Japan Guesthouse Fire Safety: What the Regulations Actually Require
When I was setting up our first guesthouse in Tokyo, fire safety was the compliance area that surprised me most. Not because the requirements are extreme, but because they sit across three different pieces of legislation — and nobody gives you a single checklist. You piece it together from the fire department, the ward office, and the building management company, often getting slightly different answers from each.
If you’re running or opening a short-term rental property in Japan, here’s what you actually need to know.