Top 5 Places Where Foreigners Are Renting Apartments in Tokyo: March 2021 Edition
In this post, we present the Top 5 most popular stations for people searching for properties to rent on realestate.co.jp in March 2021. The ranking below is based on an analysis of property listings in the Tokyo 23 Wards that people viewed and... More
Best places to live in Kansai – 2021 Survey
These neighborhoods were chosen as the best three places to live in the Kansai area, based on a recent survey of locals, conducted by SUUMO, a Japanese real estate listing site. Kansai is the region in western Japan that includes... More
Finding Student Friendly Apartments in Tokyo
The new school year is just around the corner in Japan – where the school year starts in April and ends in March – so for our eager scholars looking for some information on how to find a short-term apartment... More
What does a $450 Apartment Look Like in and Around Tokyo?
If keeping your monthly expenses low is a priority, one of the first things you’ll want to look at is your housing budget. The Tokyo 23 Ward average rent for a 1R apartment is about ¥72,000 ($675 USD). Is it... More
Why are these apartments in Tokyo so “cheap”? — A brief primer on budget apartments in Japan
In today’s feature, we take a look at really “cheap” apartments that you can rent in the suburbs of Tokyo and briefly explain why they appear to offer such low rent. In our property descriptions, we like to avoid using... More
Living in Tokyo on the Yamanote Line: Least Expensive Stations by Rent — 2021 Ranking
In this installment of our series on “what is the average rent in Tokyo” we zoom in on the least expensive stations on the Yamanote line. The Yamanote, which has 30 stations, is the iconic loop line that goes around central... More
Top 5 Places Where Foreigners are Renting Apartments in Tokyo: January 2021 Edition
In this post, we present the Top 5 most popular stations for people searching for properties to rent on realestate.co.jp in January 2021. The ranking below is based on an analysis of property listings in the Tokyo 23 Wards that people viewed and... More