Own a home in Japan
for under $10,000.
Japan has over 9 million vacant homes called akiya. Many sell for a few thousand dollars — sometimes less. We find the best ones and deliver them straight to your inbox.
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Sample listings
Real homes. Real prices. Subscribe for the full list.

Elegant 4-Bedroom Retreat in Karuizawa Town

Free 0-Yen Property in 松前町, Hokkaido

Free 0-Yen Property in 宝塚市, Hyogo

Free 0-Yen Property in 那須町, Tochigi

Free 0-Yen Property in 当麻町, Hokkaido

Free 0-Yen Property in 那須町, Tochigi
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More than just listings
Every listing comes with data you won't find anywhere else in English — so you can make a real decision, not a guess.
Government Subsidy Finder
Many Japanese prefectures pay you to move there — up to ¥3M. We flag every listing that qualifies and tell you exactly how much.
Up to $20,000 free moneyStation Distance
Every listing shows the nearest train station and exact walking time. No more guessing if you can get around without a car.
Real walking timesSafety Risk Score
Japan has flood zones, landslide areas, and seismic hot spots. We score every property 1-5 so you know what you're buying into.
Flood + earthquake riskInternet Connectivity
Working remotely from rural Japan? We show fiber vs DSL vs no coverage for every listing — critical if you need reliable internet.
Essential for remote workersCondition Rating
Move-in ready, needs renovation, or tear-down? We tag every listing so you can filter to exactly what you're looking for.
Filter by conditionNearest Amenities
Distance to the nearest convenience store and hospital. Rural Japan can be very rural — know what you're committing to.
Real proximity dataHow it works
We find them
We scan Japanese akiya banks and listing sites daily across 20+ prefectures so you don't have to navigate them in Japanese.
We enrich them
Every listing gets translated, scored for risk, checked for subsidies, and enriched with station distance and amenity data.
We send them to you
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