Accomadation in Tokyo
 

Hi There,
I'm looking for a good place to rent an apartment from in Tokyo. I was living in Chiba for the last 2 years and was wondering if someone that has experience could direct me to a company or persons that are trust worthy. I don't really want to ask anyone to be my guarantor so that is a bit of a possibly sticky issue. Im looking to find somewhere in Shibuya, Harajuku area.


Thanks in advance.

AL

Well, Shibiuya and Harajuku are going to be very expensive, but then, so will most of Tokyo. I'm curious, is Tokyo an absolute? In my experience, Yokohama is considerably cheaper.

Google "Sakura House". They have a good selection of apartments in a variety of locations.

well i heared shibuya is some kind of party district with many discos, bars etc. about the others i didn´t hear anything^^

Don't expect a lot of educated opinions from this site, Japanga.

I like Ueno because it is centrally located, but quieter than some of your other choices.

Thanks, I'm going to have a look around and get a bit more familiar with the different areas before I decide where to live.I have a job by Tokyo St, but not sure if I want to live anywhere to close to there.
To tell you the truth I think Harajuku is starting to look better. I went there last night with some friends and really liked the fact that it seems very safe at night. One of the few havens on the Yamanote line, Japan is pretty safe anyway, but just the extra bit of safeness seems really appealing.

You really found Harajuku to be safer than other stops on Yamanote? I have never heard that opinion before, though besides Shinjuku and Roppngi, I felt all of Tokyo was reasonably safe.

I think Tokyo is very safe, I just noticed there seems to be less of a night life in Harajuku and perhaps as a result it seems safer.

Sorry! I misread the topic. I thought you were like staying in Tokyo. Like at a hotel. I have no idea where the best place to live permanently is. I stayed in Shinjuku and I really loved it. And I was really close to the train station. I guess you've seen it but it was suuuuuuper clean there being the business district I guess. I got up early one morning and there was a guy cleaning the cracks in the sidewalk!