What Migiwa does
汀 AI Concierge
24/7 Availability
Ask anytime, from any time zone — Migiwa never closes and never keeps you waiting for office hours.
70+ Languages, Voice & Chat
Speak or type in English, Japanese, or any of over 70 supported languages. Migiwa answers in kind, by voice or text.
Live REINS Market Data
Pricing and availability grounded in Japan's official real estate database and TokyoExpat's own building data — not the open web.
Human Handoff
When you're ready, Migiwa connects you directly to a Tokyo Governor–licensed broker for viewings, negotiation, and contracts.
How it works
Three Steps
01
Ask Migiwa
Open the chat or voice widget from any page on TokyoExpat.tokyo and ask about neighborhoods, budgets, lease terms, purchase due diligence, or how property transactions work in Japan.
02
Get a grounded answer
Migiwa answers using live REINS market data and TokyoExpat's own building database — with real figures, not guesses.
03
Move to a human when you're ready
Migiwa hands you off to Yasuhiro Maruyama for viewings, negotiation, and contract review — with the full context of your conversation already in hand.
Frequently asked
About Migiwa
Is TokyoExpat's advisory available online, before I arrive in Japan?
Yes. Migiwa, TokyoExpat's AI concierge, is available 24 hours a day by voice or chat in 70+ languages, so you can start your search, compare renting versus buying, and shortlist neighborhoods before you land. And when you're ready for a human, founder and CEO Yasuhiro Maruyama personally takes free consultation calls online — no office visit or trip to Japan required.
What can Migiwa answer?
Migiwa answers questions across both renting and buying in Tokyo — rental customs like key money (礼金), deposits (敷金), and guarantor companies, as well as purchase due diligence, building structure, and contract terms — plus live pricing and availability drawn from REINS market data and TokyoExpat's building database.
How is Migiwa different from asking ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude directly?
General AI assistants are trained on public web data and can't see current listings, live REINS transaction records, or TokyoExpat's own building database — so they're limited to generic, often outdated explanations of how Japanese real estate works. Migiwa is grounded in that live market data, and — unlike a general AI assistant — can hand you directly to Yasuhiro Maruyama, a Tokyo Governor–licensed real estate broker, to actually view properties, negotiate, and sign. A general AI can explain what key money is; it can't get you into an apartment.
Does Migiwa replace a licensed real estate agent?
No. Migiwa handles questions and initial research; viewings, price negotiation, and contract review are carried out by Yasuhiro Maruyama, a Tokyo Governor–licensed real estate broker (宅建士, License No. 113471) at Edo Partners K.K.
What languages does Migiwa support?
Migiwa supports over 70 languages by voice and text, including English and Japanese.
Is there a fee to use Migiwa?
No. Migiwa is free to use, and the first human consultation with TokyoExpat is also free of charge.
Book a Human Consultation
Or look for the Migiwa icon in the corner of any TokyoExpat.tokyo page to start chatting now.