2,344 Traditional Japanese Houses for Sale
Authentic traditional Japanese homes — minka and kominka with shoji screens, tatami rooms, exposed beams, and tile roofs. Sourced from across the country, translated into English, with hazard data and consultation support.
Added (30 days)
468
Price range
$1 – $4.9M
¥100 – ¥798,000,000
Top prefecture
Osaka
88 listings in sample
Part of 1,424,000+ listings on Akiya Japan from 2632+ Japanese sources since 2020.
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Suminoe, Osaka Prefecture
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House
5DK
Traditional House
+13
5
60m²
78m²
Family Mart - 4 min walk / 1 min drive
Nishinari, Osaka Prefecture
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House
4LDK
Traditional House
+11
4
50m²
92m²
Family Mart - 5 min walk / 1 min drive
Nishinari, Osaka Prefecture
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House
3LDK
Traditional House
+10
3
55m²
70m²
Lawson - 4 min walk / 1 min drive
Nishinari, Osaka Prefecture
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House
3DK
Traditional House
+10
3
45m²
75m²
Family Mart - 5 min walk / 1 min drive
Nishinari, Osaka Prefecture
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House
3DK
Traditional House
+10
3
79m²
52m²
Family Mart - 3 min walk
Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture
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House
5DK
Traditional House
+5
5
102m²
Seven Eleven - 5 min walk / 1 min drive
Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture
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Freehold
House
4K
+4
4
109m²
77m²
Circle K - 11 min walk / 2 min drive
Isogo, Kanagawa Prefecture
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12DK
Traditional House
+4
12
1,636m²
251m²
Seven Eleven - 3 min walk
Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture
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House
4K
Traditional House
+9
4
194m²
69m²
Family Mart - 6 min walk / 1 min drive
Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture
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Freehold
House
7LDK
+9
7
213m²
153m²
Sunkus - 4 min walk / 1 min drive
Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture
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House
4DK
Traditional House
+8
4
262m²
160m²
Lawson - 5 min walk / 1 min drive
Hannan, Osaka Prefecture
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House
8DK
Traditional House
+5
8
288m²
196m²
Seven Eleven - 5 min walk / 1 min drive
Sennan, Osaka Prefecture
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Freehold
House
4LDK
+5
4
165m²
101m²
Seven Eleven - 9 min walk / 2 min drive
Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture
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Freehold
House
Traditional House
+3
5
563m²
134m²
Lawson - 18 min walk / 4 min drive
Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture
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Freehold
House
6DK
+11
6
766m²
125m²
Seven Eleven - 19 min walk / 4 min drive
Frequently asked
- What is the difference between kominka and minka?
- Minka (民家) is the general term for traditional Japanese folk houses — wooden post-and-beam, tile or thatched roofs. Kominka (古民家) specifically means OLD minka, usually 50+ years old, often 100+. All kominka are minka but not all minka are kominka.
- Are traditional homes hard to maintain?
- They need more care than modern builds — periodic roof, beam, and tatami maintenance — but many systems are designed to be repairable rather than replaced. Renovation grants are available in many municipalities for foreign and domestic buyers.
