Information as at 18 August 2026
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Moving to Nabari City
At the western edge of Mie Prefecture, a city on the border with Nara Prefecture. The city describes itself as "the meeting point of the Kinki and Chubu regions", and writes that Kintetsu Nabari Station is 55 minutes from Osaka-Namba with no change. From the Showa 40s onwards, large housing estates were built as a commuter town for the Kansai region, and the city is still lined with new towns whose names end in "-gaoka": Kikyogaoka, Tsutsujigaoka, Umegaoka, Suzurandai. The population is 72,469. There are 79 second-hand detached houses on the market, from ¥3,000,000 to ¥45,800,000, with a median of ¥13,990,000, of which 29 are under ¥10,000,000. The city's vacant-home bank carries 37 listings (from ¥100,000). And — there are 3.3 tropical nights a year. Housing on a plateau 200 to 400 metres up, within commuting distance of Osaka, where the summer nights are cool.
National and quasi-national parks: Murou-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park / Hot springs and day bathing: Tamanoyu, Iyashi-no-Sato Nabari-no-Yu, Shinmachi Onsen
Sources: national and quasi-national parks are determined from the Ministry of the Environment area data and other sources (details in §17) (checked 2026-08-21) / hot springs and day bathing from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) (checked 2026-08-20). 🔴 Only what a place has is listed here — it does not mean a town without them is any lesser.
Last verified 2026-08-18
CHAPTER 01First, what kind of place Nabari is
In the west of Mie Prefecture, on the border with Nara. The city describes itself as "the meeting point of the Kinki and Chubu regions". The population is 72,469 in 34,940 households (1 August, Reiwa 8). The listings sit between 191 and 398 m — housing spread over the hills, not the floor of a basin.
Map of Nabari City
You can zoom and pan. The marker is Nabari City Hall. To the west (left) is Nara Prefecture, and the Kintetsu Osaka Line runs straight on to Osaka. The hills to the south (below) are the Akame 48 Waterfalls and the Koochi Valley.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors
What should I know first about moving to Nabari?
It is in Mie Prefecture, but daily life faces Osaka and Nara. The city describes itself as "the meeting point of the Kinki and Chubu regions", and writes that large housing estates were developed from the Showa 40s onwards as a commuter town for Kansai. The population is 72,469.
CHAPTER 02Five areas, and life in each
Choosing an area in Nabari means choosing which "hill". Split the 79 listings by address and they fall into five, with medians running from ¥5,650,000 to ¥19,900,000 — a spread of 3.5 times. The nearest stations are Nabari 47, Kikyogaoka 22 and Mihata 8.
Who it suits = people keeping to a budget; people who want a large house
What to watch = the ground rises to 398 m here. Many plots are far from the station, so check the way to work first — how often the bus runs, and the parking
Who it suits = people commuting daily by train to Osaka or Nara
What to watch = it is the dearest part of the city. Only 2 of the 19 are under ¥10,000,000
Who it suits = people who would rather not use a car much; people who value being near appointments and the hospital
What to watch = the widest price range in the city, ¥3,000,000 to ¥45,800,000. "Around the station" covers completely different things
Who it suits = people who want a relatively new house
What to watch = a bus or a car is assumed for the station. It is up on the hill, so look at the slopes on a winter morning too
Who it suits = people who want land or a house as cheaply as possible
What to watch = Mihata is on the far side of Nabari Station from Osaka. That changes the commute by 5 to 10 minutes
Which part of Nabari should I live in?
Choosing an area in Nabari means choosing which "hill". The medians run from ¥5,650,000 in Suzurandai and Mihata to ¥19,900,000 in Kikyogaoka — 3.5 times, and whether the station is inside the housing area shows straight through into the price.
CHAPTER 03Trains and cars — how you get around
Getting about in Nabari means the single thread of the Kintetsu Osaka Line. The city writes "58 minutes from Osaka-Namba by Kintetsu limited express" and "55 minutes to Osaka-Namba with no change". There are four stations in the city: Nabari, Kikyogaoka, Mihata and Akameguchi.
✈ Airports
The nearest is Osaka International Airport (a hub airport, company-managed), about 64.5 km in a straight line. Next is Chubu Centrair International Airport (about 68.7 km in a straight line). 🔴 These are straight-line distances. They are neither road distances nor journey times — please check the actual routes in each operator's timetable.
🛣 Expressway junctions
There is no expressway entrance or junction inside this area. You will use an interchange in a neighbouring town.
How long does it take from Nabari to Osaka?
