2026 Official Land Prices: National Average Up for a Fifth Year, Commercial Land +4.3%Land prices rose for the fifth year in a row on January 1, 2026
In the Official Land Prices as of January 1, 2026 (Reiwa 8) announced by MLIT, the national average change was +2.8% for all uses, +2.1% for residential land and +4.3% for commercial land, all rising for the fifth straight year. The gains widened for all uses and commercial land, while residential land was unchanged from the year before. Tokyo and Osaka areas widened and the Nagoya area narrowed.Every year the government checks the price per square meter of land at chosen places (called the official land price) and announces it. As of January 1, 2026, land for homes and land for stores and buildings both rose on national average for five years straight. But how much it rose differs a lot from place to place.
20252026
National, all uses2.7%2.8%
National, residential2.1%2.1%
National, commercial3.9%4.3%
Tokyo area, commercial8.2%9.3%
Nagoya area, all uses2.8%2.3%
Regional areas, all uses1.3%1.2%