So I was exploring the housing sites as I wish to move to japan in jan 2026 as a language student from a poor country. Found some very cheap apartments.
One of the cheapest one was in shin osaka (planning for osaka) on 2nd floor 1R apartment with 9m sq. Floor area built in 1965. It also ofc included a kitchen and an air conditioner. The rent was freaking 13,000 yen a month. The nearby station was 10 mins walk.
What’s the catch? Old house with small space or they tryna scam someone?
Found a few more apartments with less than 20,000 yen a month but this one was the cheapest.
Edit: Thanks for clearing my doubts. I’ll be going to the school’s share house first. I just wanted to look at the pricing to see what’s for what but as I’ll be very new to a completely different country I don’t want to go through all the contract hassle right away. Thanks again to everyone.
by Reon_____