The city says 55 minutes to Osaka-Namba on Kintetsu with no change (58 minutes by limited express). There are four stations in the city — Nabari, Kikyogaoka, Mihata and Akameguchi — and the listings give Nabari 47, Kikyogaoka 22 and Mihata 8 as their nearest.
CHAPTER 04Homes actually on the market right now
79 listings, from ¥3,000,000 to ¥45,800,000, median ¥13,990,000. 29 are under ¥10,000,000. The median year built is 1990, and 13 date from 1981 or earlier — the period when the new towns were built shows through directly.
"Nearest the station first" converts everything to minutes — a walk of ◯ min, ◯ min by bus plus ◯ min from the stop, ◯ km by car (reckoned at 30 km/h) — and compares those. Listings with no such information always appear last, whatever the sort.
Sakuragaoka¥3,000,000Around Nabari Station (the old town and Sakuragaoka)Elev. approx. 230 m / Land 124 m² (37 tsubo) / Building 99 m² (30 tsubo) / built 1978 / Nabari Sta. 6 min walk9 photos →
Tsutsujigaoka-Minami 5-bancho¥3,300,000Tsutsujigaoka and Umegaoka (the new towns in the west)Elev. approx. 400 m / Land 194 m² (59 tsubo) / Building 83 m² (25 tsubo) / built 1989 / Nabari Sta. bus 14 min+2 min walk9 photos →
Tsutsujigaoka-Kita 3-bancho¥3,800,000Tsutsujigaoka and Umegaoka (the new towns in the west)Elev. approx. 350 m / Land 207 m² (63 tsubo) / Building 94 m² (28 tsubo) / built 1979 / Nabari Sta. bus 15 min+5 min walk10 photos →
Tsutsujigaoka-Kita 3-bancho 128¥3,800,000Tsutsujigaoka and Umegaoka (the new towns in the west)Elev. approx. 350 m / Land 207 m² (63 tsubo) / Building 94 m² (28 tsubo) / built 1979 / Nabari Sta. bus 15 min+5 min walk10 photos →
Tsutsujigaoka-Kita 5-bancho¥3,800,000Tsutsujigaoka and Umegaoka (the new towns in the west)Elev. approx. 340 m / Land 220 m² (67 tsubo) / Building 116 m² (35 tsubo) / built 1982 / Nabari Sta. bus 18 min+4 min walk8 photos →
Umegaoka-Minami 4-bancho¥3,980,000Tsutsujigaoka and Umegaoka (the new towns in the west)Elev. approx. 260 m / Land 188 m² (57 tsubo) / Building 98 m² (30 tsubo) / built 1986 / Nabari Sta. bus 10 min+1 min walk10 photos →
Asahi-machi¥4,500,000Around Nabari Station (the old town and Sakuragaoka)Elev. approx. 190 m / Land 111 m² (34 tsubo) / Building 83 m² (25 tsubo) / built 1983 / Nabari Sta. 12 min walk8 photos →
Mihatacho-naka 1-ban¥4,800,000Suzurandai and Mihata (the new towns in the east)Elev. approx. 210 m / Land 174 m² (53 tsubo) / Building 125 m² (38 tsubo) / built 1988 / Mihata Sta. 7 min walk9 photos →
Mihata-cho Fujigaoka¥4,800,000Suzurandai and Mihata (the new towns in the east)Elev. approx. 210 m / Land 158 m² (48 tsubo) / Building 112 m² (34 tsubo) / built 1991 / Mihata Sta. 18 min walk8 photos →
Tsutsujigaoka-Kita 3-bancho¥4,800,000Tsutsujigaoka and Umegaoka (the new towns in the west)Elev. approx. 350 m / Land 215 m² (65 tsubo) / Building 95 m² (29 tsubo) / built 1992 / Nabari Sta. bus 14 min+2 min walk8 photos →
Mihatacho-naka 3-ban¥5,000,000Suzurandai and Mihata (the new towns in the east)Elev. approx. 210 m / Land 182 m² (55 tsubo) / Building 97 m² (29 tsubo) / built 1982 / Mihata Sta. 7 min walk8 photos →
Mihatacho-naka 2-ban¥5,500,000Suzurandai and Mihata (the new towns in the east)Elev. approx. 210 m / Land 183 m² (55 tsubo) / Building 112 m² (34 tsubo) / built 1990 / Mihata Sta. 6 min walk8 photos →
Mihata-cho Ikenodainishi¥5,800,000Suzurandai and Mihata (the new towns in the east)Elev. approx. 220 m / Land 174 m² (53 tsubo) / Building 98 m² (30 tsubo) / built 1985 / Mihata Sta. 21 min walk8 photos →
Kikyogaoka-Minami 2-bancho¥5,800,000Kikyogaoka (the new town at Kintetsu Kikyogaoka Station)Elev. approx. 220 m / Land 206 m² (62 tsubo) / Building 117 m² (35 tsubo) / built 1981 / Kikyogaoka Sta. bus 3 min+9 min walk10 photos →
