What you need for the application.

Hello!

Today, I will explain what you at least need for the application to the apartment.

Usually, after you decide an apartment,
the process goes like this:

Apply to the apartment

Scanning process (at the owner side)

Once you pass through the scanning process…

Confirm about all the information about the apartment

Pay the initial fee
Sign the contract paper.

And when you ‘APPLY’ to the apartment,
these are what you usually need:

1. Copy of your ID (residence card)
2. A document that can proof your income (Work certification, pay slip for 3 months, etc…)

If you don’t have these,
the apply tend to be not accepted by the owner side.

The apartment will be on the market until the apply is accepted by the owner,
it would be better if you can prepare all the documents beforehand : )

But sometimes, there is a situation that you cannot prepare the documents above.

Let us know in that case!

We are very professional in this,
we can find a way to solve it.

Thank you!

How you throw away the garbage in Japan…!

Did you know that there is a rule to throw away the garbage in Japan?

 

There is a rule that everyone follow in the area- to make the community organized and clean. (-And is nice to the earth too : )haha )

 

It depends on the area where you live,
But usually you have to throw the garbage away in a particular date.

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For example, where I live is…..

 

(1) Every Wednesday, Saturday… Burnable
(2) Every Friday… Recycle
(3) First and Fourth Monday… Unburnable

Like this : )

 

It’s not that there is a penalty when you didn’t follow the rule,
But if you didn’t follow the rule, it will cause all the people who live in the area (and even yourself) a big trouble. And it will make the area a not good one.

 

That’s the point.
We got to cooperate and communicate each other, to make our life nice and comfortable.

 

It’s where you live, so let’s make the town you live a nice and clean, friendly one : )

Before you have a contract… what you need to prepare!

Hello!

 

How was your Valentine’s day?
Tokyo was full of VALENTINE’S DAY and CHOCOLATES…!

 

Well for me, I gave one to my dad ;P
This ‘Valentine’s day’ might be a JAPANESE culture.

 

Anyway.

 

When you have a contract in Japan,
usually you need to have a HANKO to sign the papers.

 

Ever heard of it?

 

‘HANKO’

 

It’s a stamp of your name.
And in Japan, instead of signing the paper you need to put the stamp on it.

 

So after you decided where to live-
before you sign the paper,
you need to prepare your HANKO!

 

Do you know how to make one?

 

Leave it to us!

 

We can help you do all the process to make a HANKO too.

 

And of course you can use the HANKO to other contracts – other than the apartment contract too.

 

I know it is really a ‘Japanese’ traditional culture,
but we will do our best support to help you get used to it ; )!

 

Feel free to contact us for further details!

After you moved in… what you need to do to settle your new life!

Hello!

 

Hope you all are doing well ; )

 

It is starting to get slightly warmer these days in Tokyo…

 

Spring may come… soon? (A month to go!)

 

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After you found a room,
Moved into your new place,
And what do you need? To set up your new life?

 

Electricity- sure you need.
Water- yes sure.
Gas- yup necessary, for your hot water to take a bath!

 

And …

 

INTERNET!!!

 

Can you imagine your life WITHOUT an internet line?
Me, no. I cannot.

 

 

To contact my family, friends, search something, view websites online and do your work…

 

Internet line is now 100% necessary for our life.

 

But to set up the line, connect to your laptop…
I know it is quite complicated.
Well, it was a mess for me.

 

But don’t worry!
We can of course help you set up the internet too.

 

We’re a real estate agent,
But our job is not only to find you the best flat.
We of course will help you start up your new life at the new flat!

 

So please feel free to ask us anything about the life in Japan/ Tokyo.

 

Looking forward to see you soon!

 

Thank you.

Best season for Japanese “ONSEN”

It is getting colder and colder these days…

One thing to make your cold body hot and warm in winter is to take a bath 🙂

We, the Japanese have been loving to take bath and have many popular places for public bath,
called hot spring or ONSEN in Japanese!

This is one of the famous placed for ONSEN!

http://www.kusatsu-onsen.ne.jp.e.uh.hp.transer.com/

If you want somewhere close,,,

http://daiba.ooedoonsen.jp/en/

Try and feel the old Japanese beauty 🙂

Find the BEST area for YOU :)

Have you already decided where to live?

Tokyo seems to be a very small area,
if you see it on the map but with a population of over 13 million people,
making the decision of where to live can be a daunting task.

Upon arriving to Tokyo, you will meet people from different walks of life and visit a number of suburbs.
Just like people have their own personality and uniqueness to them,
the suburbs in Tokyo all have their certain charm and appealing points.

Just ask us, and we’ll do our best to find the BEST area for YOU!

Enjoy the process of finding your perfect new home,
and most importantly, enjoy TOKYO LIFE 🙂

Getting Pasmo/Suica card for train

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Buying one of these cards will save you a large amount of time and hassles.

