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Meiwa Town, Taki County Housing Market Report 2026

Data updated 2026-11-11 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2 · Transactions in 2025: 49

In short

  1. 1
    Sales are thinning out

    Transactions are down about 36% on the previous three years.

  2. 2
    What a typical purchase costs

    Half of all house sales last year were between ¥2.9M and ¥39.0M.

  3. 3
    A shrinking population

    The population fell 4.5% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.3% for the wider area).

  4. 4
    Typical vacancy

    6.9% of homes were empty in 2023 (16.3% for the wider area), and 5.8% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes.

The answers, compared

What does a home cost?

¥27.0M

median house · ¥233k/m²

2.7× the Mie median

1 of 11 areas in Mie, highest first

Are prices rising?

+118.9%

over 5 years

Faster than Mie (+21.4%)

4 of 15 areas in Mie, highest first

Can local earners afford it?

8.4× income

median price ÷ average taxable income

Harder than Mie (5.6×)

1 of 15 areas in Mie, highest first

Rent or buy?

62years of rent

median price ÷ a year of median rent

Longer than Mie (33)

1 of 15 areas in Mie, highest first

Are people moving in?

-4.5%

population, 2020–25

Shrinking faster than Mie (-4.3%)

9 of 17 areas in Mie, highest first

How risky is it?

71%

chance of strong shaking (6-lower+) in 30 years

Higher than Mie (63%)

6 of 17 areas in Mie, highest first

What the data says

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 36% on the previous three years. Fewer sales mean less choice and slower resale, so allow more time to sell later.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥2.9M and ¥39.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 4.5% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.3% for the wider area). More people moved in than out in 2025, a net gain of about 2.6 per 1,000 residents, so demand for homes is being topped up by newcomers. Households still grew 1.7% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

6.9% of homes were empty in 2023 (16.3% for the wider area), and 5.8% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

High earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 71% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (63% for the wider area). Check the building's earthquake standard (post-1981, ideally post-2000 for wooden houses) and consider earthquake insurance.

Local incomes are below average

Taxpayers here reported an average taxable income of ¥3.2m in 2023 (¥3.6m for the wider area). That is +14% since 2014. Averages are pulled up by a few very high earners, so a typical household earns less than this.

Official land prices are still falling

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed 0% in the year to January 2026. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Living in Meiwa Town, Taki County: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
21,445
-4.5% since 2020
Mie: -4.3%
Net moves in 2025
+56
+2.61 per 1,000 residents
Mie: -3.53
Vacant homes (2023)
6.9%
5.8% empty and not for rent or sale
Mie: 16.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥36k
per month, all rented homes
Mie: ¥50k
Strong earthquake risk
70.8%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Mie: 62.8%
Average income per taxpayer
¥3.2M
taxable income in 2023
Mie: ¥3.6M
Daytime population
88
people here by day per 100 residents (2020 census)
Foreign residents
1.3%
296 registered residents in 2024
Mie: 3.8%
Clinics
6.5
per 10,000 residents; 2 hospitals, 8 dental clinics (2020)
Mie: 8.9
Official land price 2026
¥23k/m²
-0.3% in a year · – in 5 years
Mie: ¥38k/m²
Flood exposure
25.0%
of 4 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Mie: 44.7%
Tsunami exposure
25.0%
of 4 benchmark sites in a tsunami inundation zone
Mie: 26.0%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 4 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Mie: 2.3%

Check flood, landslide and tsunami zones for a specific address on the government hazard map ↗

Sources: 2025 Census (preliminary), 2025 Internal Migration Report, 2023 Housing and Land Survey (Statistics Bureau of Japan); J-SHIS seismic hazard model (NIED, 2024); Land Price Publication (MLIT); recorded crime: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo only); incomes: Ministry of Internal Affairs taxation survey via the Statistics Bureau's municipal indicators; foreign residents: Basic Resident Register; medical facilities and station passengers: MLIT National Land Numerical Information. Earthquake probability is measured at the municipal center.

Example sales in Meiwa Town, Taki County

Real transactions from the last four quarters, picked near the lower (20th percentile), middle and upper (80th percentile) price points. Locations are shown at district level, as published by MLIT.

House

Lower-priced2026 Q2

¥5.0M

¥43k/m²

  • Oaza Myojo
  • Myojo · 12 min walk
  • Land 200 m² · floor 115 m²
  • Built 1997 (29 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q3

¥25.0M

¥227k/m²

  • Oaza Minomura
  • Saiku
  • Land 190 m² · floor 110 m²
  • Built 2024 (1 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q4

¥34.0M

¥358k/m²

  • Oaza Myojo
  • Myojo · 13 min walk
  • Land 210 m² · floor 95 m²
  • Built 2026 (0 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by yearA sharp recent rise — The median house price rose 184% between 2023 and 2025. Prices per m² rose 186% too, so this is a genuine like-for-like increase, not just bigger homes selling. With only 21 house sales in 2025, a handful of expensive deals can move the median a lot.
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007–
2008–
2009–
2010–
2011–
2012–
2013–
2014–
2015¥9.8M
2016–
2017–
2018¥14.0M
2019–
2020¥17.0M
2021¥7.5M
2022¥12.5M
2023¥9.5M
2024¥18.0M
2025¥27.0M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007–¥21k/m²
2008–¥19k/m²
2009–¥21k/m²
2010–¥23k/m²
2011–¥18k/m²
2012–¥17k/m²
2013–¥10k/m²
2014–¥6k/m²
2015¥80k/m²¥16k/m²
2016–¥15k/m²
2017–¥6k/m²
2018¥57k/m²¥3k/m²
2019–¥2k/m²
2020¥104k/m²¥5k/m²
2021¥58k/m²¥6k/m²
2022¥109k/m²¥7k/m²
2023¥81k/m²¥7k/m²
2024¥133k/m²¥12k/m²
2025¥233k/m²¥10k/m²

Prices near train stations in Meiwa Town, Taki County

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)SalesDaily passengers (2023)
Saiku (斎宮)––¥17.0M23531,307-5% vs 2019
Myojo (明星)––¥19.0M1217978-25% vs 2019

How much does a house cost in Meiwa Town, Taki County?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥27.0M in 2025 across 21 sales.

Are property prices in Meiwa Town, Taki County going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +118.9%.

About this data

Figures are medians of real transactions reported to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) through its quarterly price survey. House prices per m² divide the total price (land and building) by the floor area. Medians based on fewer than 20 sales are not shown. The latest quarters are preliminary and are revised as more survey responses arrive.

Information only, not investment advice.