Spring and autumn fill first because that is when people want a line marked before other work starts. A builder books setting-out so the house footprint, stakes and offsets are in place before excavation. An owner books a boundary while pins can still be looked for in grass, ahead of a fence. Someone about to buy a small parcel wants the hour on the ground while access to the plot still stands. Families dividing a garden often need both a topographic survey and a new boundary while the ground is open. The diary does not grow to match that rush. Visits run Monday to Saturday only, with starts between 7:30 and 15:00, and each one is a single hour led by Tomasz Reyes. Those two seasons simply ask for more of the same hours, so they fill before the quieter months do.

Joining the spring list means two emails and no others. One is sent in February. One is sent in August. Both come from visits@sokuten.example. They offer early dates before the calendar opens for the season ahead. They do not confirm a visit, do not hold a plot, and do not change a fee. The six prices stay as published: $180 for the hour, $1,250 for a residential boundary survey up to 1,000 m², $160 per pin reset where a record exists, $720 for setting-out, $1,650 for a topographic survey up to 2,000 m², and $25 for an extra folded A2 copy. A real booking is still a separate message with your address, any papers you have, and two dates. There is no other mail from the list.