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.
239 listings in Miyazaki under $40k right now.
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$12,636
1983
$35,165
1989
$19,062
1980
$31,770
1981
$24,157
1984
$19,044
1983
$24,141
1990
$37,476
1973Hokkaido
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.
1,108 listings in Hokkaido under $40k right now.
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$11,376
1982
$24,016
1981
$10,109
1970
$22,113
1990
$31,527
1993
$17,690
1978
$12,510
1977
$36,644
1974Ehime
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.
313 listings in Ehime under $40k right now.
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$28,431
1950
$33,522
1981
$6,318
1982
$15,175
1981
$15,807
1970
$18,843
1974
$22,004
1972
$12,646
1969Nagano
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.
386 listings in Nagano under $40k right now.
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$39,803
1964
$29,695
1987
$12,636
1973
$9,477
1919
$31,513
2006
$12,650
1906
$19,008
1965
$22,162
1990Okinawa
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.
25 listings in Okinawa under $100k right now.
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$94,770
1979
$39,848
1973
$95,310
1985
$87,836
2004
$94,110
1985
$88,872
1983
$87,836
1991
$75,288
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