Living Tokyo

All Blog Entries
  • 08/14/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Laforet Harajuku and Crepes

???Pop culture box- Laforet Harajuku!??? Harajuku is the center of Japan’s most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles, and also offers syopping for grown-ups and historic sights.There are two focal point of Harajuku’s teen-oriented shops. One is Takeshita Dori(腴剛????????, Takeshita Street) which is the symbol of Harajuku and birthplace of many Japan’s fashion trends. Another is the landmark of Harajuku-the popular fashion building called ???Laforet Harajuku.??? Laforet Harajuku is a trend-setting shopping complex,which has been opened since 1978. It consists of 7 floors of fashion boutiques and a variety of shops, mainly for young, female audience. But there are fashionable shops for male, and many kinds of goods and items such as living goods,books and CDs. On the top floor, the Laforet Museum hosts various events and exhibitions, including art,music,design, photography and so on.It seems to be the epicenter of fashion, art and culture. When its seasonal bargain sales are held, so many people overflow?the building. It is located along Meiji Avenue in Harajuku on the northern side of Shibuya. It is a short distance from the small north exit named Omotesando-guchi of JR Line Harajuku St. As Takeshita Street begins at the exit and goes down-slope to Meiji Avenue, […]

All Blog Entries
  • 08/13/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Apartment in Minami-azabu, Tokyo

Minami-azabu Flats 3F Agent Commission 50% off! No Key Money! Bedrooms: 3 Floor Area: 158.51 sqm / 1706.24 sqft Address: 3, Minami-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 11 minute walk to Azabu-juban Station / Namboku Line 12 minutes walk to Hiroo Station / Hibiya Line Completion: Dec. 1987 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY680,000/month Management Fee: JPY0 Key Money: JPY0 Deposit: 6 months Parking: Available Pets: Negotiable Minami-azabu Flats is located in a quiet residential area, on a hill in Minami-azabu.? Only 5 minutes walk to Nishimachi International School. It was fully reformed in 2005, making it even more comfortable to live in. Entrance.??Fully secure, with vein authentication security system! Elevator. Living dining room. Not just the living dining room and bed rooms, but the kitchen has a wide window too?:) Rest room, and prefabricated bath room.? Bath tub may be a bit narrow. Master’s bed room. Prefabricated bath room, connected to the master’s bed room. Bed rooms. ???散???鐚????藝糸????????????? 莖????鐚?680,000??? ??件?霚若??鐚?6/0 篁俄???????井??50鐚?Off Thank you for checking Minami-azabu Flats. — 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/

All Blog Entries
  • 08/12/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Bunkamura – Movies & Shopping at Shibuya, Tokyo

???Art? Fashion? or Both???? If you enjoy shopping and appreciating art at the same time in Shibuya, I recommend you the main Tokyu Department Store and Bunkamura(?????????, Cultural Village). Shibuya is the area, of which station is a major terminus for commuter train and subway lines on Tokyo’s southwest side, boasts a number of landmark places that are part of the overall Shibuya shopping and dining scene, and make the district the one of the most popular places in Tokyo. But there are a few spots where you can both enjoy shopping and appreciate art. The main Tokyu Department Store (??掩?ョ?乗襖綺?)?and Bunkamura are easy access from Shibuya St. JR Line,Tokyu-Toyoko, Keio-Inokashira and Ginza Line and so on. The location is along with a busy street called ???Bunkamura Street (???????????????)???,which was named after the Bunkamura building. A great variety of shops are around them, for example, a mega discount shop or book store across the street. ???The Main Tokyu Department Store??? There are two Tokyu Department Stores in Shibuya. The first one sets top of Shibuya Station, which takes up the first two floors of the 12-story building. On the other hand, the main Tokyu Store has 10 floors and parking […]

All Blog Entries
  • 08/11/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Suntory Hall, Tokyo

Suntory Hall (??泣?潟??????若????若??)?is the most famous concert hall in Tokyo, located in The Ark Hills complex near the U.S. Embassy in the Akasaka district of northern Minato ward. It was constructed in the late 1970s with its concept ???The world???s most beautiful sounds???and opened in October 1986. It is said that it???s the first building to be created solely for music.? Suggestions and advice by world famous conductors and performers were gathered to design the hall. ???The world???s renowned maestro was moved.??? Suntory Hall was deeply associated with the maestro Herbert von Karajan, who recommended the ???vineyard configuration??? for the concert hall. The Main Hall is the great vineyard concert hall whereby the audience surrounds the concert floor with all 2006 seats arranged to face the stage in a terraced design. It makes sounds of music reach all of audience like a shower of sounds. And also, audience can see performers playing forward, backward or from both sides, so that audience and performers can share dynamic acoustic and visual experiences together. The maestro said ???I was deeply moved by the outstanding sounds and circumstances of the hall.???? Suntory Hall makes not only audience but also all performers be satisfied. ???Facilities […]

