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Japan Property Tax Calculator

The first thing to know: Japan charges foreigners exactly the same property tax as Japanese owners — no surcharge, no non-resident rate, no nationality test. The annual bill is fixed asset tax (kotei shisanzei) plus city planning tax (toshi keikakuzei), both charged on the government-assessed value, not on what you paid. Estimate yours below.

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extra tax for being foreign. Unlike Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada or Australia, Japan applies an identical property-tax schedule to foreign and local owners. The rules below are the same ones your Japanese neighbour pays under. How the annual bill works →
The tax-office value (kazei hyoujun), not the market price. As a rule of thumb it runs roughly 60–70% of market value — an approximation only.
Also the assessed figure. Buildings are assessed on depreciated reconstruction cost, so older = lower.
For a condo, the land share attributed to your unit — usually small, often well under 200㎡.
Residential land gets a large statutory reduction; non-residential land does not.
0.30%
Statutory cap 0.3% — Tokyo's 23 wards charge the cap. Some municipalities charge less or none.
New homes get the building's fixed asset tax halved for 3 years (5 for certified long-term housing). Time-limited — the bill steps up when it expires.
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Fixed asset tax (1.4%)
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City planning tax
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Enter the assessed values to see the annual bill.

Estimate only — not tax advice. This tool applies the standard national rates (1.4% fixed asset tax, up to 0.3% city planning tax) and the statutory residential reductions. Actual bills depend on the municipality's own rates, the property's real assessed values, adjustment measures, and exemptions. The 60–70%-of-market rule of thumb is an approximation, not a valuation. Confirm real numbers with the municipal tax office or a licensed tax accountant (zeirishi) before relying on them.

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How the bill actually arrives, why non-residents need a tax representative, and what happens if you miss it are in Property Tax in Japan for Foreigners. The deep dive on assessed value and the purchase-year split is in Koteishisanzei, Explained, and every tax across the full ownership timeline is mapped in Property Taxes for Foreign Owners.

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