New apartment in Tokyo (140,000 yen per month)

Example of a newly built usagigoya (64 m3) with parking space in Tokyo. Rental fee: 140,000 per month.

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[lawnsausages]

Am I doing this wrong? isn't ￥140,000 about $1825.00. I had some friends that lived in Tokyo for 5 years while he played baseball, one of the things the agent made sure to get in the contract was that the team paid for their apartment. It was 1200sf and about $10,000 a month

[sharky22mig]

@lawnsausages $1825 is correct at present exchange rate. It's new but as you can see there is no furniture here and it is the first floor. It's quite difficult to say, of corse there are apartments like Roppongi Hills for celebs who can afford to pay over 10,000 a month. So why not?

[sharky22mig]

@GimmeKitty Naah. 6 people is some kind of exaggeration. Perhaps 3 or MAYBE 4 Regular family), because there are only two rooms. And Oh! Please don't be racist.

[sharky22mig]

@GimmeKitty  Yes. You right, racist was a wrong word, sorry. I must say that everything you said about how Americans are spoilt when it comes to size of the apartment, can be easyly applied to the european people also, not only Americans consider so.

[LisaBaby67]

@faylinameir I'm not sure I'd know what to do with all that space, either. lol (The 2500 sq. ft. house) I would like a *little* more space. It gets crowded with a family & pets - not enough storage. But to me a much bigger house just means a lot more cleaning. lol

[faylinameir]

@LisaBaby67 I live in USA too my apartment is only 525sq ft (48.7sq m) and costs about 465 usd a month (37,062.60 yen). I do have a balcony but its really small, just big enough to step out onto. I purposefully live in small spaces, I believe you should spent more time outside than inside, thus eliminating the need for larger space =) I am a rarity though. My mom owns a 2500sq ft house and complains its too small. She doesn't even use half the rooms in her house!

[faylinameir]

wow that place is huge o.O I live in america and my apartment is only 525sq ft (48.7sq m) plus my place only costs 465 a month usd (37,062.60 yen)

[choi4816]

For the size and price this place must be out in the burbs.

[tuluminous]

@sharky22mig I dig your new digs, but that scooter is a horrid polluter [noise and probably air]. What is the function of the patio plumbing fixture?

[L2ACE]

and people here think stuff is expensive....... compared to that.......we got a heck of a life!.... still wonna visit tho :D

[ChaosImperial]

I really like the place. It's encouraging, because I'd really like to spend some time in Japan, but some places look impossibly small. With shoulders about 3 feet wide, it just doesn't work. It's not about being a spoiled American: it's just that I literally wouldn't fit! lol

[lawnsausages]

@sharky22mig That's cheaper than most places in the Bay Area. I thought the rents in Tokyo were sky high. Live and learn.