 7 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Okinawa: 7.7%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 7 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Okinawa: 0.5%

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 Nishihara Town, Nakagami 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-priced2025 Q4

¥33.0M

¥367k/m²

  • Aza Onaga
  • Land 160 m² · floor 90 m²
  • Built 2002 (23 yrs) · RC
Typical2025 Q3

¥39.0M

¥411k/m²

  • Uehara
  • Land 110 m² · floor 95 m²
  • Built 2006 (19 yrs) · RC
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥52.0M

¥547k/m²

  • Aza Onaga
  • Land 135 m² · floor 95 m²
  • Built 2026 (0 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥20.0M¥40.0M¥60.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007–
2008–
2009–
2010–
2011–
2012–
2013–
2014–
2015–
2016¥30.0M
2017¥54.0M
2018–
2019–
2020¥32.0M
2021¥34.5M
2022–
2023–
2024–
2025–
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007–¥55k/m²
2008–¥57k/m²
2009–¥43k/m²
2010–¥47k/m²
2011–¥42k/m²
2012–¥54k/m²
2013–¥57k/m²
2014–¥57k/m²
2015–¥64k/m²
2016¥271k/m²¥68k/m²
2017¥382k/m²¥66k/m²
2018–¥76k/m²
2019–¥74k/m²
2020¥350k/m²¥83k/m²
2021¥368k/m²–
2022–¥99k/m²
2023–¥84k/m²
2024–¥89k/m²
2025–¥83k/m²

Are property prices in Nishihara Town, Nakagami County going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed -0.6%.

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.