Guides, market analyses, taxation, Airbnb licences, cities and architecture — by the immoJapon team.
How to open a bank account in Japan as a foreigner: accessible banks, required documents, resident vs non-resident rules, and how investors…
2026-07-16 AchatCondo fees in Japan: kanrihi, repair reserve fund, 2026 averages, planned increases and the real impact on your yield. Expert guide with…
2026-07-14 MarchéIn Japan the building depreciates to almost zero in 20-30 years while the land holds its value. Understand why and buy accordingly — 2026…
2026-07-13 AchatSelling property in Japan: brokerage vs buyout, the resale steps, every seller's cost, capital-gains tax and how a non-resident sells…
2026-07-12 Villes & quartiersInvesting in Sapporo: low prices, 5-7% yields, record winter tourism and the Rapidus effect. Districts, a worked case and pitfalls for…
2026-07-11 MarchéNew or old property in Japan (shinchiku vs chuko): depreciation, warranties, tax, yield, financing. The complete comparison to choose…
2026-07-10 Villes & quartiersInvesting in Yokohama: prices 30-50% below Tokyo, 4-6% gross yields, new direct lines to Shibuya and where to buy. The complete guide for…
2026-07-09 Villes & quartiersInvesting in Nagoya: low entry prices, 4-6% gross yields, Toyota industry, the Linear project and where to buy. The complete guide for…
2026-07-08 AchatBuying an apartment in Japan (a mansion condo): types, monthly fees, due diligence, budget and costs under 6%. The 2026 expert guide with a…
2026-07-06 MarchéWeak yen and Japanese real estate: how a strong euro or dollar boosts your buying power, and how to manage currency risk on resale. Clear…
2026-07-05 Guides pratiquesA glossary of Japanese real estate vocabulary: 30+ key transaction terms (listing, contract, fees, financing, architecture) translated and…
2026-07-05 Guides pratiquesCan't travel? Have the agent tour the property on video. Full remote naiken checklist: damp, structure, noise, transport, jūyō jikō…
2026-07-05 Visas & expatriationJapan's digital nomad visa (6 months) requires roughly ¥10M/year of income and an eligible nationality. Rules, what it allows, and why…
2026-07-05 AchatHidden defects in Japan property: how the 2020 reform changed kashi tanpo into keiyaku futekigo sekinin, deadlines, buyer remedies and the…
2026-07-05 MarchéRecord tourism in Japan (42.7M visitors): hotel strain, regulated short-term rental boom. Winning cities and real yield vs the hype. Clear…
2026-07-05 Guides pratiquesThe toki-bo, Japan's land registry: its 3-part structure, how to get it for ~600 yen and what it reveals before you buy property in Japan.
2026-07-05 FiscalitéAccommodation tax in Japan (shukuhaku-zei): which cities charge it, per-night rates, who collects it, and the real impact for Airbnb hosts…
2026-07-05 Guides pratiquesThe shihō shoshi registers the transfer of ownership at the land register on settlement day. Duties, fees, difference with a Western…
2026-07-05 Visas & expatriationPermanent residence in Japan (eijūken): rules (10 years or HSP), the 2026-2027 tightening with possible revocation, and what it really…
2026-07-05 Villes & quartiersJapan ski resort real estate Niseko Hakuba: foreign-driven market, high ski ADR, freehold for life, seasonality and snow dependence. The…
2026-07-05 ArchitectureRelocating a kominka via ichiku: dismantle an old timber farmhouse, move it and rebuild it. Feasibility, cost, miyadaiku craftsmen and…
2026-07-05 ArchitectureJapanese tsuboniwa garden: create a small courtyard garden in a machiya, choose stones, moss and tsukubai, understand its value and…
2026-07-05 Villes & quartiersInvesting in Okinawa: resort market in Naha, Onna, Ishigaki and Miyako, freehold ownership, Airbnb yields and risks from typhoons and US…
2026-07-05 Villes & quartiersInvesting in Kanazawa: machiya cheaper and less saturated than Kyoto, geisha districts, Kenroku-en, preserved heritage. Strengths, rental…
2026-07-05 Villes & quartiersInvesting in Fukuoka: rising population, low entry cost vs Tokyo, Hakata, Tenjin and Ōhori districts, higher yields and the city's startup…
2026-07-05 AchatReal estate auctions in Japan: the kyobai court process, the 3-piece document set, the possible discount and the risks to know before you…
2026-07-05 MarchéJapan demographics and real estate: population is shrinking, yet metros capture jobs and youth. Where property value truly holds, and where…
2026-07-05 Guides pratiquesKasai hoken (fire) all but mandatory, jishin hoken (earthquake) an optional state-run add-on: cover, price, obligations. The full guide for…
2026-07-05 Villes & quartiersBuying in the Japanese countryside: satoyama, rural akiya, akiya banks. Tell dead rural from accessible tourist rural, dodge the traps…
2026-07-05 Visas & expatriationBusiness manager visa Japan (keiei kanri) and real estate: buying property grants NO visa. 2025 reform, higher capital, GK vs KK, and the…
2026-07-04 Fiscalitékotei shisan-zei 1.4% + toshi keikaku-zei 0.3%: how Japan's annual property tax is calculated, the 1/6 residential-land relief and a full…
2026-07-04 ArchitectureJapanese architecture styles: minka, kominka, machiya, sukiya, gassho-zukuri. Recognise each style, its strengths and constraints when…
2026-07-04 AchatShakuchiken (leasehold land right): buying the building without the land, 30-50% discount, ground rent, hard financing. Your guide to the…
2026-07-04 Visas & expatriationMoving to Japan by buying a house: buying property grants NO visa or residence right. The real routes to settle and what a property…
