[anrakushi]

no worries then, and just my mind when thinking of a city is the city and surrounding areas. i never really think of the central part of the city itself when people say a city so that is what i was thinking places 20-30mins from.

i had a feeling taxes/stamp duty etc would be pretty nasty but not sure where to get that info. i'm not even sure i will eventually buy a place in Japan, from current trends i don't think it is a very good investment. in places like australia you are assured of your house's value increasing at a great rate over the years you own it but the same is not to be said for Japan from what i can gather.