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  • 09/13/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Apartment in Omotesando, Tokyo

Home Place 3F Agent Commission 50% OFF! Bed Rooms: 3 Floor Area: 181.07 sqm / 1841.44 sqft Address: 4-2-5, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 1 minute walk to Omotesando Station / Chiyoda Line, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line Completion: Sep. 1987 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY850,000/month Management Fee: JPY0 Key Money: 0.5 month Deposit: 2 month Contract: 2 years Parking: Available Pets: Negotiable Home Place is located within 1 minute walk from Omotesando station, surrounded by luxurious boutiques.? Your closest neighbor is Prada and Cartier! Entrance. Room entrance.? There is no bumb at the entrance, free of barriers 🙂 * room?still under cleaning Rest room. Corridor.? Doors on the right-side wall are closets. Prefabricated bath room. Bed room and balcony. View from the balcony. Though very close from the station, the atmosphere is calm and quiet. Walk-in closet.? So wide it was difficult to get the whole piture in one photo 🙂 Prefabricated bath room. Bedrooms. Living dining room. Kitchen with 4 cooking stoves.? Washing machine is placed in the kitchen. ???散???鐚??????若?????????ゃ?? 莖????鐚?850,000??? ??件?霚若??鐚?2/2 篁俄???????井??50鐚?Off Thank you for checking Home Place. — 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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  • 09/12/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Joy of Autumn in Tokyo

Autumn?is an active season in Tokyo. All the hotness and humidity gone, people?get much more active than they were in summer.? There are Japanese proverbs showing how exciting a season autumn is: ??鴻????若??????? (“Autumn, a season for sports”) 茯??吾???? (“Autumn, a season for reading”) 蕋?罨蚊???? (“Autumn, a season for strong appetite”) Definitely, it is better to read or play sports in the cool, comfortable season, than in the hot summer. Also, autumn is the season of harvest.? There are various delicacies of the season, such as sweet chestnuts (???), brevoorts (腱????薛?)???and Matsutake mushrooms(??乗??).? Rice is also harvested in autumn, and is most delicious in this season. Brevoorts. The Kanjis “腱????薛?”, literally mean ‘autumn’, ‘sword’, ‘fish’.? It is written like this because brevoorts are fish which are in season in autumn, and look like swords. Autumn is also a season of art.? It is said “??梧??????? (geijutsu no aki)” in Japanese.? Many art events take place in this season. Tokyo Designers Week, an event of design,?is one of them. Work from Tokyo Designers Week 2009 Many works by?top designers, shops,?and art students would be exhibited.? Marking its 25th anniversary, this year’s theme is ‘Environment’. Of course Japan is?a treasure trove of […]

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  • 09/11/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Enjoy Tokyo for free!

October 1st is Metropolitan Day (??醇???????). It is a holiday in Tokyo, and what is more, the admission fee of many museums, parks, and zoos are free this day!? Below are some facilities which the admission fee would be free. Hamarikyu Park (羌???√???????????) Location: Chuo-ku Website: http://teien.tokyo-park.or.jp/en/hama-rikyu/index.html Ueno Zoo (?????筝????????????) Location: Ueno, Taito-ku Website: http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/index.html Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (??延根??遵?????臂?茵?蕕?) Location: Ebisu Garden Place, Meguro-ku Website: http://syabi.com/e/contents/index.html By the way, Metropolitan Day is a holiday only in Tokyo.? If your workplace or school is located somewhere else Tokyo, it is a normal weekday for you, so don’t mistake! — 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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  • 09/10/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Apartment in Omotesando

Minami-aoyama Domichl #302??????Finished/腟?篋???? Agent Commission 50% OFF! Bed Rooms: 2 + Service Room Floor Area: 110.53 sqm / 1189.77 sqft Address: 18-12-5, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 8 minutes walk to Omotesando Station / Chiyoda Line, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line Completion: Sep. 2003 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY450,000/month Management Fee: JPY0 Key Money: 0.5 month Deposit: 1 month Contract: 2 years Parking: Available Pets: Not Allowed Minami-aoyama Domichl stands in a quiet neighborhood, close to Aoyama Gakuin University.? Walking for?2 or 3 minutes, you will be?on? Aoyama Street (???絮演?????), where luxurious boutiques are concentrated. Entrance. Room entrance. In front of the entrance?is a display space.? Place flowers, antiques, or whatever you like! Bath room and powder room. Bath room is quite roomy 🙂 Closets on the corridor. Bed room. Bed room with a walk-in closet. Rest room. Kitchen. There is an open space in the cupboard, which you can use as a desk 🙂 Living dining room. Air conditioners?are imbedded. Balcony faces other apartments. ???散???鐚???????絮宴???????激?? 莖????鐚?450,000??? ??件?霚若??鐚?1/0.5 篁俄???????井??50鐚?Off Thank you for checking Minami-aoyama Domichl. — 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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  • 09/09/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Supermarket in Azabu, Tokyo

Living in Japan, sometimes it is difficult to?purchase groceries from your mother country.? Small international shops are scattered about Tokyo, but it costs time to shop all around… Why not shop at National Azabu? National Azabu is a supermarket that deals in food and household goods from around the world.? You can find whine, cheese, snacks, sea food, etc. There are English speaking staffs (unfortunately rarely seen in Japan), and an English website.? Also, for those who don’t have time for grocery shopping, there?is a?delivery service (English speaking staffs will take your order)?and a online shop (Japanese). Shopping here, you may find goods from your home country, and also discover life in other countries 🙂 ???External Links Website: http://www.national-azabu.com/e_index2.php (Eng) Online Shop: http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/national/index.html (Jap) — 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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  • 09/08/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Apartment in Western Shinjuku, Tokyo

