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Renting an Apartment in Japan or How much did you say?

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2022 Apartment hunting in Japan: Or remember your wallet   Looking for the apartment was relatively easy in Japan. I highlight the word: looking. We made an appointment for a visit to a realtor and showed up that day. Outside there was a board listing the guests for the day, and ジョンストン、 my name in katakana was there. The moment we sat down a lady was there pointing at the DRINK MENU. A reminder, we are in a realtor office not a coffee shop and I got some hot coffee and grabbed some of the candies in the jar next to me. Extra energy in the apartment hunt. After showing us on the internet about four places, we turned around and a van was waiting for us with a worker standing by the door. In we went as the employee did his obligatory 90-degree bow, which he held as we drove away. Actually, looking at the apartments was similar to the US. Our agent highlighted the good points and agreed with everything we said. Something like this: Scott: It is a little dark, isn’t it? Realtor: Yes, but it