Japan Property Management Center

What Japan Property Management Center does

JPMC (Japan Property Management Center Co., Ltd., TSE Prime: 3276) is a Tokyo-headquartered, publicly listed rental property management company founded in June 2002. The company serves individual and corporate rental property owners across all 47 prefectures of Japan by offering master-lease (sublease) services that guarantee owners approximately 85-90% of full occupancy rental income regardless of vacancy, effectively transferring occupancy risk from owners to JPMC. The portfolio spans 65,000+ managed units with a reported 90%+ average occupancy rate versus a national average of approximately 77%. As of January 2025, JPMC employs 436 people and operates five regional offices (Tokyo, Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka) plus management centers in Chiba, Kanagawa, and Mie.

The product portfolio centers on the JPMC Sublease Series (Super Sublease with revenue-sharing, Vacancy Lease-Up for phased onboarding, Easy Order Sublease for high-turnover properties), supplemented by Super Reuse (renovation bundled with guaranteed post-renovation rents, 2016 METI Minister's Award winner), Furusapo (service-supported senior housing development and management), E-Vest (investment property brokerage), and Center Depo (bulk construction materials supply). JPMC distributes these services through a hybrid go-to-market combining direct field sales by regional consultants, a partner referral network of 1,375+ companies, and content marketing via the Rental Management Lab blog. Customer segments include individual rental property owners, owners of aging buildings needing renovation, senior housing developers, and financial institutions seeking loan guarantees.

Technology infrastructure includes AI-powered call center operations (deep-learning natural language processing), AI property valuation (predictive analytics on proprietary rental data), AI image-recognition tenant screening, and the HOMETACT IoT platform enabling multi-manufacturer smart home device control across managed properties. Revenue is generated primarily through the spread between master-lease payments to owners and tenant rents collected, complemented by renovation referral fees, materials sales, and brokerage commissions. The company is led by Representative Director, President and CEO Muto Hideaki and operates under a wholly-owned subsidiary structure that includes JPMC Asset Management, JPMC Finance, JPMC Academy, and Mirai Small-Amount Short-Term Insurance.

Name

Japan Property Management Center

Legal name

株式会社JPMC

Website

https://jpmc.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

JPMC is a Tokyo-headquartered, TSE Prime-listed sublease property management company serving individual and corporate rental property owners across Japan with guaranteed-income master lease services across 65,000+ units, complemented by renovation, senior housing, and IoT platform products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rental Property Sublease and Management Services

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Family Rental (SFR) Property Management (BPAJAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Senior Housing Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAH), Senior & Assisted Living Residential Property Management (BPAJAFAE)

Keywords

• Rental property sublease
• Property management services
• Senior housing development
• Rental housing renovation
• AI property valuation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sublease (一括借上) Services: Core revenue stream: JPMC leases rental properties from owners (master lease) and subleases to tenants. Owners receive approximately 85-90% of full occupancy rental income regardless of vacancy. The company earns the spread between master lease payments and actual tenant rents collected.
2. Super Reuse (スーパーリユース): Combined renovation and sublease service where JPMC pre-determines post-renovation rental income for 10 years, providing revenue certainty. Generates revenue from both renovation project referrals and ongoing sublease fees.
3. Furusapo Senior Housing: Service-supported senior housing development and management, including property development fees and ongoing sublease revenue from senior housing facilities
4. E-vest Real Estate Trading: Investment property sales brokerage, supporting property owners looking to sell while offering sublease as an alternative retention strategy
5. Center Depo Building Materials: Sales of construction materials to partner companies through dedicated e-commerce platform, generating revenue from bulk purchasing scale advantages

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Japan Property Management Center (JPMC) master-leases entire apartment and condominium buildings from property owners and subleases individual units to tenants, paying owners a guaranteed monthly rent of approximately 85–90% of full-occupancy income regardless of vacancy. The company provides full end-to-end property management—including tenant sourcing, screening, rent collection, and maintenance—across all 47 prefectures of Japan, supported by an AI-powered operations stack and a 1,375+ partner referral network.

Product overview

JPMC is a rental property management company offering a comprehensive suite of sublease and property management services. The core offering is the JPMC Sublease Series, comprising Super Sublease (wholesale building lease with revenue-sharing), Vacancy Lease-Up (phased vacancy acquisition), and Easy Order Sublease (custom solutions for high-turnover properties). These are supplemented by Super Reuse (renovation combined with sublease for older properties), Furusapo (senior housing development and management), and ancillary services including E-Vest (investment property sales), Flooring Sokkuri-san (easy flooring installation), and Center Depo (construction materials supply). The company also launched a Pet Co-existence Rental product in 2026 targeting the underserved pet-friendly rental market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JPMC SUBLEASE SERIES: Main sublease product line including Super Sublease, JPMC Vacant Room Sublease, and Easy Order Sublease
• スーパーリユース (Super Reuse)
• ふるさぽ (Furusapo)
• イーベスト (E-vest)
• JPMCセンターデポ
• フローリングそっくりさん
• ホームタクト (HOMETACT)
• エネカリプラス

