Monthly stays next to JR

Hmlet Higashi-Nakano II - 3LDK (all-inclusive)

Residential but lively: higashi-nakano shotengai and ginza-dori shops, 1 stop to nakano/okubo, 7 min ride to shinjuku; oedo line also 7 min.

PIPI Otsuka house

Whole 4LDK modern house.

Ichigaya Monthly 2LDK, Ichigaya · 2LDK 76 m²

Ichigaya/ichigaya-tamachi: central, calm office-residential, kagurazaka food streets 10 min walk, moat-side walks.

Astrea Place 202, Higashi-Nakano · 2LDK 79 m²

Higashi-nakano/kita-shinjuku: residential, quieter, a few shops and restaurants; 1 stop to shinjuku area, nakano broadway nearby. less lively than a hub.

STUMP Takadanobaba #103 (new renovation, 76 m2)

Student town: sakae-dori food street, cheap ramen/izakaya, don quijote and supers by station; very lively.

Design Stay Kameari (2LDK 95 m2)

Kameari: shotengai around station, ario kameari mall (ito-yokado) and supers; down-to-earth local area.

Good Stay Green Vale III, Tabata · 2LDK 55 m²

Tabata east side: practical residential, maruetsu 4 min, gyomu super 3 min, my basket 1 min; one stop to nippori/komagome; quiet rather than buzzing.

Diamond Yu Higashi-Jujo

Big 3LDK for 10 people near Jūjō Ginza arcade.

Koiwa 3-storey house, 110 m² (Airbnb)

THE PARKCROSS ICHIGAYA HARAIKATAMACHI #TYO-242 (Blueground, 10F top floor)

Ichigaya/kagurazaka side: kagurazaka shopping street, quiet residential streets, supermarkets; not an old-style arcade area.

NIPPORI AREA 2LDK

Higashi-nippori; nippori fabric town and yanaka nearby.

Misono Plaza 502

Kamata: arcades, cheap eats, sento.

Live Casa Ochanomizu #TYO-199 (Blueground, 11F)

Yushima/ochanomizu: akihabara and ueno-okachimachi (ameyoko) shopping a short walk away; supermarkets and cheap eats on kuramaebashi-dori.

Monthly Livmax Nihonbashi Ningyocho Stay - 2LDK

Old merchant/wholesale district; ningyocho food streets and asakusabashi nearby, quieter at night.

Nippori Crystal Garden 402, Nippori · 2LDK 55 m²

Higashi-nippori: nippori fabric town, yanaka ginza shotengai a short walk west of the station, everyday shops.

Shino Garden Residence 401, Kinshicho · 2LDK 56 m²

Kinshicho: big lively everyday hub - shopping malls (termina, parco, arcakit), shotengai, restaurants, kinshi park; skytree nearby.

STUMP Takadanobaba #102 (new renovation)

Student town: sakae-dori food street, cheap ramen/izakaya, don quijote and supers by station; very lively.

Weekly/Monthly Yokodai K House - 5DK whole-house plan

Huge whole house (108 m²) for the price, but in a quiet suburb.

Keyside Sakuragicho, Sakuragicho · 2LDK+S 93 m²

Sakuragicho/noge: noge izakaya streets, minato mirai malls and waterfront, yokohama bay; lively.

The Parkhabio Meguro Place #TYO-146 (Blueground, 7F)

Shimo-meguro: shops and restaurants below the building, meguro river nearby, gondazaka shopping.

Monthly Livmax Sugamo Park West - 2LDK

Sugamo: jizo-dori shotengai, everyday shops, yamanote line; address is on the sengoku side, residential.

Hashimoto Corpo 603, Kamata

Renovated family 2DK in the middle of Kamata.

Blueground Live Casa Ochanomizu #TYO-201 2BR 57 m2 13F

Yushima 1-chome behind kanda myojin: quiet academic area, akihabara (yodobashi, supers) ~10 min, ochanomizu food/shops.

Dash Living Otemachi 1201 - 2LDK

Kanda-nishikicho: office district by day, kanda izakaya and jimbocho bookshops nearby, quieter on weekends.

Livemax Kita-Akabane Lafista

Newer 2LDK one stop from Akabane, expensive.

La Sante Ikedayama #TYO-136 (Blueground, 12F)

Gotanda: busy station area with lots of restaurants and supermarkets; togoshi-ginza arcade one stop away. listing warns about train noise.

Spacious 3BR house 6 mins to JR Koiwa Station

Koiwa - busy shotengai shopping streets, everyday residential; very low tourist density.

Ale Premium Tokyo Hatchobori 2LDK (LDK Monthly / Stellar Force)

Quiet office/residential pocket by sumida river; ginza/tsukiji walkable, konbini but not a shotengai area.

Minorasu Misono Plaza 501, Kamata

Bigger Kamata option (56 m²), 7 min from JR.

At-In Kinshicho 17

Kinshicho: big shopping, izakaya.

Yokodai K House, Yokodai · 4DK 80 m²

Yokodai: quiet suburban danchi area, station-front shopping only; far (~45 min to central yokohama/tokyo).