Asahi-machi¥5,900,000Around Nabari Station (the old town and Sakuragaoka)Elev. approx. 190 m / Land 189 m² (57 tsubo) / Building 89 m² (27 tsubo) / built 1985 / Nabari Sta. 14 min walk5 photos →
Yurigaoka-Higashi 1-bancho¥6,300,000Kasugaoka and Yurigaoka (the hills to the south)Elev. approx. 280 m / Land 220 m² (67 tsubo) / Building 102 m² (31 tsubo) / built 1983 / Nabari Sta. bus 8 min+3 min walk9 photos →
Tsutsujigaoka-Kita 8-bancho¥6,800,000Tsutsujigaoka and Umegaoka (the new towns in the west)Elev. approx. 270 m / Land 234 m² (71 tsubo) / Building 156 m² (47 tsubo) / built 1990 / Nabari Sta. bus 13 min+1 min walk8 photos →
Fukigaoka 1-bancho¥6,800,000Around Nabari Station (the old town and Sakuragaoka)Elev. approx. 230 m / Land 230 m² (70 tsubo) / Building 94 m² (28 tsubo) / built 1988 / Nabari Sta. bus 8 min+6 min walk10 photos →
Tsutsujigaoka-Minami 8-bancho¥6,800,000Tsutsujigaoka and Umegaoka (the new towns in the west)Elev. approx. 370 m / Land 215 m² (65 tsubo) / Building 67 m² (20 tsubo) / built 2001 / Nabari Sta. bus 14 min+1 min walk8 photos →
Shinden¥7,000,000Around Nabari Station (the old town and Sakuragaoka)Elev. approx. 210 m / Land 727 m² (220 tsubo) / Building 118 m² (36 tsubo) / built 1975 / Mihata Sta. 16 min walk9 photos →
The photographs are the images carried on SUUMO. They disappear once a listing ends. Check the real condition of a property on site.
See all 79 on SUUMO →How to read this list
The city's vacant-home bank, and the renovation grant
Nabari City runs its own vacant-home bank on the city's site, and 37 listings are on it now (from a plot at ¥100,000 to a house at ¥23,800,000). Plots in Suzurandai at ¥100,000, ¥500,000 and ¥750,000; a 4SLDK in Mihata-cho at ¥5,000,000; a plot in Kikyogaoka at ¥12,500,000 — that kind of range. On top of that there is the "vacant house renovation support scheme for encouraging relocation". Up to a third of the renovation cost, capped at ¥1,000,000, or ¥1,200,000 for a household with children. Moving in from outside the prefecture adds a quarter of the grant (up to ¥250,000). It applies to a vacant house unused for roughly a year or more that meets the earthquake standard. 🔴 Taking the grant commits you to living in Nabari City for 10 years, and applications for fiscal Reiwa 8 run from 1 June to 30 November. Enquiries about moving are taken by a relocation concierge by phone, email or Zoom (0595-63-7782).
Source:Nabari City vacant-home bank, "Show all"(37 listings; prices as written on each; as at 2026-08-18) / the grant is fromthe same, "About the vacant house renovation support scheme for encouraging relocation"(a third, capped at ¥1,000,000 / ¥1,200,000 for a household with children / an addition of a quarter, up to ¥250,000, from outside the prefecture / 10 years' residence / 1 June to 30 November, Reiwa 8) / the enquiry desk is fromthe same relocation and settlement site "Nabari Gurashi"/ Verified 2026-08-18Akiya bank — 13 listings
All 13 houses for sale registered with the local authority's vacant-home bank on the at-home platform (as checked on 18 August 2026). They are listed cheapest first. There are also 17 land-only registrations.
What is the cheapest house you can buy in Nabari?
SUUMO has 79 second-hand detached houses listed, from ¥3,000,000 to ¥45,800,000, median ¥13,990,000, of which 29 are under ¥10,000,000. The city's vacant-home bank carries 37, and Suzurandai has a plot at ¥100,000.
CHAPTER 05Is the ground safe?
Nabari City is designated a Nankai Trough Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area. In the 250-metre square containing the city hall, the chance of Shindo 6-lower or above within 30 years is 19.1%, and 1.1% for 6-upper or above. The ground is sandy-gravel terrace with AVS30 of 507.89 m/s — on the firmer side of the areas covered on this site.
Is this town inside a national earthquake-preparedness zone?
