What Akiyama does
Akiyama gathers listings from fragmented local sources and turns them into a comparable research layer.
The goal is not only to help users find a property, but also to understand whether a place is worth deeper investigation.
Who runs the project
Akiyama is developed independently by Samuel Zeller. Product design, data ingestion, ranking, and editorial updates are maintained directly inside the project.
Guides and explanatory pages are published under the Akiyama Editorial Team byline so users and crawlers can distinguish editorial summaries from raw listing data.
How the product is positioned
Akiyama focuses on decision support rather than acting like a generic national portal.
That means clearer summaries, stronger source attribution, and region-specific context that helps both buyers in Japan and international researchers.
- Map-first discovery
- Crawlable region and listing pages
- Source links plus structured market context