Railway operator Keio Corporation has contributed to a round that will be used by Hyakusenrenma to make its holiday home rental services multilingual.
Japan-based holiday accommodation rental platform Hyakusenrenma has raised ¥1.4bn ($13m) in a round that included railway operator Keio Corporation, The Bridge has reported.
The round also featured investment holding company Aid Partners Capital Holdings and the Japanese state-backed Cool Japan Fund.
Hyakusenrenma operates two services: a private house and room rental platform similar to Airbnb called Stay Japan, and an adjacent service named Tomarina that focuses on the homes of farmers and fishermen.
The funding will be used to make…