For each major earthquake, national law designates the areas where preparation is to be advanced. Whether a town is designated tells you directly how the national government views the shaking and tsunami expected there.
| Nankai Trough Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area | 🔴 Designated |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Inland Earthquake Emergency Measures Area | Not applicable (the whole of Mie Prefecture is outside this scheme) |
| Japan Trench / Kuril Trench Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area | Not applicable (the whole of Mie Prefecture is outside this scheme) |
| Shaking of intensity 6-lower or above within 30 years | 19.1% (1.1% for Shindo 6-upper or above) At Nabari City Hall. Surface ground AVS30 508 m/s, sandy-gravel terrace |
Look up an address on J-SHIS → Designations from the Cabinet Office list of designated municipalities (Nankai Trough Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area／Tokyo Inland Earthquake Emergency Measures Area／Japan Trench / Kuril Trench Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area ) / probability and surface ground from theNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, J-SHIS earthquake hazard information API (2024 edition, average case, all earthquakes), queried at the city hall coordinates / verified 2026-08-18
What this number means, and what you do next
Is the disaster risk high in Nabari?
It is designated a Nankai Trough Earthquake Disaster Prevention Promotion Area, but at the city hall the chance of Shindo 6-lower or above within 30 years is 19.1%, and 1.1% for 6-upper or above. The ground is sandy-gravel terrace with AVS30 507.89 m/s — a figure on the less-shaken side.
CHAPTER 06What summer and winter are like
The annual mean is 14.6°C and annual rainfall 1,440.6 mm. The defining feature of this place is that there are only 3.3 tropical nights a year (Tokyo has 17.8). The August daily high is 32.5°C, so the days are hot, but the nights come down — because the housing is on a plateau 200 to 400 metres up.
| Item | Nabari and Ueno (long-term averages) | What it means for daily life |
|---|---|---|
| Annual mean temperature | 14.6℃ | average daily high 20.2°C / average daily low 10.0°C |
| Summer (August daily high) | 32.5℃ | 10.1 extremely hot days, 62.8 midsummer days, 3.3 tropical nights a year |
| Winter (January daily low) | -0.6℃ | 61.9 winter days, 0.0 days below freezing — no day stays below zero |
| Annual rainfall | 1,440.6mm | The values from the Nabari AMeDAS. August is the wettest at 139.3 mm |
Are summers hot and winters cold in Nabari?
The August daily high is 32.5°C, so the days are hot, yet there are only 3.3 tropical nights a year (because the housing is 200 to 400 metres up). In winter there are 61.9 winter days a year, but 0.0 days below freezing.
CHAPTER 07Shops, hospitals, schools
At night and at weekends it is the Nabari City emergency clinic (internal medicine and paediatrics, 365 days); when admission is needed, three hospitals in the Iga area take secondary emergency care in turn. Paediatric secondary emergency care is taken by Nabari City Hospital 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Medical costs for children are covered up to the end of lower secondary school.
How to use emergency care
Raising children — the "Nabari Neuvola"
Nabari City has made the "Nabari Neuvola" — a scheme modelled on the Finnish system, supporting pregnancy, birth and child-rearing without a break — one of the things it is known for. Where it happens is the 15 "town health rooms" across the city. The city describes them as "a local, close-at-hand place to ask about health and welfare, from children to older people", and says it designates staff in the 15 districts as child partners, offering companion support from pregnancy through birth and child-rearing. Medical costs for children are covered up to the end of lower secondary school (until the first 31 March after turning 15).
Source:Nabari City, "The Nabari Neuvola"／the same, "The town health rooms"(15 across the city) / the same, "About the medical cost subsidy for children"(up to the end of lower secondary school) / checked 2026-08-18What is emergency medical care like in Nabari?
At night and at the weekend you go first to the Nabari City emergency clinic (internal medicine and paediatrics, 365 days); where admission is needed it is secondary emergency care taken in turn by Nabari City Hospital, Ueno General City Hospital and Okanami General Hospital. Paediatric secondary emergency care is taken by Nabari City Hospital 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
CHAPTER 08What it costs you every year after you buy
Worked out from the unit rates the city publishes, water and sewerage together come to ¥5,764 including tax for 20 m³ in a month, or ¥11,528 for 40 m³ over two months. Water is ¥1,050 standing charge (up to 10 m³) plus ¥115/m³ for 11 to 20 m³, and sewerage ¥1,500 standing charge (up to 10 m³) plus ¥154/m³ for 11 to 20 m³ (all rates before tax).
| Item | up to 10 m³ (standing charge) | 11〜20㎥ | 21〜50㎥ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water (domestic) | ¥1,050 | ¥115/㎥ | ¥145/㎥ |
| Sewerage (general) | ¥1,500 | ¥154/㎥ | ¥169/㎥ (21–30㎥) |
All are monthly rates before tax. Use 20 m³ and it is ¥2,200 for water plus ¥3,040 for sewerage = ¥5,240, and with 10% consumption tax ¥5,764. Over two months, ¥11,528.
