About Us
Our parent entity is Lumimitech LLC, registered in Wyoming, while our core team is based on the ground in Tokyo with deep, hands-on operational experience across Japan. Every single guide on this site, from our property red-flag breakdowns and company formation workflows to the nitty-gritty traps, is built entirely from our own trial by fire. None of it is copied, scraped, or made up. We have queued at free government consultation counters to register companies, jumped through hoops to secure corporate online banking, walked Tokyo properties in person to uncover hidden structural flaws, and slogged through the painfully tedious mechanics of tax depreciation schedules. We put it all in writing so you do not have to repeat our expensive mistakes.
The reason we built Lumipika comes down to sheer frustration with cross-border agencies. On the surface, these brokers pretend to be your trusted gatekeepers, but behind closed doors, they play both sides of the table. They charge you a hefty fee up front while pocketing backdoor kickbacks from tax accountants, immigration lawyers, renovation contractors, and property managers. Whoever coughs up the fattest commission gets pushed to the client under the guise of an “expert recommendation.” To close deals and bag bonuses, they casually downplay or flat-out hide critical property defects and painful ongoing carrying costs. We have seen far too many buyers spend a fortune, inherit a mountain of headaches, and somehow still believe they scored a bargain. The sheer audacity of these sales pitches would be hilarious if it were not so predatory.
Our position is dead simple. We do not sell real estate, we do not act as brokers, we take zero sales commissions, and we never touch third-party kickbacks. We operate strictly as independent, buy-side advisors. We have no cozy tie-ups with any tax accountants, administrative specialists, or management firms, meaning every analysis we run is focused entirely on uncovering your risks. All our advisory and Q&A happen over email, keeping everything clear, documented, and fully auditable at your own pace. We simply want to present the actual, transparent rules so anyone can see the landscape clearly, helping you set up a business, buy property, and secure your visa in Japan without stepping onto landmines.