So i got an internship in Japan yay! visa delays mean i have to find a house in 2 weeks booo!
Anyway heres my situation. Ill be in Tokyo working near the Jimbocho station in Chiyoda on an unpaid internship but i get a stipend of around 170,000 yen / month. Ive tried using APJ Aparment Japan since they seem to be the easiest to use. The others like gaijinpot are a bit confusing on whether a 4 month rent is possible cause the descriptions will be different from the additional info etc etc.
Im looking for a 1K with a budget of around 80,000 to 120,000 yen including utils. Since im only there for 4 months i think furnished makes the most sense? Ideally id like a commute that less than 50 mins and is straightforward because im pretty sure ill get lost on the trains otherwise.
Ive only heard bad things about share houses like sakura house and oak house so i decided to avoid those
Id really like some help on resources or real estate agencies that could help me on this. Im fairly okay at spoken japanese but mostly illiterate (can do the kana, barely any kanji). Also i dont really have a sense of whether my requirements are reasonable would appreciate a reality check in case i got my head in the clouds.
Thanks
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