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  • 01/31/2011
  • 02/27/2021

Penthouse Apartment in Yotsuya

Millennium Garden Court #1701 Agent commission 50% Off! No Key Money! Bed Rooms: 3 Floor Area: ?135.47 sqm / 1458.23 sqft Address: 1-7, Nibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Access:?4?minutes walk to?Kojimachi Station /?Yurakucho Line 6 minutes walk to Yotsuya Station / Marunouchi Line, Chuo Line Completion: May. 2005 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY600,000/month Management?Fee: JPY0 Key Money: JPY0 Deposit:?2 month Parking: Available Pets:?Not Allowed Millennium Garden Court is located near the head office of Nippon Television (??ャ?????), one of the most major TV stations in Japan. In the neighbor is also the practice hall of Omotesenke (茵???絎?), a style of tea ceremony. In front of the apartment building is a beautiful, well-kept garden. ?In the garden is a small stream. This garden is a very historical site. The well in the photo above was founded in the Edo period, and from the early 20th century, it was owned by Urasenke, another style of tea ceremony. There used to be a tea house of Urasenke near the well. Path to the entrance. There are entrances on the right and left side of the building. Lobby and elevator hall. Room entrance. Closets on the corridor. Bed rooms, one with a walk-in closet. Balcony connected […]

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  • 01/30/2011
  • 02/27/2021

Studio Type Apartment in Aoyama

Planet?Minami-aoyama #402 Agent commission 50% Off! Studio Type Floor Area:? 19.35 sqm /?208.29 sqft Address:? 15-7-6, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access:?10?minutes walk to?Omotesando Station /?Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line,?Chiyoda Line Completion: Sept.1999 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY88,000/month Management?Fee: JPY5,000/month Key Money:?1 month Deposit:?1 month Parking: Not Available Pets:?Not Allowed Planet Minami-aoyama is an apartment with an antique appearance, with the stone-built entrance and the wooden door.? Even the gate to the bicycle park has charm 🙂 Entrance hall. Corridor on the 4th floor and the room entrance. In the entrance. Utility space and kitchen. In the kitchen is one cooking stove, and a small refrigerator.? Maybe not enough if you cook frequently. Studio. The room is bright, with a balcony facing the south 🙂 Small balcony. Right in front is the capital freeway, so the air isn’t so fresh. If you lean out, you can get the view of Roppongi Hills 🙂 ???散???鐚?????????????????????絮? 莖????鐚?88,000 ??件?霚若??鐚?1/1 篁俄???????井??50%Off鐚? Thank you for checking?Planet Minami-aoyama. For more apartments nearby, click here! — Higherground Co.,Ltd. 2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan TEL:03-6459-2230 HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/ TOP PAGE:?https://livingtokyo.net/

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  • 01/29/2011
  • 02/27/2021

Setsubun, Traditional Event of Japan

Setsubun (膀????, seasonal division) is the day before the beginning of each season in Japan.? Especially, Setsubun in spring, the day before Risshun (腴????, the starting day of spring in the old Japanese calander), is celebrated on a massive scale. The spring Setsubun is on the beginning of February.? It will be on Februari 3rd till 2025, but the day slightly differs by year. A major event on Setsubun is Mamemaki (莟???障??, bean throwing).? A man (usually the father in a household) performs as an Oni (薔?, demon), and his family throws roasted soybeans at him.? These soybeans are called Fukumame (胼顗?, fortune beans), and after you throw it, you eat the same number of beans as your age.? Beans, or Mame in Japanese, has the same sound?with Mame (薛?羯?, destruction of badness).? Throwing the beans have a meaning to wish for a year of health.? People usually call out “Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! (薔若???????胼??????)” when throwing the beans, means ‘get the demons out, and call the luck in’. When the season of Setsubun comes close, roasted soybeans as Fukumame (some with a demon mask)?are sold at many supermarkets.? Also, on Setsubun day, many Shrines hold Mamemaki events, […]

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  • 01/28/2011
  • 02/27/2021

