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Looking at a rental listing
Organize initial costs, special clauses, guarantor company fees, early cancellation penalties, and other points from listing text.
Pre-contract listing check โLearn with guides, check with tools
Understand Japanese rental costs, then check your own listing
Chintai Checker helps you learn common rental fees and contract terms in Japan, then organize points to check from listing text, estimates or move-out cost details. It is a self-check tool, not legal advice or real estate brokerage.
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Received a contract or estimate
Paste rental contract, important matters explanation, or estimate text to organize document terms and confirmation points.
Organize document check points โTool
Checking move-out costs
Organize cleaning fees, restoration items, deposit settlement, and other points from move-out cost statements or estimates.
Move-out cost check โGUIDES
Guide categories
Before signing: fees and contract terms
Initial costs when renting in JapanUnderstand deposit, key money, brokerage fees, insurance, cleaning, and other upfront items.Key money in JapanLearn what reikin means and how to compare it with the total move-in estimate.Security deposit in JapanCheck how shikikin differs from key money and how move-out settlement may work.Guarantor company feesSeparate initial, monthly, and renewal-related guarantor company costs.Renewal feeCheck when renewal costs appear and how they are written in listings or contracts.
View all guides โMove-out costs and restoration
Move-out costs in JapanRead cleaning, restoration, disposal, and deposit-settlement items before settlement.Genjล kaifuku and restorationUnderstand restoration wording and what to check in estimates or clauses.House cleaning feeCheck timing, amount, and whether cleaning is listed separately.Rental special clausesOrganize special clauses and cost conditions worth checking before signing.
View all guides โDocuments, procedures and how-to guides
How to read a Japanese rental contractReview contracts, important matters explanations, estimates, and choice-style fields.How to check a Japanese rental listingUse listing text to organize fees and conditions before signing.Copy listing text on desktopCopy the page text and paste it into Chintai Checker.Use the Chrome extensionA helper option for checking listing pages from Chrome.Leaving Japan apartment checklistFollow a practical timeline for notices, utilities, inspection, and settlement.
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Guide
Initial costs when renting in Japan
Understand deposit, key money, brokerage fees, insurance, cleaning, and other upfront items.
Read โGuideKey money in Japan
Learn what reikin means and how to compare it with the total move-in estimate.
Read โGuideSecurity deposit in Japan
Check how shikikin differs from key money and how move-out settlement may work.
Read โGuideMove-out costs in Japan
Read cleaning, restoration, disposal, and deposit-settlement items before settlement.
Read โGuideGenjล kaifuku and restoration
Understand restoration wording and what to check in estimates or clauses.
Read โGuideLeaving Japan apartment checklist
Follow a practical timeline for notices, utilities, inspection, and settlement.
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About the creator
Chintai Checker was created from the perspective of a foreign resident who has lived in Japan for more than 10 years and has often helped friends review rental conditions. You can read more on the About page.
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Trust and privacy principles
- Not legal advice
- No external site fetching
- Pasted text is not included in share text or analytics
Have a listing, document, or estimate in front of you?
After reading the guides, paste your own text to organize practical questions before signing or settling move-out costs.