All Blog Entries
  • 08/10/2010
  • 03/01/2021

Apartment near Tokyo Midtown, Roppongi

Palestudio Roppongi East 2 ???Finished/腟?篋???? Agent Commission 50% off! No Keymoney! No Deposit! Studio Type Floor Area: 25.3 sqm / 272.34 sqft Address: 13-4-2, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 3 minutes walk to Roppongi-icchome Station / Namboku Line 6 minutes walk to Roppongi Station / Hibiya Line, Oedo Line Completion: Nov. 2005 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY106,500/month Management Fee: JPY8,500/month Key Money: JPY0 Deposit: JPY0 Contract: 2 years Parking: None Pets: OK Entrance. Palestudio Roppongi East 2 faces Roppongi Dori (Street), and is within few minutes walk to Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Midtown. 25.3 sqm is not very roomy, but if you are to enjoy convenient life in the middle of Roppongi, this is a great location for you 🙂 Kitchen. Corridor. Rest room and bath. Living room. The balcony faces South-East.? Though there are many skyscrapers around, you can get plenty of sun, as this room is on the 14th floor 🙂 ???散???鐚????????鴻????ャ????ｃ????????EAST? 莖????鐚?106,500??? ??件?霚若??鐚?0/0 篁俄???????井??50鐚?Off Thank you for checking Palestudio Roppongi East 2. — 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/

All Blog Entries
  • 08/09/2010
  • 02/28/2021

Yokohama Travel Guide

??????MM 21??? full of great experiences.??? Yokohama was a tiny seaside village and home to only about 100 people. But with the internationalization of the country, a port Yokohama was established and the area has been developing. Now, Yokohama is one of the most famous area not only for the Japanese but also for the foreigners. Yokohama Minato Mirai(??帥?????帥?????, it is often called ???MM 21???) is the new style of complex which is one of the most spectacular shopping, entertainment, dining, office, hotel facilities and living in the country. The phrase ???Minato Mirai??? literally means ???Harbor of the future ???. It is a fantastic, new city area in Central Yokohama consisting of office and residential spaces, hotels, shopping centers, restaurants, convention centers and public parks. The Landmark Tower, with 296 meters high, is one of the tallest buildings and symbol of Minato Mirai 21. It was completed in 1993. Visitors can get to the observatory deck of the building ,the ???Sky Garden???on the 69th floor by means of the world???s fastest elevator which moves 750 meters per minute. Under good weather conditions, Mount Fuji can be seen from the deck. Within a few hundred meters from tha Landmark Tower is […]

All Blog Entries
  • 08/08/2010
  • 02/28/2021

Apartment close to Roppongi Hills

Olympiad Azabu Kasumizaka Agent Commission 50% off! No Keymoney! Bedrooms: 3 Floor Area: 104.43sqm / 1124.11sqft Address: 3-21-3, Nishi-azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access: 7 minutes walk to Roppongi Station / Hibiya Line, Oedo Line, 11 minutes walk to Hiroo Station / Hibiya Line 11 minutes walk to Nogizaka Station / Chiyoda Line Completion: Aug. 2000 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY640,000/month Management Fee: JPY0 Key Money: JPY0 Deposit: 2 months Contract: 2 years Parking: Available Pets: Allowed Olympiad Azabu Kasumizaka faces Roppongi Dori (Street). Though it isn’t very close to stations, you can catch a taxi any time, and also, there is a bus stop within 1 minute walk.? Chii-bus (??＜????違??, bus that runs from Roppongi Hills?to Akasaka-mitsuke) costs only 100 yen flat fare! View of Roppongi Hills from a room on the 5th floor of Olympiad Azabu Kasumizaka.? It’s only 4 minutes on foot to Roppongi Hills 🙂 Luxurious hall and lounge. Entrance. ???散???鐚???????潟????≪?若??藝糸???????? 莖????鐚?640,000??? ??件?霚若??鐚?2/0 篁俄???????井??50鐚?Off Thank you for checking Olympiad Azabu Kasumizaka. — 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/