Apartment in Aoyama

Palais Royal?Minami-aoyama #401 Agent commission 50% Off! Bed Rooms: 2 Floor Area:? 78.37 sqm /?843.60 sqft Address:? 6-4-5, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access:?4?minutes walk to?Omotesando Station /?Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line,?Chiyoda Line Completion: Dec. 1977 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY380,000/month Management?Fee: JPY0 Key Money:?2 month Deposit:?2 month Parking: Not Available Pets:?Not Allowed In the neighbor of Palais Royal Minami-aoyama is a shopping complex, Glassarea Aoyama. Also, right in front of the apartmenti is Comme de Garcons, a pret-a-porter brand. Entrance. At the autolock door is a carpet saying Palais Royal Minami-aoyama.? The design reminds me of an old coffee shop 🙂 There is a lounge, and a Japanese dry garden as a courtyard. Rest rooms for common use. Elevator. The whole ground floor has a massive atmosphere with the floors and walls covered with bricks. Corridor on the 4th floor. Entrance. The retro door knob looks nice 🙂 Inside the entrance. Powder room, with utility space. Inside the mirrors are cupboards. Rest room. Bath room, equipped with dryer. Bed rooms. There is a gap between the bed room above and the corridor. Closet on the corridor. Living dining room. The arch gate to the kitchen is cute 🙂 Kitchen, with 3 cooking […]

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  • 01/27/2011
  • 02/27/2021

Studio Type Apartment in Aoyama

Minami-aoyama?Residence #203 Agent commission FREE! Studio Type Floor Area:? 28.72 sqm /?309.15 sqft Address:? 13-15-6, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access:?9?minutes walk to?Omotesando Station /?Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line,?Chiyoda Line Completion: Jan. 1970 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY125,000/month Management?Fee: JPY0 Key Money:?1 month Deposit:?2 months Parking: Not Available Pets:?Not Allowed Minami-aoyama Residence is located in the south of Omotesando.? Also walkable to Shibuya station. Though it is old, the building was?fully reformed in 2008.? The design is retro, but the facilities are updated 🙂 Autolock entrance. Bicycle park. Elevator. On the screen?next to?the elevator is a screen showing inside the elevator. Room entrance.? There are shoeboxes on both sides of the door. Utility space can be hidden with the collapsible door. Rest room. Inside the mirrors are cupboards.? In the lower part of the right cupboard is a toothbrush-holder 🙂 The tap suspends a bit. Bath room, equipped with dryer. Living room. Beyond the partation is the kitchen, with 2 cooking stoves. Balcony.? Not much space, nothing to see, but plenty of sunshine for it is facing the south 🙂 ???散???鐚???????絮宴???吾????潟?? 莖????鐚?125,000 ??件?霚若??鐚?2/1 篁俄???????井????≧??鐚? Thank you for checking?Minami-aoyama Residence. For more apartments nearby, click here! — Higherground Co.,Ltd. 2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan […]

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  • 01/26/2011
  • 02/27/2021

Historical Gourmet of Ginza

Ginza has been the leader of culture since the late 19th century.? Mainly in fashion, and also in food culture.? Many Western foods were first introduced in Ginza, and some Western-Japanese fusion foods were born. You may have seen the store in the photo above, near?Mitsukoshi and Matsuya.? This is the flagship store of Kimuraya (?????絎?, the sign in the photo reads 絎倶?????, for Japanese was read from right to left in the past), a famous bread company. Kimuraya, first named Buneido (?????怨??), was founded in 1871.? The famous Anpan was invented here, as the harmony of Japanese and Western food culture.? Anpan is bread with sweet bean paste inside, and a salted cherry blossom on top. What occured afterwards in Ginza? In 1895, the first Western-food resraurant, Rengatei (??????梱) opened. In 1897, Ginza Sembikiya (???綺у?????絮?) opened as a fruit store selling imported fruits, and also started the first soda fountain in Japan. In 1902, Shiseido, the now famous cosmetic brand, opened a soda fountain (currently named Shiseido Parlor) in its shop, and started selling soda and ice cream. In 1911, Cafe Printemps, a cafe mocking a cafe in Paris opened, and became the watering hole for cultural figures. After […]

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  • 01/25/2011
  • 02/27/2021

Pets OK Apartment in Aoyama

Residia Minami-aoyama #301 Agent commission 50% Off! No Key Money! Bed Rooms: 1 Floor Area:? 48.03 sqm /?517.01 sqft Address:? 19-5-4, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access:?9?minutes walk to?Gaienmae Station /?Ginza Line 10?minutes walk to?Omotesando Station /?Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line,?Chiyoda Line 10?minutes walk to?Nogizaka Station /?Chiyoda Line Completion: Mar. 2005 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY176,000/month Management?Fee: JPY15,000/month Key Money:?JPY0 Deposit:?2 months Parking: Not Available Pets:?OK Residia Minami-aoyama is located in a residential area of Aoyama.? In the neighbor is a small Shinto Shrine. Autolock entrance. The design of this apartment is very unique. Inside the entrance gate is not indoor, but there?are outdoor stairs. The entrance is on the 3rd floor, but it isn’t easy to get to room 301. First, go all the way down… …and the up the stairs. Unique, but maybe tiring. Room entrance. Kitchen with 2 cooking stoves. The shiny steel kitchen is very stylish 🙂 Prefabricated bath room. Utility space in the collapsible door. Living room. The movable lights are like a studio 🙂 Balconet. It would be lovely to place some flower pots. Bed room. Between?the bed room and living room is no door nor partation. On the closet door is a cute tile 🙂 In […]

