Wards
Tokyo, ward by ward.
The 23 special wards are not one market — they're 23. Colour the map by central-ness, price or yield, then go deep on any ward. Directional by design.
Every ward
Central cores
Inner wards
- BunkyoQuiet, academic, prestigious — families pay up, vacancy stays low.
- KotoWaterfront towers and redevelopment — newer stock, balanced numbers.
- MeguroNakameseguro cool — premium residential, low vacancy, low yields.
- NakanoMinutes to Shinjuku, dense rental demand, compact-unit yields.
- SetagayaTokyo’s largest population — the default family-residential blue chip.
- ShibuyaCulture + tech money — high prices, deep liquidity, global brand.
- ShinagawaBullet-train gateway and redevelopment — newer towers, strong demand.
- ShinjukuThe west hub — enormous rental demand, Kagurazaka prestige vs Kabukicho risk.
- SumidaSkytree-side east — tourism + redevelopment, rising minpaku interest.
- TaitoUeno/Asakusa — tourism core, the city’s STR heartland.
- ToshimaIkebukuro hub — heavy footfall, strong small-unit and STR demand.
Outer wards
- AdachiThe cheapest way into the 23 — high paper yields, the thinnest liquidity.
- ArakawaSmall, quiet, cheap — yield play with limited resale depth.
- EdogawaFar east, family-sized and affordable — local demand, slow liquidity.
- ItabashiWorking-class north — some of the strongest gross yields inside the 23.
- KatsushikaOld-Tokyo east — low prices, local demand, patient exits.
- KitaAkabane access, cheaper entry, steady rental demand.
- NerimaBig, green and residential — family rents, gentle prices, slow liquidity.
- OtaHaneda-side and huge — Den-en-chofu prestige beside cheaper south stock.
- SuginamiBeloved residential west — Koenji/Asagaya charm, durable rents.