3 months accommodation wanted

[wilkies0106aw]

All,

I'm looking for 3 months accommodation or longer for 2 people. Ideally an apartment and in or around Tokyo, yet we can easily not be based in that part of the country.

Any ideas or suggestions. There seems to be a fee for this and a fee for that.

Thanks

A

[Japoncito]

Best way I've found to get an apartment in Tokyo is to go through agencies that specialise in short term stays for foreigners. I would recommend Sakura House. They mostly provide Guest Houses, which are a type of shared housing, but they also have a lot of apartments on offer as well, in all parts of Tokyo.

If you try to obtain an apartment through a strictly Japanese real estate it can be really expensive. The local etiquette here is to give the agent a few months rent up front as a gift!

Definitely check out Sakura House, and i'm sure there are other similar websites but I just can't think of them.

[wilkies0106aw]

Thanks!! I've never heard or seen them before.

I'll check them out.

W

[Firebird]

Ive posted something to a similar question in another thread, here the copy

General Prices and living cost Prices and living cost in Japan

Gaijin House´s: Home
the one i stayed (quite nice!) Oakhouse | Guest House Tokyo, guesthouse, room rent in Japan

and a site with appartments so that you could see into the prices. They might have something reasonable but im not sure if you can rent it on a temporary visa: Tokyo Apartments -Reasonable Apartment Accommodation Guesthouse

i heard alot of bad things about sakura house guesthouses, so dont stay there! Their apartments might be ok, havent heard about that, only guesthouses.

[atheistwithfaith]

Originally Posted by Firebird

Ive posted something to a similar question in another thread, here the copy

General Prices and living cost Prices and living cost in Japan

Gaijin House´s: Home
the one i stayed (quite nice!) Oakhouse | Guest House Tokyo, guesthouse, room rent in Japan

and a site with appartments so that you could see into the prices. They might have something reasonable but im not sure if you can rent it on a temporary visa: Tokyo Apartments -Reasonable Apartment Accommodation Guesthouse

i heard alot of bad things about sakura house guesthouses, so dont stay there! Their apartments might be ok, havent heard about that, only guesthouses.

I stayed in a a Sakura House guesthouse and I know others who have and they agree with me that they were fantastic. Really helpful at the office and the places themselves were really nice.

If you want convenience and ease of dealing with them, then I would recommend Sakura House.

[Firebird]

Yeah i think Sakura is ok as well but i just heard some stories from other travelleres and they were not so nice. Especially someone said that they wouldn´t rent to Japanese people and i think thats just wrong. If i live in Japan i´d like to live in a normal envoirment where i can meet Japanese as well and enjoy there culture and everything and not lock myself away in a gaijin-only house. Its nice to meet other travellers because you eventually run into the same problems as them but every guesthouse hase some gaijin so thats not a problem. I had the best time during christmas in my guesthouse and it was nice to see how Japanese celebrate Christmas.

I wanted to stay in a place with Japanese people as well and i had heard about tiny rooms and everyday parties in Sakura-houses, so i decided to not stay with them. I decided to stay with Oakhouse because they had a very good offer for a 3 month stay. They repeat this offer for new tennants every few month and its usually the cheapest you can get for a decent sized single room in a guesthouse around Tokyo.
I do believe that it is possible to get a positive experience with sakura house as well, sorry if i sounded different, but it just wasn´t what i was searching for when i was in Tokyo.

[Fontana]

Hello, I just wanted to let you know that Fontana is another real estate agency in Tokyo specializing in apartments for foreigners. The minimum stay is one month and then you are free to leave anytime after that. Start up costs include a deposit fee (equal to one month's rent) and the rent for the first month.

All apartments are fully furnished and ready to move in. There are one room apartments and bigger. I'm sure that we can find you something for you and your friend. We have apartments in all parts of central Tokyo, for example, Roppongi, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Nakano, and Ikebukuro.

Please write me if you would like help. I can show you some links so you can see what apartments we have available for your stay.

Regards,

Derrick