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Dear international buyers,

I viewed an interesting apartment for sale in Ichigaya (Shinjuku-ku) last week.   Its main features are as follows.

Location: Bentencho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (6-min walk to Ushigomeyanagimachi station of Tokyo Subway Oedo Line & 8-min walk to Waseda station of Tokyo Metro Tozai Line)

Price: 34,000,000 yen

Type: 1-bedroom apartment

Size: 40.38 sq. meters

Structure: RC / 12 stories

Built in: 2006

Maintenance Fee: 10,200 yen/month

Repair (reserve): 3,100 yen/month

a new apartment building in Ichigayayanagimachi

bedroom

living room

view

Dear International Investors,

We saw a brand-new commercial building in Ginza last week.    According to the seller of the building, the seller will consider 1,500,000,000 yen or higher for sales price. 

The building is designed for restaurants.  In fact, Ginza is full of the world’s first-class restaurants and fashion boutiques.  Also, Ginza has been known as the most expensive commercial cite in Japan for a very long time. 

a brand-new commercial building in Ginza

a brand-new commercial building in Ginza

entrance

Ginza is a ultra popular commercial district of Tokyo.   It is popular not only among Japanese people but also international ones.   The streets in Ginza are always bustling with tourists and shoppers on weekend. 

The building is currently vacant.  So you must be wondering if it will be worthwhile to purchase the building.  All we can say is that it is worthwhile to consider it for investment opportunities.

Please let us know, if you are interested in it.

Dear International Buyers,

I surveyed a cozy apartment in Hiroo this morning with my client.  Its main features are as follows:

a nice apartment in-between Hiroo and Ebisu

view from balcony

living room

kitchen

Location is nice within a walking distance of Ebisu station and Hiroo station which are centers of popular commercial districts.   The apartment building is in-between Meiji Dori and Shibuya River.  Meiji Dori is one of the major streets of Tokyo.  Though it is on a major street of Tokyo, it is not so noisy because the apartment unit is facing south or in the direction of the river.

Dear international buyers,

I viewed a 2-bedroom apartment on a nice vintage condo in-between Ebisu and Daikanyama on the other day.    The apartment’s main features are as follows:

Price: 36,800,000 yen

Location: 1, Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo (7-min walk to Ebisu stn of JR Yamanote Line & 6-min walk to Daikanyama stn of Tokyu Toyoko Line)

Type: 2-bedroom apartment

Floor area: 52.17 sq. meters

Structure: RC / 10 stories

Built in: 1968

Maintenance Fee: 13,841 yen/month

Repair Fund: 6,534 yen/month

Other Features: A nice view of a residential area of Nakameguro, Fully-renovated in 2004, Hardwood floor, Connectivity to fiber-optic cable

Ebisu and Daikanyama are very popular commercial districts of Tokyo.  There are so many nice international and Japanese restaurants, trendy fashion boutiques,  and bars in these areas.   The condo is in a very quiet residential neighborhood in the west of Ebisu station.    Also, because it is built on land about 300 meters off of Komazawa Dori (=street) and on the dend of a narrow local path.

Although the building is old, the property has good value largely because it is on a prime land of Tokyo.  After all, it is a bargain.

Please feel free to contact us at any time, if you are interested in the apartment.

We are looking forward to the opportunity to serve to you.

Best regards,

Dear international buyers,

I saw a nice 1-bedroom apartment this past weekend with my client.  The apartment’s features are as follows:

a condo in a popular residential district of Tokyo

Price: 44,800,000 yen

Location: 2, Higashiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo (6-min walk to Azabujuban station of  Tokyo Metro Oedo Line & Namboku Line)

Floor area: 50.05 sq. meters

Built in: 2000

Structure: SRC / 3rd floor of a 11-story condo

Maintenance fee: 9,700 yen/month

Repair (reserve): 6,210 yen/month

Other features:  fully renovated in September, 2009, hardwood floor, and a high-tech toilet seat

Interior has just been renovated two months ago.  Quality of the finishings is very high.  Except for small dents on the floor, the room looks new and beautiful.

living room

kitchen

bathroom

Azabu is one of the most popular residential districts not only among Japanese people, but also among international people.   There is a large commercial district in the west of the station.  There are so many first-class international, Japanese restaurants in the district.  Also, Roppongi, which is a very popular night-life district of Tokyo, is within a walking distance from Azabu.  

Nissin, a convenient international grocery store, and Tokyo Tower are within a walking distance of the apartment.

a view of Tokyo Tower form the aparment's balcony

Shibuya-ku distressed property (investment and own use)

In Shibuy ku, we have a distressed apartment building for sale, property details are following.

Trnasportation  7 min from Yoyogi Hachiman and 8 min from Yoyogi Koen station (Odakyu line and Chiyoda line)

Lnad size                             429㎡ (130 tsubo) Ownership

Structure                              RC and wood

Year built                             27 years

Floor size                             538㎡ (Three units, three executive family can live there.)

