Location assessment guide
Practical guides for moving and buying in Japan
Guides written by the SafeLand editorial team, based on Japanese public datasets, to help you evaluate a neighborhood.
2026-09-16
Nagoya's 16 wards ranked by natural hazard exposure — 388 traded districts checked against official data
Representative points for 388 districts across Nagoya's 16 wards, checked against flood inundation zones, landslide aler…
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2026-09-16
Fukuoka's 7 wards ranked by natural hazard exposure — 164 traded districts checked against official data
Representative points for 164 districts across Fukuoka's 7 wards, checked against flood inundation zones, landslide aler…
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2026-09-16
Yokohama's 18 wards ranked by natural hazard exposure — 398 traded districts checked against official data
Representative points for 398 districts across Yokohama's 18 wards with transactions in the most recent quarter, checked…
#yokohama safest ward#yokohama flood risk by ward#yokohama liquefaction#yokohama population projection#SafeLandRead article →
2026-09-11
Kobe's 9 wards ranked by natural hazard exposure — 255 traded districts checked against official data
Representative points for 255 districts across Kobe's 9 wards that recorded transactions in Q1 2026, checked against flo…
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2026-09-04
Buying a home in Higashinada-ku — how to read an all-clear hazard result
Higashinada-ku's median unit price of ¥462,500/m² ranks second among five Hanshin areas, with a 2050 population projecti…
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2026-09-04
Buying in Ashiya, by the data — the highest prices and the thinnest market in Hanshin
Ashiya's median unit price of ¥560,000/m² is the highest among five Hanshin areas — but only 31 deals were recorded in a…
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2026-09-04
Buying a home in Nishinomiya — prices, 2050 population, and hazard data
Actual transaction prices and 2050 population projections for Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Higashinada-ku, Takarazuka, and Amaga…
#nishinomiya real estate#nishinomiya land price#ashiya vs nishinomiya#hanshin area population projection#japan flood hazard by addressRead article →
2026-08-21
How to check a property's ground history before buying
Liquefaction and differential settlement risk show up in how land was formed, not on the hazard map. A concrete, free wa…
#japan ground survey before buying#japan liquefaction check#former riverbed land japan#fill vs cut land japan#gsi landform classificationRead article →
2026-08-21
Choosing a neighborhood with children in Japan
How to evaluate a Japanese neighborhood for raising children using public data rather than atmosphere or magazine rankin…
#raising children in japan neighborhood#japan school district choice#japan school route safety#japan school consolidation#pediatric care access japanRead article →
2026-08-21
Osaka City: The 10 Safest Wards Against Natural Disasters
A structured ranking of Osaka City's 24 wards on four indicators — elevation, flood and storm-surge projections, Nankai …
#safest places to live in osaka#osaka natural disaster risk#osaka city ward ranking#osaka flood risk#osaka tsunami inundationRead article →
2026-08-21
The disaster checklist for Japan's material-information disclosure
Before signing a Japanese property contract, the broker gives a material-information disclosure. This guide separates th…
#japan property disclosure#material information disclosure japan#japan real estate contract checklist#flood hazard map disclosure#buying property in japanRead article →
2026-07-15
Tokyo 23 Wards: The 10 Safest Wards Against Natural Disasters
Ranking Tokyo's 23 special wards by disaster-risk indicators — flood inundation zones, landslide caution zones, liquefac…
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2026-07-08
Japan's vacancy rate is the earliest signal of neighborhood decline — a practical guide
Why Japan's vacancy rate (akiya rate) leads population, land price, and daily-life signals as the earliest indicator of …
#japan vacancy rate#akiya rate meaning#housing and land survey japan#japan neighborhood decline#japan real estate riskRead article →
2026-07-08
Buying property in Japan as a foreigner — a hazard-first investment checklist
A practical guide to how disaster risk affects yield, insurance cost, and resale value when buying an investment propert…
#buying property in japan foreigner#japan real estate investment#japan hazard map english#tokyo condo investment#japan property yieldRead article →
2026-07-07
How to read Japanese hazard maps before you move — 5 practical steps
A 20-minute walkthrough for checking flood, landslide, liquefaction, tsunami, and past-disaster history from Japan's off…
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Check the guides against your own address
SafeLand cross-checks the same public datasets these guides describe against a single address, then lists what to verify before buying. No account needed.
No account required. The district name is enough. Adding the block number makes the result more precise. Building and room names are excluded from the analysis, and the address you enter is deleted after 30 days.