Tokyo monthly stay — replies board

Everyone we've contacted, the price they've actually offered, and where that price ranks against all 56 places (same score as the main page: size-for-price, quality, layout, convenience). Updated Oct 26 12:21 UTC.

⏰ Funabashi (Leo) offer ¥390,394 expires Oct 25, 10:14 PM PDT. Takadanobaba offer expires 7:02 PM PDT. Koiwa host agreed $3,000 and is fixing her offer. Nothing is booked. Prices in $ use ¥163/$.

Replied (14)

#3/56Real offerscore 76

Nippori Crystal Garden 402, Nippori

Available — ¥461,411; passport-only OK if within 2 months of arrival & within landing-stamp stay (need passport w/ landing stamp)
available + written quote; residence-card question pending +2 · auto-fill/reheat bath +4 (base 70)
¥461,411 all-in ≈$2,831
📅 Nov 1 – Dec 1🏠 2LDK, 55 m² 🚉 JR Nippori 6 min🚃 town 34 min🏋️ gym 8 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (photo + reheat)✅ in budget

Brand-new building (Oct 2026), 4F, 55 m² 2LDK. Rent + furniture + electricity/gas/water included. Card OK. Foreigners OK "with residence card etc." — we replied: tourists, passport only.

#11/56Real offerscore 66

Hashimoto Corpo 603, Kamata

Available (Minoras) — foreigners OK w/ photo ID; needs a Japanese emergency contact; TV+Wi-Fi; card OK; no discount; quote attached in email
~¥236k est. ≈$1,451
📅 from Nov 1🏠 2DK, 46 m² 🚉 JR Kamata 5 min🚃 town 36 min🏋️ gym 4 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (photo)✅ in budget

Kamata

#4/56Offer, weakerscore 74

Takadanobaba house, 2nd floor (Yoko)

✅ BOOKED (Oct 26) — Nov 8–Dec 8, $2,903.80 total
reheat bath port (photo) +4 (base 70)
¥470,000 (≈$2,997) ≈$2,883 listed $4,028
📅 Nov 8 – Dec 8🏠 2LDK, 72 m² 🚉 JR Takadanobaba 11 min🚃 town 18 min🏋️ gym 6 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ with reheat/circulation port (photo) — auto-fill likely; panel not shown✅ in budget

Address confirmed by host: 3-20-2 Takadanobaba. Walking route to JR Takadanobaba ≈ 865 m (11–12 min); ~10 min to the metro. Renovated 2024, bright, 2 bedrooms + living room, tub ✓. 72 m² (host-confirmed). Needs a Nov 1–8 bridge stay.

#37/56Offer, weakerscore 54

Koiwa 2BR tatami flat (NK)

Special offer ¥326,914 — 2F walk-up, no TV
no TV -2 · thin/weak reviews -3 · confirmed offer +5 (base 54)
¥326,914 (≈$2,006) ≈$2,006 listed $2,126
📅 Nov 8 – Dec 8🏠 2LDK, 50 m² 🚉 JR Koiwa 10 min🚃 town 52 min🏋️ gym 8 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (listed; photo small)✅ in budget

Address: Shio Heights 201, Nishi-Koiwa 3-18-1 — ~710 m, 10 min walk to JR Koiwa. 2nd floor, no elevator, no TV. Reviews OK (quiet, clean). Cheapest option.

#10/56No / too priceyscore 68

Funabashi 3BR flat f040 (Leo)

Leaning skip (you) — host won't extend; offer ends tonight ~10:14 PM PDT
dates not held until booked -1 (base 69)
¥390,394 (≈$2,485) ≈$2,395 was ¥459,287
📅 Nov 8 – Dec 8🏠 3LDK, 75 m² 🚉 JR Funabashi 8 min🚃 town 58 min🏋️ gym 13 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (photos — 2 tubs)✅ in budget

Honcho 6-chome, ~7–8 min walk to JR Funabashi next to the station shopping district. Photos: twin bedroom (door), queen bedroom behind a sliding slatted screen, plus a kids' playroom with a futon; 1 bath with tub. 4.85 from 221 reviews. Needs Nov 1–8 bridge stay.

