Did I forget your favorite neighborhood? Let me know below!

@jkitty9

3 жыл бұрын

Great video! My favorite neighborhood is Azabu. I like the greenery and access to three different train lines. ^_^

@DadCanInJapan

3 жыл бұрын

I knew Hachioji wasn't going to be on the list. :-) So my review ... ACCESS: Since we are near the end of the train line, you can get a seat on the train and actually have a decent 1-hour nap as you travel to downtown Tokyo. PRESTIGE: Seems to be popular with Japanese sporting tattoos. LIVABILITY: OK. This is where Hachioji ranks high in my opinion. Nice ethnic mix with lots of authentic ethnic restaurants. Apartments and houses are some of the cheapest around Tokyo (see above). Lovely view of the mountains and near to Mt. Takao where you can get an amazing view of Mt. Fuji. But the main plus ... it is not built on reclaimed land so it will not sink into Tokyo Bay when the next (overdue) big earthquake hits Tokyo!

@TokyoPortfolio

3 жыл бұрын

@@DadCanInJapan It's definitely a nice place. I just can't deal with the crowds on the Chuo Line. Otherwise I totally agree with you.

@Samuel-yz1sm

3 жыл бұрын

yea u missed Nishikasai

@brandonsebastian8041

3 жыл бұрын

@@yopz4419 Everything will be okay.

Brilliant framing at @5:59. Top Gear would be proud.

@ellamelcer5472

3 жыл бұрын

came to find this comment LOOOL

@dinastisyailendra8370

3 жыл бұрын

I almost choke when i see that😅

@rjslife7003

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha, you cocked that one up

@SuperiorAutocraft

2 жыл бұрын

Came here for this. Did not disappoint.

@anugrah1921

2 жыл бұрын

Dang the cameraman should get a raise

I'd love to see middle/low tier areas to live as well as "average costs" there, could be really useful for someone who will be moving there in less than a year.

@lucifermorningstar1902

2 жыл бұрын

Setagaya is affordable and nice, and there’s a fast train running through there that goes straight to Shibuya

@lifelongcreditroll8591

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. The video made me roll eyes (born and raised in Tokyo). This selection is such an expatriate, entitled, capitalistic choice. Good points for reminding SOHO, being able to eat the best pizza? Decolonize your mind and come back.

@11yoyomama

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonsebastian8041 Idk I also felt that this video was catered to the 1% - maybe that’s his niche but I was curious about more average places to live too

@ratsu2641

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure no one in Japan would have issue with being in the “low tier “ area lol

@thomasbeirne8213

2 жыл бұрын

@@lifelongcreditroll8591 Could be that's his audience. As they say, gotta read the room. He's not presenting for Japanese nationals, or else he'd be speaking Japanese. He's speaking to English speakers who might be moving to Japan, for work or diplomatic or other reasons. For that, it's well done.

You mean "fresh out the boat, bringing only two suitcases filled with cash and a nice consulting / finance work contract"

@TokyoPortfolio

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

2:47 man, Japanese are even that polite in big city. That will NEVER happen in New York.

@maxfmfdm

2 жыл бұрын

She is super cool whoever she is

@colors6692

2 жыл бұрын

You know there are a lot of polite cities in the world. Stop using NY as any kind of yard stick, it's cringe at this stage.

@donde6961

2 жыл бұрын

@@colors6692 just stating the obvious. The whole of New York is cringey at this stage lol

This video is STUNNING in every aspect: the footage, editing, acting, content & pacing… lovely! I know you aim for the high-profile clientele, but I’d love to see your talent & eyes applied to a “best neighborhoods to live in Tokyo on a budget” (i.e. bang for the buck)

@KingHarris11

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with the compliments and the request. I’ll be moving to japan later this year, and if I do end up moving to Tokyo later on, I want to know what to look for to get a good deal.

@anugrah1921

2 жыл бұрын

@Mark Ranger i know that you thinking but first read the channel description and you will know that most likely he will not do that

@alexg4936

2 жыл бұрын

@@anugrah1921 that’s a shame because he would get more views

@MajesticFerret

Ай бұрын

1300/month for rent IS a bang for your buck if you're a foreigner and watching this. Have you been to America lately? You won't be living in the best spots in most major cities for those prices. Want cheaper? Enjoy living far away with bad amenities and in the case of America...higher crime.

Any chance on doing the worst places to live in Tokyo?

@cityintake

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see that!

@MrVinaybuddy

3 жыл бұрын

Anywhere in Shinjiku 🙂

@lucifermorningstar1902

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrVinaybuddy a friend of mine actually lives in kabukicho. But he also eats hotpot with the yakuza so I don’t know what I expected lol.

