New regulations regarding Airbnb type residential lodging in Japan
Renting a residential housing for lodging, such as Airbnb, has become popular in large cities in Japan lately. In
Japan such rental activity is called Minpaku (民泊).There will be a new regulations effective June 15, 2018 in Japan regarding Minpaku, or residential property lodging rental.Some of key points on the new regulations are:
. - Maximum of 180 nights per year of lodging is allowed by one property
- Must provide kitchen and bathroom settings
- Must provide bedding items
- Must have a written contract which includes property diagrams
- Maximum number of occupants based on square footage of the property
- Emergency lighting and emergency escape route on display
- Multilingual guide of a property
- Must maintain a record of occupants (name, address, occupations)
- Must maintain contact point (phone, e-mail, etc.) for neighbors concerning a lodging activity
- Each prefecture will oversee the regulation
- Use for overnight lodging only, no short day time use allowed
- If a condominium association or a neighborhood association prohibit such activity, then a property cannot be used for a loading purpose.
- Must be registered with local prefecture office
Addition to that Shinjuku ward in Tokyo is working to pass a regulation to further limit Minpaku business in Shinjuku ward. Shinjuku ward’s proposed regulation states:- Lodging not allowed from Monday 12 noon to Friday 12 noon
- Maximum of 150 nights of lodging per year allowed by one property
- Property address and a person in charge will be posted publicly such as on Shinjuku ward’s website
Shinjuku ward includes Shinjuku station area, Kabukicho, Ookubo, Takadanobaba, west side of Yotsuya station, west side of Ichigaya station, west side of IIdabashi station.
Last edited by AlwaysAisle; Nov 20, 2017 at 9:10 am