# Zuzalu City Japan > A group of futurists and neo-ruralists buying and renovating abandoned homes into walkable coliving neighborhoods in rural Japan. Built for Zuzalu alumni, d/acc researchers, solarpunk builders, network-state curious nomads, and 不思議人. ZuCity Japan operates coliving spaces, coworking venues, event spaces, and community facilities across multiple cities in Japan. The platform enables booking rooms, venues, and event tickets — with on-chain payments via smart contracts on Ethereum. Rooms start from $30/night. Venue rentals and event tickets are also available. Payments accepted via crypto (USD on Ethereum) and Stripe (credit card). **Who this is for:** Zuzalu alumni and popup-city builders; d/acc researchers and network-state experimenters; Solarpunk, DeSci, longevity, and transhumanist builders; Artists-in-residence and creative technologists; Carpenters & Architects — abandoned-house restorers; Digital nomads on Japan's Digital Nomad Visa; 不思議人 — high-agency free spirits with creative practice. **Not for:** tourists looking for a hotel, or travelers who want a standard coliving product. - **Rooms** (30+ listings): Shared accommodations bookable by the night — coliving rooms, hostel beds, and community housing. Sleeps 1–2 guests. - **Suites** (30+ listings): Private accommodations bookable by the night — auxiliary buildings, modern apartments. Sleeps 2–4 guests. - **Villas** (30+ listings): Private accommodations bookable by the night — traditional Japanese homes, renovated, log cabins. Sleeps 2–10 guests. - **Venues** (25+ listings): Event spaces, coworking facilities, galleries, cafes for daily rental. Capacity up to 200. - **Events/Tickets**: Community events, workshops, daily access passes ($21), and lifetime Genesis passes. - **Calendar**: Full event calendar with community events and Luma integration. Available in English (en) and Japanese (ja). All pages accessible at /en/ and /ja/ prefixes. Japanese home: https://zucity.org/ja/all ## About - [About Komoro](https://zucity.org/en/about/komoro): Komoro — a quaint city in Nagano at the foot of Mt. Asama. 90 minutes from Tokyo by train. Famous for soba, sakura, onsens, wine, and genuinely kind people. - [Snow Sports in Komoro](https://zucity.org/en/about/komoro/snow-sports): A dozen ski resorts within a 90-minute drive of Komoro, Nagano — lift tickets under $40, secondhand gear cheaper than rentals, and 2,568m Mt. Asama out the window. Ski all season from ZuCity's coliving base with a $21/day access pass. - [Visit Komoro for a Day](https://zucity.org/en/about/komoro/visiting): Visiting Komoro for a day: the $21 ZuCity daily access pass opens coworking, venues, and community spaces 90 minutes from Tokyo by shinkansen, in rural Nagano. - [About ZuCity](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity): Permanent Zuzalu hub in Japan building a vertically-integrated neighborhood for futurists and cultural innovation. Reclaim reality! - [ZuCity Agent](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/agent): Meet the ZuCity Agent: an upcoming AI assistant that searches listings, plans itineraries, and books stays across ZuCity Japan's Komoro and Nagano network. - [About the ZuCity App](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/app): Book rooms, events, and memberships across the ZuCity network. Earn rewards, unlock discounts, go deep into Japanese culture and spirituality. - [ZuCity Japan Events](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/events): Every ZuCity Japan gathering in one place: the annual popup city, POST-TOKYO recovery week, Build Month, and community events in Komoro, Nagano — plus venue hire and sponsorship for your own. - [Host Your Event at ZuCity](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/events/host): ZuCity hires out its Komoro venue and housing network for retreats, hackathons, residencies, and popup villages — a 120-person converted grocery store with catering, onsen nearby, and local ops handled by the team behind the annual popup city. 90 minutes from Tokyo. - [Sponsor ZuCity Japan](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/sponsors): Sponsorship and partnership tracks for ZuCity Japan's annual popup city in Komoro, Nagano (Sept 4 – Oct 5, 2026 this edition): venue branding, themed-week sponsorship across d/acc, DeSci, and jp/acc, speaking slots, and year-round ecosystem partnerships. - [ZuCity Annual Popup 2026](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/events/annual-popup-2026): Join ZuCity Japan's annual popup city, Sept 4 – Oct 5, 2026 in Komoro, Nagano, 90 minutes from Tokyo. A month living inside