{"id":2919,"date":"2020-03-24T12:07:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T03:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=2919"},"modified":"2020-03-24T12:07:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T03:07:41","slug":"what-to-be-prepared-for-before-moving-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/moving-tips\/what-to-be-prepared-for-before-moving-in\/","title":{"rendered":"What to be Prepared for Before Moving in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Finding\nan apartment is hard enough, and having one that fits a person’s needs can make\nit even more difficult. Eventually, it will finally happen, and a place will\nfinally open that will fit all of the criteria. The next thing to worry about\nis what all is required to move into the new apartment. Some places have\nspecific rules or requirements that must be met before anyone is allowed to\nmove in. There are other city-wide rules to consider as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hidden\nRules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In\nJapan, there are some rules laid out for everyone to see, and some that are\nsimply in the culture. Things like key money, which is nothing more than an\nextra month’s rent that is gifted to the landlord. Typically it is a one-time\npayment that is meant as a sort of thanks to the landlord for allowing you to\nmove into their building. There are many apartments that don\u2019t do key money but\nthey require more in-depth searching to find. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some\napartment complexes will require residents to show proof of employment so the\nlandlord will need copies of the employment contract. This is especially true\nfor foreigners as landlords want to ensure that the renter will not leave them\nwithout rent in a random situation. Proof of residence and the current visa will\nalso be required. Without any of those things, a foreigner will not be able to\nrent an apartment. The options that allow someone to stay without them would be\nshare houses. They tend to have multiple options for short and long term living\nin Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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General\nLiving<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each\napartment complex will come with its own set of pros and cons. These can cover\neverything from basic living space, to quality of life and access to\nconveniences. It is always a good idea to check the surrounding area of the\napartment complex as it can greatly influence how people live. Noise pollution\nfrom the surrounding area can be a problem, as well as traffic during certain\nhours of the day. Finding kombinis and other useful stores nearby are a must\nwhen getting situated in a new area. The type of resident the apartment\nbuilding draws helps, too. The times for trash pick-up will be different as\nwell. There can be extra rules made specifically for the building because of\nsome past mistakes as well. Try to learn whatever information is available\nabout the building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moving\nin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Moving\nwill pose its own set troubles, and end up costing more money than was\nanticipated. The use of trains or buses are out of the question, so moving\ncompanies or moving it all yourself with a rental car are the best options. The\ntime in which someone moves will play a factor in the costs of moving too.\nMarch is peak moving season in Japan and companies will charge more than usual\nfor the same services. Having a license cab help since renting a car is an easy\noption. Single-day rentals are allowed, and it only takes a few trips to get\neverything moved in. There are other websites that can be used that have local\nforeigners that help people move. Using social networks can greatly reduce the\nstress of moving things from one place to another. Making sure to reduce items\ndown to essentials would help out a lot as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neighbors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Neighbors\ngenerally keep to themselves and avoid interacting with one another. This is at\nleast true when interacting with foreigners. Japanese apartment walls are known\nfor being thin, so loud noise will carry. Using things that make less noise\nwill be essential to keeping neighbors happy. If there is a problem that arises\nthey will go straight to the landlord first. Notes will be given out by the\nlandlord in response, and the residents will be made aware of the problem. The\nletter will be in Japanese, so a translation app or good command of the\nJapanese language will be needed. Getting around noise is as simple as wearing\nheadphones when watching television, or treading lightly around the apartment.\nThis can be done if other residents are being loud or unruly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember\nthat foreigners are seen as representatives of their home countries, and the\nfirst impression will set the bar for hoe they wee look at others as well.\nThere may be times when the neighbors will meet you outside the apartments, and\nit is best to use that time to make good impressions. Staying on good terms\nwith neighbors is essential to making life as easy as possible while living in\nthe country. There shouldn\u2019t be a one-sided fealty, but it would help out a\nlot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most of\nthe things encountered while moving can be taken care of with a little\npreparation, and an open mind. Try to be sensitive to the culture, and roll\nwith the customs that the natives live by. Remember that no one is perfect and\nmistakes can happen. Just try and do as good a job as possible, and it should\nturn out fine. There will be extra things that can come up when putting\ntogether a plan for moving. Don\u2019t be super surprised if a new charge comes up,\nor some custom is introduced at random times. As a foreigner, it will be a\nlittle more difficult overall no matter what people do. Just try and take\neverything in stride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finding an apartment is hard enough, and having one that fits a person’s needs can make it even more difficult. Eventually, it will finally happen, and a place will finally open that will fit all of the criteria. The next thing to worry about is what all is required to move into the new apartment. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}