I have a bilingual contact in Japan whose family owns a real-estate company that is foreigner-friendly. This landlady is English-speaking and roughly half her tenants are foreigners. She has units available immediately in the Kanto area (Kanagawa, Tokyo, Chiba) and Hokkaido (Sapporo, Otaru, Hakodate). She can help find 1DK, 2DK, 2LDK, and 3DK units.
Rent depends on the area, but she has 55,000 to 110,000 yen apartments for 2DK. No key money, no guarantor necessary (best part!). More details (and photos and floor plans) available on request.
Please contact me privately at curtpa01(@)gmail.com if you are interested.
