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Originally Posted by Charliehsv
Hmm I see. Any specific reasons?
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Plenty. It's cheap, guarunteed, and probably close to the school. Better than you'll get with an apartment.
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I'm not sure how well foreigners are received in the real eastate market there
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Sometimes not very well, sometimes very well. Century 21 is putting out commercials letting people know that they train their agents to help foreigners find housing, and explain all the nooks and crannies to them. Areas that have had many English teachers will probably turn you away, as many JETs or ALTs are scumbags that give foreigners a horrible name through partying, wrecking places and generally disrespecting the neighborhood. It's hit-or-miss sometimes, but I feel that the majority of foreigners get fair treatment and the negative side is the exception. In Kyoto I doubt you'll have any problems, though, since the place is crawling gaijin.
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Oh, and while I'm not fluent in japanese I'm far from a beginner aswell.
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Good, you have a foundation. If youw ant to get an apartment, study up on the vocabulary you'll need for that.
I think it'll be more hassle than you'll be ready for. There's fees, and then fees for the fees, and then you have to give the landlord money just because they want you to, and then there's bribes and fees for the bribes, and then the "key money" which nobody knows what the hell it is but it's stupid expensive and you have to pay it anyway, and then probably a fee and bribe for that.
Good luck!
