Japanese prefectures, picked by hobby
Five places worth living for something you already do, and what is actually on the market in each of them.
Mostly under $40,000. Okinawa runs higher, and its section says so.
Miyazaki
Miyazaki faces the Pacific and catches swell from three directions, so there is usually something breaking somewhere along the coast. The water stays comparatively warm through the year, and in typhoon season a few of the breaks pick up waves around eight feet.
277 listings in Miyazaki under $40k right now.
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$30,206
1967
$11,353
1991
$31,385
1996
$21,984
1982
$37,680
1995
$31,274
1985
$17,567
1985
$15,560
1991Hokkaido
Hokkaido is one of the snowiest places on Earth. Some ski areas record roughly 50 to 70 feet of snow across a season, and the season itself can run from November into May. Niseko has drawn enough overseas buying to have become a resort market of its own.
1,208 listings in Hokkaido under $40k right now.
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$28,260
1978
$25,120
1973
$24,492
1979
$10,550
1992
$39,564
1976
$21,994
1975
$27,021
1981
$23,754
1978Ehime
The Shimanami Kaido gives you 70 kilometres of dedicated cycling lane across six islands and seven bridges over the Seto Inland Sea. The Ehime end of it is Imabari, and the route is ridden in a day or split across two.
305 listings in Ehime under $40k right now.
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$33,284
1983
$39,589
1974
$36,447
1979
$25,136
1940
$33,305
1982
$18,203
1991
$31,370
1979
$28,233
1983Nagano
Nagano holds most of the Japanese Alps. There are several 3,000 metre peaks, alpine valleys strung between them, and hut-to-hut routes that let you stay up in the mountains for days instead of hours.
309 listings in Nagano under $40k right now.
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$16,956
1978
$12,568
1926
$31,465
1965
$30,206
1975
$30,274
1988
$31,409
2006
$25,228
1977
$31,330
1960Okinawa
Ishigaki is known for manta rays, with the best chances running from April through November, and the Kerama Islands have resident sea turtles. Both sit in Okinawa prefecture, at the far southern end of Japan. Okinawa is the one place on this list where prices sit well above the mainland, so this section runs to a higher ceiling than the rest.
31 listings in Okinawa under $100k right now.
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$62,800
1984
$69,377
1984
$53,610
1992
$94,110
1985
$50,456
1976
$94,110
1985
$87,836
2004
$94,110
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