@user-jm2eq9nk1e

2 жыл бұрын

ここに紹介されたエリアは、現実的にはかなりの収入が必要です。車があるなら、高額な駐車料金がかかります。もう少し郊外で、アクセスが良いエリアはいかがですか?東京都民に人気は、吉祥寺、下北沢、二子玉川、三軒茶屋エリア。田園都市線、小田急線、京王線は、渋谷、新宿に近いし、レストラン、バー、スーパーも多い。青山や代官山にも近いです。

@sirmione905

2 жыл бұрын

I think Sanya in Taito-ward is the least desirable place to live in Tokyo.

This channel is perfect for cheering people up I’m glad it exists

You are getting more natural at this. Serious topic handled with respect and a dash of humor.

I'm so glad that I found out you had a YT channel. I was living for your collabs with other KZreadrs!

I just got here after watching your collab with Connor. I've been living in Tokyo for a few years and I like to look at apartment listings sometimes, so it was really fun for me to try to guess the price based on what we saw and the available info. Really cool content. You got a new sub. A nice list of neighborhoods. I've never really considered Yoyogi park area as the top, but it sure has everything you need, great access, also pretty quiet relatively to its location. I'd like to see your take on the best neighborhoods when it comes to cost/performance. Places that aren't as expensive as the likes of Nakameguro, Shibuya or Azabu, but are really nice and convenient to live in.

Cool video... Well explained.

PERFECT video. Exactly what I needed. Thanks dude!

Great vid! Maybe add a mini map so we'll know where it is in Tokyo.

Found this channel from the abroad in Japan podcast. Well produced and informative. Keep up the good work =)

Love watching your channel, particularly how you present each property and area! Keep up the good work. I am a wheelchair user and it would be nice to know some good properties in Japan, particularly in Tokyo that are wheelchair friendly.

@TokyoPortfolio

3 жыл бұрын

I'll definitely keep that in mind

Finally! Waiting every week for a new vid!

Great collab with chris! Looking forward to your next video!

Came over from the latest Abroad in Japan video about the capsule tower! This was a nice video. Really enjoy learning about Japan and a look into these areas. Looking forward to more!

I really enjoy your videos! Hopefully I'll come back to this video a year later when I'm actually moving to japan haha!

This is so helpful! Thank you for this!!! 💕

Alex, you're a natural host! Great seeing your take on these neighborhoods. I see Junkadelic in our future, soon. Great video.

Excellent video! Very informative, thanks 🙏 Helps a lot

Keep 'em coming!

I gave it a thumb-up just for the "Peacock" frame! Amazing!

Thank you for the video!

excellent video. the editing, quiality and script is well done. love it. keep it up.

Found out about you from watching abroad in japan and love your channel! Lets be honest ill probably never be able to visit Japan let alone live there, but learning about it from you handsome guys makes my day :)

Thanks, really good video!

very cool, informative as well. well done

I also recommend Tomigaya if you want to be in Shibuya and love a laid-back fancy-coffee-shop and cool little boutiques neighborhood (I guess it's only one stop away from Yoyogi-Uehara, so similar feel). I like Nakameguro too, but around the cherry blossom season the river area can be such a circus...

I love this channel!

Found your channel via Abroad in Japan, love your content!

Amazing! Exactly what we needed! 👏👏👏

Please make more videos like this. I am a follower! Great video btw.

Thank you ! great video.

Interesting stuff, this man definitely deserves more views.

Great video, very informative and I agree with others here you seem more natural the more you make.

Some fancy places I would like to add: 1. Aoyama / Minami-aoyama (every Japanese person's dream) 2. Akasaka 3. Roppongi 4. Omotesando 5. Jingumae/Harajuku If you want to live in Minato, take note of the 3 As (Aoyama, Azabu, Akasaka). Most of the fancy places are in Minato.

@Playmag41

Жыл бұрын

I've lived in Akasaka 6-chome and confirm, great place to live in and cool people too.

Alex, I like Tokyo a lot but yet I would like to stay a little away from Tokyo and when I feel like hanging out in the busy Tokyo, I can simply take a train there. Can you introduce the best place to stay on the outskirts of Tokyo?

@TokyoPortfolio

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I'll think about it

@virulence

3 жыл бұрын

I think this is a great idea!