Maximum cash flow              JPY 22,800,000. (yearly)

Price is negotiable and could be JPY 280,000,000, since this seller is motivated seller.

Pictures are taken after sunset….

I saw a bargain apartment in a popular Minato-ku of Tokyo this morning.  Its main features are as follows:

Price: 35,800,000 yen

Location: 5, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo (8-min walk to Shirokanetakanawa station of Tokyo Metro Namboku Line)

# of bedrooms: 2

Structure: RC / 2nd floor of a 13-story condo

 Floor area: 53.65 sq. meters

Balcony: 12.96 sq. meters

Maintenance Fee: 9,570 yen/month

Repair Fund: 13,150 yen/month

a bargain apartment is in this condo

The whole room has recently, completely been renovated.  The room looks as new as brand-new.  Considering that, 35,800,000 yen is very reasonable.  Also, it is in a convenient, popular district of Minato-ku.  If you are interested to live or acquire real esate in the center of Tokyo, it would be worthwhile to consider this apartment.

living room

living room + ceiling

living room + kitchen

kitchen

bathroom

entrance

balcony

view from balcony

Please let us know, if you are interested in this apartment.

Best regards,

Dear international investors,

Today, I surveyed an investment property in a neighborhood in Tokyo where businesses and residences coexist.

JR Asakusabashi station

a neighborhood of Asakusabashi

The property’s main features are as follows:

Price: 75,000,000 yen

Location: 2, Asakusabashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo (6-min walk to Asakusabashi station of JR Sobu Line)

Land: 100.01 sq. meters

Floor area: 265.66 sq. meters

Structure: steel frame / 3 stories

Built in: 1990

Current rental income: 260,000 yen/ month or 3,120,000 yen / year

other feartures: 1F / office space (about 30 sq. meters) / 2F – 3 x studio / 3+4Fs – a 3-bedroom apartment

a 75,000,000-yen investment property in Asakusabashi

a 75,000,000-yen investment property 2

The neighborhood is back of major streets of Asakusabashi.   In fact, it is very quiet and there is a row of small Japanese houses in front of the property.  This property would be ideal for small business.

neighborhood - the property is seen on lefthand side

Dear International Investors and Archaeologists,

I surveyed an apartment building in a residential neighborhood of Omori in Ota-ku this afternoon.

The apartment building’s specifications are as follows.

Location: 7, O0i, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo (8-min walk to JR Omori station in Ota-ku)

Price: 150,000,000 yen

Land: 249.71 sq. meters

Floor area: 278.24 sq. meters

Built in: 1986

Structure: Wooden / 2 stories

Coverage: 60%

FAR: 150%

Yield: 8.7%  with current operation rate being 100%

Monthly revenue (March): 1,091,000 yen

an apartment building in a quiet residential neighborhood of Omori

a residential neighborhood of Omori

Omori station is just two stations or about 5 minutes from Shinagawa station.  Omori has been popular among Japanese writers.  In fact, famous writers have settled in Omori, in particular, hills in the west of the station.    

JR Omori station

a main shopping street by Omori station

Also, Omori is famous among Japanese people because a shell mound was found by a western scholar for the first time in Japan’s history.    When Dr. Edward Morse, a Havard scholar, was casually looking outside from a train from Yokohama for Shimbashi on June 19th, 1877, he found interesting arrangements of shells on cliffs by Omori station.  His instinct urged him to dig the area, and he found remains of an old civilization in Japan – stone tools, clay pots, stone axes, stone arrowheads, human bones, animal bones, and so on.  They have been registered and treated as important cultural properties since 1975 and been kept at University of Tokyo.

a signboard at the site of a shell mound

the only streetcar line survived in Tokyo

Dear International Investors,

I used Toden Arakawa Line, when I surveyed three apartment buildings in Taito-ku, Arakawa-ku, and Toshima-ku last week.  The line is the only streetcar system survived in Tokyo, connecting Waseda (Shinjuku-ku) and Minowabashi (Arakawa-ku).  The line has been in operation since 1913, and the neighborhoods and towns along the line still show what Tokyo used to look like in Showa Period (1926-1989).   Toden Arakawa Line runs through Shinjuku-ku, Toshima-ku, Kita-ku, and Arakawa-ku, most of these districts being downtown and residential.

inside of the only streetcar line survived in Tokyo

a small station of Toden Arakawa Line

Also, Toden Arakawa Line stops at some major stations at which passengers can switch from Toden Arakawa Line to another train line.  These stations include Machiya (to Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line), Oji (to JR Keihintohoku Line), and Otsuka (to JR Yamanote Line).

Toden Arakawa Line is fun to ride  and watch.  If you can spare sometime for sightseeing in Tokyo, I strongly recommend that you get onto Toden Arakawa Line.

sings at a station - they are from 1960's

a public restroom is retro-styled at a station of Arakawa Line

a stone monument by an Arakawa Line station - it reads that Showa Emperor has been here