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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
The rent prices might seem reasonable, but you then have to figure in move-in costs. A couple months refundable deposit, and 1 to 3 months of "key money", which is not refundable. Your 90k yen studio could cost as much as 500k yen to move in. I had to pay the equivalent of 3 months rent in addition to my first month's rent, meaning that my move-in cost was about 250k yen. Not cheap.
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Yes the deposits are really the biggest downside to renting in Japan.
I think it's just a little too much money up front.