About japan-rent-market-mcp
japan-rent-market-mcp collects Tokyo rental listings from SUUMO, at home and LIFULL HOME'S for cross-portal comparison. It is intended for renters and researchers comparing rents, locations and property details.
Key features
- 01Collect listings from three property portals
- 02Filter by Tokyo ward and source
- 03Compare rent, layout and station distance
- 04Return source-tagged listing data
Use cases
- 01Compare rents for similar listings across portals
- 02Track ward-level rent trends
- 03Research housing before relocating to Tokyo
MCP support
The scraper is also available as an MCP server for AI agents, allowing MCP clients to connect to the rental-listing collection service.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEJapan 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
{
"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.
Related Actors
This actor is part of the fruitful_quintessence Apify suite. Datasets in the same category are available from sibling actors:
- suumo-japan-real-estate-scraper — Scrapes rental and used-condo sale listings from SUUMO (スーモ), Japan's #1 property portal.
- japan-property-market-scraper — Used condo sale price comparison across SUUMO and at home.
- japan-kakaku-price-search — Price.com.jp search: product name, lowest price, shop count & review score.
See the full suite on the Apify profile.
MCP Server & Registry
This scraper is also available as an MCP server for AI agents:
- MCP Registry:
io.github.atushi1841/japan-rent-market-mcp - Apify Store: https://apify.com/fruitful_quintessence/japan-rent-market-scraper
- Gumroad: https://atushi5.gumroad.com/l/kutuxe
Install via MCP: add to your MCP config:
{"mcpServers": {"japan-rent-market-mcp": {"command": "python3", "args": ["src/stdio_main.py"]}}}
Smithery
Install via Smithery:
npx @smithery/cli install japan-rent-market-mcp --client claude
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