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Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture, is fully implementing its compact city strategy. This article provides an in-depth analysis of how redevelopment projects around Morioka Station and the trend of population returning to the city center are impacting land prices. Based on the latest urban planning data and official land price assessments, we offer a professional perspective on Morioka's real estate investment potential and future outlook for 2026 and beyond.

This article provides an in-depth analysis of how the ongoing large-scale redevelopment around Niigata Station is affecting the real estate market in the Bandai and Furumachi areas. While the enhancement of the transportation hub and renewal of commercial facilities are driving up land prices, changes in population dynamics also warrant attention. Based on 2026 data, experts explain the investment opportunities and future potential of Niigata City's central district.

This article delves into the 'compact city' strategy being advanced by Aomori City to combat population decline, focusing on the core redevelopment project around Aomori Station. Using the latest 2026 data, we analyze how consolidating urban functions impacts land prices and housing demand. Experts discuss the new possibilities and risks of real estate investment in Japan's regional cities.

Two years have passed since the 2024 reforms to the 'tower mansion' tax-saving scheme (inheritance tax valuation). How has the market in the central Tokyo Bay Area evolved? This article analyzes price trends and transaction volumes using the latest data. While the impact of the new regulations is largely considered limited, the price disparity between high and low floors is widening, and property selection has become more critical. Experts break down the key factors for successful future investment strategies.

An analysis of the Tsukiji Market redevelopment project based on the latest 2026 plans. Experts provide data-driven forecasts on how the new multi-purpose stadium will transform property values in adjacent areas like Ginza, Harumi, and Kachidoki. Discover the ripple effects and investment opportunities in the office, commercial, and residential markets.

A large-scale redevelopment is underway around Shinagawa Station, the future terminal for the Chuo Shinkansen Maglev Line, centered on the 'Takanawa Gateway City' global hub. This article provides a comprehensive analysis from a real estate expert, covering the overview of Phase I launching in March 2025, the impact of upcoming plans on the office and residential markets, and the area's future potential for investors, all based on the latest data.

A 2026 analysis of the Shibuya Redevelopment Project. We forecast the impact of major facilities like Shibuya Scramble Square and Shibuya Sakura Stage on office and retail rents, and the potential for land price appreciation in surrounding areas. Explore the future value of Shibuya as it evolves into a global entertainment hub.

Minato Mirai 21 keeps drawing companies and hotels, while major redevelopments around Yokohama Station continue. We dissect Yokohama City — which retains the top spot in Kanagawa Prefecture's 2026 published land prices — across four areas (Minato Mirai, Yokohama Station, Kannai, suburban new towns), and lay out the opportunities and risks investors should watch.

Osaka's Umekita Phase 2 development 'Grand Green Osaka' continues toward 2027 full opening, building on the September 2024 first-stage launch. Combined with Osaka Station's underground Umekita platform (opened 2023) and the planned Naniwasuji Line (2031), the entire urban axis north of Osaka Station is being rewritten. After Expo 2025, what is happening to Umeda real estate? Read the latest data.

Kobe City introduced tower condominium restrictions (residential supply caps) downtown in 2020, then advanced rebuilds in the Sannomiya Station area and waterfront / new port redevelopment. With GLION ARENA KOBE opening, the Kobe Hankyu Building reborn, and the JR Sannomiya Station Building rebuild moving — Kobe's urban axis is shifting in 2026. We read the market on three axes: population decline, tourism, and the way people work.

The Kita 5 Nishi 1 / Kita 5 Nishi 2 super high-rise mixed-use redevelopment is moving in front of Sapporo Station; the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension to Sapporo has missed its FY2030 target; Es Con Field Hokkaido drives surrounding land price growth; Susukino's redevelopment 'COCONO SUSUKINO' has opened. With the biggest tailwind — Shinkansen extension — pushed back, Sapporo's real estate market is now driven by three different clocks. We read the latest 2026 data.

Kyoto City eased downtown height limits from 31m to 60m in April 2023, and redevelopment is now in motion. Inbound tourism keeps setting records, and both commercial and residential land prices are rising — but conversion of machiya into hotels and resident outflow are surfacing the 'Kyoto without Kyotoites' risk. We read Kyoto's 2026 real estate market with the latest data.

