Area research for home seekers and investors

Compare rent, prices, and commutes by neighbourhood.

Fudosan Soba helps you compare where to live or invest in Japan. Use the free map to check rent, purchase prices, commutes, and neighbourhood quality. For investment research, you can also compare yields, listing activity, sales activity, and price differences.

Fudosan Soba public map showing Tokyo rent levels by neighbourhood polygons
See how neighbourhoods differ at a glanceCompare prices, budget fit, commutes, and local quality on the same map.

Products

Compare places to live and invest.

Explore area prices, search by commute, check a specific property, or study the wider market. Each tool answers a clear question.

01 Price

Price maps

Compare rent and purchase levels by ward, town, and rail-line catchment.

Open the map
02 Commute

Commute area finder

Rank neighbourhoods by workplace access, budget, layout, and local quality.

Find commute areas
03 Property

Property checks

Check rent, price, yield, and buy-vs-rent decisions on the same data base.

Open property tools
04 Analytics

Price differences

See how prices change by building age, floor plan, and ward.

View the analysis

Why different

We show the data before you commit.

Most market data sites hide the first view behind a report or a contract. We show the maps, the method, and the caveats first, so you can judge what you are looking at before you go deeper.

01

Look closer

Detail down to the town

Compare prices and local quality by town, ward, rail line, and neighbourhood instead of relying on broad city averages.

02

See change

Daily market records

Track active listings, properties that may have sold, new listings, and price cuts each day.

03

See the area

Nearby shops and property

See which shops are nearby and how customer interest is changing, alongside local property prices.

Read the methodology
Chart tracking active listings, likely sales, and new listings

Go deeper

See the differences hidden by averages.

The detailed analysis tools bring together price differences, listing and sales activity, nearby shops, and estimated investment returns.

  • Price differences: see the effect of building age, station distance, nearby shops, and ward.
  • Town comparison: compare living conditions and investment potential across towns.
  • Nearby shops: map shop growth, local activity, and changes in the area.
  • Investment calculations: check yield, listing activity, sales activity, and income after loan payments.

Who it helps

One neighbourhood data layer, four decision paths.

Living, investing, building, or explaining a market. Start with the same public map, then open the tools that fit your goal.

Live

Households

Check commute, budget, rent fairness, and area fit.

Commute finder
Invest

Investors

Compare yields, listing activity, sales activity, and local price differences.

Find investment areas
Build

Developers

Use rent, land prices, and local demand to decide whether a project makes sense.

View detailed analysis
Explain

Brokers/operators

Explain neighbourhood strengths, price tiers, and Places momentum.

Use cases

Start with the public map.

Explore the market in your browser first. Open the detailed analysis tools when you need more information.