Yamaguchi: Where land prices are rising fastest in Japan

Municipalities ranked by the average year-on-year change of residential and commercial survey sites.

Data last updated: November 2026 (Land Price Publication 2026, Prefectural Survey 2026, transactions through Q2 2026)

RankAreaRising fastestAvg. residential5 yearsIndex
1Waki Town
Yamaguchi
+1.5% ¥68K/m² +5.7% 64
2Hofu City
Yamaguchi
+1.1% ¥27K/m² +3.4% 63
3Kudamatsu City
Yamaguchi
+1.0% ¥42K/m² +3.2% 67
4Ube City
Yamaguchi
+0.8% ¥25K/m² +2.7% 62
5Shunan City
Yamaguchi
+0.7% ¥37K/m² +1.8% 65
6Shimonoseki City
Yamaguchi
+0.6% ¥36K/m² +2.0% 66
7Yamaguchi City
Yamaguchi
+0.5% ¥31K/m² +1.6% 64
8Iwakuni City
Yamaguchi
+0.3% ¥39K/m² +0.9% 63
9San-yoonoda City
Yamaguchi
+0.1% ¥21K/m² −0.3% 51
10Hikari City
Yamaguchi
+0.1% ¥28K/m² −0.4% 57
11Yanai City
Yamaguchi
−0.2% ¥27K/m² −1.8% 49
12Tabuse Town
Yamaguchi
−0.4% ¥18K/m² −3.0% 41
13Nagato City
Yamaguchi
−0.4% ¥13K/m² −4.4% 36
14Hirao Town
Yamaguchi
−0.8% ¥18K/m² −4.2% 36
15Hagi City
Yamaguchi
−0.8% ¥13K/m² −6.6% 33
16Mine City
Yamaguchi
−0.9% ¥6,670/m² −7.5% 22
17Abu Town
Yamaguchi
−1.4% ¥5,970/m² −7.9% 13
18Suooshima Town
Yamaguchi
−2.6% ¥12K/m² −11.7% 19
19Kaminoseki Town
Yamaguchi
−3.4% ¥11K/m² −15.2% 8

19 areas · calculated Nov 3, 2026. Wards of designated cities are counted separately; areas with few survey sites are excluded.

Based on Japan's official land price surveys and MLIT transaction data, aggregated by Fudosan Zukan. Forecasts and the index are Fudosan Zukan indicators. Prices in Japanese yen.