About AkiyaScope

Our mission

Japan has an estimated 8.5 million vacant houses (akiya), and that number is growing every year. Many of these properties are available at remarkably low prices — sometimes under $10,000 — but finding them is nearly impossible for international buyers.

AkiyaScope bridges this gap. We aggregate property data from Japanese public records, municipal akiya bank programs, and court auction listings, present key details in English, add hazard assessments and investment scores, and display everything on an intuitive, map-based interface.

What makes us different

• 1.
  Multi-source aggregation — We collect property data from Japanese municipal programs and public records, deduplicating listings and showing you where each property is listed.
• 2.
  6-dimension scoring — Our proprietary algorithm evaluates rebuild potential, hazard safety, infrastructure, demographics, value, and condition to give each property a composite score from 0-100.
• 3.
  Hazard transparency — Every property includes seismic, flood, tsunami, and landslide risk data sourced from Japanese government hazard maps.
• 4.
  Walkability & demographics — See nearby amenities — train stations, convenience stores, hospitals — and whether the local population is growing or declining.

Our technology

Built with modern web technologies for speed and reliability. Our interactive maps are free to use with no limits. Geospatial search lets you explore by location, and our data pipeline collects property information from public sources across Japan.

Our data sources

Property listings on AkiyaScope are sourced from publicly accessible Japanese government programs and public records, including municipal akiya bank (空き家バンク) programs and court auction (BIT) listings. Each property shows its original source with a direct link so you can always verify details on the official listing page.

Hazard data comes from Japan's official J-SHIS seismic hazard maps, national flood and landslide hazard assessments, and government demographic surveys. All analysis and scores are our own independent calculations based on this public data.