All Blog Entries
  • 08/07/2010
  • 02/28/2021

Apartment in Daikanyama, Tokyo

Pacific Residence Daikanyama Sarugakucho ???Finished/腟?篋???? Agent Commission 50% off! Address:? 9, Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Access: 6 minutes walk to Daikanyama Station / Toyoko Line 10 minutes walk to Shibuya Station / Yamanote Line, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, etc. 11 minutes walk to Ebisu Station / Yamanote Line, Hibiya Line Completion: Jun. 2006 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Key Money: 1 month Deposit: 2 months (when keeping pets, 3 months) Contract: 2 years Parking: JPY54,600 / month Pets: OK One accent of Pacific Residence Daikanyama Sarugakucho is this cortile.? Look upon the sky, and enjoy the wide open space 🙂 The design of this building fits in Daikanyama, a town of fashion and luxury. Elevator hall and mail boxes. Corridor of the 6th floor. #603 ???Finished/腟?篋???? Bedrooms: 2 + service room Floor Area:?111.54 sqm / 1200.65 sqft Rent: JPY506,000/month Common-area Charge: JPY14,000/month Room entrance. Shoes closet.? No need to squeeze your shoes in small spaces in this room! Corridor. Bedroom1, with a walkin closet. View from bedroom1. Service Room. Balcony. Rest room, wash room, and bath room. Living dining room. Bed room?2 and the living dining room is divided with a sliding door. Kitchen and storage. To the balcony, from the living dining […]

All Blog Entries
  • 08/06/2010
  • 02/28/2021

Aqua City Odaiba

???Have you been to Aqua City Odaiba???? One of the things to be high on your list of doing in Tokyo should be Aqua City Odaiba (??≪???≪?激????ｃ???伾??), on a man-made island in the middle of Tokyo Bay. It is very impressive commercial complex which includes 150 restaurants, bars, retails shops, 13 cinema complexes and 5 attractions along with a huge parking area. The fabulous facility is divided into 3 zones, the West Zone, Central Zone and Cinema Mediage.? They are connected with a 260-meter-long seaside promenade deck along the water front, which provides an area for relaxing and enjoying the beautiful views from the island. ???Two attractive ways of access. ??? To get to Aqua City Odaiba, there are two ways. One is by waterbus from Hinode Pier (??ャ???堺??罘?)?which is an 8-to-10 minute walk from the south exit of Hamamatsucho Station on the JR lines. Another is by an automated railway line (???????????????)?via Rainbow Bridge from Odaiba Station, which adjoins Shimbashi Station on the east side. Rainbow Bridge is the magnificent bridge whose changing night-time lights are reminiscent of rainbow? thus the name. The waterbus takes 20 minutes, while the train takes 13 minutes. ???Check! Key attractions.??? One of the […]

All Blog Entries
  • 08/05/2010
  • 02/28/2021

Apartment in Daikanyama, Tokyo

Daikanyama Tower #601 ???Finished/腟?篋???? Agent Commission 50% off! Bedrooms: 4 Floor Area: 209.0 sqm / 2249.73 sqft Address: 1, Ebisu-nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Access: 1 minute walk to Daikanyama Station / Toyoko Line 8 minutes walk to Ebisu Station / Hibiya Line, Yamanote Line Completion: Jun. 1971 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY1,050,000/month Management Fee: JPY0 Key Money: 1 month Deposit: 2 months Parking: Available Pets: Negotiable Daikanyama is known as a fashionable town. Daikanyama Tower is located close to shopping centers, such as Hillside Terrace and Daikanyama Address. Entrance. Lobby and parking. Up to the 6th floor… Room entrance and closet. Living room. Balcony. Living room, kitchen and all bedrooms are connected to the balcony! Kitchen. Laundry room and rest room. Bedroom1, with a walkin closet. Rest room and bath room connected to bedroom1. Bedroom 2 & 3. Closet in the corridor.??No worries about?storage space in this apartment 🙂 Bedroom4. Rest room and bath room connected to bedroom4. ???散???鐚?篁ｅ??絮宴?帥???? 莖????鐚?1,050,000??? ??件?霚若??鐚?2/1 篁俄???????井??50鐚?Off Thank you for checking Daikanyama Tower. — 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/