Kumamoto is the odd one out in Kyushu. Prices here are going up, not down, because two TSMC chip factories landed just outside the city and pulled the market in two directions at once. Land near the factories is climbing fast. The rural south, the Aso caldera, and the Amakusa islands are still full of cheap houses. Which of those two markets you end up in comes down to where you look, and getting it wrong means either overpaying for the boom or walking straight past the bargains.

This 22-page report is for foreign buyers and investors who want to understand Kumamoto before they put money down. Inside:

• Where prices are actually rising, and where the cheap houses still are, area by area

• The 2026 government land-price figures behind the TSMC story, not the hype version

• Real short-stay rental numbers for Minami-Aso, Kurokawa Onsen, and Kumamoto City, plus long-term yields

• What the 2016 earthquakes should change about buying an older house, and what to check first

• How a purchase works, from the Akiya Bank to the capped agent fee, to the reporting step, non-residents now have to file

• A due diligence checklist, and the questions worth asking before you commit

It won't hand you a house. It will mean you walk into the process knowing what you're looking at.