Comments on: How difficult is it to find apartments in Japan? http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:00:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: michinoku2001 http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78/comment-page-1#comment-159 michinoku2001 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:50:03 +0000 http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78#comment-159 If you have the money to pay rent to one of the real estate agents that specialize in renting to expats it's no problem. I don't know about anybody's else's experience, but I had my girlfriend move into the apartment in Tokyo that my company paid for and just kept it quiet. Nobody said a thing about it for the two years we lived there. My advice is don't even raise the issue with the landlord. It's easier to apologize than to ask permission. Of course, if it's just one 8 mat room it's going to be kind of tight. If you have the money to pay rent to one of the real estate agents that specialize in renting to expats it’s no problem. I don’t know about anybody’s else’s experience, but I had my girlfriend move into the apartment in Tokyo that my company paid for and just kept it quiet. Nobody said a thing about it for the two years we lived there. My advice is don’t even raise the issue with the landlord. It’s easier to apologize than to ask permission. Of course, if it’s just one 8 mat room it’s going to be kind of tight.

]]> By: Carl_the_Truth http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78/comment-page-1#comment-158 Carl_the_Truth Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:31:55 +0000 http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78#comment-158 Unless you're Japanese, or have a Japanese spouse, it will be VERY hard, if at all. Unless you have a great deal of money. Sorry, it was a very BAD suggestion. Having an extra person will likely get you evicted. It happened to a friend of mine, and he's Japanese !I'd say you have a MAJOR problem ahead of you. Unless you’re Japanese, or have a Japanese spouse, it will be VERY hard, if at all. Unless you have a great deal of money. Sorry, it was a very BAD suggestion. Having an extra person will likely get you evicted. It happened to a friend of mine, and he’s Japanese !I’d say you have a MAJOR problem
ahead of you.

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78/comment-page-1#comment-157 Ken Y-N Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:16:13 +0000 http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78#comment-157 In addition to the other points raised here, is your partner your husband or not? If not, it will be rather difficult for you to get a visa for Japan. Even if he is your husband, if you come over as a spouse of a foriegn national, you cannot legally work. I agree with the rest, if your partner has a 1K 6 mat room (I had one of them when I first came here), I cannot imagine two people living comfortably, especially if they had been used to something larger. In addition to the other points raised here, is your partner your husband or not?

If not, it will be rather difficult for you to get a visa for Japan. Even if he is your husband, if you come over as a spouse of a foriegn national, you cannot legally work.

I agree with the rest, if your partner has a 1K 6 mat room (I had one of them when I first came here), I cannot imagine two people living comfortably, especially if they had been used to something larger.

]]> By: hotter http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78/comment-page-1#comment-156 hotter Fri, 30 May 2008 10:05:58 +0000 http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78#comment-156 I guess it’s not easy without a letter from the company employing your partner, nor enough balance. However, even if he may need a help to contract the rent, it's not a problem he can speak only few Japanese. And it's possible to share the single room without extra cost, but I guess it's only 3m * 4m or less. Can you imagine sharing it all time? I guess it’s not easy without a letter from the company employing your partner, nor enough balance. However, even if he may need a help to contract the rent, it’s not a problem he can speak only few Japanese.

And it’s possible to share the single room without extra cost, but I guess it’s only 3m * 4m or less. Can you imagine sharing it all time?

]]> By: flemmingbee2 http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78/comment-page-1#comment-155 flemmingbee2 Wed, 28 May 2008 20:55:08 +0000 http://www.liveki.com/how-difficult-is-it-to-find-apartments-in-japan/78#comment-155 Finding an apartment shouldn't be too difficult if someone can help him with the language. He would probably be required to have a guarantor, which I would think his company should be able to supply. > Would a landlord accept extra payment with rent and allow both of us to share the single room offered by the company? It:s likely that they would at no extra cost, as long as it's an apartment as opposed to a hotel and utility payments are separate. But it would be stressful for you two as single rooms in Japan are really small. What you could do is to ask the company if he could receive housing allowance instead of living in the company housing. This entirely depends on the company policy; some do and some don't, but it's worth a try.) Moving in first and then start looking is a good suggestion. Keep in mind that you usually need the equivalent of a 2 to several months rent up front as key money (not refundable) and deposit (refundable). The actual amount depends largely on the place and the area you will be living in. Finding an apartment shouldn’t be too difficult if someone can help him with the language. He would probably be required to have a guarantor, which I would think his company should be able to supply.

> Would a landlord accept extra payment with rent and allow both of us to share the single room offered by the company?

It:s likely that they would at no extra cost, as long as it’s an apartment as opposed to a hotel and utility payments are separate. But it would be stressful for you two as single rooms in Japan are really small.

What you could do is to ask the company if he could receive housing allowance instead of living in the company housing. This entirely depends on the company policy; some do and some don’t, but it’s worth a try.) Moving in first and then start looking is a good suggestion.

Keep in mind that you usually need the equivalent of a 2 to several months rent up front as key money (not refundable) and deposit (refundable). The actual amount depends largely on the place and the area you will be living in.

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