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09/03/2010
03/01/2021

Apartment in Aoyama, Tokyo

NK Aoyama Homes Agent Commission 50% off! Address:? 2-2-2, Nishi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 7 minutes walk to Nogizaka Station / Chiyoda Line 10 minutes walk to Omotesando Station / Ginza Line, Chiyoda Line, Hanzomon Line 13 minutes walk to Roppongi Station / Hibiya Line Completion: Dec. 1999 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Key Money: 1 month Deposit: 2 months Contract: 2 years Parking: Available Pets: Negotiable There is a park right across the street from NK Aoyama Homes.? Also plenty of greenery, but the traffic is quite busy in the neighbor, so it isn’t very quiet when you open the windows. Entrance and lobby. The central courtyard reminds me of? mezquita in Spain… #417 Bedrooms: 3 Floor Area: 101.47 sqm / 1092.25 sqft Rent: JPY355,000/month Common Area Fee: JPY20,000/month Corridor. Entrance.? There are plenty of storage on the corridor 🙂 Powder room and bath room. Living dining room. Balcony.? Strange shaped, but there is enough room for placing a barbecue grill 🙂 Bed room.? Can be divided or open to the living dining room. Kitchen with 3 cooking stoves. Rest room. Bed rooms.? One of the bed rooms is with a?walk-in closet. #217 Bedrooms: 2 Floor Area: 98.67 sqm / 1062.11 sqft […]

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09/02/2010
03/01/2021

Where Sushi comes from: Tsukiji fish market

Maybe you have heard of this gigantic (23 hectare!) fish market in central Tokyo.? Tsukiji fish market (膀???医?????)?is gaining fame from foreigners these days. Tsukiji fish market is located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.? About 900,000 tons of products,?worth 55o billion Yen, are dealed per annum.? Not only marine products, but also fruits, vegetable, chicken, etc. are dealed. Seven?wholesale dealers?and about 1,000 middle traders work on ‘Seri (腴吟??)’ here.? ‘Seri’ means bidding.?This unique?Japanese style?of bidding, and the huge tunas lying on the floor,?is amusing many foreigners. However, we must not forget that Tsukiji fish market is a work place for many professionals, though it is an interesting tourist attraction.? Just walking around and taking pictures might block their communication, or damage the fish. The fun of Tsukiji fish market is not just watching the huge tuna fish and the?auctions.? There are many places where you can eat the fish which were bidded in the early morning. In the numerous?Sushi restaurants , you can eat fish which were brought to dry land only?a few hours ago!? But remember, all restaurants are always?crowded, especially?in the early morning and around noon, so this dining won’t be very elegant.? Well, being jolsted in the crowd is […]

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09/01/2010
03/01/2021

Apartment in Azabu, Tokyo

Fujiya House 6F Agent Commission 50% off! Bed Rooms: 3 Floor Area: 174.90 sqm / 1882.67 sqft Address:? 2-3-3, Minami-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 10 minutes walk to Azabu-juban Station / Namboku Line, Oedo Line Completion: Mar. 1970 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY600,000/month Key Money: 1 month Deposit: 2 month Parking: Available Pets: Negotiable Fujiya House is a vintage apartment located in the?good residential district in Azabu. Though it is not so close from the subway station, the bus stop is before the nose of the apartment. Parking lot and bicycle parking area. A statue on the premise. This man with?great mustache is Shozo Yamaguchi, the former owner of Fujiya Hotel in the Taisho period.? The carving says that he was born here. Entrance.? Though the apartment is quite old, the door is auto-locked. Entrance hall. Elevator. Room entrance. Living dining room. Air conditioners are embedded in the ceiling. The apartment is vintage, but the functions are new 🙂 View of Tokyo Tower from the living dining. This room occupies the whole floor, so you can enjoy the view of Tokyo 360-degree! Bed room. Prefabricated bath room.? Inside the mirror is a storage 🙂 Bed room. Largest bed room with a […]

