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Originally Posted by nv103
Me and my friend are from the UK and sometime next year in 2011 after Summer we would both like to move to Tokyo for 12 months on a Working Holiday Visa but I read a comment earlier that it's very hard for non Japanese to be allowed to rent an apartment in Japan? Is this true? It's very off putting and this person said that we won't be treated equally and that finding a job is also hard because we're not Japanese.
Could anyone provide some input? What's the best type of accommodation for my and my friend? Are there any websites? We don't want to share with other people either if that is possible, just the two of us however we don't mind something like a homestay but it seems they are rare in Japan?
So basically to sum it up, where can we find accommodation?
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I would start soliciting hotels for work and see if they provide housing for their temporary employees.
The issue is that 1) renting an apartment is expensive, often required 3 to 6 months equivalent of non refundable charges before moving in.
Also foreigners do not tend to be the most reliable of tenants compared to their Japanese counterparts. In other words, its easy for a foreigner to skip out on a lease and fly home when they want to with no consequences.
You might want to look into weekly mansions as an option. There are also gaijin houses that allow for longer term living.
Now if one of you were to be hired for JET or another program that provides housing, then you could have an apartment for a year no problem.