The average price of land for commercial use outside Japan's three largest metropolitan areas — Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya — has risen for the first time since 1991, with an influx of foreign tourists reviving the country's real estate market, government data showed Thursday.

The price was up 0.3 percent from a year earlier as of July 1.

It was also boosted by redevelopment projects in relatively large cities, according to data released by the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry.