Subscription-type cabins open by Lake Yamanaka

A subscription-type holiday home development near Lake Yamanaka at Mt. Fuji opened on March 4. The 14 contemporary cabins are spread across a 13,000 sqm site and are a 10-minute walk from the shore.

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Japan's two-address systems for land and buildings

Lot numbers indicated on a cadastral map. Different to the postal addresses.

Did you know that buildings and land in Japan can have two addresses? One for registration identification purposes and another to be used as the postal address. While this won't affect your day-to-day life, it always comes up as a question from buyers when going over the contract of sale documents, so it may be worth explaining it in detail below.

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Hyatt Regency Tokyo on the market for 100 billion Yen

On February 28, the Nikkei Shimbun newspaper reported that the Odakyu Electric Railway company is considering the sale of the Hyatt Regency Tokyo hotel. The total sale proceeds of the hotel, along with partial ownership of a neighboring office building, could be in the 100 billion Yen (approx. US$870 million) range. Several funds have already expressed interest.

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Tokyo Apartment Sales in February 2022

The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of February 2022:

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Land prices continue to recover in 2021

Land prices are on the rise again, according to the latest quarterly LOOK Report published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). In the fourth quarter of 2021, a total of 55 of the 100 surveyed locations saw land prices increase. This is up from just 15 locations in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Omotesando's real estate market in 2021

Let’s take a quick look at how Omotesando’s residential real estate market for apartments has performed over the past 12 months.

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Apartment rents in Tokyo remain flat throughout pandemic

Unlike some other major cities across the world, average apartment rents in Tokyo have remained somewhat flat throughout the pandemic with little volatility.

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