Homestay, Shared House, Apartment or Dormitory?

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Dabido Member

Member since 03 August 2011

DabidoMember12 January 2012 17:05:48

Hey there!
I was in Japan last year for about 1 month. Tokyo to be specific. I really enjoyed it, but the time was too short, so i'm planning to come back this year for a 3-4 month stay.

But now i have the hard choice everyone else had too:
What kind of accommodation should i pick?

Last time i did homestay at a friends house, but of course this is not possible for 4 month. I guess i'd be a little too annoying for such a long time

An apartment is great, but still a little too expensive for a poor person like me. Around 70.000 ~ 80.000 yen.

And that's it, i can't say anything to other accommodation types because i've never been to them before.

Did anyone live in a dorm, shared house, single room or anything else before?
Can you share the experiences you made? Positive and negative ones? Would you do it again? If yes, why? Also where did you find that place you stayed at?

Help me building myself a opinion

Cheers!

Armand ViP

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ArmandViP13 January 2012 05:47:48

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Hi Dabido,

Going through the articles of the Japan guide might be of some help

Good luck
Armand

Dabido Member

Member since 03 August 2011

DabidoMember13 January 2012 07:09:07

Hi Armand,

thanks for that link!
But that's not exactly what i'm searching :p

I'm just trying to collect some experiences
To be a little more specific, all types i listed (dorm, shared house, single room, etc) involves living with people you have never seen before. Be it in the same room or just in the same house. You are more or less forced to live with them for the time you booked.

I'm just a little curious about that. I've never done something like that before

AlbertT New member

Member since 16 October 2009

AlbertTNew member24 January 2012 05:07:35

May be useful for you. I have rented through this agency
---tokyo.apartment-office.com/ price from 45,000 Yen/

Dabido Member

Member since 03 August 2011

DabidoMember24 January 2012 06:24:03

AlbertT wrote:
May be useful for you. I have rented through this agency
---tokyo.apartment-office.com/ price from 45,000 Yen/

Thanks for that! Some of them are indeed cheaper then other agencys (sakurahouse, oakhouse, etc)

Anyway, to give an update: I've decided to rent a shared house. It will be fun i think

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