Are you looking for real-estate for sale in Japan?

Yesterday, I showed a trendy apartment in Minamiaoyama of Minato-ku to a French Embassy personnel who just arrived in Japan.   I am writing this not only because I want to introduce a beautiful rental apartment in a very popular district of  Tokyo, but also because I want you to know that I sometimes handle a rental apartment or a house to look for an occupant upon an owner’s request.  As a matter of fact, the owner of Land Minamiaoyama is our client and has purchased this property in this past May.

Land MinamiaoyamaLand Minamiaoyama 2

Aoyama 1 chome Crossing

The room is well-maintained and beautiful and comes with shining hardwood floor, white wallpaper, and latest equipment.  Also, it has a nice view of Roppongi, Nishiazabu, and Aoyama from a living room and a bedroom.   I am sure that the room will bring you so much comfort with proximity to so many activities and entertainments.   Personally, I like Aoyama so much because I can walk to the Tokyo Metropolitan Gym (public) from Aoyama.   In addition, there are many world’s first-class companies in Aoyama.  The owner is willing to negotiate about rental terms.  So, if you have any questions, please contact me.

Land Mimamiaoyama seen from a bedroom

Land Minamiaoyama seen from living room

Land Minamiaoyama Living Room

 

Land Minamiaoyama - view from living room

Land Minamiaoyama - gas cooking stove

Land Minamiaoyama - kitchen

Land Minamiaoyama - Lavatory

Land Minamiaoyama - Japanese style bath

Land Minamiaoyama - neighborhood

Dear international investors,

Tokyo Sky Tree is under construction.   It is scheduled to complete in 2011.   As of today, it is 126-meter tall.  

Tokyo Sky Tree under construction

Tokyo Sky Tree under construction 2

The about-610-meter-tall (!) TV tower is in Oshiage of Sumida-ku which is east of famous Asakusa.   Looking from Asakusa, Oshiage is over Sumida River.  Oshiage is within a walking distance of popular commercial districts, such as, Asakusa, Riyogoku, and Kinshicho.  Althoug it has good access to those popular sites, it is not so known among people.   On the contrary, it looks underdeveloped.   Very little development has occured on Oshiage for at least the last 30 years.

Tokyo Sky Tree under construction 3

Tokyo Sky Tree under construction 4

Oshiage consists mostly of low-rise apartment buildings and of old detached houses.   There is a local shopping street, but much of the town looks so inactive.   According to a local ramen maestro who has been keeping a small ramen shop for the last 33 years, Oshiage was far more populas than now with then-flourishing textile and printing businesses which have recently drained into Asian countries.    Also, I have learned from the ramen maestro that Japan’s first ready-mixed concrete plant was where Tokyo Sky Tree is about 100 years ago and that it provided ready-mixed concrete to Tokyo and helped Tokyo become westernized then.  

Oshiage station

Oshiage station 2

Oshiage station 3Oshiage station 4

Oshiage station 5

local ramen shop in Oshiage - thank you for teaching me history of Oshiage!

Dear International investors,

I went to survey an investment property in Oshiage of Sumida-ku. 

Its main features are as follows.

Type: Apartment Building (total number of units is 14)

Price: 160,000,000 yen

Location: Oshiage, Sumida-ku

Station: 3-min walk to Oshiage station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line)

Land: 138.78 sq. meters

Floor area: 382.28 sq. meters

Structure: RC

Current operation rate: 94.9%

Current annual return: approx. 13,416,000 yen

Current yield: 8.39%

Built in: 1987

Coverage: 80%

FAR: 300%

investment property in Oshiage

investment property in Oshiage 2

This northeast-of-Tokyo neighborhood is well connected to other areas by Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line (e.g. 21 mins to Hanzomon station) and is within a walking distance of Asakusa, Riyogoku, and Kinshicho.

The apartment building itself may be nothing more than an attractive investment opportunity with a good yield.  But the value of the whole neighborhood may change drastically in near future due to Tokyo Sky Tree (about 610 meters tall).

Tokyo Sky Tree is under construction on the other side of Oshiage station and is going to complete in 2011.  Currently, the neighborhood consists mostly of low-rise apartment buildings and some old detached houses.  But it is posting good potentiality because of its proximity to the tower and commercial zones, such as, Asakusa and Kinshicho.

Please let me know, if you are interested in this property.

Tokyo Sky Tree under construction

Tokyo Sky Tree under construction 2

Dear international investors,

I went to survey an apartment building for investment in Sakado in Saitama Prefecture.

investment property in Sakado

Its main features are as follows.

Price: 68,000,000 yen

Location: Sakado City, Saitama

Station: 10-min walk to Sakado station (Tobu Tojo Line)

Land: 209.86 sq.meters

Coverage: 60%

FAR: 200%

Total Floor Area: 418.53 sq. meters

Structure: RC / 4 stories

Apartment Type: 15 units (14  x  studio + 1 x family unit)

Estimated Yield: 12.0% (monthly revenue: approx. 680,000 yen, anual revenue: approx. 8,160,000 yen)

Built in March 25th, 1998

You may be wondering where Sakado is.    It is a suburb northwest of Tokyo and is about 45 mins from Ikebukuro by Tobu Tojo Line.   Like other satellite cities of Tokyo, Sakado is growing in number.

