National Land Prices: Five-Year Rise in All-Use Average, 2026 Survey
Overview
The 2026 Prefectural Land Price Survey covered 21,466 sites nationwide. The national averages for all uses, residential land, and commercial land all rose for the fifth consecutive year. Prices continued to rise in the three major metropolitan areas; the increases widened in the Tokyo and Osaka areas but narrowed in the Nagoya area. In regional areas, all three categories rose for the fourth consecutive year, while the increase in commercial land narrowed.
Key points
- The national averages for all uses, residential land, and commercial land rose for the fifth consecutive year.
- Prices continued to rise in the three major metropolitan areas; the increases widened in the Tokyo and Osaka areas but narrowed in the Nagoya area.
- Regional areas recorded increases for the fourth consecutive year in all three categories.
- The survey covered 21,466 sites nationwide.
Overview
Although differences existed by region and use, the 2026 Prefectural Land Price Survey showed that national land prices remained on an overall upward trend, with increases widening in the three major metropolitan areas and upward trends continuing in regional areas.
All three categories rose in the national average; the increase in commercial land widened, while the increases in the all-uses average and residential land were the same as in the previous year.
Impact
Prices and other data for individual sites are scheduled to be published in the Real Estate Information Library on September 16, but extremely difficult access is expected that day due to concentrated traffic.
Details
The survey covered 21,466 sites nationwide. Based on the Enforcement Order of the National Land Use Planning Act, each prefectural governor surveys and publishes the price per square meter of standard sites as of July 1 every year.
The three major metropolitan areas are the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya areas, while the areas of municipalities outside them are classified as regional areas. In regional areas, the increases in the all-uses average and residential land were the same as in the previous year, while the increase in commercial land narrowed. In the four regional cities, increases narrowed in all three categories, while the increase in commercial land widened in other regions.