The effect of Japanese housing regulations on tourism

The effect of Japanese housing regulations on tourism

Meet Chai Kanda, CEO of Shiki Properties in Kyoto, who sits down to talk about Japan's short-term rental market. He talks about his work restoring machiya for vacation rentals, Japan's tourism boom, and how regulations affect Japan's tourism industry.


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0:00 Intro

0:45 Meet Chai

1:07 What brought Chai to Japan

2:07 Chai’s childhood in Japan

2:27 Leaving Sydney for Japan

2:51 Chai’s original vision for Japan

3:52 Chai’s first job in Japan

4:11 Staying in Kansai long term

4:36 Discovering real estate

6:43 From rentals to acquisitions for Chai

9:30 The pros and cons of machiya investment for Chai

11:38 The charm of machiya

12:15 Chai on Airbnb in Japan

13:58 Chai on renovation budgets

16:27 Chai navigating funding and partnerships

17:35 Chai on customer demand for machiya

18:55 Adapting to rapid growth

20:17 How booming tourism affects regulations

24:32 Kyoto-specific rules

25:29 Expanding beyond Kyoto

29:02 Expanding into Japan's "Little Venice"

32:37 Chai comparing markets

34:20 The usual process of starting in a new area

36:56 Tourism and neighborhood change

39:55 Evaluating sustainable tourism markets

43:09 Chai on overtourism in Japan

45:13 Crowded buses and local frustration

47:27 Transit expansion challenges

48:10 Untangling the tourism challenge

50:27 Chai’s long-term vision

52:36 From real estate to hot sauce

54:12 The reality of launching food products in Japan

56:04 Chai’s Scoville rating

56:55 Key lessons from two decades in business

58:25 The fear of failure in Japan

1:00:39 Being prepared for business in Japan

1:03:26 Wrapping up

1:04:01 Outro

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