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08/31/2010
03/01/2021

Beer Garden in Tokyo Midtown

Did you visit any beer garden in Tokyo this summer?? If you didn’t have a chance, and are upset about it, this is good news for you! While?most beer gardens close in August,?there is?a beer garden that opens in September in Tokyo Midtown.? What makes this more special is that you can enjoy beer, directly shipped from Hofbr辰uhaus, a famous brewery in Munich, Germany.? There are?sausage imported from Germany, and Seafood from Sapporo (which is a sister city of Munich) too. Also, don’t miss the Yodel show by Sakura Kitagawa! Kitagawa is one of the world’s greatest Yodel singer, who won the top grade at the Yodel fest in Switzerland. At this stage, she will sing the Yodel that would be on the October Fest in Munich, even mimicking the accent! Relax on the grass, and enjoy the real German beer, food, and show! Tokyo Midtown Deutscher Biergarten Location: Tokyo Midtown Period: Sep.3 – 26 Open Hours : Weekdays 16:00?22:00, Sats&Suns 11:00?22:00 Website: http://www.eyema-ent.co.jp/event/biergarten/2010.html (Japanese) — 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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08/30/2010
03/01/2021

Apartment in Azabu, Tokyo

S-court Azabu-juban #501 ???Finished/腟?篋???? Agent Commission 50% off! Studio Type Floor Area: 23.21 sqm / 249.84 sqft Address:? 3-14-3, Azabu-juban, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 2 minutes walk to Azabu-juban Station / Namboku Line, Oedo Line Completion: Aug. 2001 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY99,000/month Management Fee: JPY10,000/month Key Money: 1 month Deposit: 1 month Parking: None Pets: Not?Allowed S-court Azabu-juban is located near Azabu-juban station. A drug store and a convenience stores are within 1 minute walk. Also walkable to Roppongi Hills: about 1.2km far. Pretty close to the?capital freeway, so the atmosphere?is not?very quiet. Auto-lock entrance. Elevator Hall. Room entrance and shoes closet. Corridor and kitchen. The kitchen has only one stove, and there is not much space for cooking… Washed dishes can be placed on the rack above the sink. Rest room and bath room. Living dining room, with a closet. View from the balcony. ???散???鐚?????鴻?潟?若??藝糸???????? 莖????鐚?99,000??? ??件?霚若??鐚?1/1 篁俄???????井??50鐚?Off Thank you for checking S-court Azabu-juban. — 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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08/29/2010
03/01/2021

Tokyo Dog Cafes

I’ve talked about cat cafes, so it would be unfare if nothing was said about dogs 🙂 As well as cat cafes, there are Dog Cafes too.? But the concept is different: Cat cafes are where cats owned by the shop wait for you.? Dog cafes are where you take your own dog, and sometimes have meal together.? Of course it is all right to?go to dog cafes if you aren’t with dogs. Enjoy the comfortable time with your dog,?and communication with other pet owners 🙂 Gallery Cafe Bar Enyen Address: 15-8-2, Azabu-juban, Minato-ku, Tokyo Open Hours: 11:30~23:00 HP: http://enyen.jp/ (Japanese) Rieta Nero Address: 15-9-2, Kita-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Open Hours: 11:00~24:00 HP: http://www.forza.co.jp/rieta-nero/ (Japanese) Cafe Madu Address: 1-8-5, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Open Hours: 11:00~23:00 Remarks: Dogs allowed in terrace, open areas. HP: http://www.hakka-group.co.jp/index.php?Cafe%20Madu%20Aoyama (Japanese) — 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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08/28/2010
03/01/2021

Tokyo Cat Cafes

Tokyo is a very convenient metropolis, everything in the reach of your hand…but there is little space for people to live in.? Many people are cramed into small rooms, often being unable to have pets. Looking for your room, maybe you have experienced a scene like this: location, good.? size, ok.? view, splendid!? pets…not allowed… Of course there are many rooms at which having pets are OK or negotiable, but even if you can’t have pets in your own room, you don’t have to give up having a lovely time with animals. Have you heard of?Cat?Cafe (??????????) ?? It is a theme cafe whose attraction is cats that can be watched and played with.??Customers pay a cover fee, generally hourly, and hence cat cafes can be seen as a form of supervised indoor pet rental. Below are some Cat Cafes in the center of Tokyo.? Find your favorite cats, and have a great time with them! 🙂 Neko Cafe Hapineko ???Address: 3-28-2, Dougenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo ???Open Hours: 11:00~23:00 ???HP: http://hapineko.com/index.html (Japanese) Nyafe Melange ???Address: 13-7-1, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo ???Open Hours: 11:00~22:00 ???HP: http://www.nyafe-melange.com/ (Japanese) — 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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08/27/2010
03/01/2021

