Renting, buying or selling a warehouse in Tomakomai | Industrial park sale and lease prices, zoning and location as a logistics base
Tomakomai lies between Tomakomai Port, the largest port in Hokkaido by cargo volume, and New Chitose Airport. It is a key logistics hub where the Do-o Expressway, National Route 36, National Route 235 and the Hidaka Expressway meet. Warehouse demand is not easily affected by economic cycles, and both rentals and sales are stable. In this article, we use official city information and official land prices to explain what you need when renting, buying or selling a warehouse: the zoning district, industrial park prices and land price trends.
Zoning districts where warehouses can be built
Where a warehouse can be built depends on whether it is a “private warehouse” or a “commercial warehouse (warehousing business warehouse)”.
| Type | Zones where it can be built |
|---|---|
| Private warehouse (stores your own company’s goods) | Category 2 residential, quasi-residential, neighborhood commercial, commercial, quasi-industrial, industrial, exclusive industrial (Category 1 residential: 3,000 m² or less) |
| Commercial warehouse (warehousing business storing other people’s goods) | Quasi-industrial, industrial and exclusive industrial only |
If a transport or logistics company handles other companies’ goods, the building counts as a “commercial warehouse” and can only be used in a quasi-industrial zone or a more industrial zone. There have been cases where someone signed a contract for a property near a residential area after being told it “can be used as a warehouse”, and then could not register it as a commercial warehouse. You can check the zoning district from an address with the Tomakomai City Planning Information Service, but we recommend confirming with us or the city before signing a contract.
Industrial parks in Tomakomai and their prices
The prices of industrial parks listed in Tomakomai City’s business location guide are as follows (as listed in October 2026).
| Industrial park | Zoning district | Sale price | Lease price | Seller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomakomai Eastern Area (Tomato) | Exclusive industrial | ¥9,000 to ¥11,500/m² | On request | Tomato Co., Ltd. |
| Tomakomai Western Industrial Base | Exclusive industrial | ¥9,300/m² | From ¥30/m² per month | Tomakomai Port Development |
| Irifune and Ipponmatsu industrial parks | Exclusive industrial and others | ¥12,500 to ¥16,900/m² | From ¥40 to ¥55/m² per month | Tomakomai Port Development |
| Akeno Kita Industrial Park | Quasi-industrial | From ¥10,300/m² | From ¥35/m² per month | Tomakomai Port Development |
| Utonai Residential, Commercial and Industrial Park | Quasi-industrial | From ¥15,500/m² | From ¥60/m² per month | Tomakomai Port Development |
| Akeno Light Industrial Park, Numanohata Minami Industrial Park, Utonai Industrial Park, Kinsei New Town Light Industrial Park | Quasi-industrial / industrial | Inquire individually | Tomakomai City | |
Source: Tomakomai City business location guide. Inquiries: Corporate Policy Office, Industry and Economy Department, Tomakomai City (0144-32-6438). A feature of Tomakomai is the low lease price of ¥30 to ¥60/m² per month if you lease land and build your own warehouse. For 1,000 m² of land, that is ¥30,000 to ¥60,000 per month.
Industrial land prices have started to rise
In the 2026 official land price survey, industrial sites in Tomakomai rose.
| Site | Zoning district | Current use | 2026 ¥/m² | Change | 2021 ¥/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipponmatsucho | Industrial | Warehouse | 14,000 | +6.1% | 12,700 |
| Motonakanocho 2-chome | Industrial | Office | 16,300 | +3.8% | 15,200 |
Source: MLIT official land prices (2026). While commercial land in the center is falling, industrial land near the port is rising. For reference, industrial land in Chitose (Ryutsu 1-chome, warehouses and offices) is ¥20,000/m², up +11.1%, moving even more strongly because of the semiconductor factory. Warehouse land in Tomakomai is 30 to 40% cheaper than in Chitose and close to the port and expressways, so it offers good value as a logistics base.
What to check when renting a warehouse
- Zoning district and whether a commercial warehouse is allowed: As described above. First, sort out whether your business requires registration under the Warehousing Business Act
- Ceiling height, floor load and entrances: Use of forklifts and racks, access for large trucks and space to turn
- Electrical capacity: The contracted power capacity if you use freezer or refrigerated storage or processing machines
- Snow clearing: Whether the landlord or the tenant pays for clearing snow on the site. Tomakomai gets little snow, but snowdrifts caused by strong winds can block entrances
- Type of contract: A fixed-term business lease or an ordinary lease, and the terms for renewal and early termination
Steps to sell a warehouse or factory
- Free valuation. A warehouse is valued by adding the use value of the building (condition of the roof, floor and entrances) to the land price. “Can it be used right away?” matters more than the building’s age
- Surveys. You may need checks for asbestos (buildings from 2006 or earlier), soil contamination (former sites of factories, gas stations or dry cleaners), and confirmation of boundaries
- Brokerage contract and marketing. Buyers include not only local businesses but also many logistics companies and investors from Sapporo and mainland Japan, so we list properties on the real estate industry network (REINS) and on portal sites for business properties
- Sales contract and handover. If a tenant is in place, the lease is transferred to the buyer
Where to get advice on finding or selling a warehouse in Tomakomai
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Sale and lease of industrial park land | Corporate Policy Office, Industry and Economy Department, Tomakomai City | 0144-32-6438 |
| Checking the zoning district | Future Creation Strategy Office, Tomakomai City | 0144-32-6229 |
| Renting and selling existing warehouses, brokerage of business land | Banana House Inc. | +81-144-84-8958 (Japanese only) |
We are headquartered in Honkocho, Tomakomai, and broker warehouses, factories and business land. We also have information on warehouses that are not publicly listed and on land before buildings are demolished to make business land. If you tell us three things, the size, the use and your budget, we will look for candidates.
This page was machine-translated. The Japanese original prevails.
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Sources and data
- Data retrieved: 2026-10-05. All prices are official public data and do not include our own estimates.
Yuki Nakazawa (President, Banana House Inc.) reviewed the Japanese original of this article. As a licensed real estate broker, we follow the Japanese rules for real estate advertising.
