部屋探し heya-sagashi — apartment hunting, done for you

We find your apartment. You pay us, not the agency.

Tell us where you commute and your max budget. We search the market and phone agencies in polite Japanese to confirm each listing is real, still available, and open to foreign residents — then email you the results within 24–48 hours. ¥4,980 flat. No commission, no success fee: we work for you, not the agency. If we can't confirm a single listing, you get a full refund.

Start my search — free to submit

Results arrive anonymized — you pay only to unlock them. The introduction to the agency is always free.

Listing 1 — Nakano ward

¥118,000 + ¥8,000 admin fee

1K · ~25 m² · built in the 2010s

→ Shibuya 19 min · → Shinjuku 11 min

2nd floor+ · separate bath/toilet · foreigner-friendly guarantor plan

🔒 Address, station and agency unlock after payment — that's how the search stays paid for by you alone, and by no one else.

How it works

Three steps. You never talk to an agency until we've already done the work.

ichi · YOU TELL US

Commute + budget

Up to three places you need to reach — office, school, partner's office — plus your max monthly budget and move-in timing. Two minutes, free to submit.

free

ni · WE SEARCH + CALL

Confirmed by phone, not scraped

We scan the market, then phone each agency in Japanese to confirm the listing is real, still available, and accepts foreign applicants. 3–7 confirmed matches land in your inbox within 24–48 hours — anonymized: area, commute time, rent, layout.

results by email · 24–48 h

san · PAY TO UNLOCK

Unlock + get introduced

¥4,980 unlocks everything: addresses, stations, agency contacts, listing URLs and the total move-in cost of each match. We introduce you to the agency within 24 hours — the introduction is free, and licensed agents handle the lease from there.

¥4,980 flat · introduction ¥0

Start your search

Free to submit. You'll hear from us within 24–48 hours either way.

Submitting is free. Results by email within 24–48 hours; ¥4,980 only to unlock them. Zero confirmable listings → full refund.

One price. One promise.

No commission, no success fee, no lease mediation — licensed 宅建 (takken) real-estate agents handle every regulated step. What we sell is the search.

What you getPrice
Housing Match — market search, phone confirmations, full listing package with move-in cost breakdowns¥4,980
Introduction to the agencyalways ¥0
Zero confirmable listings within your budgetfull refund

Rent, deposit, key money and agency fees are paid to the agency and landlord as usual — we take no cut of any of them.

Whose side we're on

  • Never paid by agencies or landlords. No commission, no success fee, no kickbacks — our only revenue is your ¥4,980. When every listing pays us the same, the only thing left to optimize is your match.
  • Never mediates your lease or negotiates terms. Regulated acts belong to licensed 宅建 real-estate agents — we hand you to them and step back.
  • Never promises tenant screening or guarantor approval. Anyone promising you'll pass screening is selling something else.
  • Never sends unconfirmed listings. Bait listings (おとり物件) are rampant — every match we send was confirmed by phone, that day.
  • Always anonymized before payment: area, commute time, rent, layout — never address, station or agency. That's what keeps the price flat and the work honest.
  • Always a full refund if we can't confirm a single listing within your budget.
  • Always a free introduction — and after it, the agency treats you like any direct customer.

Same rules as everything NAKAMA does: a fixed price for the work, a free handoff to licensed professionals, and no outcome promises.

The next apartment you find in Japan shouldn't cost you a hundred phone calls.

Two minutes. Free to submit.

Start my search

¥4,980 to unlock results · introduction always free · zero confirmable listings = full refund.