noun
private lodging business; home-sharing business
Refers to the business of renting out one's residence to guests, typically under Japan's Private Lodging Business Act (住宅宿泊事業法). Often associated with services like Airbnb.
住宅宿泊事業を始めるには、都道府県への届け出が必要です。
To start a private lodging business, you need to notify the prefectural government.
このマンションでは住宅宿泊事業が禁止されている。
Private lodging businesses are prohibited in this apartment building.
民泊 is a broader, more colloquial term for private lodging or home-sharing, while 住宅宿泊事業 is the formal legal term defined in the Private Lodging Business Act.
Compound of 住宅 (residence), 宿泊 (lodging), and 事業 (business). A legal term coined for the Private Lodging Business Act (住宅宿泊事業法) enacted in 2018.