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Private round · Kyoto

Higashiyama Machiya

Certainty, before you visit

Everything that usually stalls a purchase in Japan is settled before the viewing. Six items are ready; two need you.

• 01
  Price evidence

  Comparable sales, not an appraisal: six transactions within 1.2 km since 2023, from the national transaction database. This home sits at the 62nd percentile per m² of land.

  Riengold research · see chart below
  Done
• 02
  Title and rights

  Freehold land and building, no mortgage, no easements. English summary of the land register.

  Checked by Ken Morita, judicial scrivener
  Done
• 03
  Disclosure summary

  English summary of the statutory disclosure. The formal explanation is given by a licensed agent over video before you sign.

  Misaki Takahashi, licensed agent (宅地建物取引士)
  Ready
• 04
  Identity and funds

  Passport and a bank letter confirming funds, required under Japan's anti-money-laundering law. With your consent, shared only with the seller's side; never sent abroad without it.

  Upload once · reused for every property
  Your turn
• 05
  Foreign exchange report

  Since April 2026 every purchase by a non-resident must be reported to the Bank of Japan within 20 days. The form is in Japanese; our resident agent files it for you.

  Prepared · filed after completion
  Ready
• 06
  Nationality at registration

  Required for every new owner from October 2026, with a certified passport copy. Recorded, not shown on the public register. Owners abroad also need a contact in Japan; we can be it.

  Ken Morita, judicial scrivener
  Ready
• 07
  Tax and management

  A tax agent in Japan, annual property tax, a 10-year cost view, and the tax on a future sale, which is lower after five years of holding. Management of the house while you are away.

  Rie Nakamura, tax accountant · Riengold management
  Ready
• 08
  Total cost

  Price, taxes, registration and our fee. Our fee is the legal maximum or less, with no consulting fee on top.

  See the table below
  Done
• 09
  How this round decides

  Refundable applications open 2 Nov; nothing binds you until the contract. Sealed final terms by 5 Nov, 17:00 JST. Every offer is reported to the seller. Decision 12 Nov; if no one is chosen, the home goes public.

  The rules are the same for every buyer
  Your turn

Where the price sits

Yen per m² of land, nearby sales since 2023. The brass point is this home.

Total cost

Estimates, before any negotiation. Taxes depend on the assessed value set by the city.

Three steps

Your advisors

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