Dear international investors,

I went to survey land and some buildings on it in Omotesando  at my client’s request.   Omoesando is hugely popular not only among Japanese people but also among international ones.  Trendy fashion boutiques and international restaurants are abundant in this area; and you can recognize so many fashion brands  and international fast-food chains in Omotesando.

The footpath on which my client wanted to have a restaurant is a prime location of Omotesando.   It runs through a corner block in the popular Minamiaoyama 3-chome.  European restaurants and hair cut salons are crowding the footpath.   I am positive that many people are actually very interested to have their own business there.    Unfortunately, my client is one of many.

a popular footpath in Omotesando

popular footpath in Omotesando

an ex-restaurant in Omotesando

We have a solicitor, “Gyoseisyoshi”, in the office and we are providing services to foreign clients on permanent resident visa in Tokyo. We can do “free” permanet visa apply for you under condition of buying a house or apartment in the future.

We receive JPY 150,000 for your application in advance, but in the future when you buy a house or apartment from us, we will give you this cash back. (Of course, we will receive comission from you for the brokarage of the real estate. 3.15%)

When you have a permanent visa, you can get better conditions from major banks. Also, we are doing same services for person who wants to get a spouse visa.

Link to Ministry of Justice →　http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/index.html

If you have a plan to buy a house, just apply permanent visa first, then buy it!!

 
mukai

Dear international investors,

I went to view Shuwahijirizaka Residence today.  It is a nicely-renovated, cozy apartment in Mita of Minato-ku.  It is in a very good condition with first-class furniture and electric appliances. 

Shuwahijirizaka Residence

Shuwahijirizaka Residence

bedroom

view of dining & kitchen from bedroom

bathroom

bathroom 2

sink (bathroom)

stove

kitchen sink

kitchen hood

entrance hall

entrance hall 2

corridor

view from balcony

a small shrine by the apartment building

Area Information:

7-min walk to JR Tamachi station (Yamanote Line) — 7 mins to Tokyo station, 2 mins to Shinagawa station, 13 mins to Shibuya station, and 19 mins to Shinjuku station

5-min walk to Keio University

5-min walk to Peacock (a grocery store)

3-min walk to Keiyo D2 (a home appliance shop)

10-min walk to Minato-ku Sports Center

view of an investment apartment building in Ichikawa

Specifications are as follows:

Price: approx. 500,000,000 yen

Location: Tomihama, Ichikawa

Transportation: 9-min walk to Myoden station (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line)

Structure: RC / 6 stories

Built in: 1988

Land: 954,31 sq. meters

Total Floor Area: 1,870,64 sq. meters

Land Restrictions: 60% (land) & 200% (FAR)

Monthly revenue: approx. 45,000,000 yen

Yield (gross): 9.05%

Yield (net): 8.27%

view from an 500,000,000-yen apartment building in Ichikawa

view from an apartment building in Ichikawa

view from an apartment building in Ichikawa

corridor of apartment building in Ichikawa

an interesting real-estate is now for sale

an interesting real-estate is for sale

It is a 4-story small commercial building with about 37 sq. meters for each floor.    Its details are as follows:

Price: 128,000,000 yen

Location: Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Land: 37.4 sq. meters

Floor area: 142.2 sq. meters

Coverage: 80%

FAR: 400%

Completion: 1996

Current rental revenue: 7,110,000 yen

Transportation: 11-min walk to Shibuya station (JR Yamanote Line) & 5-min walk to Shinsen station (Tokyu Inogashira Line)

It is interesting because of its prime location:  it is in-between most crowded areas of Shibuya and Shoto (one of the most exclusive residential neighborhoods in Japan).  Also, the real estate is currently on an about 15-meter wide street, but the street is going to be widened for the next three years and traffic of people will increase greatly.

a bar is on 1st floor

this street on which real-estate stands will be widened

a picture of skyscraper buildings at Shinjuku station

Dear international investors,

Shinjuku is one of the most crowded places in the world.  

Over 700,ooo passengers use Shinjuku station (for 7 train lines by 5  railway companies) on average every day.  It is the largest train station in the world in terms of the number of users.   While serving as a center of retail business of Japan, it is always bustling with and energized by commuters from western suburbs of  Tokyo and tourists from overseas.  

Roughly speaking, it is in the center of a vast commercial area with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Japan’s conglomerates’ buildings on its west, departments and fashion boutiques on its east, and restaurants and entertainments on its north.

a picture of Yasukuni Street

 Almost all kinds of cuisines and entertainments are available in the region.   Also, most of them are reasonably priced. 

In particular, Kabukicho is a famous and infamous red-light district.  You will probably be dazzled by never- cease-to-flash neon signs.  No other area or town in the world is so bright as Kabukicho at 3 a.m. in morning.  Kabukicho used to be known for unsafeness.  However, thanks to the country’s goverment’s recent efforts to crack down on gangster groups, it is said that the area is now far safer than before.  Still, it is advisable that you be careful when you visit Kabukicho because it is very differnt from the rest of Japan where you can get your wallet back even after leaving it somewhere.

a picture of Kabukicho in a daytime