Modern Apartment Living in Okinawa with No Guarantor Required
This rental apartment, located in the "An Queen" building in Okinawa's Urasoe City, offers a comfortable and convenient lifestyle with a host of tenant-friendly features. The property is a 2LDK layout with approximately 70.02 sqm of living space, situated on the 4th floor of an 8-story reinforced concrete building constructed in 2016.
The apartment is well-equipped for modern living. Facilities include a gas stove with two or more burners, a system kitchen with a counter, and propane gas. The bathroom and toilet are separate, featuring a unit bath with a bath dryer, a combined shampoo and washbasin vanity, a bathtub, a bidet toilet seat, and an independent washbasin. Other amenities include air conditioning, a closet, a shoe cupboard, BS/CS satellite TV compatibility, free internet, an auto-lock building entrance, a monitor-equipped intercom, a parcel delivery box, an elevator, and an indoor space for a washing machine.
Special notes from the agent highlight key advantages. The property requires no joint guarantor and includes free internet. The monthly breakdown includes rent of 110,000 yen, a parking fee of 3,300 yen, a common area fee of 4,600 yen, a 24-hour support fee of 330 yen, and a monthly guarantee fee of 2,601 yen (2.2% of total rent), bringing the total monthly payment to 120,831 yen (tax included). Initial move-in costs are estimated at 528,431 yen plus prorated rent, and include a key money (reikin) of 170,000 yen, a security deposit (shikikin) of 0 yen, an agency fee of 121,000 yen, a fixed cleaning fee of 70,000 yen, and various other administrative and insurance fees. The agent strongly recommends proceeding with them, citing benefits like no need for a guarantor, the ability to complete contracts by mail without visiting the office, free renewal fees (with a 22,000 yen renewal administrative fee every 2 years), credit card payment options for some initial and all monthly rent, no need to change your resident registration after contracting, fixed cleaning fees upon moving out with no extra charges (barring tenant negligence), no penalty for short-term cancellation, key handover at hotels or workplaces, provision of detailed room dimension drawings, and availability for corporate contracts.
The area of Urasoe City offers a blend of residential calm and urban convenience. An interesting local fact is that Urasoe was once the capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom before it moved to Shuri in Naha. The property is within walking distance of local schools and a short bus ride from the Urasoe Maeda Station. For a major tourist attraction, the famous Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the former royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, is located a short drive away in neighboring Naha City.
