NPO (Non-Profit Organization)
Japan Association of
Real Estate Counselors
Japan Association of
Real Estate Counselors
The designation “Real Estate Counselor” is endowed by JAREC (Japan Association of Real Estate Counseling) to those applicants who demonstrate broad and deep knowledge and experience in real estate counseling services. The applicants must hold certain national qualifications or the “Advisor for Property Strategy” certification endowed by JAREC for more than 5 years.
Real estate counseling is involved with broad businesses and services relating to various types of real estate and could be the main or essential element for business solutions and challenges. JAREC has categorized counseling services into five divisions: “Town Planning,” “Real Estate Development,” “Real Estate Management,” “Private Asset Advisory,” and “Global Business.” To be more specific, it has undertaken consulting services such as CRE management, PRE management, inheritance-related services, abandoned property problem solutions, business succession strategies, urban regeneration, smart city area management, compact city/city center revitalization, effective property utilization, marketing/ property demand forecasting, location analysis, best use analysis, building conversion, land readjustment projects, redevelopment/ joint building construction, condominium rebuilding projects, park management, business valuations, corporate/business revitalization, M&A and corporate/ business sales, asset management, property management, cross border property/ business investment advisory services, cross border investment-related services, and more. JAREC members are trusted advisors who can offer solutions and professional advice about these services.
JAREC is a sister organization of the British-originating RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) and CRE (The Councilors of Real Estate) in the USA. The Real Estate Counselor of JAREC may be able to choose a direct-entry route to become MRICS. JAREC can also support its members in acquiring CRE designations.
JAREC is soon going to celebrate the 35th anniversary of its founding. It is our intention, as a group of trusted real estate professional members, to contribute to society with real estate counseling professionalism by broadening the areas we cover and by lifting the Association to its next stage with a clear vision and strategy, while carrying the legacy of the pioneers and predecessors who worked domestically and globally. I sincerely appreciate your understanding and cooperation with JAREC toward this end goal.
Real estate counselor system was established in the USA and now the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) has been active in various areas of the industry.
In order to accommodate the diversifying demands for real estate, Japan's “real estate counselor system” was founded in 1989 for the purpose of training specialists, who would provide counseling services with their expertise in real estate appraisal as the core. Following its foundation, a membership association comprising individuals with the title of“ Real Estate Counselor” was founded.
JAREC strives to be an organization similar to The CRE in the US.
Established in November 22, 1989 as “Real Estate Counselor Committee” within Japan Association of Real Estate Appraisers, it was accredited as a Specific Non-Profit Organization in April 2006, the form known at the present day.
The Association was established for the purpose of raising public awareness of the importance of knowledge and expertise in real estate counseling, while training and providing qualification to “real estate counselors” to advise on real estate utilization and asset value analysis in a comprehensive and effective manner in order to cope with changes in the society. The Association will also support appropriate and effective utilization and management of real estate in Japan by enforcing a code of ethics for the counselors to make contribution to interests of the society.
| Head Office | Level 4, Shiroyama Trust Tower 4-3-1 Toranomon Minato-kuTokyo 105-6004, JAPAN Telephone: +81- 3-6435-9535 Facsimile: +81-3-6435-9536 
URL https://www.jarec.jp/english/index.html
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| Osaka Office | Daitaku Bldg.14,5F 2-3-7 Fushimimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0044,Japan |
| Title | Name |
| President | Yumiko KIKUCHI |
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| Vice-President | Hiroyuki ISOBE |
| Vice-President | Katsutoshi MIWA |
| Vice-President（Chairman, Business Planning Committee） | Shogo ONO |
| Vice-President（Chairman, Operation &. Training Committee） | Tetsuya OGAWA |
| Executive Director（Chairman, General Affairs, Finance and Affairs organization Committee） | Shotaro MORII |
| Executive Director（Chairman, Qualification Screening and Approval Committee） | Ichiro KUMAZAWA |
| Executive Director（Chairman, CRE • PRE Strategic management Committee） | Shinji MURAKI |
| Executive Director（Chairman, Public Relations Committee） | Tamotsu TOBARI |
| Executive Director（Chairperson, International Relations Committee） | Katsunori FUKUDA |
| Director | Yoshio SUZUKI |
| Director | Teruki ASAO |
| Director | Satoshi ISHIKAWA |
| Director | Yukiko ENDO |
| Director | Kenji TAKEDA |
| Director | Yoshihiro YAJIMA |
| Director | Toshifumi KURATA |
| Director | Shinji ISHIDA |
| Director | Naruya MATSUDA |
| Director | Kojiro MURAKAMI |
| Auditor | Shigeru HIRAKAWA |
| Auditor | Tomonori ISHIWATA |
| Special Advisor | Masayasu KITAGAWA |
| Advisor | Yasuhiko NAKAJO |
| Executive Adviser | Shuzo MASUDA |
| Executive Adviser | Hiroshi KAWANO |
| Executive Adviser | Masayuki YOSHIMURA |
| Executive Adviser | Hiroshi MOKI |
While there are enormous reconstruction activities required in the areas hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011, the Kumamoto Earthquake of April 2016 has caused huge damages in Kumamoto and Oita Prefectures. We are aiming to be an expert organization that would contribute to the society through various real estate advisory services and project executions based on our profound knowledge against natural disasters such as recent two earthquakes as we had contributed against the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995.
Selection of Tokyo as the hosting city for 2020 Olympic Games has given us a hope. The society's needs that have been leaning toward “shift from public to private sector” will temporarily likely shift back to public sector-lead needs as“ reconstruction from the Greeat East Japan Earthquake” and“ preparation for the Tokyo Olympics” take form. We will strive hard to gather our professional wisdom so that we will be able to provide advice as to such issues as building infrastructures.
As a part of our activities to support our members to improve their aptitude, we sponsor various events including workshops, seminars and lectures.
We continually work to improve the quality of our members by holding workshops to identify new requirements by the society and how to accommodate them.
1. Raising public awareness of knowledge and expertise on real estate counseling
2. Survey, research and advise in the areas of real estate counseling
3. Providing information and publication on real estate counseling
4. Interchange with other real estate counseling-related organizations in Japan and abroad
5. Education and certification of Real Estate Counselors and Advisors for Property Strategy
6. Introduction and dispatch of Real Estate Counselors and Advisors for Property Strategy
The Association comprises its employees, 4 types of membership and registered certified professionals.
| Emplo yees |
Memb ers |
Registered certified professionals |
Information available via |
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| Regular member | ○ | ○ | × | Members-only website |
Individuals wishing to be a member in support of the Association’s objectives |
| (Certified member) | ○ | ○ | ○ | Member-only website |
Individuals certified by the Association wishing to be a member in support of the Association’s objectives |
| Supporting member (individual) | ○ | ○ | × | Member-only website |
Individuals wishing to be a member in support of the Association’s objectives by cooperating with the activities of certified members |
| Corporate member | × | ○ | × | Member-only website |
Corporations and organizations wishing to be a member in support of the Association’s objectives by providing support to the Association’s activities |
| Adviser for Property Strategy (Associate Member) | × | ○ | ○ | Member-only website |
Individuals designated as Adviser for Property Strategy by the Association and those wishing to be a member in support of the Association's objectives |
