Included with the Newsletter, these tools help you research, compare, and plan your property purchase in Japan — built for foreign buyers who don’t speak Japanese.
| Property price | ¥15,000,000 |
| Real estate agent fee | ¥528,000 |
| Registration tax | ¥105,000 |
| Acquisition tax | ¥210,000 |
| Stamp duty | ¥40,000 |
| Judicial scrivener | ¥80,000 |
Buying property in Japan comes with fees, taxes, and costs that most buyers only discover at closing. The Budget Calculator models all of it upfront — so there are no surprises.
Japan has 47 prefectures — each with a different climate, cost of living, lifestyle, and property market. Answer a few questions and the Prefecture Finder scores all 47 against your priorities.
Japan's 730+ municipal akiya banks are scattered across local government websites — most in Japanese only. This directory centralises all of them, with English flags, subsidy details, and direct links.
A cheap home can look fine today — but the local school might close next year, or a hospital could open 15 minutes away. This map shows every planned development across Japan so you can see what the area will look like in 2–5 years.
Paste a Google Maps link and get an instant risk profile — 9 hazard types assessed from Japanese government data, with a composite score and severe alerts.
Enter any Japanese address and get a livability score — transport access, medical facilities, shopping, pharmacy, fuel. Everything you need to know about daily life before you commit.
Each week, we scan hundreds of listings from across Japan — and surface the 10 most interesting properties. Enriched with context, and ready to explore.
The Budget Calculator, Prefecture Finder, Akiya Bank Directory, Property Hazard Score, Neighbourhood Score, Future Development Map, and the weekly newsletter — plus every tool Akiya Labs builds next.
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