AtHome survey finds broad gains in Japan rental condo rents
- Adam German
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AtHome Co., a real estate information services company, announced on June 23rd its May 2026 report of asking rents for rental condominiums and wood-frame apartments in major Japanese cities.
The data is drawn from rental listings posted by subscribing real estate agents to AtHome’s consumer-facing real estate information network.
The figures therefore reflect average advertised asking rents, rather than contracted lease rents.
AtHome defines rent as the total monthly amount paid by a tenant, including base rent, management fees and common-area charges.
The survey covers 13 areas: Tokyo 23 wards, Tokyo non-23 wards, the prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba as well as the cities of Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima and Fukuoka.
Reinforced-Concrete Rental Condominium Asking Rents
For reinforced-concrete rental condominiums, the strongest year-on-year rent increases varied by unit size.
Image courtesy of AtHome, edited by Patience Realty.
In the single-person segment of 30 square meters or less, Fukuoka recorded the highest growth. Average asking rent rose 15.6 percent from a year earlier to JPY 66,215.
In the 30-to-50-square-meter segment, aimed at couples, Kobe posted the largest increase. Average asking rent rose 12.1 percent to JPY 83,217.
Fukuoka also led the 50-to-70-square-meter family segment. Average asking rent increased 16.5 percent to JPY 138,915.
For large family units of more than 70 square meters, Kyoto recorded the strongest growth. Average asking rent rose 17.5 percent to JPY 218,244.
Rent increases were broad-based. Across all size categories, average asking rents were higher than a year earlier in 11 of the 13 surveyed areas: all five Greater Tokyo Area markets, as well as Sapporo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka.
Family-sized reinforced-concrete rental condominiums rose year-on-year in all 13 areas for the ninth consecutive month.
In the single-person condominium segment, average asking rents in the Tokyo 23 wards reached a new high for the 24th consecutive month.
Osaka reached a new high for the 22nd consecutive month.
Both records are based on AtHome data going back to January 2015.
Kanagawa and Kyoto also recorded new highs across all reinforced-concrete rental condo size categories for the second consecutive month.
Wood-Frame Rental Apartment Asking Rents
For wood-frame rental apartments, Sapporo recorded the highest growth in the single-person segment of 30 square meters or less. Average asking rent rose 24.5 percent from a year earlier to JPY 41,601.
Image courtesy of AtHome, edited by Patience Realty.
In the 30-to-50-square-meter segment, the Tokyo 23 wards posted the strongest increase. Average asking rent rose 10.1 percent to JPY 127,392.
For 50-to-70-square-meter family units, Fukuoka recorded the largest increase. Average asking rent rose 13.8 percent to JPY 102,004.
Single-person wood-frame rental apartments saw year-on-year asking rent increases in all 13 surveyed areas for the third consecutive month.
Eleven of the 13 areas reached their highest levels since January 2015.
Further Reading:
AtHome May 2026 Rental Trends Report (Japanese only; PDF provides more granular information then that outlined above. Drop the PDF into your favourite AI-bot for deeper level understanding.
Source:
R.E. Port News (Japanese only)
