Akiya houses in Komoro go for $2k–$30k. Split one with people you trust and the math stops being hypothetical.
You'd rather own one house with friends than rent out ten alone.
Pick your co-owners, the days you'd actually use it, and a horizon. The numbers below come from the same contract pricing the checkout uses — length-of-stay, group, and community tiers included.
Tokyo comparison figures are indicative averages. The ZuCity number is the live contract-quoted price for your wallet.
You co-own a specific house inside a neighborhood we already operate — commons, venue, and workshops next door.
Renovation crews, winterization, and day-to-day care run through the neighborhood, not a property manager's invoice.
Co-owners are residents, not landlords: keys to the commons, a seat at the table, a bed that is yours.
Japan's abandoned-home stock keeps prices at used-car levels while the value of a functioning neighborhood compounds. The full argument — currency, divergence, network effects — lives in the thesis.
Read the investment thesis →Spend a $50 day in the neighborhood first — desks, breakfast, venue, onsen.