Famil Nishi-shinjuku #402 ???Finished/腟?篋???? Agent Commission FREE! Bed Rooms: 3 Floor Area: 93.27 sqm / 1003.98 sqft Address: 23-3-3, Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Access: 8 minutes walk to Tocho-mae Station / Oedo Line 10 minutes walk to Shinjuku Station / JR Lines Completion: Apr. 1980 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY230,000/month Management Fee: JPY10,000/month Key Money: 2 month Deposit: 2 month Parking: Available Pets: Negotiable Famil Nishi-shinjuku stands in western Shinjuku,?right across the street?from the twin buildings of the metropolitan government.??Also close to Shinjuku Central Park (??医?筝?ぎ?????). The apartment is quite old, but if you don’t mind that, the luxury of living surrounded by skyscrapers is yours! Before the nose of the apartment is a bus stop for limousine buses to Narita and Haneda airports. Entrance and lobby. Room entrance. Bath room, rest room, and powder room. Living dining room. Balcony. ?Unfortunately, the balcony faces other apartments, so the skyscrapers cannot be seen so well. Kitchen with 3 cooking stoves. There is a dish washer above the sink, but the facilities seem to be quite old… Bed room.? The walls are a bit yellowed, showing the years that have passed since this room was made. Largest bed room. ???散???鐚??????＜????若??タ??医? 莖????鐚?230,000??? ??件?霚若??鐚?2/2 篁俄???????井????≧??鐚? […]

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  • 09/07/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Shop Interior Accessories in Aoyama, Tokyo

After choosing your new home, the next step is picking up interior accessories. Of course there is the famous IKEA, and there are various designers, but if you’d like to make your room fancy, the place to go is AOYAMA Francfranc. At AOYAMA Francfranc, you will find various interior accessories, from huge cabinets to small toothbrushes.? The unique designs and bright colors will?amuse you just by looking around the shop. Another amusement of AOYAMA Francfranc is the design of the shop itself.? A chandelier, installation arts, large stuffed animals… If you still don’t know how you want your room to look like,?AOYAMA Francfranc might give you the inspiration. Located in the shopping area of Omotesando, and there is a cafe to relax too 🙂 — 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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  • 09/06/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Apartment in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Verona Shinanomachi Lusso #603??????Finished/腟?篋???? Agent Commission 50% OFF! Studio Type Floor Area: 21.17 sqm / 227.88 sqft Address: 25-17, Minami-motomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Access: 3 minutes walk to Shinanomachi Station / JR Sobu Line 10 minutes walk to Aoyama-icchome Station / Chiyoda Line, Ginza Line, Oedo Line Completion: Jun. 2008 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY95,000/month Management Fee: JPY10,000/month Key Money: 1 month Deposit: 1 month Parking: None Pets: Not allowed Verona Shinanomachi Lusso is an apartment near Meiji Jingu Gaien(???羃紫??絎??????), where the National Stadium (??順??腴倶?????), Jingu Stadium (腑?絎??????), Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium (腱??九?????違????弱??), etc. are located. It is close to the station, but the station is located up?a hill, so it isn’t so easy to reach it. Entrance. Elevator. Room key is required not only at the entrance, but also for using the elevator.? You can see if someone is on the elevator on the monitor. Entrance.? Not much space, and no shoe box…Maybe enough for 4 or 5 pairs of shoes. Corridor with a closet. Bath room and rest room. Main room.? Kitchen counter is small, but there are 2 cooking stoves 🙂 Washing machine can be hidden in the doors. Balcony. The board?reads ‘???羃肢??綽級え (Meiji Kinenkan)’, a prestigious wedding center […]

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  • 09/05/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Japanese Whisky Bar in Aoyama, Tokyo

Sake and Shochu is not the only alcohol you should try in Japan.? High quality beer, whine, and also whisky is produced too. Japanese whiskey is said to be similar to Scotch whisky, and sometimes can be better: single cask YOICHI, a Japanese whisky,?has marked the highest score in “The World’s Whisky Tasting” in WHISKY MAGAZINE, which is the only magazine specializing in whisky. Of course you can enjoy whisky at home, but?let me recommend?one whisky bar. Nikka Blender’s Bar is a bar managed by Nikka, a whisky company which produces YOICHI which I have mentioned above.? At this bar, you can?taste whiskies blended by the professional blenders.? Enjoy the various colors, flavors, and tastes of blended whisky! — 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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  • 09/04/2010
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Moon Viewing at Roppongi Hills / Tokyo Tower

Have you ever heard of ‘Tsukimi (???荀?)’? As the word literally mean ‘see (荀?) the moon (???)’, it is a traditional?event when we admire the full moon in autumn. Tsukimi takes place on August 15th in the old calendar.? The day differs from year to year, because the old calendar is lunisolar, and is different from the solar calendar that is used today.? This year, tsukimi is on September 22nd.? The moon at this night is called ‘Chushu no meigetsu (筝???????????, harvest moon)’. There are several stories regarding the origin of Tsukimi, but one powerful theory is that this event came from China around the Nara period or Heian period.? It is said that this event was a harvest festival of aroid in China. The white spheres are Tsukimi Dango (???荀???ｅ??, Tsukimi Dumplings).? We offer the dumplings and Japanese pampas to the moon. If you would like to enjoy Tsukimi, there are several events where you can see the moon beautifully. On September 22, Tokyo Tower will be opening the external stair cases, which are usually opened only on Saterdays and Sundays. At Roppongi Hills, you can see the moon at the Sky Deck and Tokyo City View.? The moonrise, […]