Products and services

• JPMC SUBLEASE SERIES (Super Sublease, JPMC Vacancy Lease-Up, Easy Order Sublease) JPMC's flagship sublease product line in which the company master-leases an entire apartment or condominium building from a property owner and subleases individual units to tenants, paying the owner a guaranteed monthly rent of approximately 85–90% of full-occupancy income regardless of vacancy, with up to 35-year contract terms and a profit-share when actual income exceeds the agreed rent.
• Super Reuse (スーパーリユース) Combined renovation and sublease service in which JPMC pre-determines post-renovation rental income for 10 years, funds or coordinates the renovation work, and then subleases the units to tenants. Aimed at owners of older rental buildings facing vacancy and uncertainty over renovation ROI.
• Furusapo (ふるさぽ) Service-supported senior housing offering total coordination from construction through operation of residential-style paid nursing homes, with JPMC's Super Sublease ensuring stable owner income while removing care-operator bankruptcy risk for the landowner.
• Empathetic Pet Co-existence Rental (共感型ペット共生賃貸) Pet-friendly rental housing product where every resident is a pet owner; includes pet-specific amenities such as anti-slip flooring, odor-resistant walls, soundproofing, and ventilation, plus IoT integration for security and pet comfort. Special product site launched March 30, 2026.
• E-Vest (イーベスト) Investment real estate sales brokerage service that leverages JPMC's nationwide network of real-estate companies and property owners to connect sellers with optimal buyers, while offering sublease as an alternative retention strategy.
• JPMC Center Depo (JPMCセンターデポ) Construction-materials supply service for partner companies and rental property owners, offering building materials, interior fixtures, and plumbing at competitive prices achieved through bulk purchasing.
• Flooring Sokkuri-san (フローリングそっくりさん) DIY flooring renovation product that can be cut with a utility knife and installed without tongue-and-groove connections, designed to reduce restoration costs for sublease-managed properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average occupancy rate improved from 44% to 91%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• サンヨーホームズ株式会社 (Sanyo Homes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development of empathy-based pet-friendly rental housing. Sanyo Homes brings disaster-resistant construction and comfortable base performance; JPMC provides property management expertise for the pet co-existence model.
• 株式会社T.S.IcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFurusapo partner operating 11 senior housing facilities across Kyoto, Okayama, and Shizuoka. Manages full lifecycle from development to operations.
• 株式会社北山住宅販売 (Kitayama Housing)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilver partner in Kyoto developing multiple Furusapo senior housing properties using self-construction and self-operation model.
• 株式会社創拓 (Sotaku)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReform partner in Okayama and Kurashiki areas. Achieved 100 million yen in renovation project revenue within first year of partnership. Specializes in exterior renovation work.
• 株式会社NScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReform partner in Ishikawa focused on rental property income improvement proposals using Super Reuse. Manages 400+ renovation units across Hokuriku region.
• 株式会社ハウスサポート (House Support)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRental management partner with 12 stores in Yamaguchi and Fukuoka. Acquired 400+ managed units through JPMC partnership since 2013. Uses both sublease and Super Reform services.
• 株式会社群馬総合土地販売 (Gunma Sogo Tochi Hanbai)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRental management company managing ~1,000 units in Gunma. Partner since 2003 with 5 properties worth 120 million yen. Operates 9 APAN Shop locations.
• ローソン (Lawson)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for visiting sales to senior housing residents, providing shopping opportunities to increase resident satisfaction.
• 日本エイジェント (Nihon Agent)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate brokerage partner that introduced property owner S to JPMC services in Matsuyama case study.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Tokyu Land Corporation: Tokyu Land runs rental property management and sublease operations for residential owners, primarily around Tokyo. Comparable as a broad incumbent in residential rental management with a sublease-adjacent offering.
• Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. Sumitomo Realty operates a large residential rental management portfolio across Japan through leasing subsidiaries. It is a broad incumbent with comparable apartment management but is diversified across development, brokerage, and asset management.
• Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. Daito Trust is one of Japan's largest rental housing developers and operators with a substantial lease management business (Daito Trust Lease). It overlaps JPMC in residential rental management but operates as a vertically integrated developer/manager.
• Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Daiwa House runs a major sublease and rental management arm (Daiwa House Lease) with a manufacturer-affiliated model similar to JPMC's independent approach. It is a broader incumbent offering construction, leasing, and management under one roof.
• Haseko Corporation: Haseko is a major Japanese homebuilder with a property leasing and management subsidiary. It is comparable as a broad incumbent that owns/operates rental housing stock across Japan, though it is more construction-led than JPMC.

Emerging players

• GA technologies: GA technologies is a Japanese proptech firm offering tech-enabled brokerage, rental management, and AI-based property valuation tools. It overlaps JPMC in technology-driven property management and AI valuation, but from a tech-platform angle.
• Robot Home Co., Ltd. Robot Home provides IoT- and AI-driven rental property management services, including smart meters and tenant communication tools. Comparable to JPMC's HOMETACT IoT and AI initiatives as a tech-forward rental management peer.

Direct peers

• Tosei Corporation: Tosei is a Tokyo-based real estate company active in rental property acquisition, revitalization, and sublease-style management of apartments. It is a direct peer in the rental property management and sublease space.
• Leopalace21 Corporation: Leopalace21 is Japan's largest dedicated apartment sublease provider with a similar master-lease/rent-guarantee model targeting property owners of rental apartments. It is the most directly comparable competitor in the same sublease category.

Regional players

• Pressance Corporation: Pressance is a mid-cap Japanese condominium developer that retains and manages rental/lease inventory. Comparable as a regional developer-manager with rental sublease exposure, though smaller and more geographically concentrated than JPMC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJTaOSzFy9DgJvHWmTKMZMg?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/jpmc.fb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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