Built on official MLIT transaction data

Property prices in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto

Median sale prices in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto, Kumamoto from real transactions (2023Q2–2026Q1) — homes, apartments, and land, plus the current for-sale market.

Median home price
¥19.0M
Home ¥/m²
¥140K/m²
3-year change
-27.2%
For sale now
619

By home price per m², Nishi Ward, Kumamoto ranks #11 of 40 municipalities in Kumamoto and #539 of 1684 nationwide.

Prices by property type

TypeMedian sold price¥/m² (25–75% range)3y changeMedian asking priceFor sale
Homes¥19.0M¥140K/m²¥63K¥237K-27.2%¥26.5M264
Apartments¥32.5M¥435K/m²¥276K¥513K+102.2%¥29.8M98
Land¥15.0M¥50K/m²¥31K¥78K+4.2%¥9.0M257

Only segments with at least 5 transactions are shown. Apartment ¥/m² is a sold figure from the transaction records; there is no asking ¥/m² for apartments, because listings carry no unit area.

Official land prices in Kumamoto: the 2026 prefectural land price survey

Residential land
+0.8%
prior year +0.9%
Commercial land
+1.8%
prior year +2.5%

Year-on-year change at the 1 July 2026 valuation

The prefecture-wide rates from the 2026 prefectural land price survey, published by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on 2026-09-15. Official land prices are appraised values per square metre set by each prefectural governor as of 1 July, which is a different measure from the prices Nishi Ward, Kumamoto properties actually sold for in the table above. The survey covers 21,466 points nationwide.

These rates are for Kumamoto as a whole. For what individual properties sold for city by city, see the table above.

Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Summary of the 2026 Prefectural Land Price Survey (PDF)

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a house cost in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto?

The median sold price for a house (land + building) in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto is ¥19.0M (¥140K/m²), based on real transactions from 2023Q2–2026Q1.

How much does land cost in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto?

The median price of residential land in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto is ¥50K/m², with a median lot price of ¥15.0M (2023Q2–2026Q1).

Are property prices in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto rising?

Home prices per m² in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto have changed -27.2% compared with the previous three-year period.

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About this data

Source: MLIT (Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) real estate transaction records, 2023Q2–2026Q1. Only segments with at least 5 transactions are shown. For-sale figures come from active listings tracked and deduplicated by Japan Property Research.