Ranking tables
Real Estate: Bengoshi | Asia-Pacific
Japan
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Junichi Kurokoshi Morrison Foerster11 Years Ranked
Minoru Kobayashi Anderson Mori & Tomotsune17 Years Ranked
Mizuho Yamada Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices10 Years Ranked
Mori Inada Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices6 Years Ranked
Satoru Hasumoto Mori Hamada6 Years Ranked
Toshihiko Tsuchiya Withers Japan18 Years Ranked
Ayako Kawano Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices9 Years Ranked- Eiichi Nagai Kaynex Law Offices4 Years Ranked
- Haruo Narimoto TMI Associates13 Years Ranked
- Hiroki Awahara Ushijima & Partners2 Years Ranked
Hiroto Inoue Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu2 Years Ranked
Katsumi Shirai Pillsbury11 Years Ranked- Kazunari Onishi Anderson Mori & Tomotsune2 Years Ranked
Ken Kobayashi Anderson Mori & Tomotsune2 Years Ranked
Kenji Utsumi Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu9 Years Ranked
Mitsuharu Kataoka DLA Piper Tokyo Partnership4 Years Ranked
Naoki Ishikawa Mori Hamada10 Years Ranked
Naoki Ueyama Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP10 Years Ranked
Yoshiaki Shimizu Clifford Chance6 Years Ranked
Yuko Ino Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices6 Years Ranked
All Lawyers profiles
Senior Statespeople

S Eiichi Kanda
Clifford Chance | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Senior Statespeople | 17 Years RankedEiichi Kanda wins endorsements from market sources and clients alike for his experience in real estate investments, financings and development projects.
S Kohtaro Tamura
Ushijima & Partners | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Senior Statespeople | 19 Years RankedKohtaro Tamura is an eminent practitioner who is highly regarded by market sources for his extensive experience handling the full spectrum of real estate finance transactions.S Shunpei Tanaka
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Senior Statespeople | 19 Years RankedShunpei Tanaka draws on deep experience in the field to advise on finance transactions, development projects and acquisitions of property portfolios.
Band 1

1 Eriko Ozawa
Mori Hamada | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedEriko Ozawa is frequently sought out by Japanese and foreign private real estate funds, sovereign wealth funds and financial services companies to advise on acquisitions, REIT transactions and real estate finance mandates involving complex structures.
1 Hiroshi Niinomi
Nishimura & Asahi | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedHiroshi Niinomi enjoys numerous endorsements from market sources and remains a popular choice among banks, J-REITs and investment firms looking to acquire and invest in projects and assets in Japan.
1 Masahiro Shiga
Morrison Foerster | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedMasahiro Shiga regularly advises clients on real estate-related matters including acquisitions and financing as well as renewable energy projects. His clients include large financial institutions and international investment management companies, as well as Japanese corporates and developers.

1 Norio Maeda
Nishimura & Asahi | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedNorio Maeda is sought after for his expertise in major real estate transactions. He represents an impressive roster of international investors and leading financial institutions with their acquisitions and investments in Japanese real estate.
Band 2

2 Junichi Kurokoshi
Morrison Foerster | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedJunichi Kurokoshi is well reputed in the market for his significant activity in the real estate transactional space. He acts for Japanese and foreign banks, investors and corporations, advising them on their real estate finance projects, acquisitions and investments in residential, hotel and office portfolios and real estate companies.

2 Minoru Kobayashi
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedMinoru Kobayashi maintains a wide-ranging real estate practice, with particular expertise in handling J-REIT matters and financing transactions.
2 Mizuho Yamada
Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedMizuho Yamada attracts considerable endorsement for his advice to Japanese and international asset managers, private funds and companies across a range of sectors on real estate transactions.
2 Mori Inada
Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedMori Inada represents investors in their acquisitions of Japan-based senior living premises, office and logistics portfolios. He is also well equipped to handle the launch of real estate funds, the structuring and creation of joint ventures and hotel development mandates.
2 Satoru Hasumoto
Mori Hamada | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedSatoru Hasumoto receives endorsements from his clients for his knowledge in the fields of real estate and M&A, as well as project and infrastructure finance work.