What do water and sewerage cost in Nabari?
Worked out from the unit rates the city publishes, it is ¥5,764 including tax for 20 m³ in a month, or ¥11,528 for 40 m³ over two months. Water is a standing charge of ¥1,050 plus ¥115/m³ for 11 to 20 m³; sewerage is ¥1,500 plus ¥154/m³ for 11 to 20 m³ (both before tax).
CHAPTER 09What happens when you want to sell
In the Reiwa 8 official land price survey, residential land in Nabari City averaged ¥28,000 per square metre, −0.4% on the year; commercial land ¥57,600 (−0.3%) and all uses ¥36,500 (−0.4%). Land here is drifting down gently. That is both why it is cheap to buy and what you face when you sell.
| Use | Average price | Year-on-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | ¥28,000/m² | −0.4% |
| Commercial land | ¥57,600/m² | −0.3% |
| All uses | ¥36,500/m² | −0.4% |
Will the house I buy sell when I want to sell it?
In the Reiwa 8 official land price survey, residential land was ¥28,000 per square metre, −0.4% on the year — drifting down gently. That is both why it is cheap to buy and what you face when you sell. What counts on the way out is the distance to a station.
CHAPTER 10Who lives here, and how many
72,469 people in 34,940 households (1 August, Reiwa 8, Basic Resident Register). That is 2.07 people per household. It is 1,059 fewer than on the same date a year earlier (73,528). There are 1,539 foreign residents.
Of the 73,241 people living in Nabari City, 1,522 are foreign residents. That is below the national average of 3.26%.
Nationally, foreign residents are 3.26% of the population (4,031,159 of 123,767,642).
There are 34 municipalities in Japan where the share passes one in ten.
Source: calculated by this site from the municipality-level tables of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Population, population change and households based on the Basic Resident Register" (as of 1 January Reiwa 8, published 2026-07-29). The ministry's publication page / verified 2026-08-17
What is happening to Nabari's population?
72,469 people in 34,940 households (1 August, Reiwa 8), 1,059 fewer than on the same date a year earlier. While the new towns age together, the city has put schemes in place for newcomers, including up to ¥1,000,000 towards renovating a vacant house.
CHAPTER 11Community life and the year's events
A year in Nabari turns on the cherry blossom festival in spring, the Nabari summer festival (danjiri floats and about 5,000 fireworks), and the illuminations in the Koochi Valley from autumn into winter. Depending on where you live, these are either something you go to watch or something you help carry.
| When | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | The Nabari cherry blossom festival | Chuo Park and elsewhere |
| Summer | The Nabari summer festival (processions of portable shrines and danjiri floats; the lantern procession and lion dance of the eve festival) / about 5,000 fireworks over the Nabari River | The town centre and the Nabari River |
| Autumn to winter | The illuminations in the Koochi Valley (more than 2,000 bamboo lanterns, large and small) | the Koochi Valley |
| All year | The Akame 48 Waterfalls (among Japan's 100 finest waterfalls and 100 finest forest-bathing woods) | Akame |
What events does Nabari have?
The Nabari cherry blossom festival in spring, the Nabari summer festival (portable shrines and danjiri, with about 5,000 fireworks) in summer, and the Koochi Valley illuminations (more than 2,000 bamboo lanterns) from autumn into winter are the axis of the year.
CHAPTER 12Things nearby that move land prices
What sets prices in Nabari is three things: (1) how close Osaka is, (2) how much new-town housing there is, and (3) the distance to a station. Residential land averages ¥28,000 per square metre (−0.4%) — that level is what makes a large house realistic.
What this land earns from
Nabari is a city that grew as a place to live. Its mainstays are commuting to Kansai and tourism centred on the Akame 48 Waterfalls. Hometown tax receipts came to ¥699,560,000 from 20,728 donations, 8th within Mie Prefecture and 456th in Japan.
What decides land prices in Nabari?
(1) the location, with no change to Osaka; (2) the sheer supply (79 on SUUMO plus 37 on the city's vacant-home bank plus 30 on at-home); and (3) the distance to a station. It is (3) that opens the medians from ¥5,650,000 to ¥19,900,000.
CHAPTER 13What this place makes
What a place earns its living from shows up both at your dinner table and in your work once you live there. The amount raised through the hometown tax scheme is a rough measure of how many products a place has that people all over Japan choose.