Most visitors here would agree that the one of the first things they have struggles with is buying tickets for public transport.

Most people use public transport to get around as having a car is considered a luxury in Japan due to the costs associated with vehicle ownership.

Buying yourself a Suica or Pasmo card will save you a significant amount of money travelling around Tokyo, as well as time and stress in buying your tickets.

You can purchase one of these cards for 500 yen from any train station.

It is relatively straightforward to purchase these after clicking on the English button on the top right hand corner of the screen.

You can charge these cards with a minimum of 500 yen credit.

For more information in relation to these very handy travel cards in Japan, click here and visit the JR Suica website. Alternatively, visit the Pasmo website, click here.

Real estate translator/web-marketing creator, WANTED!!

http://tokyo.craigslist.jp/rej/5698127707.html

 

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Our service is to support people from overseas to reside in Tokyo by offering renting, buying, and short-term furnished apartments.

What we expect you are, to be able to understand and explain a leasing contract (in English), be able to create advertisement in English, write blogs, and to have some knowledge of webpage design, Excel, Word, image processing.
What you do here would improve our services for customers.

Conversational Japanese would be highly recommended, as most of our employees are Japanese, but only basic Japanese is required.

Please send us your resume and cover letter if this offer interests you:)

Balleggs.Co..,Ltd
https://rent-apartment.tokyo/

Looking to relax and unwind in Japan?

Most people visiting Japan think that Japan is a concrete jungle. However, Japan actually has a wide variety of things to do and see if you are a nature lover.

Here are 3 places to check out if you’re looking to relax and unwind near Tokyo for all those nature lovers out there!

1.

Why not visit Gankoyama Tree House Village and try out Village Housing in Japan! Located in southern Boso, Chiba, this was actually one of the first tree house villages in Japan, dating back to 1998! It’s perfect if you would like to learn a little about how the locals in Japan live their eco-friendly lifestyle. Not only will you be able to unwind, and as they say ‘co-exist with nature’, you will also be able to have some fun along the way.

For more information, visit their website at: http://www.gankoyama.com/

2.

Try the historically lovely area of Karuizawa. Known to many of the locals as Japan’s premier resort area, Karuizawa is best to visit during summer time. Fun fact for you, John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, used to take their family along to Karuizawa every summer so it has to a destination to try out! In particular, they would visit a particular bakery while on vacation. For more information, visit http://www.french-bakery.jp/ One of Japan’s most premier resorts is also located in Karuizawa called Hoshino Resorts. For more information, visit their website at: http://hoshinoyakaruizawa.com/en/

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Totoro Forest in Saitama. If you’re a lover of Totoro or anything Ghibli, this is a place for you! A little over 1 hour by train, this is a place you can not only unwind in but also have a lot of fun in the process. For more information, visit the following website: http://www.totoro.or.jp/kurosuke/index.html

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These are only a few places I think nature lovers would enjoy that are relatively close to Tokyo. If you’re looking for more places to visit during your stay, I would suggest asking some locals in the area where they like to unwind. You may just find the perfect destination for you!

Enjoy your staying in Tokyo:)

Vintage apartment in Shinagawa, Tokyo!

Today’s new property is this vintage apartment in Shinagawa!

This apartment has been here in Takanawa for almost a quarter of century,

and still is still active as one of valuable properties.

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About 65m2, 2LDK renovated flat in Shinagawa!

49,900,000 yen   🙂

 

Ask us freely for more details!

 

TEL 03-5793-3515

From ooverseas +81-3-5793-3515

40m2 1Studio type for rent in Shirokane area!

Today’s recommendation in Shirokane are is this big 1 studio type flat, with the rent fee 140,000 yen/ month.

Shirokane are is quiet residential area in Minato district in Tokyo.

Here are some pics of it!

 

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Windows in each direction will bring you the bright sunlight !!

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Huge gorgeous building!

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WIth automatically locking system for the entrance!

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Floor plan 🙂

Feel free to call us!
TEl:03-5793-3515

From overseas:+81-3-5793-3515

Renovated, spacious apartment in Yutenji, Meguro area!

With its 126㎡ space, the apartment has large living room + new equipment in it !!

Every thing had been fully renovated.

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This Japanese TATAMI room can be your kid’s room or relaxing space with KOTATSU!

 

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Both 6th and 7th floor are all for you,

For this, the rent fee is only 280,000yen per month!

 

TEL: 03-5793-3515

From overseas: +81-3-5793-3515

Fully renovated condominium in Gotanda!

Hi!

Today I found a fully renovated condominium in Gotanda area!

I took some pictures inside…..

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It has large kitchen with a bar space beside it.

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Bright bedroom with sunshine 🙂

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Clean bath space…

23.8 million yen for  37.35㎡ 2DK!!