#50/56No / too priceyscore 45

Ōkubo 2BR flat SJ0458 (Wenhua)

Final: ¥20,000 off — refused $3,200
over budget -10 (base 55)
≈$3,860 (final) ≈$3,859
📅 Nov 6 – Dec 6🏠 2LDK, 45 m² 🚉 JR Okubo 7 min🚃 town 16 min🏋️ gym 6 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (listed)❌ over budget

Near Shin-Ōkubo Koreatown. Over budget.

#–/56Droppedscore 73

Koiwa 3BR house (Sunny)

Dropped — shower only, no bathtub (also steep stairs). $2,907 offer stands if you change your mind
$2,907.57 total ≈$2,908 was $4,145
📅 Nov 1 – Dec 1🏠 3BR house, 100 m² 🚉 JR Koiwa 8 min🚃 town 54 min🏋️ gym 10 min🛁 NO tub — verified all 40 photos: 2 shower stalls only✅ in budget

Address: Nishi-Koiwa 1-4-5 — ~550 m, 7–8 min walk to JR Koiwa (reviews say 8–10). NO elevator, steep stairs over 3–4 floors (host warns it's hard with mobility issues). Alternative she offered: a 60 m² studio near Shinjuku-gyoemmae (Marunouchi line, no JR, no separate bedrooms).

#–/56Droppedscore 49

Ukimafunado house (Tomomi)

Skipped by you — only ~40 m² for ¥500k
great reviews +3 (base 46)
~¥500,000 (≈$3,070) ≈$3,067 listed $4,959
📅 Nov 1 – Dec 1🏠 2BR house, 40 m² 🚉 JR Ukimafunado 8 min🚃 town 33 min🏋️ gym 31 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (photo — small Japanese tub; listing text wrongly says "shower unit")⚠️ just over

Host: ~40 m² (small for ¥500k), smart TV, tub ✓ (photo). Older simple Japanese house. Funado is a quiet riverside area — little shopping by the station.

#–/56Droppedscore 49

Komagome kitchen-island house (Airbnb)

Unavailable now (booked)
over budget -10 (base 59)
$6,029 now ≈$6,029 was $4,631
📅 Nov 1 – Dec 1🏠 2BR house, 48 m² 🚉 JR Komagome 7 min🚃 town 28 min🏋️ gym 1 min🛁 tub: unknown❌ over budget

Host refused any discount; price has since gone up.

#–/56Droppedscore 41

Funabashi 2BR family home F046 (Leo)

Dropped — bad reviews (mold smell, dirty pots, train vibration, broken walls)
over budget -10 (base 51)
$3,446 list ≈$3,446
📅 Nov 8 – Dec 8🏠 2LDK, 48 m² 🚉 JR Funabashi 5 min🚃 town 63 min🏋️ gym 9 min🛁 tub: unknown❌ over budget

4.68 (204). 48 m², TV.

#–/56Droppedscore 48

Hirai 2BR (Taku)

Unavailable now — host never sent the promised monthly offer
great reviews +3 · over budget -10 (base 55)
$3,811 list ≈$3,811
📅 Nov 1 – Dec 1🏠 2BR, 40 m² 🚉 JR Hirai 3 min🚃 town 40 min🏋️ gym 14 min🛁 tub: unknown❌ over budget

3 min to JR Hirai. Max 3 guests. Size est.