@reustle

3 жыл бұрын

A quick list to check out: Kamakura, Chiba, and Saitama areas

@renburke6453

2 жыл бұрын

I'm interested to hear your take on what areas are best to live in terms of neighborhood charm and ease-of-living. The criteria in the video was what I wanted when I first moved to Tokyo but I quickly found I wanted something more low-key, away from the energy of the city. For example, I hear a lot of good things about Futakotamagawa since it has more space but is generally still up-and-coming. Personally I like Shinagawa, but more close to the water-side; you can find a lot of restaurants with comfort food for foreigners, and it still has a lot of space and water which is a welcome break. I liked Nakameguro previously but found a lot of spots there are rather expensive and trendy and not necessarily somewhere I would want to visit on the day-to-day. Loved the video! Looking forward to more

@TokyoTaisu

2 жыл бұрын

Connie, Melissa, I'd say the top outskirts would be : 1 - Around Komazawa Park 2 - Futako-Tamagawa 3 - Den-en-Chofu 4 - Musashi-Koyama (besides peak traffic) 5 - Kyosumi 6 - Shimo-Kitazawa 7 - Jiyugoaka

Love the video! Could you possibly make a video on the best places to live in Tokyo with a budget? I am a college student soon to go to Japan and would be nice to see other options.

Great video, really liked that you showed where u can buy food especially those organic/bio shops in the areas, since not everyone wants to dine out all the time. I also got 1 point which might would had made the video even better. Once you announced the districts/areas you could have shown it up on the map, ofcourse we can check that ourselfs but would give us watching an even better understanding of size and position in tokyo. Keep up your good work :)

Awesome video! And a nice shirt!

Keep up the great work!

9:29 As a mexican looking for a place to live in Tokyo I was really excited reading the "Jose cuervo" sign behind you!! I can't wait to go and have some mini nachos for ¥500 !! Also they know us mexicans pretty well as loud people 🤣 "Please refrain from talking loudly"

Yep, I'm Relieved that this just part 1 because I enjoyed the content on this video, the idea and the edit. Great Video, would give a 5/5!!! hahaha🤣🤣

Great video Alex

Daikanyama and Aoyama are my favorite neighborhoods, but I also like Akasaka and Koenji.

I loved walking around Nakameguro. It's not so full of high rise places from what I can recall. Lots of small eateries are pleasant.

Well ,congrats ❤for 10k followers

Great video!

Excellent show keep up the good work.

keep it up love the videos

This is perfect for those of us who lived on the west side of the Yamanote.

I wish we could gotten a peak to at least 1 apartment in each area. Really loved the video otherwise! I predict this KZread channel to get a ton of eyes this year

Amazing video 🙏

Such a cool channel. Love to see ^_^❤

Can't wait to visit again and check out the real estate there!

Really helpful! Once we’re post Covid and foreigners are welcome in Japan again, I’ll definitely reach out and rent an apartment from you.

@TokyoPortfolio

3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to working with you!

5:00 He's such a business man that he even eats pizza with a pen

Great video 👍🏻

I've only just realised that all of my favourite houses/ places are in Japan, I might begin to try to afford a house there.

Thanks for joining in with Chris with his new video about them capsule buildings where there's nothing much to explain on lol. Anyways u got urself a new subscriber.

I love it!

Awesome video!

We bought our place in Hatchobori a few years ago after living in several different places -- we love the Sumida-Gawa terrace and just a short walk to GInza and other great places -- and close to TCAT so travel to airports is easy -- check it out some time!

Compared to your first videos. It’s like I am watching a professional who has done this for years on KZread.

Solid review

saw you in abroad in japan. subscribed. no regrets

I can tell a lot of work went into making this video. As a former videographer, I can respect that!!!!

Cool video!

Thanks for sharing

I LOVE that bookstore in Daikanyama 😁

I liked this format of video.

5:58 when the camera angle is a double edge sword 😂, anyway cool video Finally you have your own channel still remember the tours you did with Sharla & Christ

Love your videos

Great Info! 🦊👍🏽

I never knew Yoyogi and Yoyogi-uehara were that prestigious...

This was soo nice. If you could.. please make 6 BEST PLACES TO LIVE in Tokyo (budget edition)

Thanks for the useful information. Tokio is a great city, best among others.

The people ducking was my favourite bit of this brilliant video.

The people ducking to not get in the way of the shot (Azabu portion of the video) is both nice of them and pretty funny. I do have to wonder if you'll ever cover the places that are cheapest to live in, as well as areas that are most foreigner friendly (since there are those who refuse foreigners as tenants).

Really good video! Could you make a video about the most affordable places to live? Also id love to hear about things to consider when choosing an appartmen in Japan, Like how is the noise isolation and hight of the kitchen counters? Are there things to look out for?

