About Me
Born and raised in Tokyo. Takashi's real estate career started in 1989 at Alvarez, Hyland & Young (former brokerage firm of Hilton & Hyland) where specialized with Hollywood celebrities as first Japanese Realtor in Beverly Hills after helping his uncle established FENDI franchise store at Rodeo Drive in 1980.
And then being scouted by Prudential California Realty as Director of International Marketing in 1991. Also worked along with its franchisor, Prudential Real Estate Affiliates (PREA) to establish Prudential's global network.
His passion towards real estate business has created not only luxury home transactions but also dedicated building the relationships among international real estate organizations. Working at National Association of Realtor (NAR) as Asia/Pacific Regional Coordinator and a first Japanese Liaison during past 15 years until 2008 has developed tremendous network among US-Japan along with other Asian real estate industry.
He also helped establish the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK in Japan, and also affiliate with Association for Real Estate Securitization (ARES) and other organization with RICS in 2012.
His latest contribution was to bridge between U.S. and Japan, to establish the Japan-U.S. Women's Business Network (WBN) in Tokyo, Japan for the purpose of utilizing women's ability and knowledge into the society to help revive Japan, and to educate the next generation to coop with the globalization.
Currently he resides in Honolulu, Hawaii to help assist the family real estate business as an Executive Vice President of Hawaii 5-0 Properties, Inc. The company was established in 1989 to cover all real estate business needs, such as brokerage for both residential and commercial/Investment, development, property management, remodeling & renovation, research, consulting and marketing as one stop shop.
Takashi had been an advisor for various Japanese companies and occasionally holds his seminars and writes real estate articles to Japanese housing and real estate industry media. He travels to Japan every other month and holds the real estate seminars, and is in charge of setting up the affiliation & marketing of brokerage arm, Hawaii 5-0 Properties, Inc. for both domestic and overseas.