Japanese tourist hotspots lead roadside land price surge for fifth straight year
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The Japan Times
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Japan's National Tax Agency data shows roadside land prices rising for a fifth consecutive year, with popular tourist destinations seeing the steepest increases. Hakuba village in Nagano Prefecture led for the third year running with a 32.7% price jump, followed by Nozawaonsen (31.3%) and Kitanomine in Furano (28%). The overall national average increase was 2.9%.
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The price for a plot in Hakuba rose 32.7% from a year earlier, increasing at a higher rate than in 2025 when the rate was 32.4%
Across the board, the prices of land facing major roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 went up by 2.9%, marking a fifth consecutive year of increases
Across the board, the prices of land facing major roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 went up by 2.9%, marking a fifth consecutive year of increases.
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