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Tokyo · For overseas buyers and investors
We help you buy property in Japan.
Finding the building, checking it, getting the bank loan, and managing the rent after you buy. One team in Tokyo handles all of it, in English, Chinese and Japanese.
We serve individual and corporate clients worldwide, with end-to-end service for residential and commercial real estate in Japan.
Kylin holds a PhD in architecture from Tokyo Tech and has lived in Tokyo for more than fifteen years. Before founding her own company she designed and developed property for Daiwa House, GARDE and the Mitsubishi Estate group. Today her company owns more than ten buildings in Tokyo, and she helps overseas buyers and investment teams buy, finance and run property in Japan.
Dr. KylinFounder · PhD in Architecture, Tokyo TechFormer Designer, Google Global Workplace DesignFluent in English, Chinese & Japanese
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Why Tokyo
Why invest in Tokyo, and why now.
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Safety
One of the safest major cities in the world.
Low crime and orderly streets keep neighborhoods desirable and property values steady.
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Tenants
Reliable, high-quality tenants.
Rent is paid on time, and most leases are backed by a rent-guarantee company.
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Management
A mature, stable management system.
Professional property managers, strict building standards and long-term repair plans keep buildings in good order.
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The yen
A historically weak yen.
At about ¥158 to the dollar, a Tokyo building costs roughly half in dollars what it did in 2012.
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Our team
Someone you trust on the ground.
Dr. Kylin and our Tokyo team check every building in person and see each purchase through, from the first viewing to the keys.
¥2B+
Tokyo acquisition closed for a US investment team
50%+
of the price financed by a Japanese bank, for a foreign-owned buyer
10+
buildings our own company owns in Tokyo
15+
years living and working in Tokyo
How can we help you?
Everything between “I want to buy in Japan” and the first rent payment.
Buying alone, as a family, or as a group or fund. We work for the buyer.
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Check it and do the paperwork
Building and legal checks before you commit, a licensed Japanese broker on the deal, and contracts explained line by line in your language.
Finance
Get a Japanese bank loan
Foreign buyers are often told Japanese banks won’t lend. We know which lenders review overseas and foreign-owned buyers, prepare the application and negotiate the terms with you.
Manage
Set up, tax and cash flow
Company setup if you need one, a tax accountant, a property manager, and a monthly view of what the building earns.
37,000,000
people live in Greater Tokyo, one of Asia’s deepest rental and resale markets.
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Track record
A US investment team buys three Tokyo buildings in one package.
¥2B+
They had capital and no people on the ground in Japan. We were their team in Tokyo from the first viewing to closing.
Learn more- ISourced and negotiated three buildings as a single purchase.
- IISecured Japanese bank financing for more than half the price, for a foreign-owned company.
- IIICoordinated the licensed brokerage, legal work and documents.
- IVSet up tax management for the holding structure.
Where the largest capital is going
The world’s largest private equity firm is putting $15 billion into Japanese real estate.
In March 2026, the world’s largest private equity firm announced a $15 billion commitment to Japanese property over three years, focused on Tokyo and Osaka, citing supply and demand as strong as anywhere in the world.
$15B
planned over the next three years in Japan (announced March 2026)
¥400B
one Tokyo acquisition in December 2024, the largest real estate purchase ever made in Japan by a foreign investor
$16B
of Japanese real estate the same firm has bought since 2013
Figures from public reporting. We have no affiliation with the firm.
Why now
In dollars, the same Tokyo building costs about half what it did in 2012.
In 2012 one US dollar bought about ¥80. In September 2026 it buys about ¥158. The building didn’t get cheaper in yen, but it did in dollars.
You collect rent in yen now. If the yen strengthens later, the currency gain comes on top.
Learn moreA ¥100M Tokyo building, priced in US dollars
2012
$1.25M
Today
≈ $0.63M
At ¥80 (2012) and ¥158 (September 2026) per dollar. For illustration only.
Invest with us
Co-invest in the Tokyo projects we run.
For qualified investors, we may share selected Tokyo projects that we source and manage. Any offering is made only through separate documents and in line with the laws that apply.
- Projects we own or co-own ourselves
- Local bank financing already in place
- Regular reporting on rent and costs
About
Dr. Kylin
Kylin holds a PhD in architecture from Tokyo Tech and has lived in Tokyo for more than fifteen years. Before founding her own company she designed and developed property for Daiwa House, GARDE and the Mitsubishi Estate group. Today her company owns more than ten buildings in Tokyo, and she helps overseas buyers and investment teams buy, finance and run property in Japan.
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- PhD in Architecture, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- US academia
- Visiting Scholar at a top public research university
- Teaching
- Research supervisor, Waseda University
- Industry
- Daiwa House · GARDE · Mitsubishi Estate group (Hmlet Japan)
- Former Designer, Google Global Workplace Design
- License
- ArchiRin Co., Ltd. — licensed real estate brokerage, Tokyo Governor (1) No. 111106
- Community
- President, Hunan General Chamber of Commerce in Japan
- Languages
- Fluent in Chinese, Japanese & English
Our office
In the Ginza area of central Tokyo.
Our office is in Chuo-ku, two subway stops from Ginza. Visit us when you are in Tokyo and we will walk you through the market in person.
3-14-4 Tsukishima, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0052, Japan
Private consultation
Contact
Tell us what you want to buy.
A budget, a city, or just a question. Kylin replies personally, usually within one business day.