Better have a inspection for yourself too 🙂

 

Any question about buying, renting, selling, and renovation are welcomed..

Feel free to ask us ↓

TEL:03-5793-3515

From overseas: +81-3-5793-3515

Items to bring for your room hunting!

Hi every one!

It seems the time for spring is now beginning,

and now it is the highest season for room hunt in Japan.

Today I would like to introduce you three items to bring for your room hunt in Japan.

 

In Japan, when you are looking for the apartment,

we, the realtors take you to the apartment you are interested in.

 

While you are viewing, these 3 items will help your room hunt!

 

①A pair of slippers

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The apartment you will go for viewing are all vacant,

and has nothing in side.

Sometimes the floors are dirty or cold, so a pair of slippers will save your foot !!

 

②A measuring tape

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There will be not so many chances to see inside before you move in,

so when you like the apartment, better measure each part of the room.

That way you can choose or put your furniture in to the flat easily!

③A camera

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We easily forget what we saw, so taking photos of flats

will help reminding you of each room and getting ready for moving in!

 

In addition to these items, do not forget to choose the RIGHT realtor

to be with you to find a RIGHT apartment for you.

 

We are sure we can be!! 🙂

Enjoy your room hunt!

 

Call us directly freely 🙂

TEL:03-5793-3515

From overseas: +81-3-5793-3515

How do we know which is apart and mansion??

Hi!

Thank you for visiting our HP again!!

 

Do you know how to figure out which it apart or mansion?

You might not be even familiar with the words apart and mansion.

These words are Japanese English we use for two different types of buildings!

 

What is ”Apart” then?

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We use “Apart” for wooden house with 1 or 2 floors.

 

What is “Mansion”?

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And we use the word “Mansion” for the building of steel frame construction,

reinforced concrete frame construction, and steel framed reinforced construction

with  more than 3 floors.

 

Generally, the rent fee for Mansion type is higher than that for Apart,

because the cost for construction is also higher!

 

Not only that, you need to be careful about sound insulation.

If you care about noise you have from your neighbor, it is better to choose Mansion!

You will have more quiet time there.

 

There are many kinds of apartment here in Japan, ask us freely for more information!

 

TEL: 03-5793-3515

From overseas: +81-3-5793-3515

What to do after moving in to new flat? Water, gas, electricity and else?

Thank you for visiting our website!

For the new comer to Japan, it must be quite hard to know

what to do after moving in to new flat.

You need to have water, gas, and electricity to get your life started here in Japan.

 

After or just before you move in to the apartment,

you need to call each call center for those utilities.

 

GAS

Tokyo gas customer center : 0570-002211

*Until 31th March,2016.

From 1st April 2016, We will be able to choose which company to use for gas.

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ELECTRICITY

Tokyo Electric Power Company : 0120-995-333

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WATER

Bureau of Water works Tokyo: 03-5326-1100

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For internet, you can choose internet company to get the connection on,

but if you are not sure how to choose them, ask us freely 🙂

You will know how helpful we are!

 

Tel: 03-5793-3515

From overseas: +81-3-5793-3515

What to be careful about earthquake resistant standard?

Japan’s building standard law is amended in the year 1981,

and now we have new earthquake resistant standard.

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When you are looking for the apartment with new earthquake resistance standard, you should not simply judge it only with the building age though.

 

Having been constructed after 1981

does not mean that the building is based on new standard.

 

The new standard started to apply for the building which got confirmation of building

after June 1981.

(In Japan, the procedure of construction begin only after this confirmation).

 

Generally speaking it takes about 1 to 1.5 year for construction of the building,

so even if it got confirmation after June of 1981, it might have completed

in 1982 or 1983.

 

That way, it might be safer to say that the buildings constructed after 1983 are based

on new standard earthquake resistance!

Be careful, not to judge its strength (new or old standard)  by its construction year!

 

For further information,

Call us directly

TEL:03-5793-3515

Over seas: +81-3-5793-3515

 

 

 

 

New type of share-house "FARM TERRACE"

Thank you for visiting out website!

We are recently working on the new type of share-house,

which is called “FARM-terrace”.

 

Living in this share-house, not only you can enjoy the

huge stylish living room furnished with Japanese antique furniture,

but also you can experience the lives of a FARM.

Here it has a garden where you can really farm by yourselves.

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I know it is hard to imagine !!

Here are some picture of the interior to help you get the image of it 🙂

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It’s the old Japanese house fully renovated,

but still has the authentic beauties of the original one.

Each room available from 77,000yen-/month **

 

Now you must be wondering where the picture of the FARM !

You should just check it with your eyes!

 

We can take you to this house 🙂

 

If you are interested, please call

 

TEL: 03-5793-3515

From overseas: +81-3-5793-3515