Apartment in Harajuku, Tokyo

Crest Omotesando #104??????Finished/腟?篋???? Agent Commission 50% OFF! Bedrooms: 1 Floor Area: 111.98 sqm / 1205.38 sqft Address: 9-15-3, Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Access: 7 minutes walk to Meijijingu-mae Station / Chiyoda Line 8 minutes walk to Omotesando Station / Chiyoda Line, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line 9 minutes walk to Harajuku Station / JR Yamanote Line Completion: Oct. 2005 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY450,000/month Key Money: 1 month Deposit: 2 months Contract: 2 years Parking: None Pets: Not Allowed Crest Omotesando stands on the back street of Harajuku, with numerous small shops and museums.? Close to Omotesando Hills, Laforet Harajuku, Kiddy Land, and more! Entrance. There is no common entrance like usual apartments.? Enter the room directly. The door is glass-made.? You can see the outside from the door, but pedestrians can see inside the room as well. Windows facing the street is fogged.? It cannot be opened widely (opened to the max in the photo). Living dining room. Lightings are movable on the track. Kitchen.? One cooking stove might be convenient if you cook at home. Bath room and rest room. You can adjust the height of the shelfs on the cabinets and closet 🙂 Bedroom has a roof-light window, but […]

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08/26/2010
03/01/2021

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Tokyo

???Urban Oasis??? Have you been to any Tokyo gardens? Even within the heart of Tokyo, many Japanese gardens are maintained for public admission, in such places as temples, hotels,or the ex-mansions of feudal lords. Here is the samples of the Japanese gardens of Tokyo. ex)??? Happoen (????喝??); Previously the mansion of a daimyo lord. The beautiful garden is now used for wedding ceremonies.? Shirokanedai, Minato-ku. ??? KyuShibarikyu-onshiteien (??ц????√??????綺???); this garden of a daimyo lord from the early Edo-period.?? Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku. ??? Kiyosumiteien (羝?羮?綺???); A garden circuit, situated around a central pond and pine trees.? Kiyosumi, Koto-ku. These gardens include the traditional Japanese-style gardens such as ???pond circuit???gardens designed for viewing while strolling around a central pond, as well as Zen-influenced karesansui (???臼羂?, ???dry???) gardens that use sand and rock to express mountain and water. These enable you to experience a refined beauty that is unique to Japan. ???Shinjuku Gyoen??? Shinjuku Gyoen (??医?緇∴??)?was constructed on the site of a private mansion belonging to Lord Naito (?????ゆ??), a daimyo of the Edo era. It’s completed in 1906,originally created as a garden for the Imperial Palace. Shinjuku Gyoen in 1934. It was re-designed as a national garden after World War? and opened to […]

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08/25/2010
03/01/2021

Apartment in Hiroo, Tokyo

Maison Dolce Agent Commission 50% OFF! Bedroom: 1 Floor Area: 116.67 sqm / 1255.87 sqft Address: 33-5-3, Nishi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 8 minutes walk to Hiroo Station / Hibiya Line 9 minutes walk to Roppongi Station / Hibiya Line, Oedo Line 13 minutes walk to Nogizaka Station / Namboku Line Completion: Mar. 1985 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY480,000/month Management Fee: JPY55,200/month Key Money: 1 months Deposit: 3 months Parking: Available Pets: Negotiable Maison Dolce stands right next to the Embassy of Ukraine. 5 minutes walk to Roppongi Hills, and also close to Kougai park (膃??????) and Arisugawakinen Park (??????綏?荐?綽球????). Entrance. Lobby and garden. Room entrance. Corridor. Rest room. Living dining room. The living dining room can be divided into 2 rooms. Don’t be rough when you move the partition: it’s quite squeaky. Balcony. Kitchen?is with?4 cooking stoves. Bed room with a dresser and a walk-in closet. Prefabricated bath room connected to the bed room. By the way, there was a gecko sticking on the outside of the window.? Azabu is full of green and nature, so I recommend you considering if you like it or not. As this room is on the ground floor, you may be seen by pedestrians […]