Moving is no easy feat. Whether it’s your first time embarking on this journey or you’re an old pro, moving is often stressful, frustrating, time-consuming, and complicated.   In Japanese, moving is called “hikkoshi” and Hikkoshi Season in Japan falls between February to April, as April is both the start of the new fiscal year and the new academic school year. Newly hired employees or students will often be apartment …

A study published by Statista Research Department on February 21, 2023, found that as of 2018, there were around 6.18 million rental properties with a floor area ranging between 30 ~ 49 square meters in Japan. Rental properties with a floor area of 20 square meters or understood at around 5.44 million.   Real estate agencies such as Village House manage and operate their properties throughout Japan. Village House itself …

When signing a contract for a rental property, initial costs such as a security deposit, key money, and brokerage fees are required. So many people may be surprised by the high initial costs. Furthermore, since moving requires money, many people would like to keep these costs as low as possible.  Thus, this article will guide you in negotiating a reduction in initial costs, give tips for success, and provide …

As of 2018, there were an estimated 62.41 million homes in Japan, the majority of which consisted of single-family homes, followed by apartments. Various conducted surveys revealed that the average occupied home in Japan had a floor area of 93.04 square meters and 4.4 rooms. Rented homes tended to be smaller than owned homes and while Toyama Prefecture recorded the largest average floor size per home; unsurprisingly, Tokyo, Japan’s …