Top 10 Popular Residential Areas in Japan for Foreign Residents (2021 Edition)
2022-02-20
Town & Local Area Info
wagaya Japan is one of Japan’s largest property listing sites for foreign residents, featuring only properties that foreign residents can rent. We have compiled page view data on every residential area in our site for the year 2021, and we now present to you the top 10 most viewed residential areas.
| Prefecture | Area | |
| No.1 | Tokyo | Adachi-ku |
| No.2 | Tokyo | Itabashi-ku |
| No.3 | Saitama | Kawaguchi |
| No.4 | Tokyo | Ota-ku |
| No.5 | Tokyo | Hachioji |
| No.6 | Tokyo | Nerima-ku |
| No.7 | Tokyo | Shinjuku-ku |
| No.8 | Tokyo | Sumida-ku |
| No.9 | Saitama | Kawagoe |
| No.10 | Tokyo | Setagay-ku |
※Based on data from 2021/01/01 to 2022/01/01
Although our site lists properties all over Japan, as you can see, the top 10 most viewed areas are all in Tokyo and Saitama. Even outside of the top 10, most of the highly-ranked areas are in the Greater Tokyo Area (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba).
Most of the Tokyo areas that made the top 10 are relatively cheaper residential areas within Tokyo. Let’s take a look at the average monthly rents for the top 5 areas in the list.
▼Tokyo Adachi-ku
1K 64,000 yen
1DK 73,000 yen
1LDK 86,000 yen
2LDK 103,000 yen
3LDK 120,000 yen
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▼Tokyo Itabashi-ku
1K 68,000 yen
1DK 78,000 yen
1LDK 94,000 yen
2LDK 116,000 yen
3LDK 136,000 yen
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▼Saitama Kawaguchi
1K 60,000 yen
1DK 66,000 yen
1LDK 79,000 yen
2LDK 91,000 yen
3LDK 101,000 yen
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▼Tokyo Ota-ku
1K 73,000 yen
1DK 86,000 yen
1LDK 108,000 yen
2LDK 136,000 yen
3LDK 162,000 yen
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▼Tokyo Hachioji
1K 52,000 yen
1DK 58,000 yen
1LDK 69,000 yen
2LDK 83,000 yen
3LDK 97,000 yen
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We hope this list serves as a useful reference for your house hunting in Japan. If you want to know more about the many residential areas in Japan, feel free to contact us, and we’ll be happy to give you professional advice.
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