{"id":4283,"date":"2020-09-02T10:01:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T01:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=4283"},"modified":"2020-09-02T10:01:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T01:01:17","slug":"moving-season-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/japanese-apartment-life\/moving-season-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Season in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every year in\nJapan there is a time in which people move companies and that means that they\nwill move houses as well. Check out our article to learn more about the moving\nseason in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Japanese\ncalendar has many holidays and special times of the year to celebrate such as New\nYear\u2019s, the Emperor\u2019s birthday, and Golden Week to name a few. One time of the\nyear that isn\u2019t celebrated, but is very important, is moving season. Every year\nin March companies go out to find new hires or to let old workers go to rotate\na fresh batch of workers. This means that people will be getting ready to pack\nup their things and move to new areas to accommodate their new employment. This\nis the start of the moving season and some things change during this time that\ncan make aspects of moving more difficult than they would be at any other time.\nWe will go over the times that it happens and some of the new problems that may\narise from the influx of people moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Should you Move?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Living costs in\nJapan are always a big factor in moving to a new apartment, but another factor\nis the time of the year. Since March is the hiring and firing time it becomes\nextremely busy during that time. People are changing positions and bringing\ntheir entire family along. It becomes a massive hassle to try and find an\nagency that will have time to spend on you and get your best Japanese\napartment. April is also busy since it includes late hires and people settling\ninto their new places. Another busy time is after December and New Year\u2019s. It\nisn\u2019t as busy as March and April, but it is busier than normal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to\nface the least amount of traffic and crowds, you should look for other times of\nthe year. The summertime and the beginning of fall are some of the best times\nto plan your move within Japan. Most people are still trying to work hard at\ntheir jobs and trying to spend time with their families. Students are on break,\nso families are content to stay where they are at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

August to\nNovember is a great time to begin looking, as you will beat the rush of people\nand there will be open appointments at realtor agencies. You can find your\nJapanese apartment with ease if you plan accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Places will be the busiest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One aspect that\nsome people may forget is that the prefecture, city, and area will have a huge\nimpact on your cost of living in Japan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big cities like\nTokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto will have the most traffic when looking for a place to\nstay during the spring. Popular areas in those cities will also be more\nexpensive than normal. The countryside will have its busy areas, but it will be\neasier than the inner cities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want less\npricey Japanese apartments, then you should stay near the outskirts of the\ncity. The suburbs are a great place to apartment hunt. The cost of living is\nlower in those places and there may be more choices of apartments available to\nyou. Look closely at the city you are trying to move to and you can find the\nbest apartment for your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are the biggest changes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During March\nthere are a few things that change about the moving process. The biggest change\nis the price of moving in general. The moving companies are under a lot of\npressure and are the busiest they will be all year. They tend to charge more\nthan usual for the same kind of moving services they would provide any other time\nof the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They do offer\nspecial packages for people moving to nearby cities or prefectures. Any\ndistance further than that will become much more expensive. A simple move could\ncost you up to 300,000 yen. That doesn\u2019t include cleaning fees for your old\napartment either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landlords are\nmore likely to raise the prices on their properties as well. The same apartment\nthat would be 60,000 yen a month to live in will increase by 10,000 yen if\nthere is enough interest. Your realtors will have fewer properties to show you\nand may be less willing to try and help foreigners find a good apartment.\nJapanese apartments can be difficult for foreigners at normal slow times of the\nyear, but during the moving season, it can be even harder to find one. Finding\na good realtor can help you at this time but being a foreigner will work\nagainst you more during peak moving season. The good thing is that your cost of\nliving in Japan will not go up during this time since it only involves moving\nyour worldly items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can my Company Help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some companies\nwill offer some perks to come and work for them. They can provide Japanese\napartments, help with moving costs, serve as your guarantor, and cover some\nbasic utilities. Many companies will try to offer moving incentives or try to\ngive you some relief in one area of the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standard practice\nis to be the guarantor for your apartment, and they will set up your basic\nutilities and talk to your landlord for you. You will need to contact your\ncompany to try and work out the basics of what they will give you. Be careful,\nas some companies have made promises that they do not keep when the workers fly\nover to Japan. Make sure to do as much research as you can on your new company\nbefore agreeing to a contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cost of\nliving in Japan will fluctuate depending on your lifestyle and the area you\nwill inhabit. You will have to look ahead of time and beat the rush to get the\nbest place. Japanese apartment hunting can be difficult in general and trying\nto get it done during the busiest part of the year will decrease your chances\nof getting the apartment you want. Save up your money and start looking during\nthe slow part of the year and you will do fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every year in Japan there is a time in which people move companies and that means that they will move houses as well. Check out our article to learn more about the moving season in Japan. The Japanese calendar has many holidays and special times of the year to celebrate such as New Year\u2019s, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4283","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\/4283","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=4283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}