"What is the zoning?" "Is it safe from floods?" — just ask. MAPRISE brings zoning, hazards, land prices and registry data onto one map and outputs a disclosure-support report as a PDF. Nothing to learn first.
Sound familiar?
Examples of problems brokerage teams may face. If even one sounds familiar, MAPRISE can likely help.
I go from office to office and suddenly the whole day is gone…
With MAPRISE
Zoning, coverage and floor-area ratios, hazards, land prices and registry maps on one map. Enter an address and you know what to confirm — and where — before you leave the office.
Just ask the AI
“What are the zoning and FAR limits at this address?”
Full property research
Office by office, site by siteChecked on one screen
I keep re-checking because I am afraid I missed something.
With MAPRISE
A disclosure-support PDF organised in the order of Article 35 of the Real Estate Brokerage Act, plus a reference checklist flagging which of the 64 laws checked in disclosures may apply (may apply / no matching data / needs checking; Starter and above). A licensed agent still does the final check and signs.
Just ask the AI
“What should I watch out for in this disclosure?”
Disclosure-support report
Generated automatically
"Is this land safe from flooding?" — I could not answer convincingly.
With MAPRISE
The AI explains hazards versus land prices and livability in plain words with charts, and 19 years of land-price history drops straight into your proposal.
Just ask the AI
“Explain this area’s disaster risk simply, for a customer”
Land-price history for proposals
19 years
"What was here before?" — I had no way of finding out.
With MAPRISE
Meiji-era wetlands and land use, post-war aerial photos and today’s map side by side — check whether it was a paddy or reclaimed land, with the AI explaining any technical terms.
Just ask the AI
“Was this land once a paddy or a river?”
Periods to compare
Meiji era → today
* Comparisons illustrate how the workflow changes; they are not measurements. Actual results vary by environment and usage.
Before and after
Places to check
5–8 counters, plus travel and waiting
Regulations
Hazards
Prices & population
Includes the licensed agent’s review
* Comparisons illustrate how the workflow changes; they are not measurements. Actual results vary by environment and usage.
Nothing to learn
No menus or jargon to memorise. Ask in your own words and the AI looks up the data on the map and answers — qualitative questions like "what kind of area is this?" and quantitative ones like "by what percentage did it change?" alike.
No training needed
Enter an address and say what you want to know. No manuals or training sessions.
Ask how to use it, too
Ask "how do I show flood depth on the map?" and the AI walks you through it.
Qualitative and quantitative
Get both the narrative ("what is this area like?") and the numbers (percent, people, scores), with charts.
A conversation with MAPRISE AI
What needs particular care in this property’s disclosure?
The site is in a Category 1 residential zone. It lies inside a 0.5–3 m flood-inundation area, so flood risk must be explained. Confirm the frontage road width with the city office.
How much have land prices here changed in 10 years?
Published land prices nearby rose over the decade, with the steepest gains in the last three years.
Describe this area’s livability for a young family
A primary school and a paediatric clinic are within walking distance, so education and healthcare score well. The station needs a bus ride, so transit scores lower.
Score the livability for me
Scored across six axes: transit, healthcare, education, commerce, safety, disaster resilience.
* The conversation illustrates the shape of the answers; figures are examples unless quoted from a real screen. AI answers are for reference only — please confirm important decisions with a specialist.
By the numbers
Forecasted shortage of IT professionals in Japan by 2025. The real estate sector lags in DX and feels the talent crunch acutely.
Source: METI, "DX Report – Overcoming the '2025 Digital Cliff'" (2018)
Share of real estate companies that haven't adopted DX, citing budget constraints. Reflects how the high cost of specialist GIS tools is a real adoption barrier.
Source: GMO ReTech Inc. (GMO Chintai DX), "Survey on the State of DX in the Real Estate Industry" (Aug 2023, n=241, among businesses with no plans to adopt DX)
Year IT-enabled disclosure (online jusetsu) was deregulated for rentals. Sales transactions followed in 2021 — the legal foundation for DX is in place.
