Yotsuba Real Estate

Yotsuba Real Estate (四葉不動産株式会社) is a Japanese real estate brokerage headquartered in Kohinata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. It is part of the Yotsuba Group, which also includes a certified administrative procedures legal specialist office (Yotsuba Gyoseishoshi Jimusho) and a labor and social security attorney office (Yotsuba Shakai Hoken Romushi Jimusho). The company is led by representative Joji Uramatsu, a former journalist who spent 34 years at the Mainichi Shimbun, including a posting as China General Bureau Chief, and who now holds qualifications as a licensed real estate transaction specialist (takken-shi), administrative scrivener, and labor and social security attorney. The firm positions itself not as a conventional brokerage that starts from property listings, but as a consulting-style real estate company that begins with the client's circumstances. Its stated approach is to deliver "materials for decision-making" before any brokerage, presenting options with documented evidence and explicitly allowing "do nothing" as a valid conclusion. Its four main consulting fields are: inheritance real estate (managing, utilizing, or selling inherited homes and land), group home establishment (supported housing for people with disabilities), business and investment real estate (including minpaku, restaurants, company offices, and employee housing), and housing for foreign residents. Yotsuba Real Estate serves both Japanese and non-Japanese clients, offering support in Japanese, English, and Chinese (both traditional and simplified characters). It assists foreign residents with apartment searches, document collection, and translation. The company is a member of the Tokyo Real Estate Transaction Business Association, the National Real Estate Transaction Guarantee Association, and the Japan Rental Housing Management Association (Tokyo branch). Its office is located about a five-minute walk from Myogadani Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, and it operates from 10:00 to 18:00, closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Yotsuba Real Estate is a Tokyo-based real estate company operating from Kohinata, Bunkyo-ku. It is the core real estate arm of the Yotsuba Group, which also comprises Yotsuba Administrative Scrivener Office and Yotsuba Labor and Social Security Attorney Office. The group structure allows clients to address real estate, legal, and labor-related issues through separate contracts with each professional entity. The company is led by Joji Uramatsu, a former Mainichi Shimbun journalist with 34 years of reporting experience, including postings in China, Taiwan, and Thailand, and a term as China General Bureau Chief. After leaving journalism, Uramatsu acquired licenses as a real estate transaction specialist (takken-shi), administrative scrivener, and labor and social security attorney. He founded or leads Yotsuba Real Estate, bringing a journalist's method of gathering facts, verifying them, and communicating clearly into real estate practice. The firm's business includes real estate rental, sales, and management. It holds Tokyo Governor license No. (1) 113304. Its office is in the Kohinata Yasuda Building, 4-2-5 Kohinata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. The company is a member of the Tokyo Real Estate Transaction Business Association, the National Real Estate Transaction Guarantee Association, and the Japan Rental Housing Management Association (Tokyo branch). Yotsuba Real Estate has developed a consulting-oriented model that differentiates it from conventional brokerages. Rather than starting conversations from available listings, it starts from the client's situation and provides documented options and evidence. The firm explicitly states that if not acting (not selling or not buying) is the best outcome, it will say so. Its four consulting fields are inheritance real estate, group home establishment, business/investment real estate, and foreign resident housing. The company also operates an AI concierge called LINKA and accepts consultations via LINE, with the representative responding directly. The firm serves a multilingual clientele in Japanese, English, and Chinese (traditional and simplified), assisting foreign residents with apartment searches, document collection, and translation. It also supports pet-friendly housing searches, including multi-pet and large-dog households. As of the official website, the company has published seven client testimonials and maintains a helpful column with topics such as game center/amusement facility property selection under the Entertainment Business Act.

• Joji Uramatsu completes 34-year career at Mainichi Shimbun, including postings in China, Taiwan, and Thailand and role as China General Bureau Chief.

• Yotsuba Real Estate operates as a licensed real estate brokerage in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, under Tokyo Governor license No. (1) 113304.

• Inheritance registration becomes mandatory in Japan from April 2024, with a principle of within three years; Yotsuba Real Estate incorporates this deadline into its inheritance consulting.

Consulting-first real estate firm that provides decision-making materials before brokerage, with multilingual and professional-license group support.

• Inheritance real estate consulting

  Support for inherited homes and land, organizing management, utilization, and sale options with tax accountants, judicial scriveners, and administrative scriveners.

• Group home establishment consulting

  Property introduction and brokerage for supported housing for people with disabilities, with designation application handled by affiliated administrative scrivener office.

• Investment and business real estate

  Reverse-planning proposals for minpaku, restaurants, company offices, employee housing, and income properties based on business objectives.

• Foreign resident housing support

  Apartment search, document collection, and translation support in Japanese, English, and Chinese (traditional and simplified).

• Pet-friendly housing search

  Support for finding homes for multi-pet households and large dogs, including negotiation with landlords.

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