Yamazanmai - Real Estate in Niseko
Yamazanmai is an independent agency and consultancy, focusing on sourcing land and houses in Niseko that offer excellent value and potential to our customers. We also offer access to a well-established client base and international network for those wishing to sell. Our focus goes beyond Hirafu and the main Niseko ski areas, to plots of land and houses that offer something special across a larger area. We can help you find your own private haven, an investment in Niseko, as well as offer independent advice, appraisal, sales and consulting.
When you buy or sell with us, you are also directly supporting the environment you are investing in. A portion of all our revenue is donated to the preservation and restoration of our local environment through our sister non-profit entity The Wildwoods Foundation – committed to protecting and restoring woodland in Hokkaido.
Yamazanmai focuses on integrity: offering a trustworthy place regarding everything related to real estate in Niseko.
A team with 60+ years of experience
Michael Davenport
Michael has lived in Niseko since 2006. Former owner and principal of Niseko Consulting and Niseko Owners, both acquired by a private investor in 2015. He has nearly two decades of experience in local real estate and property management, as well as professional translation and publishing. He also runs The Wildwoods Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on protecting and fostering old-growth forests.
Ruskin McLennan
Ruskin first came to Niseko in 1998 and has been actively involved in the market since 2003. He has a B.Comm in Real Estate Valuation from UWS. In 2005 he established Niseko Property. Ruskin has an in-depth knowledge of the Niseko market, development and will provide an independent and realistic view of investing in Japan. He also manages a private commercial real estate portfolio in Sydney Australia.
Yasuhiko Yamamoto - Real Estate Licensee
Yasuhiko is a long-term Niseko local and real estate license holder. He formally worked with one of the pioneering real estate, development and accommodation companies in the area, specializing in both real estate sales and also property management. He also runs a property management company, taking care of building and land maintenance around the Niseko area.
Real Estate with a Difference
You can make a difference when you buy or sell real estate in Niseko: when you buy or sell through Yamazanmai you will be directly supporting the protection of the local natural environment, and the entire planet, as well as protecting the snowfall that makes Niseko so famous. You can also play your part in protecting our beautiful environment for the future.
5% of all commission is donated to our sister non-profit organization, The Wildwoods Foundation (TWF). TWF acquires old-growth forests, poorly-managed plantations, and clear cut areas to protect and restore our local woodlands - a vital part of the natural cycle, carbon sequestering and natural beauty of the area. Acquired land areas are held, regenerated and protected in perpetuity.
Our website and email servers use GreenGeeks Web Hosting. From their website: "GreenGeeks has been the industry's leading eco-friendly green web hosting provider putting back 3 times the power we consume into the grid in the form of renewable energy."
Our electricity supply is powered 100% by sustainable sources, through Hachidori Electric.
We use business cards made from recycled Tetrapak cartons, through Nisshindo Co., Ltd.