Source: MLIT, "Manual for Implementation of IT-based Explanation of Important Matters" (operational guideline revision, not an amendment to the Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act itself)
Breakdown: Address search and layer overlay on the map / AI summarises the key risks / Export the support PDF; a takken-shi reviews and edits
* The comparison illustrates how the workflow changes; it is not a measurement. Actual results vary by environment and usage.
| Dimension | Traditional workflow | After MAPRISE |
|---|---|---|
| How information is gathered | Round 5–8 separate counters (legal affairs bureau, city hall, water/sewer, etc.) | All layers shown together on one screen |
| How research is done | Request documents from each office and cross-check by hand | Overlay everything on the map; the AI organises the key points |
| Disclosure-statement drafting | Handwritten / transcribed into Excel | Export a disclosure-support PDF report for a takken-shi to review and edit |
| Evidence for client materials | Experience and intuition | Public datasets + AI summary |
| Risk of omissions | Person-dependent, variable | Structured templates aligned with Article 35 |
What MAPRISE outputs is the disclosure-statement support report itself (map + AI organisation + PDF) — the human review, named seal, and stamping still happen separately.
The above illustrates how the workflow can change with MAPRISE; it is not a measured result. Actual results vary by environment and usage.
| Step | MAPRISE step |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inquiry received → address search on the map |
| 2 | Toggle zoning / hazard / land-price layers |
| 3 | Ask the AI to "summarise key risks for this area" |
| 4 | Review 19-year land-price trend on a split screen |
| 5 | Export the disclosure-support PDF |
| 6 | Takken-shi review + edits + print |
| 7 | Client-ready proposal complete |
* An example of the workflow. Time required varies by property and usage.
Q. Can the PDF be used directly as the official disclosure statement?
A. The PDF MAPRISE outputs is supporting / internal material. The official statement still requires a takken-shi's signature and seal. Use the PDF as a base, have the takken-shi review and supplement it, and finalise. MAPRISE is an efficiency tool, not a substitute for a regulated procedure.
Q. How accurate is the data?
A. Layers are pulled directly from the public open data of MLIT, GSI, and individual municipalities. For formal verification of rights, you'll still need a registry certificate from the legal affairs bureau, and for road registries / water and sewer, please confirm with the respective counters. Use MAPRISE as supporting reference; final confirmation belongs with the public bodies.
Q. Does it work on smartphones?
A. Yes. The responsive design supports phones and tablets — map, AI, and data lookup all work on the go. Checking hazard or zoning data on-site, in front of a property, is a particularly common use case.
Q. Can it be used offline?
A. The live map tiles and AI require an internet connection. Exported PDF reports, however, can be viewed and printed offline — a common pattern is to generate the PDF before a site visit.
Q. Can I check city gas service areas?
A. Yes. Since August 2026, based on the list of general gas pipeline operators published by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy and each operator's wheeling (third-party access) supply terms, we show reference information on city gas service areas for the Kyushu 7 prefectures (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima) on the map and in reports. At the municipality level, you can see one of three statuses: "service area exists," "unconfirmed (an operator exists but its service area could not be confirmed)," or "no applicable operator." This is municipality-level information — it does not indicate supply across an entire municipality or confirm whether a specific parcel can be supplied. Article 35 Item 4 of the Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act covers water supply, electricity, gas, and drainage facilities; this information is reference information for the city-gas portion only and does not by itself satisfy that item. Please continue to confirm water supply, electricity, and drainage facilities directly with the relevant municipality or utility. MAPRISE is not affiliated or partnered with any of the listed gas operators. Always confirm supply availability for a specific parcel directly with the relevant general gas pipeline operator.
Q. Is onboarding support available?
A. On Starter and above, email support is available at info@maprise.jp (the free plan does not include support). For Enterprise, the support scope is agreed individually. Start on the free plan and reach out with any questions.
For the typical realtor / broker workload (10–40 property investigations per month), we recommend the Pro plan.
Use case: when an inquiry comes in, pick the analyses you need from 12 menus, then overlay site history from the Meiji era with current hazards to assemble reference material for the disclosure survey on the spot (the data is approximate reference information; final checks are made with the competent authorities).
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