#–/56Droppedscore 68

Misono Plaza 502

Full (Minoras: Misono Plaza 2LDK units all booked)
~¥372k est. ≈$2,285
📅 from Nov 1🏠 2LDK, 56 m² 🚉 JR Kamata 7 min🚃 town 43 min🏋️ gym 3 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (floor plan shows tub)✅ in budget

Kamata: arcades, cheap eats, sento

#–/56Droppedscore 63

Minorasu Misono Plaza 501, Kamata

Full (Minoras: Misono Plaza 2LDK units all booked)
~¥323k est. ≈$1,982
📅 from Nov 1🏠 2LDK/3DK, 56 m² 🚉 JR Kamata 7 min🚃 town 43 min🏋️ gym 4 min🛁 Bathtub likely (same building/plan as 502)✅ in budget

Kamata food town; Tokyu Hasunuma 2 min

#–/56Droppedscore 71

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

Full for our dates (Stellar Force reply)
auto-fill/reheat bath +4 (base 67)
~¥409k est. ≈$2,512
📅 from Nov 1🏠 2LDK, 40 m² 🚉 JR Hatchobori - JR Keiyo Line 3 min🚃 town 36 min🏋️ gym 7 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (photo)✅ in budget

quiet office/residential pocket by Sumida River; Ginza/Tsuki

Waiting on reply (4)

#1/56Waitingscore 81

PIPI Otsuka house

Inquiry sent Oct 24 — no reply yet
listing last updated Nov 2024 — availability unconfirmed -5 (base 86)
~¥430k est. ≈$2,638
📅 from Nov 1🏠 4LDK house, 90 m² 🚉 JR Otsuka 5 min🚃 town 17 min🏋️ gym 4 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (photo — modern unit bath)✅ in budget

Local bars, tram

#5/56Waitingscore 77

Diamond Yu Higashi-Jujo

Inquiry sent Oct 24 — no reply yet
~¥330k est. ≈$2,025
📅 from Nov 1🏠 3LDK, 62 m² 🚉 JR Higashi-Jujo 3 min🚃 town 25 min🏋️ gym 4 min🛁 Bathroom on floor plan, no tub photo — ask✅ in budget

Jujo Ginza arcade, cheap eats

#6/56Waitingscore 74

NIPPORI AREA 2LDK

Inquiry sent Oct 24 — no reply yet
~¥294k est. ≈$1,804
📅 from Nov 1🏠 2LDK, 54 m² 🚉 JR Uguisudani 6 min🚃 town 38 min🏋️ gym 15 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (photo)✅ in budget

Higashi-Nippori; Nippori fabric town and Yanaka nearby

#15/56Waitingscore 62

Hashimoto Corpo 702

Inquiry sent Oct 24 — no reply yet
~¥274k est. ≈$1,684
📅 from Nov 1🏠 2DK, 44 m² 🚉 JR Kamata 5 min🚃 town 36 min🏋️ gym 1 min🛁 Bathtub ✓ (photo)✅ in budget

Kamata east exit: shopping streets, izakaya

Overall top 20 (offers applied)

Blue outline = someone we've contacted. Full list with map: main page.

