Junglia Okinawa, a new theme park scheduled to open in July in the village of Nakijin in northern Okinawa Prefecture, is hiring 1,500 workers prior to the opening.
Most of its employees moving to the northern part of the prefecture are believed to be choosing to live in the nearby city of Nago with its many commercial facilities, leading to a growing supply-demand imbalance in apartments for rent in the city.
Apartment rents are going up in districts in Nago such as Biimata, Miyazato and Umusa — areas with good access to Junglia and Meio University, a public university in the city — with rooms that have been available at a monthly rent of around ¥50,000 ($350) to ¥60,000 now being offered at prices roughly ¥5,000 higher.
Real estate agents say even a one-room apartment with a kitchen for a single person, with a rent as high as ¥70,000, including a parking fee, can be filled.
by Apophis2036nihon