From your first search to your first tenant — we handle every step of buying and owning property in Tokyo.
Every buyer's situation is different — but the fundamentals are the same. Find the property, close the deal, manage the asset. We do all of it.
We don't just forward listings. Our Tokyo team sources properties that match your goals — budget, ward, layout, yield potential — and presents them with full context: neighborhood notes, building age, management quality, and honest pricing analysis. You get a shortlist, not a haystack.
Once you've found a listing you like, we send a member of our Tokyo team to view the property in person. We document everything — photo notes, layout assessment, neighborhood context, building condition, light and noise — and walk you through it on a video call. You see the property through our eyes, with no flight required.
Our licensed brokerage partner submits offers, negotiates terms, and coordinates with the seller's agent — all in Japanese, all on your behalf. We handle counter-offers, condition setting, and timeline alignment so you don't have to navigate unfamiliar customs or language barriers.
Buying a property in Japan as an overseas buyer means coordinating two legal systems. We manage all of it — Japanese contracts, judicial scrivener registration (登記), escrow, fund transfers, and cross-border tax reporting awareness. Every document is translated. Every signature is coordinated. You don't touch the bureaucracy.
Most of our clients close fully remotely via power of attorney. It's safe, legal, and routine. But if you'd prefer to be there in person, we'll arrange for you to fly out at the final stage. We meet you at the airport, walk you through the property, sit with you at signing, and hand over the keys ourselves.
Owning a property overseas doesn't end at closing. Our management partners handle tenant placement, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and regular reporting — so you can own in Tokyo without being in Tokyo. We stay involved as your point of contact on the ground.
Owning property in Japan comes with annual tax obligations — fixed asset tax (固定資産税), city planning tax, and potential home-country reporting requirements. We coordinate payment of Japanese taxes and connect you with advisors who understand cross-border obligations so nothing falls through the cracks.
If you want to run your Tokyo property as a short-term rental, we handle the legal setup — minpaku (民泊) registration, ward-specific compliance, and listing optimization. From furnishing guidance to pricing strategy, we get your unit guest-ready and compliant from day one.
You can buy a Tokyo property without ever visiting. It's legal, the paperwork works, and we've helped clients do it. But for most buyers, we'd rather you fly out at least once — even at the final stage — because there is no substitute for standing in a room before you own it.
If you can't visit, we'll do everything we can to be your eyes and ears. If you can, we'll meet you at the airport.
Book a free strategy call and we'll talk through your situation, answer the obvious questions, and tell you honestly whether Tokyo property makes sense for you.