Nachisan pagoda, Nachikatsuura, Wakayama
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Kamitonda Town, Nishimuro 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)
¥47k/m²
+100.0% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
40

What the data says

A shrinking population

The population fell 1% between 2020 and 2025 (−6.3% for the wider area). More people moved in than out in 2025, a net gain of about 2 per 1,000 residents, so demand for homes is being topped up by newcomers. Households still grew 4.3% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Many abandoned homes

14.3% of homes were empty in 2023 (21.3% for the wider area), and 9.9% 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 76% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (59% 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 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. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Living in Kamitonda Town, Nishimuro County: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
15,091
-1.0% since 2020
Wakayama: -6.3%
Net moves in 2025
+31
+2.05 per 1,000 residents
Wakayama: -3.25
Vacant homes (2023)
14.3%
9.9% empty and not for rent or sale
Wakayama: 21.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥47k
per month, all rented homes
Wakayama: ¥44k
Strong earthquake risk
75.9%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Wakayama: 58.6%
Official land price 2026
¥36k/m²
+0.6% in a year · – in 5 years
Wakayama: ¥32k/m²
Flood exposure
75.0%
of 4 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Wakayama: 54.7%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 4 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Wakayama: 11.6%

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 Kamitonda Town, Nishimuro 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

¥43k/m²

  • Asso
  • Asso · 11 min walk
  • Land 100 m² · floor 70 m²
  • Built 1981 (45 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q1

¥3.4M

¥40k/m²

  • Asso
  • Asso · 25 min walk
  • Land 200 m² · floor 85 m²
  • Built 2007 (19 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥16.0M

¥119k/m²

  • Asso
  • Asso · 20 min walk
  • Land 640 m² · floor 135 m²
  • Built 1996 (30 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M¥15.0M200820102012201420162018202020222024
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YearHouse
2008–
2009–
2010–
2011–
2012–
2013–
2014¥14.0M
2015–
2016–
2017–
2018–
2019–
2020–
2021¥8.4M
2022–
2023–
2024–
2025–
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k200820102012201420162018202020222024
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YearHouseLand
2008–¥29k/m²
2009–¥26k/m²
2010–¥26k/m²
2011–¥28k/m²
2012–¥30k/m²
2013–¥27k/m²
2014¥103k/m²¥34k/m²
2015–¥27k/m²
2016–¥35k/m²
2017–¥30k/m²
2018–¥31k/m²
2019–¥29k/m²
2020–¥24k/m²
2021¥80k/m²¥21k/m²
2022–¥32k/m²
2023–¥22k/m²
2024–¥27k/m²
2025–¥47k/m²

Prices near train stations in Kamitonda Town, Nishimuro County

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Asso (朝来)––¥9.7M1447

Are property prices in Kamitonda Town, Nishimuro County going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +100.0%.

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.