The gross rental returns on apartments in Tokyo, Japan, averages around 5.54%. Smaller units have the highest yields. A 40 square metre (sq. m) apartment generates a yield of 5.90% while a 250-sq. m apartment has lower returns, at 5.21%.

Due to a lack of space in overpopulated Tokyo, apartments in the city centre have always been very expensive. On the average, apartments sell for around US$13,328 per sq. m.