our neighborhood: renovate real houses, join the assemblies, and attend from $21/day. - [ZuCity Build Month 2026](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/events/builder-residency-2026): Join ZuCity Japan's Build Month. July 1 – Aug 24, 2026 in Komoro, Nagano — 90 minutes from Tokyo. Renovate abandoned Japanese houses into community venues through carpentry, art, gardens, and communal meals. - [POST-TOKYO — ZuCity Art & Music Festival 2026](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/events/2026/post-tokyo): POST-TOKYO is ZuCity's art and music festival in Komoro, Nagano — Sept 28 – Oct 5, 2026, four venues closing the popup month, up the mountain right after ETH Tokyo. - [Buying Akiyas in Nagano](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/neighborhood): Walk the ZuCity neighborhood in Komoro, Nagano: restored akiya houses, a converted grocery-store venue, desks, gardens, and an onsen a short walk away — every dot on the map open with a $21 day pass, 90 minutes from Tokyo. - [The Akiya Investment Thesis](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/neighborhood/thesis): The akiya thesis in full: why nine million empty homes are Japan's opportunity, and how ZuCity's Komoro neighborhood converts them into shared wealth. - [Co-own a House in Komoro](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/neighborhood/co-own): ZuCity's co-ownership path: akiya houses in Komoro go for $2k–$30k — split one with friends, run the per-owner math against Tokyo rent with real contract pricing, and join a neighborhood that renovates and maintains it together. - [ZuCity for Agents](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/agent/for-agents): Register an agent with ZuCity, earn referral rewards on every booking it drives, and book rooms and stays across the Komoro and Nagano network on its own behalf. - [ZuCity Group Trips](https://zucity.org/en/about/zucity/agent/group-trips): Plan and book a group trip across ZuCity's Komoro and Nagano network: one bulk booking, a receipt for every attendee, a shared calendar, and a group discount. ## Booking & Listings - [Apply](https://zucity.org/en/apply): Application forms for contributor rooms, venue rentals, and residencies across ZuCity Japan. - [Bundles & Popup Weeks](https://zucity.org/en/bundles): Packaged ZuCity stays: popup weeks, weekend bundles, and first-visit packs across Komoro and Nagano. - [Events Calendar](https://zucity.org/en/calendar): Live community calendar for ZuCity Japan — events, popup weeks, and venues across Komoro and Nagano. - [All listings map](https://zucity.org/en/all): every bookable room, venue, event, and pass across the network ## Cities & Communities - [Nagano](https://zucity.org/en/nagano): Komoro, Nagano - [Komoro](https://zucity.org/en/komoro): Komoro, Nagano - [Hokkaido](https://zucity.org/en/hokkaido): Akabira, Hokkaido - [Kyuushuu](https://zucity.org/en/kyuushuu): Kumamoto, Kyuushuu - [RyuKyu](https://zucity.org/en/ryukyu): RyuKyu, RyuKyu - [Chiangmai](https://zucity.org/en/chiangmai): Chiangmai, Thailand - [ADDress](https://address.love): Multi-location subscription coliving network with 200+ locations across Japan, 30+ rooms listed on ZuCity - [MIDORI.SO](https://midori.so): Tokyo coworking, gallery, and coliving spaces across 10 locations - [Elelfa](https://elelfa.cargo.site): Hokkaido arts and creative community with music studio and workshops ## API & Programmatic Access - [ZuCity API docs + MCP server](https://github.com/kibagateaux/zucity-api-docs): The Model Context Protocol server and machine-readable API reference live in the public docs repo. - [ZuCity Agent (upcoming)](https://zucity.org/agent): ZuCity Agent — upcoming AI assistant for searching, planning, and booking stays (not yet live). - [GET /api/inventory](https://zucity.org/api/inventory): Full item catalog as one static build artifact (JSON, no query params — filter client-side; refreshed at each deploy). - [GET /api/calendars](https://zucity.org/api/calendars): Public calendars index (JSON). - [GET /api/calendars/{slug}](https://zucity.org/api/calendars/zucity): iCal feed for a public calendar. - [GET /api/luma](https://zucity.org/api/luma): Upcoming community events synced from Luma (JSON). ## Optional - [Full listing directory](https://zucity.org/llms-full.txt): every listing with prices, locations, and booking links - [Sitemap](https://zucity.org/sitemap.xml): all indexable URLs with hreflang alternates - [Japanese home](https://zucity.org/ja/all): 日本語トップページ - [Apply](https://zucity.org/en/apply): contact + application forms (Instagram @zucity_japan · X @zucity_japan)