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  • 01/24/2011
  • 02/27/2021

Pet OK! Penthouse Whole Floor Apartment in Aoyama

Comforia?Minami-aoyama DEUX?#701 Agent commission 50% Off! No Key Money! Free Rent 1 Month! Bed Rooms: 2 Floor Area:? 82.33 sqm /?886.22 sqft Address:? 1-2-4, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access:?6?minutes walk to?Gaienmae Station /?Ginza Line Completion: Feb. 2003 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY495,000/month Management?Fee: JPY15,000/month Key Money:?JPY0 Deposit:?2 months Parking: Available Pets:?OK Comforia Minami-aoyama DEUX is located on Gaien-nishi Street.? On the right is a fine carpet store, and on the left is a relaxation spa. Entrance. Elevator hall.? The bright brownish walls and the design on the floor tiles evokes the Mediterranean. Room key required to use the elevator to residential floors. Right out of the elevator is the entrance door to the room. The bright green frames are beautiful, and through the glass door, you can feel the warm sunlight 🙂 In the entrance. The entrance space is narrow, and there is no shoebox. Closet. Maybe you can put your shoes here? Rest room. Powder room and bath room. There is a defogger for the powder room mirror. Bed room. Between the bed room and living dining room is Shoji (???絖?), a Japanese paper slide door. Living dining room. The area is 23.2 sqm, but it looks even more spacious […]

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  • 01/23/2011
  • 02/27/2021

History of Ginza

Ginza is known as a luxurious shopping area, always crowded with shoppers and tourists, but it is not that this?area?had been this glamorous throughout its history. Ginza (???綺?) was named after the silver (???)?mint established?in the?area?in 1612.? Today, there is a monument ‘Birthplace of Ginza (???綺х?榊ゥ?????)’ near Matsuya department store, where the mint was. After the Tsukiji area burnt to the ground in 1872, the?Japanese government started the development of Ginza as a modern area. ?The plan of the government was to build a fireproof city, and to make the area connecting Shinbashi station, the terminal of the railways, and Nihonbashi, the center of economics, the model of modernisation. The government?constructed?brick buildings, and larger, better streets connecting Shinbashi Station and?Tsukiji.? In 1873, the bricktown along Ginza Street was completed, and the completion of the whole town was in 1877. In 1923, most of Ginza was burnt down because of the Great Kanto Earthquake.? Afterwards, the brick buildings were torn down, and were replaced by more modern buildings.? Many department stores, theaters, and cafes were built, and many fashionable people strolled?about the streets. Most of the old Western?buildings of this age disappeared, but some still remain. ?Most famous must be?the?Wako building […]

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  • 01/22/2011
  • 02/27/2021

Pet OK Penthouse Apartment in Aoyama

Comforia?Minami-aoyama?#801 Agent commission 50% Off! No Key Money! Free Rent 1 Month! Bed Rooms: 2 Floor Area:? 125.88 sqm /?1355.01 sqft Address:? 12-1-4, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access:?5?minutes walk to?Gaienmae Station /?Ginza Line Completion: Oct. 2003 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY680,000/month Management?Fee: JPY20,000/month Key Money:?JPY0 Deposit:?2 months Parking: Not Available Pets:?OK Entrance. Entrance hall and elevator. The contrast of dark brown and mild white is chic 🙂 Outdoor corridor on the 8th floor. Room entrance. The closet is shallow, so maybe some shoes racks won’t fit. Kitchen, with 3 cooking stoves. The washing and drying machine is placed in the kitchen. Living dining room. Small balcony for emergency use. Rest room. Bed room, with a walk-in closet. A peek of the upper floor from the lower floor. Up the circular stairs is… the bed room.? The slanted ceilings and triangular windows are attic-like, and there is a ceiling fan.? This room brings playful spirit 🙂 There are 2 walk-in closets for this bed room. Rest room and bath room. There are?two?roof terraces?on the upper floor.? One is large, and the other is huge!? Nothing interrupting the upper view 🙂 Enjoy the view of Tokyo Tower and Roppongi Hills at the same […]