# 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:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 real estate 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## 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.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# 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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```