# Japan Real Estate Listings Scraper (`hitujino56/jp-realestate`) Actor

Scrapes Japanese real estate listings from HOME'S (homes.co.jp). Extracts property metadata: price, area, address, layout, built year, station access, and more. Uses JSON-LD structured data when available for maximum reliability.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hitujino56/jp-realestate.md
- **Developed by:** [K S](https://apify.com/hitujino56) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

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# README

## Japan Real Estate Listings Scraper

A robust Apify Actor for scraping Japanese real estate listing metadata from HOME'S (homes.co.jp), one of Japan's largest property listing platforms operated by LIFULL Co., Ltd.

### Key Features

- **JSON-LD First Strategy**: Extracts structured data from `<script type="application/ld+json">` tags containing `RealEstateListing` schema, ensuring high accuracy and resilience against UI changes.
- **DOM Fallback**: When JSON-LD is unavailable, falls back to DOM-based extraction from property card elements.
- **Japanese Price Parsing**: Handles all Japanese price formats including `万円` (10,000 JPY), `億` (100,000,000 JPY), and mixed notation like `1億2,000万円`.
- **Comprehensive Data**: Extracts price, area (m²), address, layout (間取り), built year, station access, floor details, building structure, management fees, and more.
- **Rate-Limited & Polite**: Built-in rate limiting (max 30 requests/minute, max concurrency 2) to respect the target site.
- **Schema Validation**: Every record is validated against a Zod schema before being pushed to the dataset.
- **Deduplication**: Automatic removal of duplicate listings by property ID.

### Data Source

This actor scrapes from **HOME'S (homes.co.jp)**, which publishes property listing metadata as structured data (JSON-LD with RealEstateListing schema). Only publicly available metadata is collected — no copyrighted content (photos, descriptions) is scraped.

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `area` | string | `東京都` | Target prefecture (e.g. 東京都, 大阪府, 神奈川県) |
| `propertyType` | enum | `mansion` | Property type: `mansion` (condo), `kodate` (house), `tochi` (land) |
| `priceMin` | integer | - | Minimum price in 万円 |
| `priceMax` | integer | - | Maximum price in 万円 |
| `maxResults` | integer | `500` | Maximum number of listings to collect |
| `source` | enum | `homes` | Data source (currently HOME'S only) |

### Output Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `id` | string | Unique identifier (e.g. `homes-1234567`) |
| `price` | number | Price in 万円 (10,000 JPY units) |
| `area` | number | Floor area in m² |
| `address` | string | Property address |
| `layout` | string | Room layout (e.g. `2LDK`, `3LDK`) |
| `builtYear` | number | Year built (Western calendar) |
| `source` | string | Data source (`homes`) |
| `sourceUrl` | string | URL to original listing |
| `station` | string? | Nearest station name |
| `walkMinutes` | number? | Walking minutes to station |
| `floor` | number? | Floor number |
| `totalFloors` | number? | Total floors in building |
| `structure` | string? | Building structure (RC, SRC, etc.) |
| `managementFee` | number? | Monthly management fee (JPY) |
| `repairReserve` | number? | Monthly repair reserve fund (JPY) |
| `balconyArea` | number? | Balcony area in m² |
| `direction` | string? | Direction facing (南, 東南, etc.) |
| `totalUnits` | number? | Total units in building |
| `agencyName` | string? | Real estate agency name |

### Usage Example

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('your-username/jp-realestate').call({
  area: '東京都',
  propertyType: 'mansion',
  priceMax: 5000,
  maxResults: 100,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Found ${items.length} listings`);
````

### Legal Compliance

- This actor collects only publicly available property listing **metadata** (prices, areas, addresses).
- No copyrighted content (photos, detailed descriptions) is collected.
- Respects robots.txt directives and implements polite rate limiting.
- No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected.
- Compliant with Japan's Copyright Act Article 30-4 (TDM exception).

### Pricing

Approximately **$4 per 1,000 results** based on Apify platform compute units.

### Support

For questions or feature requests, please open an issue on the actor's GitHub repository.

# Actor input Schema

## `area` (type: `string`):

Target area for search (e.g. 東京都, 大阪府, 神奈川県)

## `propertyType` (type: `string`):

Type of property to search

## `priceMin` (type: `integer`):

Minimum price filter in 万円 (10,000 JPY units). e.g. 1000 = 10,000,000 JPY

## `priceMax` (type: `integer`):

Maximum price filter in 万円 (10,000 JPY units). e.g. 5000 = 50,000,000 JPY

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listings to scrape

## `source` (type: `string`):

Data source to scrape (currently only HOME'S supported)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "area": "東京都",
  "propertyType": "mansion",
  "maxResults": 500,
  "source": "homes"
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hitujino56/jp-realestate").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hitujino56/jp-realestate").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call hitujino56/jp-realestate --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hitujino56/jp-realestate",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Japan Real Estate Listings Scraper",
        "description": "Scrapes Japanese real estate listings from HOME'S (homes.co.jp). Extracts property metadata: price, area, address, layout, built year, station access, and more. Uses JSON-LD structured data when available for maximum reliability.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "bKqvlUOIPyngV5GUG"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/hitujino56~jp-realestate/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-hitujino56-jp-realestate",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/hitujino56~jp-realestate/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-hitujino56-jp-realestate",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/hitujino56~jp-realestate/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-hitujino56-jp-realestate",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "area": {
                        "title": "Area / Prefecture",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Target area for search (e.g. 東京都, 大阪府, 神奈川県)",
                        "default": "東京都"
                    },
                    "propertyType": {
                        "title": "Property Type",
                        "enum": [
                            "mansion",
                            "kodate",
                            "tochi",
                            "all"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Type of property to search",
                        "default": "mansion"
                    },
                    "priceMin": {
                        "title": "Minimum Price (万円)",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Minimum price filter in 万円 (10,000 JPY units). e.g. 1000 = 10,000,000 JPY"
                    },
                    "priceMax": {
                        "title": "Maximum Price (万円)",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum price filter in 万円 (10,000 JPY units). e.g. 5000 = 50,000,000 JPY"
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "Maximum Results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of listings to scrape",
                        "default": 500
                    },
                    "source": {
                        "title": "Data Source",
                        "enum": [
                            "homes"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Data source to scrape (currently only HOME'S supported)",
                        "default": "homes"
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```