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AKIYA2.0 is a fast-growing real estate renovation and property services company based in Tokyo, Japan. We support non-resident owners and offer the whole lifecycle of buying and caring for your property assets. Trusted, highly experienced, with in-house professionals, and a nation-wide network. Services in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

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AKIYA2.0 in the news

SEP 25, 2026

Lester Goh, co-founder and COO of AKIYA2.0, featured in JP.MODE

Our AKIYA2.0 Co-founder and COO Lester Goh was featured in JP.MODE, a media platform profiling entrepreneurs building businesses in and with Japan. In the interview, Lester shares how his background in architecture led him from designing new buildings to working with traditional houses, and eventually to co-founding AKIYA2.0 in 2023. He talks about why he sees akiya as a community issue rather than just a housing one. As rural towns age and younger generations move to the cities, empty homes deteriorate until they can't be saved, yet restoring them creates work for local craftsmen, brings guests to neighbourhood businesses, and gives owners a reason to keep coming back. And while overtourism gets most of the attention in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, many prefectures are actively looking for visitors, residents and investment. At AKIYA2.0, that thinking shapes how we work. We support overseas buyers through the full journey of owning a property in Japan, from buying and renovating to managing and commercialising it, so every restored house has a real chance of staying in use for the long run. If you want to see what that looks like in practice, why not give it a try and stay in in our Hinoki Stays property today! (link to hinoki stays in the words) Read the full interview (Japanese): Link

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SEP 10, 2026

Kawagoe Apartment – How a Family from Vienna Bought Their Japan Base with AKIYA2.0

After years of visiting Japan and falling for the country, this client decided it was time to invest in a place of their own — a home base for the family, purchased all the way from Vienna. In this video, they share their full ownership journey with AKIYA2.0. The search started the way most do: hours of research online, interviewing agents, asking a lot of questions. What stood out about working with Lester, our co-founder and COO, was how open and trustworthy the process felt, with every detail and piece of information laid out clearly from the first conversation to the final signature. The result is a fifth-floor apartment in Kasahata, Kawagoe, about 50 minutes to an hour from Ikebukuro. Set in a solid concrete-and-steel building, the unit is in good condition and needs only small cosmetic touches rather than major repairs — ready to become the family's place to stay whenever they're in Japan. Buying property overseas can feel daunting, but for this client the experience was relaxing, enjoyable, and refreshingly easy. AKIYA2.0 handled communication throughout, kept them informed at every stage, and made the property search a genuinely positive one.

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AUG 28, 2026

The Amazaki Tea House Featured in a Shimanami Kaido Cycling Journey

AKIYA2.0 is delighted to see the Amazaki Tea House, the first property under our Hinoki Stays accommodations brand, featured in a travel couple's latest video documenting their cycling adventure along the scenic Shimanami Kaido. After a long day covering more than 40 km by bike, the pair stayed at the Amazaki Tea House and shared their experience of its Hinoki cypress finishes, traditional-style bath, and calm setting, an ideal place for cyclists to rest and recover. The house sat vacant for years before our team restored it, and seeing it welcome travelers this way reflects exactly what Hinoki Stays is about: turning Japan's akiya into spaces people genuinely love to stay in. We at AKIYA2.0 are grateful for their kind words. You can watch their full journey below, with the Amazaki Tea House appearing from around the 26-minute mark.

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AUG 05, 2026

AKIYA2.0 talk at Aichi Institute of Technology

On the 4th of August 2026, our co-founder and COO, Lester Goh, was invited to speak at Aichi Institute of Technology's Yakusa Campus, hosted by Professor Nozawa Hideki. The two-hour talk and workshop to fourth-year undergraduates and master's students from the NozawaLab covered how AKIYA2.0 approaches akiya reuse as a business — from real estate consultancy to our asset management and cluster model — alongside case studies from the Amazaki Tea House on Omishima and our ongoing work on the Noto Peninsula. "We realise the importance of working with local stakeholders — and these Aichi students, many of whom are preparing their Master's dissertation briefs right now, threw hard questions about akiya at us. It was genuinely engaging, even for those of us who are considered more experienced in the field. I'm very, very heartened," said Lester. The session was made possible thanks to our local partner in Aichi, Miraibi K.K ., who is currently working with AKIYA2.0 on a kominka project in the prefecture. Miraibi K.K. Founder and CEO, Sora Kaori, joined Lester to speak on the partnership from the local side. AKIYA2.0's summer architectural intern, Kimberly Lim from the Singapore University of Technology and Design also presented her work, sharing the design and model work she and fellow interns have been developing for the Aichi kominka project as part of their placement with AKIYA2.0. We're grateful to Professor Nozawa and Aichi Institute of Technology for the invitation, and to Miraibi K.K. for continuing to make this kind of work and this kind of exchange with students possible.

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JUL 29, 2026

Atami House - Understanding how James came to own his Atami Villa with Akiya2.0

James and his wife came to AKIYA2.0 in search of the perfect kominka in Japan. Our property search service helped them discover a beautiful seaside home in Atami, and this is their ownership journey in full. During a guided inspection with Lester, our co-founder and COO, every detail of the house was explained and every question answered. Some clients fall for a house on sight; others need a full walkthrough before a seller who isn't local will even consider an offer. Either way, seeing a property in person, dilapidated or move-in ready, makes all the difference. For this kominka, that meant tracing the traditional tokonoma alcove and a ceiling post cut from a single solid tree, the kind of handiwork that told James this house was worth holding onto. From translation to contract signing, AKIYA2.0 supported James and his wife through every step of the process, working alongside the local real estate agency to answer questions they couldn't ask on their own. Today, they call this seaside property in Atami their own.

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JUL 26, 2026

Terrie Lloyd, co-founder and CEO of AKIYA2.0, joins Real Gaijin for a live AMA

Our AKIYA2.0 Co-founder and CEO Terrie Lloyd will sit down with Real Gaijin on Wednesday, July 29 at 8:00 a.m. JST for a live Ask Me Anything session. Terrie arrived in Japan in 1983 on a working holiday visa and has since founded 18 companies with eight investor exits, and our company, AKIYA2.0 is his latest project, built on the same instinct for markets other people have written off. The chat will cover how the landscape for foreign founders has shifted since the 1980s, what it takes to move a risk averse industry, and how exits get structured for local and international investors. It is a chance to hear the thinking behind why we built AKIYA2.0 in the first place. Questions will even be taken live and asked anonymously, read the full article : Link