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rxk22
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Funabashi, well it is right next Ichikawa, but you have a ton more choices. Depending on the station, you can live in a big geographical area. I wouldn't just set my sights on Funabashi, as there isn't much here in the way of fun, and Chiba city is a bit cheaper too.
Not that it is bad, but don't just randomly choose Funa |
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jtea
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| rxk22 wrote: |
Funabashi, well it is right next Ichikawa, but you have a ton more choices. Depending on the station, you can live in a big geographical area. I wouldn't just set my sights on Funabashi, as there isn't much here in the way of fun, and Chiba city is a bit cheaper too.
Not that it is bad, but don't just randomly choose Funa |
I chose it for the location, since it's pretty central to both Ichikawa and Chiba, both of which I'll will be working at. In terms of fun, all I know is that there's a mall, park, and ikea there lol so I don't know. I'm not dead set on it and I may have a change of heart once I look around a bit when I get there. I wouldn't mind living in either Ichikawa or Chiba but that would mean a long commute at least to one of my stations. |
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rxk22
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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I chose it for the location, since it's pretty central to both Ichikawa and Chiba, both of which I'll will be working at. In terms of fun, all I know is that there's a mall, park, and ikea there lol so I don't know. I'm not dead set on it and I may have a change of heart once I look around a bit when I get there. I wouldn't mind living in either Ichikawa or Chiba but that would mean a long commute at least to one of my stations. |
I think it is best to live near your hobbies, and commute to work. I am lazy, and if I have to take the train for 45mins to go to the gym, I won't go. If your stations are near the major lines, it won't really matter if you are in Funabashi or Chiba city, as you'll get there pretty dang quick.
Depending on where you are, the 4 Funabashi stations can be really annoying to get to.
The Aeon mall, and Costco mall in Kahin Makuhari is way better than anything in Funabashi
Anyhow, my point is; don't pick a place for an arbitrary reason.
What train line are your stations on? That may help with our feedback.
Also, yes man places simply won't rent to you. I speak Japanese pretty well, and went to rent an apt in rural Chiba, the lady just gave us reasons to not rent, when we inquired about several places. It won't be blatant, when they won't rent to you(usually) |
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Mr. Leafy
Joined: 24 Apr 2012
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If you are choosing your home based on commuting, then don't just think about distance but also route.
One job I had was fairly close to my home as the crow flies but to get there I had to take three trains, basically completing three sides of a square. My next job was much further but I could get there on one train, no transfers needed which was a BIG bonus at rush hour. Wait until you get to Japan to decide. |
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jtea
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 1:18 am Post subject: |
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| rxk22 wrote: |
I think it is best to live near your hobbies, and commute to work. I am lazy, and if I have to take the train for 45mins to go to the gym, I won't go. If your stations are near the major lines, it won't really matter if you are in Funabashi or Chiba city, as you'll get there pretty dang quick.
Depending on where you are, the 4 Funabashi stations can be really annoying to get to.
The Aeon mall, and Costco mall in Kahin Makuhari is way better than anything in Funabashi
Anyhow, my point is; don't pick a place for an arbitrary reason.
What train line are your stations on? That may help with our feedback.
Also, yes man places simply won't rent to you. I speak Japanese pretty well, and went to rent an apt in rural Chiba, the lady just gave us reasons to not rent, when we inquired about several places. It won't be blatant, when they won't rent to you(usually) |
I thought about living in Makuhari, it's still an option on my list. As far as I know, I'm working not too far from the Ichikawa Station and the Chiba Station on the Chuo Sobu line so I was hoping to find an apartment no more than 15 minutes or so from the Funabashi station and only have to commute one train.
Were you eventually able to find an apartment that would rent to you?
Thanks for the feedback everyone! It's been a big help and deciding factor on what I plan on doing. |
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rxk22
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Makuhari isn't bad. For real, fidn where you want to live, don't just choose it. Though the fewer transfers as possible is prolly the best.
At one school, I took the train one stop, and then took the bus. I found it faster to take my bike, as some train lines just, well suck
We went to a larger city and went to an agent there. Was no problem.
OH and one big thing to be careful of; Propane. That crap is like 5-6 times the price of "city gas". Unless the aprtment is darn well near free, propane is a no go. My wife and I used like 13 cubic meters of gas, and it was 11,000 yen. If we used 50-60 m3 of gas, like many people do, it'd been almost as much as our rent. Just something to watch out for |
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jtea
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| rxk22 wrote: |
| OH and one big thing to be careful of; Propane. That crap is like 5-6 times the price of "city gas". Unless the aprtment is darn well near free, propane is a no go. My wife and I used like 13 cubic meters of gas, and it was 11,000 yen. If we used 50-60 m3 of gas, like many people do, it'd been almost as much as our rent. Just something to watch out for |
That is not something I was aware of, thank you! |
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