2026-07-04 MarchéEarthquakes, typhoons, floods: assess a property's natural-disaster risk in Japan with the hazard map, the shin-taishin (1981) seismic…
2026-07-04 InvestissementAirbnb yield in Japan by city: the legal regime (minpaku 180 nights, Osaka tokku, ryokan-gyō) matters more than ADR. Yield drivers and how…
2026-07-04 MarchéJapan property prices 2026: big cities up, rural areas down, weak yen and record tourism. Where to buy and how to read the market without…
2026-07-04 FiscalitéReselling in Japan: ≈39% if held ≤5 years, ≈20% beyond. Understand the jōto shotoku calculation, non-resident withholding and the…
2026-07-04 RénovationJapan's 1981 seismic code (shin-taishin) separates safe buildings from earthquake risks. How to check the date, run a taishin shindan…
2026-07-04 Guides pratiquesDecode a SUUMO or HOME'S listing: 3LDK, madori, tsubo, chikunen, toho, fees. The complete glossary to read a Japanese property listing with…
2026-07-04 Villes & quartiersHigashiyama, Gion, Nishijin, Kamigyō, Sakyō, Kyoto Station: a district guide for buyers, with entry tickets, uses and heritage constraints…
2026-07-04 AchatThe jūyō jikō setsumei is the legal document handed over before any contract in Japan. What it contains, the watch points and the grid of…
2026-07-04 Villes & quartiersWhich Tokyo wards are truly affordable? Real yields by investor profile, prices, a tight market: the clear, practical guide to investing in…
2026-07-04 Villes & quartiersThe Osaka market, districts (Chūō, Kita, Naniwa, Nishinari, Tennōji) and one unique edge: 365-day Tokku Minpaku. Your guide to investing in…
2026-07-04 InvestissementIncome property in Japan (ippon-mono): concrete vs wood, gross/net yield, occupancy, depreciation, major repairs and cash financing for…
2026-07-04 InvestissementManage a rental or Airbnb in Japan from abroad: management firms, real commissions, contracts, tax agent and the pitfalls to avoid.
2026-07-04 FinancementFinancing a Japan property purchase from abroad: cash, SWIFT vs Wise transfers, yen/euro currency risk, anti-money-laundering paperwork and…
2026-07-04 AchatYes, a foreigner can buy a house in Japan without a visa or residence, in full freehold. But buying grants no right to stay: here is the…
2026-07-04 FiscalitéA property in Japan is subject to Japanese inheritance tax, even for non-residents. Deduction, 10-55% scale, valuation and the France-Japan…
2026-07-04 Visas & expatriationSetting up a company in Japan to invest: gōdō gaisha (GK) vs kabushiki kaisha (KK), costs, ~30-34% corporate tax, banking and the visa link…
2026-07-04 InvestissementAirbnb operating costs in Japan: OTA fees, management company, cleaning, consumables, lodging tax and insurance. A sample P&L in % to go…
2026-07-04 Guides pratiquesThe complete checklist before signing in Japan: property due diligence, legal, financial, technical (seismic) and tax checks. Print it…
2026-07-04 RénovationArchitects and craftsmen in Japan: who does what, how to find a kenchikushi and a komuten, read a mitsumori quote and run a renovation…
2026-07-04 FiscalitéProperty depreciation in Japan: 22-year life for wood, 47 for concrete, buildings only, the used-asset formula and its effect on taxable…
2026-07-04 Achat1 yen akiya: why these houses are nearly free, how akiya banks work, and the true all-in cost. Our decision grid to avoid the free-house…
2026-07-04 Airbnb & licencesAirbnb in Kyoto: Japan's strictest city. minpaku limited to a winter window in residential zones, ryokan-gyō licence for 365 days, and a…
2026-07-04 AchatHow a Japanese real estate agency works: commission capped at 3%, the licensed agent, and dual agency with its conflicts of interest. Your…
2026-07-04 AchatBuying land in Japan: freehold for foreigners, zoning, non-rebuildable land, road access, servicing and costs. Your complete guide before…
2026-07-04 InvestissementBuying a working ryokan in Japan: ryokan-gyo licence, business transfer, staff and okami, per-room valuation, due diligence and cash…
2026-07-04 Airbnb & licencesThe kan'i shukusho simple-lodging licence under Japan's ryokan gyō-hō: year-round rentals with no night cap — zoning, floor-area rules…
2026-07-03 Airbnb & licencesHow to register a minpaku in Japan: the 180-night cap, mandatory manager, fire-safety notice, condo bylaws and local ordinances in Kyoto…
2026-07-03 Fiscalité20.42% withholding, annual tax return kakutei shinkoku, mandatory tax agent nōzei kanrinin, deductible expenses and depreciation: how…
2026-07-03 FiscalitéAgency commission, acquisition tax fudōsan shutoku-zei, registration, shihō shoshi fees: every cost of buying property in Japan, with a…
2026-07-03 FinancementOnly residents with a salaried job in Japan can get a Japanese mortgage. Banks, criteria, 2026 rates and honest alternatives for…
2026-07-03 RénovationMachiya and kominka renovation budget, item by item: kawara tile roof, structure, taishin hokyō seismic reinforcement, plumbing. Ranges in…
2026-07-03 Airbnb & licencesOsaka's tokku minpaku: year-round Airbnb with no 180-night cap — 2-night minimum stays, 25 m² rule, city certification nintei, and how it…
2026-07-03 Villes & quartiersReal machiya prices in Kyoto, where to buy (Gion, Nishijin), the keikan jōrei landscape rules, the ryokan-gyō licence and rental returns…
2026-07-03 AchatWhere and how to buy an akiya in Japan: municipal akiya banks, the true cost of 1-yen houses, the pitfalls to avoid (location, saikenchiku…
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