@someduder5044

Жыл бұрын

Look, "normal" people aren't this guy's customers. The way he walks and talks, you can tell it's all an act to exude "exclusivity", something for people with wealth. A regular guy on the JLT-program or whatever weeb-inroad you're taking into Japan isn't going to be buying or renting of these places.

Good stuff. 👍

I wanted to be away from the city center a bit. I moved from Yoyogi to Kichijoji and absolutely love it. You are a straight shot to both shibuya and shinjuku, great supermarkets (some international resale places) and tons of restaurants. Kichijoji also has a huge underground punk music scene and a great park for walking/ running with tennis courts and the Gibli museum to boot. I'd say it's considered a trendy area, but the prices are far below those mentioned in the video thanks to its location a bit out of the center.

@shugyosha7924

Жыл бұрын

Is there somewhere I can find out more about the punk music scene you mention??

2:47 It's amazing how polite they are trying to avoid blocking the shot.

everytime ive been to tokyo i have always stayed in toshima-ku Otsuka. I love that area!

Ebisu is amazing. I stay at the Westin on every business trip and would walk to work everyday in Roppongi. The Westin is literally right across the street from the beer museum. Great neighborhood

My work takes me to Tokyo a lot lately. This year I think I've racked up over a month livining in Westin Tokyo which is right across the street from the Yebisu Plaza that was featured in your video. Personally I'd prefer the other side of the Yebisu Plaza not only because it's closer to the station but also because of its proximity to all the restaurants, supermarkets and tons of street side shops. But man do I love the mansion buildings next to the Westin...

I love your presentation

Good stuff!

Interesting video

It was sooooo cool and decent of you to offer to help sharla on finding an apartment. 👍👌🤞

@TokyoPortfolio

3 жыл бұрын

Anything for a friend!

So hilarious to see all the random pedestrians try and be considerate and avoid the camera

Aoyama is definitely the best place to live in Tokyo! It has everything and you can walk to the other places mentioned here if you want to.

I lived in Aoyama the first time I lived in Tokyo in 1992. I lived in a gaijin house and paid 70,000 yen / month for a 4 mat (jo) room and shared dining and bathroom. I had no idea how prestigious it was at the time, but every time I told people where I lived, they would say "wow". I also live in Yoyogi for a number of years. Most of your places that you mention are where rich foreigners would live if they were sent to Japan by their company. I would say that naka-meguro may be cheap, but you don't get many high end places. Most places are pretty small. Throughout the time I lived in Japan, I would often try to escape to live in more out of the way places like Ochanomizu, Shinagawa and Kachidoki.

Great video!! I would recomend for another video, to actually add some google map type locations, to know more or less where is the place within Tokyo :)

One time I met up with a friend who lives in Tokyo for dinner. The area he took me to was really nice and I thought to myself - if I was to live in Tokyo, this would be it. However I couldn't remember the name of the area. NOW I know! It's Nakameguro! No wonder! And the funniest thing is, the restaurant he took me to is the exact Mexican restaurant in the video 😄

@TokyoPortfolio

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I was able to help!

Great video, awesome production. Sad to see Meguro not make it on the map! I think Ebisu would rate higher than Nakameguro being on the Yamanote line too but some great insight.

@TokyoPortfolio

3 жыл бұрын

Meguro was definitely one of my tops, but it lost out to Ebisu, due to my arbitrary idea of choosing 6. Definitely top 10 though!

Aoyama is nice. Used to live here. Think G wagon, round sunglasses with black witches hats at ALL times (both males and females). For the uninitiated this is a like a gargamel hat but without the pointy part. Hiroo hard to not like it here. Village like atmosphere. Shotengai here is lively. Some of the fringe parts close to Hiroo ichome a bit grimey Ebisu this place used to be a haven for hobos up until recently. It's missing something that I can't quite put my finger on. Would never think to go here spontaneously. Decent but also pretty ordinary compared to Hiroo/Aoyama Daikayama not bad but turns into a circus with crowds on weekends. If people pushing around dogs in baby strollers irritates you then this place isn't for you. More of the witches hat crowd to be found here Nakameguro in small doses, but I can see why people like living here. Decent food and coffee venues. Parking a nightmare. Azabu, Azabu Juban doesn't do a lot for me. Bland shops, boring food with the exception of some Korean places. Hostess residential haunt. Motoazabu/Minamiazabu is the absolute best area in the whole of Tokyo if money is no obstacle Yoyogi my answer at 29.51 kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6h2tZp8f8vOmLA.html Shirokanedai where I live is a terrific spot. Off the map for tourists and visitors from outside Tokyo so retains a neighborhood/ community feel which the others on this list don't really have (except for hiroo/yoyogi maybe).