2 Toshihiko Tsuchiya
Withers Japan | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedToshihiko Tsuchiya maintains a broad practice within the real estate space, acting on acquisitions and joint ventures, development projects and leasing transactions.
Band 3

3 Mami Ikebukuro
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedMami Ikebukuro advises clients on real estate acquisitions and investment mandates. She is particularly adept at advising on hotel operations.
3 Masamichi Sakamoto
City-Yuwa Partners | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedMasamichi Sakamoto's practice encompasses an array of real estate and corporate matters with an emphasis on cross-border transactions.

3 Seishi Ikeda
Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedSeishi Ikeda offers over two decades of experience in cross-border real estate acquisitions and disposals, in addition to advising on real estate investments involving a range of structures.
3 Tetsuya Itoh
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedTetsuya Itoh is a widely recognised lawyer who focuses his practice on commercial real estate and real estate finance transactions, including those involving structured elements.
3 Yoshiaki Ikeda
Nishimura & Asahi | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedYoshiaki Ikeda maintains a strong reputation among peers for his transactional real estate practice. He acts for banks and private equity firms on the financing and acquisition of office, logistics and residential properties.
Band 4

4 Ayako Kawano
Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedAyako Kawano offers international and domestic investors and real estate companies seasoned advice on joint ventures and the sale and purchase of real estate assets, informed by almost three decades' experience.4 Eiichi Nagai
Kaynex Law Offices | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedFounding partner Eiichi Nagai heads Kaynex Law Offices' real estate team, handling a range of transactions and offering expertise regarding TK-GK and TMK structures.4 Haruo Narimoto
TMI Associates | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedHaruo Narimoto handles a wide range of mandates, covering real estate developments and disposals, in addition to structured finance matters.Key sectorsFinancial Investors|Financial Services|Leisure and Hospitality|Property, Construction and Infrastructure4 Hiroki Awahara
Ushijima & Partners | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedHiroki Awahara advises banks and investment companies on Japanese real estate investments and transactions.

4 Hiroto Inoue
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedHiroto Inoue is an experienced real estate lawyer who advises Japanese and international clients, frequently acting for REITs.

4 Katsumi Shirai
Pillsbury | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedKatsumi Shirai of Pillsbury advises clients on acquisitions, investments and real estate finance mandates.
4 Kazunari Onishi
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedKazunari Onishi is recognised for his advice to Japanese and international clients on real estate transactions and financing for data centres, logistics facilities and hotels.

4 Ken Kobayashi
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedKen Kobayashi is a seasoned lawyer with a range of expertise in real estate-related transactions, including both acquisitions and financing. He is often praised for the adept execution of financing transactions for both lenders and borrowers.

4 Kenji Utsumi
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedKenji Utsumi is a seasoned lawyers with a strong market recognition. He ably handles large development projects and real estate acquisitions for project sponsors and REIT funds who highly praise his expertise in the industry.

4 Mitsuharu Kataoka
DLA Piper Tokyo Partnership | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedMitsuharu Kataoka heads DLA Piper's Tokyo real estate practice and advises on real estate acquisitions, real estate finance and construction mandates.

4 Naoki Ishikawa
Mori Hamada | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedNaoki Ishikawa maintains an inbound and outbound transactional practice, advising domestic and foreign investors on real estate acquisitions and developments.
4 Naoki Ueyama
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedNaoki Ueyama is adept at advising on real estate and project financing, as well as on portfolio acquisitions and lease agreements.

4 Yoshiaki Shimizu
Clifford Chance | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedYoshiaki Shimizu is an active counsel in Clifford Chance's real estate division, advising foreign financial institutions, funds and developers on acquisitions, investments and real estate finance work.
4 Yuko Ino
Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedYuko Ino is particularly adept at handling real estate investments and financing mandates. She assists Japanese companies with their outbound investments into US-based assets, in addition to advising US clients on their inbound acquisitions of Japan-based real estate.
Up and Coming

U Fuyuki Uchitsu
Mori Hamada | Real Estate: Bengoshi2026 | Up and Coming | 1 Years RankedFuyuki Uchitsu has notable expertise in a wide range of real estate transactions, from acquisitions to investment and strategic alliances. He is also noted for his expertise in real estate securitisation and often praised for his commercial sense.