456th of the 1,788 municipalities in Japan, and 8th within Mie Prefecture
What this town names as its own products
What Nabari City lists on its relocation and settlement site "Nabari Gurashi" is Iga beef, Iga rice, Iga sake, katayaki and Nabari gyuujiru.
Source:Nabari City relocation and settlement site "Nabari Gurashi" / Tasting the local specialities/ Verified 2026-08-20You can support a town without living there
Even if a move is still some way off, you can be involved from today through the hometown tax scheme. Your donation goes straight to the municipality, and you choose what it is spent on. A way to give something back to a place you got to know here.
Source:Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Survey on the state of the hometown tax scheme (conducted FY Reiwa 8)", the table of amounts and numbers received (provisional FY Reiwa 7 settlement), tallied by this site. The rank is out of all 1,788 municipalities in that table / verified 2026-08-14What does Nabari earn its living from?
Commuting to Kansai, and tourism centred on the Akame 48 Waterfalls (among Japan's 100 finest waterfalls and 100 finest forest-bathing woods). Hometown tax receipts came to ¥699,560,000 from 20,728 donations, 8th within Mie Prefecture.
CHAPTER 14A message from Nabari City
Nabari City runs the relocation and settlement site "Nabari Gurashi", and has in place up to ¥1,000,000 for renovating a vacant house (¥1,200,000 for a household with children; up to ¥250,000 more from outside the prefecture), individual consultations with a relocation concierge and support for starting a business. What follows is what the city writes in its own words.
How the city introduces itself
The city puts it this way: "in the west of Mie Prefecture, the meeting point of the Kinki and Chubu regions". "After the Kintetsu Osaka Line opened, large housing estates were developed from the Showa 40s onwards, and thanks to the ease of access the city grew rapidly as a commuter town for the Kansai area." And on the texture of daily life: "a townscape where farming hamlets with the original landscape of the satoyama coexist with mature housing districts" and "drive five minutes from the fields and there is a convenience store".
What is there for people moving in
| Scheme | What it is |
|---|---|
| Vacant house renovation support | Up to a third of the renovation cost, capped at ¥1,000,000 / ¥1,200,000 for a household with children / moving in from outside the prefecture adds a quarter of the grant (up to ¥250,000). It applies to a vacant house unused for roughly a year or more that meets the earthquake standard. Taking the grant commits you to living there for 10 years. Applications for fiscal Reiwa 8 run from 1 June to 30 November |
| Akiya bank | Run by the city. 37 listings now (from a plot at ¥100,000 to a house at ¥23,800,000) |
| Relocation concierge | Individual consultations by phone, email or Zoom (0595-63-7782) |
| Support for taking on a new business | For people who plan to move to and settle in the city and start a business built around solving a local problem (including those less than three years in), part of the start-up cost is covered |
| The Nabari Neuvola | Unbroken support through pregnancy, birth and child-rearing. 15 town health rooms across the city (§7) |
Does Nabari welcome people moving in? Are there grants?
🔴 Up to ¥1,000,000 towards renovating a vacant house (¥1,200,000 for a household with children; up to ¥250,000 more from outside the prefecture). Taking the grant commits you to living there for 10 years, and applications for fiscal Reiwa 8 run from 1 June to 30 November. There are individual consultations with a relocation concierge as well.
CHAPTER 15A year in Nabari
Last, a plan of the year as it is lived. The figures are from the primary sources used on this page.
| Month | Nabari that month |
|---|---|
| 1–month 2 | Average daily low -0.6°C. There are 61.9 winter days a year, and the mornings are properly cold. But days below freezing number 0.0: nothing stays below zero into the afternoon |
| 3–month 4 | The Nabari cherry blossom festival. The city's vacant house renovation grant opens on 1 June, so the pattern is to look for a property in spring and apply in early summer |
| 5–month 6 | 1 June: applications open for the vacant house renovation support (fiscal Reiwa 8). The season when the valley of the Akame 48 Waterfalls turns deep green |
| 7–month 8 | Average daily high 32.5°C, with 10.1 extremely hot days. Even so, only 3.3 tropical nights a year. The Nabari summer festival and about 5,000 fireworks over the Nabari River |
| 9–month 10 | Of the 1,440.6 mm a year, this is the wettest stretch after August. Once the rice is cut, the colour of the satoyama changes |
| 11–month 12 | 30 November: applications close for the vacant house renovation support (fiscal Reiwa 8). The Koochi Valley illuminations (more than 2,000 bamboo lanterns). The population statistics are updated as at the 1st of each month |
The information on this site is gathered by an AI that visits primary sources — municipalities, the Japan Meteorological Agency, national statistics — on a regular cycle, and it is updated with a source and a date of verification attached.
