japan property
Foreign buyers accounted for 0.7% of Japan’s reported large land acquisitions in the new disclosure. Hokkaido’s concentration is striking, but the figures do not measure all property purchases or existing foreign ownership.
niseko moiwa
Moiwa’s visible listings rose 75% in 2025, while recorded sales fell to five. We examine house and land pricing, comparisons across Niseko and the significance of Aman’s planned arrival.
niseko
Annupuri’s visible property inventory increased 19.4% in 2025, but its total asking value rose 41.4% while sales declined. Uchi Insights examines what the divergence tells us about one of Niseko’s most distinctive land and chalet markets.
hokkaido
Nearly 3,000 enquiries for a new tower beside Hokkaido Ballpark F Village suggest second-home demand in Hokkaido can be created around sport, entertainment and placemaking—not only ski resorts.
niseko
Hirafu has depth, Hanazono an operating luxury ecosystem, Higashiyama delivered brands, Moiwa long-dated Aman optionality and Annupuri lower-basis land.
niseko
Small land parcels ranged from a median sold-listing value of ¥18.88m in Niseko Town to ¥60m in Hirafu. Larger land tells a very different story.
niseko
The median sold-listing value for houses ranged from ¥38m in Kutchan to ¥198m in Hirafu and Hanazono. The premium is real, but so are the differences in turnover and evidence depth.
hokkaido
Only six Hokkaido municipalities grew in the latest population data, revealing two distinct sources of local demand: international resort employment and domestic family relocation.
niseko
Hirafu and Kutchan each recorded 43 sales in 2025, but against very different stock. The wider drive-to market led overall with 80.
niseko
Visible inventory expanded across Niseko in 2025, but recorded sales did not rise at the same pace. We map eight distinct submarkets and the different forms of value they offered.
development
Fairmont’s revival of the former La Plume development shows how Niseko’s underlying strength can preserve value after a project fails, although Aruku-zaka and Niseko Hanazono Village underline how demanding delivery has become.
niseko
Niseko Town became much more visible on Uchi in 2025, with stronger activity across houses and land, but the full story sits outside the resort-core headlines.