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A guesthouse (or "gaijin house", meaning "foreigner house") is an inexpensive type of accommodation for foreigners, who stay in Japan for one month or longer, and who want to avoid the hassle and the expense of renting and furnishing a conventional apartment. Some guesthouses also offer weekly contracts.
There are many guesthouses in Tokyo, but they can also be found in other major Japanese cities. While some are single, independently managed houses, others are owned by realty companies, which may operate multiple houses across the city. Some companies maintain a "foreigners only" policy.
Guesthouses come as shared or private apartments and with Japanese or Western style rooms. Naturally, private apartments are more expensive than rooms in shared apartments, where kitchen and bathrooms are typically shared.
Depending on the room and company, the monthly rent for a shared apartment in Tokyo is typically between 40,000 and 100,000 yen per person per month, while a private apartment usually costs at least 100,000 yen per month. Whether cost for utilities is included depends on the company.
Guesthouses do not tend to be the newest or most modern buildings, although the apartments are usually equipped with basic kitchen utensils, a futon, a pay phone, and possibly a television.
By living in a guesthouse, a foreigner has the opportunity to closely experience Japanese everyday life, buy food and household goods in Japanese supermarkets, dispose of garbage in the correct way, etc.
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Fujitomo Real Estate Sales
Looking for a room in Tokyo or Chiba? Fujitomo can help you get settled. From renting guesthouses to furnished & un-furnished apartments from 1R to 4LDK. No key money, guarantor, agent fee required!
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Happy House
Best accomodations in Chiba. We have a guesthouse in Funabashi and new apartments coming up in Ichikawa.
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Tokyo Apartments.jp
Providing both Short and Long-term Serviced and Rental Apartments throughout Tokyo. We can a help provide accommodation to fit a wide range of budgets. Please visit our website www.tokyoapartments.jp for more information.
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TOHTO Guest House
Key money, brokerage fee, and guarantors not required! Furnished rooms with A/C, fridge, bedding etc. Free internet!
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Tatami Guesthouse
Cozy budget guesthouse in Tokyo. Furnished rooms. No guarantor or huge rental deposit required. Short and long stays okay.
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Shrek Watta House
Budget accommodation in Tokyo, short or long OK! furnished private rooms, self-contained...
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Oak House
Well-furnished guest house; Air-conditioned, TV, refrigerator, bed and Internet connection. Free PC in the lounge room! Single room/Share room.
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Sakura House - Tokyo apartment and guesthouse
Find your home in Tokyo from over 1700 furnished rooms. Guesthouse rooms from 48000yen, furnished apartments from 80000yen per month including utilities & Internet access. No key money, guarantor, agent fee required.
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TokyoApartment.com
A searchable database of rooms and apartments for rent and sale.
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Recommended Book:
A Practical Guide to Living in Japan
This living guide by Jarrell D. Sieff covers every topic from immigration and accommodation to health matters and the Japanese etiquette. It includes lots of valuable advice, important vocabulary and useful phone numbers and addresses.
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