2026 Prefectural Land Price Survey (Kitakyushu): Commercial +3.2%, Residential +1.3%, Commercial in Yahatanishi Ward +4.9%Land prices in Kitakyushu in July 2026: land for stores and buildings up 3.2%
The Kitakyushu results of the Prefectural Land Price Survey as of July 1, 2026 (146 survey locations) were published on October 23. The city average change was +2.2% for all uses, +1.3% for residential, +3.2% for commercial and +6.0% for industrial land. Gains were smaller than a year earlier (residential 1.4%, commercial 3.6%). The highest commercial price was JPY 1,160,000 per sq m at Uomachi 1-6-16, Kokurakita Ward, and the biggest rises were in the Kurosaki area.
Key points
- 146 survey locations (residential 90, commercial 47, industrial 9). Average prices: residential JPY 63,400/sq m (JPY 62,200 a year earlier), commercial JPY 207,100 (JPY 199,900), industrial JPY 39,400 (JPY 37,300), all uses JPY 108,200 (JPY 105,000)
- Average change: all uses 2.2%, residential 1.3%, commercial 3.2%, industrial 6.0%. Commercial land narrowed from 5.0% in 2024 to 3.6% in 2025 and 3.2% in 2026
- Commercial land by ward: Yahatanishi 4.9%, Yahatahigashi 4.3%, Tobata 4.2%, Kokurakita 3.8%, Kokuraminami 1.1%, Moji 0.7%, Wakamatsu 0.6%
- Top commercial rises: Kurosaki 3-8-22 at 9.5%, Kurosaki 1-4-1 at 9.3% and Kurosaki 4-1-18 at 7.6% (all in Yahatanishi Ward). The highest price is Uomachi 1-6-16, Kokurakita Ward, at JPY 1,160,000/sq m (2.7%)
What to do in practice
- Check prices of survey locations near your land or rental properties on the city page or in MLIT materials
- Look at the January Official Land Prices (separate article) together to grasp movements by ward and district
Every year each prefecture checks land prices as of July 1. In Kitakyushu in 2026, land for homes rose 1.3%, land for stores and buildings 3.2% and land for factories 6.0%. But the rises were a little smaller than last year.
Points
- Land for homes rose 1.3% on average and land for stores and buildings 3.2%
- Land for stores and buildings rose especially much around Kurosaki, with some places above 9%
- The most expensive land for stores and buildings is in Uomachi, Kokurakita Ward, at JPY 1,160,000 per square meter
What the words mean
- Land price survey
- A yearly check by prefectures of land prices at chosen places as of July 1
- Survey location
- A representative place chosen for checking land prices
- City of Kitakyushu: City of Kitakyushu: Land price survey information, 2026 results for Kitakyushu
- City of Kitakyushu: City of Kitakyushu: Overview of the 2026 Prefectural Land Price Survey in Kitakyushu
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