For people who love Japan

Own a home in JapanIn as Little as 90 DaysBuy 100% in English, from anywhere in the world.

🏡 Almost gave up - now they own their dream home!

"It's always been a dream for my wife and I to have a second home in Japan but with so many hiccups trying to get help from real estate companies on our own, we almost gave up! Until we remembered seeing Shuo Matsuo's videos and decided to reach out to the AkiyaHub team. The entire process from the initial video chat to the closing, assigning us a property manager, renovation team was ALL straightforward, incredibly easy, painless AND we felt very welcome. Thanks to the AkiyaHub team, we bought our first house in Japan!!!"

⚡️ Member to homeowner in just 4 weeks

"Once becoming a member, I wasted no time looking for potential properties to call my own in Japan. From my own experience, the path to purchasing my first house in Japan was easy through the step-by-step guidance of the AkiyaHub platform and staff. Within 4 weeks of becoming a member, I closed on my first house -- a beautiful property constructed by Panasonic Homes in a great neighborhood in beautiful (and greatly underrated, but let's keep it that way to hold back the horde of tourists) Shiga Prefecture; 20-minute walk to Seta River, and 30-minute walk to the southern portion of the great Biwa Lake. From Ishiyama train station, Kyoto is a quick 14-minute train ride, making this town a practical suburb of Kyoto, but without the overwhelming crowds. After closing on the purchase of this property, AkiyaHub staff helped me get connected with an insurance agent (for home insurance coverage), a contractor (for installation of air conditioning units and whole-house wall paper), and a property manager (to get utilities connected, pay utility bills and taxes, and to look in on the house when I am not in Japan). Also, after closing my first and second properties, AkiyaHub sent staff members to meet me each time to hand over the keys and documents to the houses once I am in Japan. For me, the membership was worth every cent I paid. Unreservedly, I can say this about AkiyaHub: what a great platform and staff! Highly recommended!"

🫶 So seamless, already recommending to friends

"I genuinely cannot express in a short, text-based review how incredible this entire process was. The website was super easy to sign up for and broken down into smaller commitments from exploration to closing that let me feel comfortable moving at my own pace. The property viewer was super easy to use and gave me quick snapshots of each property, with adjustable filters as we got closer to understanding what we were really looking for. And I'm sure I didn't dive into half of the features offered on the site. Now for the important part, the whole team was absolutely incredible. Nicole was so nice for our first call, I'm sure I asked a lot of silly questions, but she made me feel comfortable and walked through everything in clear, manageable steps. As we found a house we loved and started to pick up the pace, Nicole was very patient with the higher frequency of messages and questions. Mogi was also very helpful, and I'm sure we're not even aware of half of the hoops he had to jump through to make it feel seamless on our side. He supported an identity verification call and coordinated closing day, taking the time to break things down for me when I have very little understanding of Japanese or home-buying. Julie and Shu were both very nice in person, we met for the first time during the video interview. They seemed genuinely happy for us, and were super complimentary of the house. Videoing with them felt natural and like they tried to make it as stress-free as possible. Again, cannot recommend this team and what Shu has built enough. I have already recommended them to a close friend who is also looking, and will be back when we have additional property needs in the future."

💼 Multiple properties purchased with confidence

"Shu, and his team at Akiya Hub have been so wonderful. I have truly experienced what it is like purchasing properties (now multiple with Akiyahub) In Japan. It is incredibly dofficult navigating the Japanese culture with no experience. Shu and Akiya Hub made it possible. Hands down. I have even seen people balk at the expense of what this program offers but understand this isn't a discount service. They offer a premium bespoke experience tailored to each purchase. Believe me, If you are involved in Real estate in USA currently. You know how difficult that is. The process in Japan is tenfold and it is archaic 🤭. In my honest opinion. If you think you are going to come to Japan with 30k in your pockets….. this is a reality check. No matter what purchase point you are looking at I would anticipate spending 100k to obtain any home worth living in, all expenses (including remodel and travel expenses, lawyers, assistants [like Akiya Hub], scriveners etc.) If you are serious about buying an Akiya in Japan. Shu and Akiya Hub. Did such an amazing job. I'm blown away. I have also made some new friends. Thanks guys. 🙏😌 Arigato Gozaimasu."

🔁 Multiple properties purchased, planning more

"I have known Shu from when he first started as an individual helping people to buy property in Japan. I have watched him grow to what he is today with the founding of AkiyaHub, helping people worldwide to fulfill their dream of owning property in Japan. His honest and caring approach to helping people is what has made him the success that he is today. You can be sure that he will do his best for you in finding the property that suits your needs. Having bought a couple of properties with his help, I have been more than happy with his honesty and superb service. I look forward to purchasing more properties with his help!! Thank you very much, Shu for all that you have done for me, and I look forward to working with you in the near future."

💭 Lifelong dream realized: Simple & stress-free

"The team at AkiyaHub were amazing in helping me purchase my property in Japan. It's been my dream for a long time to have a home there and they really made the process streamlined and simple. The team is very responsive and great at answering questions (big thanks to Nicole for being so informative). They really take you step by step during the process from initially looking at houses all the way through to contracts and walking through the house once you're there in Japan. It's a very well oiled team and I cannot stress how simple and stress free the process was with their help."