2011-01

Planet Minami-aoyama #402

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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

物件名：プラネット南青山
賃料：88,000
敷／礼　：1/1
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Setsubun (節分, seasonal division) is the day before the beginning of each season in Japan.  Especially, Setsubun in spring, the day before Risshun (立春, 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 (豆まき, bean throwing).  A man (usually the father in a household) performs as an Oni (鬼, demon), and his family throws roasted soybeans at him.  These soybeans are called Fukumame (福豆, 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 (魔滅, 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! (鬼は外　福は内)” 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, where beans are thrown by priests and sometimes by celebrities.

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Palais Royal Minami-aoyama #401

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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 stoves.
The retro design and colors evokes the 1970s, when this apartment was built

Balcony.
You can get a peek of Roppongi Hills  behind a tree

物件名：パレロワイヤル南青山
賃料：380,000
敷／礼　：2/2
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Minami-aoyama Residence #203

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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

物件名：南青山レジデンス
賃料：125,000
敷／礼　：2/1
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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 (木村家, the sign in the photo reads 家村木, for Japanese was read from right to left in the past), a famous bread company.
Kimuraya, first named Buneido (文英堂), 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 (煉瓦亭) opened.
In 1897, Ginza Sembikiya (銀座千疋屋) 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 WW2, many luxurious restaurants from all over the world opened in Ginza.  With Lecrin and Maxim’s de Paris, and many exclusive clubs, Ginza came to be concerned as the area of luxury.

Soda fountain machine, displayed in Ginza Shiseido Building.

Though the appearance has changed a lot, there are many old stores and restaurants still open in Ginza.  While walking around Ginza, look for the trace of history, and you sure will find a lot!

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Residia Minami-aoyama #301

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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 the tile is a carving of, perhaps a duomo?

From the window is the view of Roppongi Hills and Aoyama cemetary.

物件名：レジディア南青山
賃料：176,000
敷／礼　：2/0
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Comforia Minami-aoyama DEUX #701

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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 (障子), a Japanese paper slide door.

Living dining room.
The area is 23.2 sqm, but it looks even more spacious with the open view from the wide windows

Trapezoidal shaped balcony.  The wooden floor is comfortable

Kitchen, with 4 cooking stoves.

Going up the stairs, you will find yourself surrounded by the roof terrace on three sides!

On the fourth side is the bed room.

The wooden terrace with a small garden will be beautiful in springtime

And of course the view is great too
In the left of the photo is Tokyo Tower, and in the right is Roppongi Hills.

物件名：コンフォリア南青山DEUX
賃料：495,000
敷／礼　：2/0
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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 (銀座) was named after the silver (銀) mint established in the area in 1612.  Today, there is a monument ‘Birthplace of Ginza (銀座発祥の地)’ 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 with the iconic Hattori Clock Tower. The building and clock tower were originally built by Kintaro Hattori (服部金太郎), the founder of Seiko, a famous watch company.

Another symbol of the history of Ginza is the colonnade of Willows.  The Willow colonnade was made in 1877.  Afterwards, the colonnade was transplanted to Gingko, which is seen today, but still, Willows are thought to be the symbol of Ginza.  Every May 5th since 2006, Ginza Yanagi Matsuri (銀座柳まつり, Ginza Willow Fesitival) is held.

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Comforia Minami-aoyama #801

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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 time!

物件名：コンフォリア南青山
賃料：680,000
敷／礼　：2/0
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