Minami Aoyama Estate – A Private Domain Behind Omotesandō

①Property Highlights
The site spans 971.59 sqm of freehold land — dual frontage, northeast and southeast aspects — within a Second-Class Mid-to-High-Rise Residential Zone that enforces strict limits on density and building height. In Tokyo’s prime districts, land is the asset. Buildings are secondary. And land of this scale, in this location, with these protections, is no longer being created. It is only being transferred — rarely, quietly, and between parties who understand precisely what they are holding.

The main residence extends across 830.49 sqm of reinforced concrete across three levels — basement, ground, and first floor — completed March 1999 and designed for a life lived at this scale. A principal living area of over 65 sqm proportioned for formal entertaining. Multiple bedroom suites including a traditional Japanese-style room. Clearly defined zones for entertaining, private guest accommodation, and service. Elevator across all levels. A secondary pavilion of 31.54 sqm — completed 2008, wood-frame construction — functions as guest house, private studio, or staff quarters, according to the owner’s preference.

971.59 sqm. Freehold. Dual frontage. 830 sqm of residence. Minami Aoyama. Minato-ku.

Assets of this scale are not recreated. They are held — or passed on.

②The Neighbourhood
There are addresses in Tokyo that require no introduction. Minami Aoyama is one of them — and has been for generations. Long regarded as the city’s most quietly prestigious residential enclave, it occupies the intersection of cultural depth, architectural distinction, and absolute discretion that Beverly Hills and London’s Mayfair are also known for, but in a register that is entirely its own.

Omotesandō — Tokyo’s premier luxury avenue, lined with flagship architecture by Tadao Ando, Herzog & de Meuron, and SANAA alongside the global houses — is minutes away on foot. Yet within the estate, the city recedes entirely. That is not a coincidence of geography. It is a consequence of scale.

Omotesandō Station is eight minutes on foot. Gaienmae, eight minutes. The Nezu Museum — one of Tokyo’s most respected private collections of East Asian art — is within the immediate neighbourhood. Meiji Jingu Gaien, a historic open park at the heart of the city, is moments away.

③Why TonTon
This is the kind of asset that does not reach the open market through conventional channels. As the exclusive Japan licensee of Forbes Global Properties, TonTon operates at the precise intersection of deep local knowledge and a truly global network — giving our clients access not only to properties of this nature, but to the discretion, due diligence, and cross-border expertise that a transaction of this significance demands.

Our advisory team brings together backgrounds in international finance, Japanese property law, and cross-border transaction management — fluent at a native level in Japanese, English, Mandarin, Hindi, and Korean. From corporate structure establishment and tax advisory coordination to post-acquisition asset management, we provide end-to-end support across the full acquisition journey.

For clients whose ambitions extend beyond the visible, our private portfolio awaits.