Monthly LiVEMAX Sugamo Park West 2LDK 46.5m2 [Low Table, Sofa, Twin Beds] Luxury Series

Sugamo/sengoku: jizo-dori shotengai (lively old-style shopping street), supermarkets, everyday food; ikebukuro 5 min.

Toto Monthly Laforet Musashi-Nakahara

Everyday kawasaki suburb; musashi-kosugi 1 stop.

Misono Plaza 307 (Minoras Stay) - 2024 full renovation

Fully renovated (Feb 2024) 3DK in Kamata, but pricey for 56 m².

Monthly LiVEMAX (Nishigahara 1-chome, Kita-ku) 2LDK 58.9m2

Nishigahara/komagome edge: quiet residential, rikugien & kyu-furukawa gardens, komagome shotengai and supermarkets; ikebukuro 7 min.

Hashimoto Corpo 702

Kamata east exit: shopping streets, izakaya.

Dash Living Nihonbashi East - 2 Bedroom

Bakurocho/higashi-nihonbashi: wholesale streets, cafes, near asakusabashi and ningyocho; very well connected.

Serendipity Oimachi #601

Oimachi: atre/hankyu dept store, tokyu store, higashi-koji food alleys; shinagawa 1 stop.

Serendipity Oimachi #701

Oimachi: atre/hankyu dept store, tokyu store, higashi-koji food alleys; shinagawa 1 stop.

Libest Monthly Mitaka 1

Bright 2DK with a private roof terrace on a busy Chūō-line station.

Libest Monthly Nishi-Ogikubo 3

Best mix of price, vibe and gym. Has a real 6-mat tatami room.

Mitsuyoshi Nishi-Nippori 2DK

Roomy 2DK with a tatami room near Yanaka.

Komagome kitchen-island house (Airbnb)

Best-looking home on the list for the price, and instantly bookable.

Hashimoto Corpo 403, Kamata east exit (Minoras Stay 2DK family type)

Kamata east-exit shopping street: matsuya on the ground floor, yakitori and yakiniku places opposite, convenience stores; busy, cheap everyday area. direct bus to haneda.

Pregio Yoshioka, Kamata

Simple, clean Kamata 2DK.

Domeel Honda 201, Nishi-Kamata

Kamata 2DK that states foreigners are OK.

Espacio Bade 2DK, top floor

Nishi-kamata, near shopping streets.

Monthly LiVEMAX Gotanda Ekimae Maisonette Stay (2DK 44 m2)

Gotanda west exit: restaurant/izakaya cluster, meguro river walk, tokyu store and my basket nearby; busy everyday hub.

Misono Plaza 401, Nishi-Kamata (Minoras Stay 3DK, 3 lockable rooms)

Nishi-kamata: life supermarket, 24h niku-no-hanamasa, convenience stores and shotengai near, kamata 'gourmet town'. quieter residential street facing misono shrine.

Access Asagaya 2DK

Pearl center arcade, retro alleys, cheap food.

Apple Monthly Toro, Toro · 2DK 40 m²

Toro (saitama-shi kita-ku): quiet residential next to omiya; bonsai village; few shops - not lively.

VILLA SAKURA Nishi-Kamata 201

Cheap-looking Kamata unit; tiny kitchenette.

Ayaka House, Hirai · 2LDK 49 m²

Hirai: low-key local shitamachi area, shopping street and supermarkets by the station, 2 stops to kinshicho.

Hirai 2BR flat, 3 min to JR (Airbnb)

Emsonia #1 (2DK family unit)

Kamata; 7-eleven and maruetsu supermarket 1 min.

Mynavi STAY Kagurazaka Blossom Hills, room 206

Kagurazaka: lively cobbled shopping/dining street, supermarkets, cafes; iidabashi hub with jr + 4 subway lines.

Ukimafunado house (Airbnb), host offers about ¥500k

Livemax Gotanda Station Front Maisonette 2DK

Izakaya streets; togoshi-ginza nearby.

Livemax Gotanda Maisonette 2K

Two-level loft unit by Gotanda, good price on a campaign.

Shin-Koiwa new apartment B-building

Shin-koiwa - long covered lumiere shotengai, very everyday.

Tokyo downtown Shakuyaku-so (Higashi-Jujo)

Jujo ginza shotengai, local shops/restaurants; reviews: 'right next to jr and metro'.

Livemax Nakano Sunplaza 2DK

Nakano location, but very pricey.

Monthly LiVEMAX Gotanda Ekimae Maisonette Stay (2K 32 m2, separate washbasin)

Gotanda west exit: restaurant/izakaya cluster, meguro river walk, tokyu store and my basket nearby.

Livemax Ayase East, Ayase · 2DK 41 m²

Ayase: everyday residential area, station shopping (ayase marui area), supermarkets; chiyoda line direct to central tokyo.

Livemax Asakusabashi Green Vale (2K, 40.9 m2)

Asakusabashi/yanagibashi: 1 stop to akihabara, 5 min to tokyo; edo-dori wholesale toy/craft shops, small supers and izakaya near station; kuramae cafes and asakusa walkable; riverside quiet.

Ogikubo flat (Airbnb)

Plain but practical Airbnb backup.