What is a year in Nabari like?
There are 61.9 cold mornings a year in winter, and in summer 10.1 extremely hot days but only 3.3 tropical nights. Applications for the vacant house renovation grant open on 1 June and close on 30 November, so preparing to move means working to that calendar.
CHAPTER 16The people who run this city
When you are thinking of moving, who is running this city and where they are taking it is, I think, something the people about to live there want to know even more than those already living there. This chapter sets out, with sources, only what Nabari City publishes itself. 🔴 As of 22 August 2026, following the official site, I (the AI) found 5 of the 6 below. The mayor of Nabari City is Kitagawa Hiroyuki (confirmed on the city's own page).
| What is published | Published | What you can read |
|---|---|---|
| About the mayor | The mayor's profile and the mayor's vision | Name, career, greeting |
| Policy address | Policy statement | What they say they will do this year |
| List of council members | List of council members | Who the members are, and their groupings |
| Council broadcasts and recordings | Could not find one | Whether you can watch the council in session |
| Searchable minutes | Minutes | Whether you can search past debates by wording |
| Master plan | Nabari City comprehensive plan "Nabari New Era Strategy" (from fiscal 2023) | How many years ahead this town has decided |
🔴 Age and gender have not been guessed from the name.Only what is published is reproduced here, as published.Nabari City introduction page →
🔴 The names, photographs and social media of individual council members are not carried on this site. We point you to where you can read them.
Once you have moved, when your own turn to decide comes round is something those three will tell you.
🔴 And mayors change. This site always records the date it checked (2026-08-22), and reopens the original page each time to confirm by machine that the name is still there. If you notice something has nonetheless gone out of date, please let us know.
Who runs Nabari City now?
The mayor of Nabari City is Kitagawa Hiroyuki (confirmed on the Nabari City introduction page on 22 August 2026). What this site looks for is the 6 things: an introduction to the head of the authority, the policy statement, the list of council members, the broadcasting of council meetings, a search for the minutes, and the comprehensive plan. 🔴 No judgement of good or bad is made here. Only whether something is published or not.
CHAPTER 17Where to go on a day off
What does not show up in the numbers of a house search, yet bears directly on how satisfied you are once you live somewhere, is days off. This chapter counts, on the same measure for every area, the places you can go on a day off around Nabari and the places family and friends can stay when they visit. This is a town with Murou-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park. The area currently has 3 hot spring and day bathing facilities and 1 amusement park, zoo or aquarium. 🔴 All the counts are the numbers registered in the map data (OpenStreetMap) — in reality there may be more.
| What | Number counted, and names |
|---|---|
| ⛰ National and quasi-national parks | Murou-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park |
| ♨ Hot springs and day baths | Tamanoyu, Iyashi-no-Sato Nabari-no-Yu and Shinmachi Onsen (3) |
| 🏯 Castles and castle sites | Not found in the map data |
| 🎡 Amusement parks, zoos and aquariums | the Akamedaki Aquarium |
| 🖼 Museums, galleries and memorial halls | the Nabari City Buried Cultural Property Centre, the Matsunaga Takao Art Museum and the Akame Natural History Museum (3) |
| ⛩ Shrines and temples | 21 shrines and 30 temples. Those with a Wikipedia article are Tsumita Shrine and Sugitani Shrine |
| 🚗 Roadside stations | Not found in the map data |
| 🐕 Dog runs | Not found in the map data |
| 🛣 Expressway service and parking areas | No expressway service or parking area was found in this area |
Somewhere to stay — for family and friends, and for your own travels
| What | Number counted |
|---|---|
| 🏨 Hotels and ryokan | 17 |
| 🏠 Guesthouses and hostels | 3 |
| ⛺ Campsites and auto-campsites | the Akame 48 Waterfalls camping ground |
| 🏕 Glamping | Not found among the campsite or hotel names |
| 🚐 RV parks (overnight in your vehicle) | Not found in the map data |
This table is the result of me (an AI) putting the same question to the map data for every area (areas are retrieved in batches, so the verification date on some pages is a day apart). Facilities not registered on the map are not counted. "Not found" does not mean "there are none" — nor that the town is any the lesser for it.
Sources: the counts and names of facilities fromOpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) / RV parks fromJapan RV Association, list of certified "Kuruma-tabi" RV parks / roadside stations fromMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, list of "michi-no-eki" roadside stations / national parks judged from the boundary data of the Ministry of the Environment Biodiversity Center overlaid on National Land Numerical Information (administrative boundaries); for quasi-national parks the municipalities concerned were confirmed at the link behind the park name / verified 2026-08-20Are there places to go on a day off, and places to stay?
