A two-storey house for $22,680: Why these S’poreans bought homes in Japan新加坡人为何在日本购置房产？一套两层楼的房子售价仅为 22,680 美元！
Singaporeans buy homes in Japan for as little as S$22,680, from rural akiyas to Osaka investment apartments. Read more at straitstimes.com.
(Clockwise from top left) Joe Ong’s two-storey house in Iwamizawa; Nora Ang’s duplex serviced apartment in Tomamu; the view from a two-bedroom unit in Wakayama priced at 450,000 yen; and the bedroom of an apartment in the Dotonbori district in Osaka priced at around 61 million yen.
PHOTOS: JOE ONG, NORA ANG, FMI JAPAN, AKIYA JOURNEY
Published Oct 12, 2026, 11:45 AM
Updated Oct 12, 2026, 12:56 PM
Singaporeans can buy property in Japan with the same rights as locals, without foreign-buyer surcharges.
One Singaporean bought a four-bedroom house in Iwamizawa for 2.8 million yen as a holiday home.
Others have avoided akiya and preferred more certainty, easier upkeep and peace of mind.
SINGAPORE – Buying a house in Japan for about the price of a car in Singapore may sound too good to be true, especially for those accustomed to property prices here.
But Singaporeans enjoy the same legal ownership rights as Japanese citizens and can purchase property without paying a foreign-buyer surcharge or foreigner-specific property tax.
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（从左上角顺时针方向）Joe Ong 在岩见泽的两层楼房；Nora Ang 在东木的复式服务式公寓；和歌山一套售价 45 万日元的两居室公寓的景色；以及大阪道顿堀地区一套售价约 6100 万日元的公寓的卧室。
照片：JOE ONG、Nora ANG、FMI JAPAN、AKIYA JOURNEY
发布于 2026 年 10 月 12 日上午 11:45
更新于2026年10月12日下午12:56
新加坡人可以像当地人一样在日本购买房产，无需支付外国买家附加费。
一名新加坡人花费 280 万日元在岩见泽购买了一套四居室的房子作为度假屋。
其他人则避开了秋屋，更喜欢确定性、更容易维护和安心感。
新加坡——在日本买一套房子，价格大约相当于新加坡一辆车的价格，这听起来可能好得令人难以置信，尤其是对于那些习惯了新加坡房价的人来说。
但新加坡人享有与日本公民相同的法律所有权，购买房产无需支付外国买家附加费或外国人房产税。
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