Japan Chubu Region Off-Grid Guide 2026: All 9 Prefectures

The complete Chubu region set: the region guide with every prefecture mapped and ranked and the national rules, plus the full guide for all 9 prefectures, in one download.

What each guide covers: rents and who lives there; the national and prefecture rules on small homes, trailer houses, composting toilets, johkaso septic tanks, farmland conversion, city planning control areas and building confirmation, with the number to call; temperatures, rainfall and sun; where to check natural hazards; and how the area scores for rules, water, sun and elbow room.

Instant PDF download. After checkout you get a download link by email. Letter-size pages, made to read on screen or print at home. Data compiled October 2026 from the Statistics Bureau of Japan (2023 estimates and Housing and Land Survey), TerraClimate and PVGIS, with national law and each prefecture's ordinances and guidance read and linked, scored with the Alt Ordo Freedom Score (0–10). Metric units; money figures in yen.