As mentioned in the ‘About Us’ page, Fully Furnished or Fully Equipped Apartments, are apartments that allow people arriving directly from overseas a very easy transition into life here in Japan. Yes of course it is possible to arrive and stay in a hotel and start looking around for properties on your own when you first arrive, but most likely you may be occupied with the starting of a new job, may have little or no Japanese language experience and may be generally at a lost as to where to begin your search.  We recommend that people take a bit of time to get to know the city before making any decisions regarding where they plan to live long-term.

After a month or two of commuting to and from your new workplace and having the time to understand where you will spend your free time hours, we believe you will be better able to make a well informed decision of where you would like to live for the duration of your stay in Japan.

Thus, this system of arriving, unpacking and starting your new life appeals to many newcomers here in Japan. The monthly rent is sometimes marginally more than you would pay for the same apartment unfurnished however the benefits surely outweigh the costs especially in the short term. The relatively short 3-month minimum stay contract allows you the freedom to decide where you would ultimately like to live in relation to your work as well as your private life.

This Fully-Furnished or ‘Fully-Equipped’ system has many advantages. These select properties are ones that Apollo Properties manage directly so they can be moved into without any approval process by property owners. For people newly arriving to Japan these places offer an easy transition into a new life in Japan. They can be reserved from overseas, and held open at no cost. When you arrive in Japan, we will pick you up by van, take you to your new accommodation where you will find everything you need right down to a roll of toilet paper. The gas, electricity and water services will also be hooked-up when you arrive. This system has a relatively short  3-month minimum stay period and also has what we call an ’in-house transfer’ system which allows people to move freely from one furnished property to another one. So, if for example someone arrives who has decided to move into a 1 room apartment in one area then after they begin their new job and find that the location may not be the best for commuting to work for example, they can then move to a vacant apartment in another area within this minimum stay period without cost or penalty. To rent a fully furnished apartment, a refundable security deposit equivalent to one months’ rent is required, and a copy of your passport as proof of identity and of being in the country legally.

We recommend this system to new comers to Japan as it allows people the chance to get a ‘feel’ for the city first and then decide where they would ultimately like to live long term. This eliminates the need for the outlay of large sums of money and the commitment of large furniture, air-conditioner and other large household appliance purchases when you first arrive.

To learn more bout how this system works and how to apply for a room please refer to the ‘How to Reserve a Fully Furnished Apartments page’.

Fridge
Stove
Air Conditioner / Heater
Washing Machine (Space Permitting But Most Places Have One)
Sofa (Space Permitting But Many Places Have One)
Dining Table/ Chairs
Assorted Pots, Pans, Cutlery
Bed
Garbage Can
Curtains
Television / VCR
Micro-Wave Oven
Iron / Ironing Board
Book Shelf
Coffee Table ( In Apartments That Have A Sofa)
Vacuum Cleaner
Wardrobe (Where No Closet Is Available)
1 Roll Of Toilet Paper
Clothes Hangers
Shower Curtain