Okinawa Prefecture's 2026 published land price marks 13 consecutive years of growth, with all-uses +6.6% — #2 nationally after Tokyo. Miyakojima residential +11.9%, Urasoe redevelopment after Camp Kinser's return, condominium price surge in Naha's New Center. Including the unique 'military land investment' instrument, we read Okinawa's real estate market with the latest data.

Sendai Station East's commercial land posted +18.8% — #22 nationally. The Ichibancho 180m twin tower plan, the Yomiuri Sendai Building redevelopment, Tohoku University's certification as an Internationally Excellent University, and a cluster of semiconductor startups. We read Sendai's redevelopment surge and 2026 real estate market with the latest data, looking ahead to 2030.

In the 2026 published land price, Saga City's commercial growth ranked #3 nationally (+10.9%) and Tosu City's industrial growth #1 (+12.4%). SAGA Arena's draw, the surge in Kyushu's largest logistics facilities, and housing demand from the Fukuoka commuter belt — three engines have started turning. We read Saga Prefecture's real estate market with the latest data.

Inzai City in Chiba, where Google, Amazon, and Daiwa House converge — Japan's largest data center cluster. Property tax revenue exceeds ¥11.6B, population breaks 110,000 — but DC construction near the station has triggered resident litigation. We unpack how DC concentration impacts the real estate market across land prices, rents, and town-building.

Japanet HD's ¥100B Nagasaki Stadium City drew 4.85M visitors in its first year, generating ¥96.3B in economic impact. Combined with the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen, the Dejima MICE Center, and the new Marriott, commercial land around Nagasaki Station rose +2.05%. We unpack how a regional city of under 400,000 is reinventing itself through redevelopment.

Since the August 2023 opening of Utsunomiya's LRT (Light Line), the Yui-no-Mori area has posted the highest residential land price growth in the city for four consecutive years. Rental enquiries are up 45%, rents up ~10%. We verify the impact of Japan's first all-new LRT in 75 years — and the investment opportunity from the 2036 west-side extension.

Two years since the March 2024 Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to Tsuruga. Fukui Station-front now has a tower condominium and Courtyard by Marriott; commercial land has risen for nine consecutive years; residential land has bottomed out for the first time in 30 years. We verify the Shinkansen effect — including the 9.9 million-rider milestone — through land price data.

Hiroshima Station's new building 'minamoa' opened in March 2025, bringing 220 tenants and 3,000 jobs. Commercial land +3.1%, central Naka Ward breaking ¥1M/m², south-side condominiums +17.1% — we walk through the data behind Hiroshima's redevelopment surge.

Meitetsu's ¥540B Meieki redevelopment, Conrad Nagoya opening in Sakae, and the Linear Chuo Shinkansen putting Shinagawa within 40 minutes — Nagoya's land prices in Nakamura Ward's commercial sites have risen ~2.9× since 2011. We walk through area-level data for Meieki, Sakae, and Higashi Ward, plus key points for purchase and investment decisions.

Karuizawa Town's published land price posted +10.69% in 2025, continuing double-digit growth. Old Karuizawa has been Nagano Prefecture's top-priced site for three consecutive years. We explore the new permanent-resident demand created by remote work and one-hour Shinkansen access — alongside area-by-area pricing and investment risks.

Fukuoka's Tenjin Big Bang reaches its 2026 completion deadline. New condominium price growth ranks #1 nationally among major cities, and commercial land prices are up +10.2%. We read Fukuoka's real estate market through redevelopment progress data and investment risks.

Expo 2025 Osaka closed in October 2025. On the same site, redevelopment for Japan's first IR (Integrated Resort) is now in full motion, and Yumeshima's land price posted +22.1% YoY. We read the Osaka Bay Area real estate landscape — including Konohana and Suminoe wards — from both end-user and investor perspectives.

Rapidus, Japan's next-generation semiconductor maker, is building its plant in Chitose, Hokkaido. The city now monopolises the top 3 spots in Japan's commercial land price gains, while rents have doubled. Following the Kumamoto TSMC playbook, the 'northern semiconductor boom' is here. We read the 2026 market from both end-user and investor perspectives.

Backed by TSMC's expansion, Kikuyo and Ozu Towns in Kumamoto have led the nation in land price growth. In the 2026 published land price, however, gains have narrowed for the first time in five years, and second-plant delays and rental oversupply are surfacing. We read the inflection point of the semiconductor bubble from both end-user and investor perspectives.

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