Ball Eggs
I’m currently hunting for a new flat in my beloved Tokyo (which is no mean feat: finding someone foolhardy enough have a giant, accident-prone foreigner as a tenant is proving to be the mother of all headaches.)
Here’s a picture of one of the apartment rental agencies I’ve encountered. If anyone has any idea why “Ball Eggs” might be an appropriate name for a real estate agency, please let me know!
April 24, 2008 at 11:17 am
How spacious is that flat at 105,000 Yen? Is that per month? That works out to just over $1000 USD. In Manhattan you wouldn’t be able to rent a morgue drawer for that.
April 24, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I suspect that place is roughly the size of a morgue drawer!
My current apartment is only 50,000 yen but it’s in the suburbs of Yokohama, and about the size of a shoebox.
April 25, 2008 at 12:53 am
I would definately spend a little bit more for a morgue box.
April 25, 2008 at 12:59 am
You can find a 6-tatami place in Itabashi-ku or Nerima for around ￥60,000. A friend of mine just moved into a place (at the height of relocation season) for ￥59,000 a month and ￥150,000 down. If you’re looking at South Tokyo, Balleggs isn’t gonna cut it, I think.
April 25, 2008 at 3:31 am
If you want to find a place … don’t show them your book or your blog!
good luck on the search.
April 25, 2008 at 6:42 am
@simaldeff: That just goes to show that what you don’t know CAN hurt you! (:
April 26, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Don’t worry, I’ll go to the agency wearing a suit and acting like an angel.
Thaks for the tips, Billy. Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be giong with Balleggs!
May 1, 2008 at 12:24 pm
They certainly have the balls, haven’t they! LOL