  1. #1PIPI Otsuka housemonthly-mansion.com · JR Otsuka 5 min · town 17 min · 90 m² · ¥430k (≈$2,638)🛁 Inquiry sent Oct 24 — no reply yet81
  2. #2Hmlet Higashi-Nakano II - 3LDK (all-inclusive)unito.life · JR JR Chuo-Sobu Higashi-Nakano 3 min · town 14 min · 87 m² · ¥412k (≈$2,528)🛁 You: so-so (dark, no TV); needs unito account to inquire80
  3. #3Nippori Crystal Garden 402, Nipporimonthly-mansion.com · JR Nippori 6 min · town 34 min · 55 m² · ¥461k (≈$2,831)🛁 Available — ¥461,411; passport-only OK if within 2 months of arrival &76
  4. #4Takadanobaba house, 2nd floor (Yoko)Airbnb · JR Takadanobaba 11 min · town 18 min · 72 m² · ¥470k (≈$2,883)🛁 ✅ BOOKED (Oct 26) — Nov 8–Dec 8, $2,903.80 total74
  5. #5Diamond Yu Higashi-Jujomonthly-mansion.com · JR Higashi-Jujo 3 min · town 25 min · 62 m² · ¥330k (≈$2,025)🛁? Inquiry sent Oct 24 — no reply yet74
  6. #6NIPPORI AREA 2LDKmonthly.homes.jp · JR Uguisudani 6 min · town 38 min · 54 m² · ¥294k (≈$1,804)🛁 Inquiry sent Oct 24 — no reply yet74
  7. #7Monthly Livmax Nihonbashi Ningyocho Stay - 2LDKunito.life · JR JR Sobu Rapid Bakurocho 4 min · town 26 min · 62 m² · ¥435k (≈$2,669)🛁 API in_stock for Oct 29-Nov 5 check-ins (third-party feed; confirm)72
  8. #8Shino Garden Residence 401, Kinshichosumyca.com · JR Kinshicho 6 min · town 38 min · 56 m² · ¥476k (≈$2,920)🛁 Free Nov 1 – Dec 1 (checked Oct 24)70
  9. #9Monthly Livmax Sugamo Park West - 2LDKunito.life · JR JR Yamanote Sugamo 6 min · town 25 min · 46 m² · ¥430k (≈$2,641)🛁 API in_stock for Oct 29-Nov 5 check-ins (third-party feed; confirm)68
  10. #10Funabashi 3BR flat f040 (Leo)Airbnb · JR Funabashi 8 min · town 58 min · 75 m² · ¥390k (≈$2,395)🛁 Leaning skip (you) — host won't extend; offer ends tonight ~10:14 PM P68
  11. #11Hashimoto Corpo 603, Kamatagood-monthly · JR Kamata 5 min · town 36 min · 46 m² · ¥236k (≈$1,451)🛁 Available (Minoras) — foreigners OK w/ photo ID; needs a Japanese emer66
  12. #12Dash Living Otemachi 1201 - 2LDKunito.life · JR JR Kanda 7 min · town 26 min · 55 m² · ¥480k (≈$2,948)🛁? API in_stock for Oct 29-Nov 5 check-ins (third-party feed; confirm)64
  13. #13Misono Plaza 307 (Minoras Stay) - 2024 full renovationmonthly-mansion.com · JR Kamata 7 min · town 43 min · 56 m² · ¥499k (≈$3,064)🛁 inquiry only (listing updated 2026-10-19; no calendar)64
  14. #14At-In Kinshicho 17monthly-mansion.com · JR Kinshicho 7 min · town 41 min · 47 m² · ¥440k (≈$2,699)🛁 Free Nov 1 – Dec 1, 4 rooms left (checked Oct 24)63
  15. #15Hashimoto Corpo 702monthly-mansion.com · JR Kamata 5 min · town 36 min · 44 m² · ¥274k (≈$1,684)🛁 Inquiry sent Oct 24 — no reply yet62
  16. #16Keyside Sakuragicho, Sakuragichomonthly-mansion.com · JR Sakuragicho 4 min · town 50 min · 93 m² · ¥614k (≈$3,767)🛁 No calendar; inquiry. listing updated 2026-01-21 (stale)61
  17. #17Toto Monthly Laforet Musashi-Nakaharamonthly-mansion.com · JR Musashi-Nakahara 6 min · town 45 min · 61 m² · ¥284k (≈$1,742)🛁 inquiry61
  18. #18Koiwa 3-storey house, 110 m² (Airbnb)Airbnb · JR Koiwa 7 min · town 54 min · 110 m² · ¥684k (≈$4,202)🛁 No longer bookable for Nov 4 (checked Oct 25)60
  19. #19THE PARKCROSS ICHIGAYA HARAIKATAMACHI #TYO-242 (Blueground, 10F top floor)apts.jp · JR Ichigaya 5 min · town 23 min · 69 m² · ¥616k (≈$3,779)🛁? Free from Oct 26 (checked Oct 24)60
  20. #20Livemax Kita-Akabane LafistaLivemax · JR Kita-Akabane 5 min · town 22 min · 59 m² · ¥580k (≈$3,558)🛁 Says available60