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Japan: Housing Data by Prefecture (2003):
Home Ownership, House Size & Detached Housing

2003        
Prefecture Home Ownership Rate Average Size of House (M2) Share Detached Housinng
01 Hokkaido 56.3% 92.1 54.1%
02 Aomori 70.5% 125.4 77.1%
03 Iwate 69.9% 124.8 75.0%
04 Miyagi 60.5% 101.9 60.5%
05 Akita 77.0% 138.6 81.9%
06 Yamagata 75.6% 140.5 79.4%
07 Fukushima 68.4% 117.8 74.0%
08 Ibaraki 69.9% 107.2 74.5%
09 Tochigi 69.0% 109.6 74.8%
10 Gumma 70.3% 108.6 76.1%
11 Saitama 63.7% 85.7 56.3%
12 Chiba 64.0% 88.9 55.4%
13 Tokyo 44.5% 64.5 29.6%
14 Kanagawa 55.8% 75.8 42.5%
15 Niigata 74.6% 136.7 77.7%
16 Toyama 79.4% 156.5 80.6%
17 Ishikawa 68.5% 129.8 70.5%
18 Fukui 75.8% 146.6 77.5%
19 Yamanashi 69.3% 112.8 74.0%
20 Nagano 71.9% 128.6 76.6%
21 Gifu 73.1% 124.9 75.9%
22 Shizuoka 65.3% 104.3 67.3%
23 Aichi 58.4% 96.4 52.1%
24 Mie 75.1% 116.1 78.5%
25 Shiga 72.8% 120.9 70.2%
26 Kyoto 60.7% 88.2 56.3%
27 Osaka 51.7% 75.0 39.4%
28 Hyogo 63.1% 94.5 50.6%
29 Nara 71.9% 110.1 67.1%
30 Wakayama 72.7% 107.8 75.7%
31 Tottori 70.5% 127.4 74.5%
32 Shimane 72.7% 131.2 76.8%
33 Okayama 65.7% 109.4 70.4%
34 Hiroshima 60.2% 96.4 58.9%
35 Yamaguchi 65.8% 103.8 70.2%
36 Tokushima 70.6% 112.2 72.6%
37 Kagawa 69.9% 114.2 71.4%
38 Ehime 66.2% 101.8 72.4%
39 Kochi 64.4% 96.0 70.8%
40 Fukuoka 54.1% 86.6 49.5%
41 Saga 70.7% 120.2 75.2%
42 Nagasaki 64.8% 98.5 67.7%
43 Kumamoto 63.6% 100.8 67.5%
44 Oita 63.3% 101.2 66.7%
45 Miyazaki 66.8% 95.9 72.9%
46 Kagoshima 67.1% 89.4 72.9%
47 Okinawa 52.1% 77.4 46.0%
         
  Japan 60.9% 94.9 56.5%
         
Source: (Japan Statistical Yearbook: 2005) Statistical Survey Department, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

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