Cheap Houses by the Sea in Japan
There are 14 homes by the sea in Japan on RealHunt today, each one scored and ranked. Prices start at €18,400 (Yura, Wakayama) and the middle of the list sits at €55,200.
Most of them are in Wakayama, Kyoto and Okayama.
“By the sea” means the listing is on the coast, or its map point is within 5 km of the shoreline.
A person looked at every listing before it went up. Ruins, homes that need a new roof and listings with a single photo are left out.
€18,400 Tiny hillside house above the sea, two minutes from the beach Yura, Wakayama
€19,320 Japanese home with a sakura garden Usuki, Oita
€34,960 Single-storey Japanese house in a seaside town Kainan, Wakayama
€43,240 Single-storey house with a huge lawn on the Seto Inland Sea Mitoyo, Kagawa
€49,680 Traditional house with ocean views on the Kyoto coast Kyoto
€54,280 Hillside kominka with sea views over the Kyoto coast Maizuru, Kyoto
€54,280 White log cabin with a big deck in a lake community Himeji, Hyogo
€56,120 Wooden house with a private beachfront Kushimoto, Wakayama
€56,120 Freshly renovated five-bedroom house with an ocean view Kashiwazaki, Niigata
€57,040 Renovated island house with one of Japan's best sea views Kojima, Okayama
€57,040 Renovated hilltop house with panoramic sea views Bizen, Okayama
€62,560 Nine-room 1960s farmhouse with an earthen kura near Lake Biwa Takashima, Shiga
€81,900 2012 house with 4 bedrooms, renovated, near the coast in Shizuoka Shimizu
€91,080 Japanese-style home with an engawa and garden in a hot spring town Yugawara, Kanagawa
Questions people ask
Can foreigners buy a house in Japan?
Acquisition tax 3 to 4%, registration about 2%, agent 3% plus ¥60,000, stamp duty. Foreigners can own freehold.
How much do buying costs add to the price in Japan?
Plan for roughly 8% of the price plus about €1,500 in fixed fees. On a €55,200 home that is around €5,916. Each home page on RealHunt shows the estimate for that exact price.
Are these homes ready to live in?
That is the rule for everything we publish: no ruins, no land, no homes that clearly need major work. Old houses are fine if they have been looked after. Always get a survey before you buy.
How often is this list updated?
Every day. Homes that sell or get reported as gone are taken down, and new ones are added after a person checks them.