This is a town with Murou-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park. Counting from the map data (OpenStreetMap) and the lists of the RV Association and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, there are 3 hot spring and day bathing facilities, 1 amusement park, zoo or aquarium, 17 hotels and inns and 1 camping ground. Facilities not on the map are not counted, so in reality there may be more (details in §17).
What I (an AI) was able to find on this town's official site
This site reads the official sites of every area it covers on the same 30 items, out of 100, to measure how quickly someone thinking of moving can reach the information they need. The site measured was that of Nabari City, and the total was 70.3 points (measured 20 August 2026).
"Not found" does not mean "there is none." It means I followed the official site and could not find it. Tell us the published page and the next measurement will reflect it.
| Area | Score | What was found |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started with a move | 11 / 20 | There is a relocation and settlement page; a contact point (department, telephone, opening hours); support schemes state amounts and conditions |
| Housing | 9 / 15 | There is an akiya bank; listings carry photographs, price, year built and floor area; completed deals are organised |
| The money side of living here | 9 / 15 | Water and sewerage charges are readable from a rate table; child-raising support is specific about amounts and scope; there are explanations of national health insurance tax and fixed asset tax |
| Disaster information | 15.3 / 20 | Hazard maps are published by district; flood, landslide and earthquake are all covered; they are machine-readable (a map system or text PDF); and 1 more |
| Industry and local produce | 8 / 10 | A list of local speciality products is on the official site; hometown tax results are published year by year; there are support schemes for businesses and industry |
| Transport | 9 / 10 | There is a community bus timetable; fares are stated; the date of the last revision is given |
| Can an AI read it? | 9 / 10 | Every page carries an update date; there is a sitemap.xml; the site search runs server-side; and 2 more |
See all 30 items and the pages used to judge them
3 / 3 There is a relocation and settlement pageSettlement self-reliance zone Go and see → 0 / 3 There is a dedicated relocation site
Only pages within the official site 3 / 3 A contact point (department, telephone, opening hours)
3 of department, telephone and opening hours were stated Go and see → 5 / 5 Support schemes state amounts and conditions
Both amounts and conditions Go and see → 0 / 3 There is trial housing or a trial-stay scheme
Not found 0 / 3 Vacancies in trial housing are published
Not found 4 / 4 There is an akiya bank
There is a municipal akiya bank 1 / 4 Listings carry photographs, price, year built and floor area
0 of 30 (0%) have all 4 items 4 / 4 Completed deals are organised
No completed deals appear in the list 0 / 3 The conditions of use are stated
Not found 1 / 5 Water and sewerage charges are readable from a rate table
There is a water and sewerage page Go and see → 5 / 5 Child-raising support is specific about amounts and scope
The scope of free and subsidised care is stated down to the age Go and see → 3 / 3 There are explanations of national health insurance tax and fixed asset tax
Both the rates and the amounts are stated Go and see → 0 / 2 Tie-ups with banks for mortgages and the like
Not found 5 / 5 Hazard maps are published by district
32 documents by area Go and see → 3.3 / 5 Flood, landslide and earthquake are all covered
Flood / landslide Go and see → 0 / 3 The year the assumptions were last reviewed is stated
Not found Go and see → 4 / 4 Is it machine-readable (a map system or a text PDF)?
Viewable in a map system Go and see → 3 / 3 Disasters are announced through more than one channel
Disaster email / disaster app / social media / municipal loudspeakers / TV and radio Go and see → 5 / 5 A list of local speciality products is on the official site
5 items (the city's official site) Go and see → 1 / 3 Hometown tax results are published year by year
Not found Go and see → 2 / 2 There are support schemes for businesses and industry
Commerce and industry Go and see → 4 / 4 There is a community bus timetable
Go and see → 2 / 3 Fares are stated
There is material on fares, but the amounts could not be read from the text of the page Go and see → 3 / 3 The date of the last revision is given
Changed 1 April, Reiwa 8 Go and see → 3 / 3 Every page carries an updated date
18 of the 20 pages read Go and see → 2 / 2 There is a sitemap.xml
Go and see → 2 / 2 Site search runs on the server side
Go and see → 1 / 2 Statistics are published as Excel or CSV
There is a statistics page Go and see → 1 / 1 Open data is published
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Measurement by this site. The URL of each official site was taken from the municipal information published by Furusato Choice. The score is a score for publishing information, not a score for how good the place is to live / verified 2026-08-20Compare with other areas
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