{"id":4230,"date":"2020-09-10T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T01:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=4230"},"modified":"2020-09-02T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T01:16:15","slug":"types-of-japanese-apartment-rentals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/japanese-apartment-life\/types-of-japanese-apartment-rentals\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Japanese Apartment Rentals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Living in Japan, the\nfew options you have are limited when looking for the perfect place for you to\nrent. Check out our article on types of rental apartments in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for\nplaces to stay in Japan can be enjoyable and frustrating at the same time. You might\nbelieve you found the most perfect apartment that met your every need, while\nother apartments may be the complete opposite of what you had in mind. The way\nJapanese apartments display themselves in their ads are a little confusing at\nfirst. It is phrased differently, and the measurements of the rooms can look\nodd at first. We will look into how the Japanese label apartments and what kind\nof apartments may be available to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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House or Apartment?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing\nthat you would look for is whether you are looking for a full house or an\napartment. The way that advertisements are displayed on the street can be a bit\nconfusing to those who have never seen them before. Most of the time there are\nfull photos of the housing unit, whether it is a full house or apartment\nbuilding. Generally, most housing will be for sale and have higher monetary\nprices attached to the flyer. You can also see the levels of the structure to\nsee the type of housing. Living in Japan can be great in a house, but they are\ngenerally harder to rent, and they can be difficult to purchase on your own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding\napartments in Japan is much easier, especially for foreign residents. Finding a\nrealtor or company that can help a non-Japanese speaking resident can be easier\nin the cities as well. Most advertisements will show a single floor or a room\nwith a loft area. They can be found in more places around the cities and main\nareas of other prefectures. It is something you should take into consideration\nwhen trying to live in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sizing of the Rooms<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Western countries\ntend to size rooms by the unit of measurement that the country it\u2019s in uses. In\nthe U.S., it runs by feet and inches, while in other countries it will be by\nmeters and centimeters. Even though Japan uses the metric system, they size\ntheir rooms by tatami mats calling the sizing jo. <\/em>When you look at a\nroom on a flyer or a usual Japanese website you will see it marked by 6 jo or\nmore. The average tatami mat size is 910mmx1820mm and have a particular\nplacement in which they get arranged. Japanese apartments will usually be a\nsingle room with a 6.6 jo size. For most single room apartments, it is enough\nfor one person to live with a moderate number of personal items. The larger the\nsize of the living space, the larger the price. The location of the apartment can\naffect that as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rooms in\nJapanese apartments are also labeled a little different. Western countries will\ntypically spell out all the words when advertising a living space, and they use\ncertain verbiage to describe the dimensions of the house or apartment. In\nJapan, they use one, two, or three to describe the number of rooms, and certain\nacronyms to describe the types of rooms in the apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K- Kitchen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D- Dining area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L- Living area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R- Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will see\nflyers and ads that will have different combinations of letters and numbers to\ngive you an idea of what kind of apartment it is. For example, a 1K will\ngenerally be an apartment that has a small kitchen area with a separate room\narea. A 1R will have the entire room integrated with the kitchen being\nattached. This is like having an enlarged kitchen that will act as your living\narea. 1DK means the kitchen will have its dining room with a separate living\nspace. 2DK is the average living situation for most couples and offers enough\nroom for at least two people while having a dining\/living room area. Make sure\nto read the dimensions carefully as each room can be small even though there\nmay be more rooms available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Floor Types<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The floor types\nin Japan are easy to view on flyers and websites. They use visual markings on\nthe floor plans to show what kinds of floors a Japanese apartment will have. It\nis typical to have wood or linoleum for easy cleaning and upkeep. Some may have\ncarpeting, but that isn\u2019t a common thing as caret can be costly in terms of\nupkeep. The larger apartments will usually have at least one room with tatami\nflooring. This is usually designated as the bedroom for the residents. Tatami\nis nice to walk on and has a little give to it when you walk on it. It can be\ndifficult to keep clean, however, as dirt and dust can get in between the straw\nhatching of the mats. A vacuum is almost required when trying to clean them.\nYou should ask the realtor about any flooring that looks unfamiliar to the advertisements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mansions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most westerners\nwho hear the word mansion may think of large houses owned by wealthy people in\nthe best part of town. In Japan, mansion simply means an apartment building.\nThe usual mansion in Japan is a closed-in structure that requires a security\ncode to open the lobby door or a key. They have security that other apartments\nwill not have. They are good for those looking for a little more security in\nthe housing area and is also more expensive. They can have special rules and\ngarbage days or separation that other places don\u2019t have for their tenants.\nJapanese apartments are generally open to the street and most people avoid the\nfirst floor since it is so easy to access the patio area. You can decide on\nyour own as to whether you want an open or closed building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are just\nthe basic things to look at when trying to find the types of Japanese\napartments that suit you. Be thorough in your search and ask as many questions\nas possible. You may think you are being annoying, but it is your home and you\nshould not get anything you don\u2019t want. Do your best and you will find the best\napartment for you. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Living in Japan, the few options you have are limited when looking for the perfect place for you to rent. Check out our article on types of rental apartments in Japan. Looking for places to stay in Japan can be enjoyable and frustrating at the same time. You might believe you found the most perfect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese-apartment-life"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}