What you can do for free
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- See candidates that fit, ranked by score
- Check the basis for price, station distance, and disaster risk
- Change conditions and re-compare instantly
Price × commute × disaster risk, in one score
Will this home really work for you?
We pull listings from across the web and score price, commute, and disaster risk together.
Find the home that makes the most sense for your conditions — with the reasons attached.
Overall ranking
Sample74/ 100
#1
2LDK in Funabashi, Chiba
8 min walk to station / Pre-owned condo
5% below market with low flood risk. A bit of a walk to the station, though.
- Price
- 5% below market
- To major station
- 38 min, weekday AM
- Disaster risk
- Low flood risk
- 271pts
Good space for the price. But it is an 11-minute walk to the station.
3LDK in Hachioji, Tokyo ・ 11 min walk / Pre-owned condo
- 369pts
Close to the station with low disaster risk. The lot is on the small side.
2LDK in Kawaguchi, Saitama ・ 6 min walk / Pre-owned house
- 466pts
New and in good condition. The price is about market level.
1LDK in Sagamihara, Kanagawa ・ 9 min walk / New house
Many more scored on the same basis
No name or email3 taps, about 30 seconds
Coverage: Saitama, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi / Listings as of October 14
In 50 seconds
Choosing a home, in one score.
Listings from multiple property sites, gathered without gaps, then commute, disaster risk and market price ranked by your own priorities. (Narration in Japanese.)
Three measures
Just three things to judge by.
Not the seller's pitch — every candidate scored on the same basis.
Price
Is this price high or low?
Compare against the area's market rate to see over- or under-priced at a glance.
How we read priceCommute
How long is the daily commute?
Compare door-to-door time to work or school — two destinations at once with Premium.
How we read commuteDisaster risk
Are you prepared enough?
Check flood and earthquake risk up front using official hazard data.
How we read riskThree simple steps
No dense documents to wade through.
Enter your conditions, see the ranked results, check the reasons. We organize the hard calls in order.
- 1Enter conditionsTap to pick three things: area, what matters most, and budget. You can add your commute destination after logging in.
- 2Ranked by scoreEvery candidate is scored on price, station distance, and disaster risk. Add a commute destination and they are ranked by commute time too.
- 3Check the reasonsOpen each one to see why it ranks high and what to watch for.
Sound familiar?
Where home-hunting tends to get stuck.
If even one of these hits home, that's where Sumilca comes in. Start straight from the situation that worries you.
Two commutes, can't decide which to favor
You and your family commute to different places. Pick one's shortest route and you often regret it later.
Add your commute and compare (free login)Comparing two destinations at once is a Premium feature.
Saw the hazard map, got scared, ran out of options
Avoid everything that looks risky and you're left with nothing. You want to set an acceptable line.
Try this scenarioFamily asks “why?” and you can't explain
“It just feels good” doesn't win agreement, and the conversation stalls.
Try this scenarioYou can show each row's verdict and breakdown to your family as is.
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What you can do when logged in
Save & favoritesOnly if you want to revisit later.
- Add your commute destination and compare door-to-door time (free)
- Save your ranking conditions
- Restore saved conditions
- Keep favorite candidates
Trust
Why it's safe to use — stated up front.
What you enter, which data we reference, and when login is needed. We make it all clear first.
- Start with no name or email
- Disaster risk based on official public data
- Trace the basis down to the source page
- A third-party view, separate from sellers
About
What is Sumilca?
Sumilca (すみるか in Japanese, pronounced “su-mi-ru-ka”) is a second-opinion service for people buying a home in Japan. It gathers condos and houses listed across multiple real-estate sites, scores them on the same three measures — price, commute time, and disaster risk — and ranks them for your conditions.
It takes a third-party view, separate from sellers, so you can check the numbers and sources behind why a candidate stays on your list or drops off.
You can start for free with no name or email. Coverage currently centers on the Kanto (Greater Tokyo) region and is expanding.
Go ahead — try it with your own conditions.
You can change conditions as many times as you like. Start by seeing how the candidates differ.