# Japan Rent Market — 3-Site Cross Comparison suumo (`fruitful_quintessence/japan-rent-market-scraper`) Actor

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- **URL**: https://apify.com/fruitful\_quintessence/japan-rent-market-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [atushi ino](https://apify.com/fruitful_quintessence) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Japan Rent Market — 3-Site Cross-Shop Comparison (SUUMO + at home + LIFULL HOME'S)

**Compare Tokyo 23-ward rental prices across Japan's top 3 property portals in a single dataset.**

Scrapes rental listings from **SUUMO (スーモ)** — Japan's #1 property portal — **at home (アットホーム)** — the #2 portal — and **LIFULL HOME'S (ホームズ)** — the #3 portal. Each item is tagged with its `source` so you can compare rent for the same station/layout across portals.

### Why this is useful

- **Cross-portal price comparison** — the same 1DK near Shibuya station often differs by 5-20% between portals
- **Market research** — track Tokyo rent trends by ward over time
- **Relocation planning** — find the best-priced listing before moving to Japan
- **Investment analysis** — identify underpriced/overpriced areas

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `ward` | select | `渋谷区` | Tokyo 23 wards (千代田区, 港区, 新宿区, 渋谷区, 世田谷区, etc.) |
| `maxItems` | integer | 100 | Max items to collect |
| `maxPages` | integer | 2 | Max pages per source (LIFULL is page 1 only) |
| `sources` | string | `suumo,athome` | Comma-separated source list (LIFULL is optional — sometimes blocked) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | — | Apify proxy |

### Output Sample

```json
{
  "productId": "suumo-渋谷区-クレストコート渋谷笹塚-1DK-2階",
  "title": "クレストコート渋谷笹塚",
  "rent": 158000,
  "managementFee": 12000,
  "deposit": 158000,
  "gratuity": null,
  "layout": "1DK",
  "areaSqm": "28.29m²",
  "floor": "2階",
  "propertyType": "賃貸マンション",
  "address": "東京都渋谷区笹塚3",
  "stations": ["京王線/笹塚駅 歩8分"],
  "buildingAge": "築3年",
  "productUrl": "https://suumo.jp/chintai/jnc_000099005965/",
  "source": "suumo",
  "shop": "SUUMO",
  "ward": "渋谷区"
}
```

The `source` + `shop` fields let you compare the same station/layout across portals.

### Use Cases

- **Cross-portal arbitrage** — find the same building listed cheaper on another portal
- **Rent trend tracking** — schedule daily runs to monitor ward-level rent movements
- **Relocation research** — one dataset covering all 3 major portals

### Pricing

Pay-per-event — **$0.00005/run start + $0.002/item**.

### Data Source

Public rental listings from SUUMO, at home, and LIFULL HOME'S (address, rent, layout, area, station distance).

### Connect

Connect to your workflow via **Apify Connectors**: Google Sheets, Slack, or webhooks — automate rent monitoring without code.

# Actor input Schema

## `statsMode` (type: `boolean`):

Compute rent price statistics and push summary instead of individual items

## `statsKeyword` (type: `string`):

Optional filter by title substring

## `ward` (type: `string`):

東京都23区から選択（例: 渋谷区, 港区, 新宿区, 世田谷区）

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum items to collect

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Max pages per source (LIFULL is page 1 only)

## `sources` (type: `string`):

Comma-separated: suumo,athome,lifull (LIFULL may be blocked)

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify proxy configuration

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "statsMode": false,
  "statsKeyword": "",
  "ward": "渋谷区",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 2,
  "sources": "suumo,athome",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `title` (type: `string`):

Listing title

## `price` (type: `string`):

Price/rent in JPY

## `detailUrl` (type: `string`):

Listing URL

## `shop` (type: `string`):

Site name

## `statsType` (type: `string`):

Statistics mode

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Search keyword

## `count` (type: `string`):

Result count (integer as string)

## `priceMin` (type: `string`):

Min price (integer as string, JPY)

## `priceMax` (type: `string`):

Max price (integer as string, JPY)

## `priceAvg` (type: `string`):

Average price (number as string, JPY)

## `priceMedian` (type: `string`):

Median price (number as string, JPY)

## `sampleItems` (type: `string`):

Sample items (JSON array as string)

## `collectedAt` (type: `string`):

Collect timestamp

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "ward": "渋谷区",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/japan-rent-market-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "ward": "渋谷区",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fruitful_quintessence/japan-rent-market-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "ward": "渋谷区",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call fruitful_quintessence/japan-rent-market-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fruitful_quintessence/japan-rent-market-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/N1o8olAoZyXTJuhnb/builds/uyXX2gKMdnyNfq1A8/openapi.json