Three highest prefecture rates cited in Japan’s 2023 Housing and Land Survey; % of housing stock, October 2023.
Japan Prefectures with the Highest Vacancy Rates, 2023 reports housing vacancy rate by prefecture for October 2023. The benchmark layout keeps 4 separately labelled measures distinct when units, populations or reference roles differ. The headline value was 21.2%, with 21.2% reported for Tokushima (joint highest). This is an explicit highest-three benchmark, not a full 47-prefecture ranking.
Source 1: Vacancy rate by prefecture, 2023 (highest rows)
Publisher: Statistics Bureau of Japan (MIC), via e-Stat
Dataset/table: Housing and Land Survey 2023 — vacancy rate by prefecture
Units: % of housing stock
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Supports the official values used for Japan Prefectures with the Highest Vacancy Rates, 2023.
Source 2: Final national housing-stock and vacancy results
Publisher: Statistics Bureau of Japan
Dataset/table: 2023 Housing and Land Survey — Basic Tabulation
Units: million dwellings / %
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Supports the official values used for Japan Prefectures with the Highest Vacancy Rates, 2023.
This is an explicit highest-three benchmark, not a full 47-prefecture ranking.
Values are taken from official Statistics Bureau of Japan (MIC), via e-Stat releases and compared only when definitions, periods and units are compatible.
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