Leopalace Mekaru: A Modern Rental Apartment in Okinawa City
This Leopalace Mekaru apartment in Okinawa City's Noborikawa area offers a fully-equipped and convenient living space. The property is a 1K layout with approximately 23.18 square meters of private floor area, located on the first floor of a two-story reinforced concrete (RC) building constructed in 2010.
The apartment comes fully furnished with furniture and appliances. Key equipment and facilities include an IH cooking stove, a separate bath and toilet, a bath dryer, a heated toilet seat with bidet function, a bathtub, air conditioning, a shoe cupboard, internet connectivity, a monitor-equipped intercom, and an indoor space for a washing machine.
Critical financial details from the agent's notes are provided for transparency. The estimated initial costs are broken down into two categories. First, the monthly fees (totaling 127,208 yen) include rent (96,000 yen), common area maintenance fee (13,000 yen), parking space usage fee (8,800 yen), environmental maintenance fee (1,100 yen), internet usage fee (7,260 yen), and an administrative handling fee (1,048 yen). Note that if the contract starts mid-month, a prorated amount will be added. Second, the move-in costs (totaling 217,380 yen) include key money (96,000 yen), a security deposit of 0 yen, an end-of-contract cleaning fee (41,800 yen), a contract-time guarantee commission fee (63,080 yen), and a lock replacement fee (16,500 yen). The property requires no guarantor and is available to international students. Both initial and monthly rent payments can be made by credit card.
The surrounding neighborhood offers convenient daily shopping options. Within a 14-minute walk, residents can access several supermarkets and convenience stores, including Town Plaza Kanehide Noborikawa Market (13 min walk), Max Value Chibana Store (12 min walk), Fresh Plaza Union Akamichi Store (14 min walk), and a Seven-Eleven (11 min walk).
The area of Okinawa City is rich in culture and history, being home to the Okinawa City Museum and the Koza Music Town. An interesting local fact is that the city, formerly known as Koza, was profoundly influenced by the presence of US military bases, leading to a unique fusion of American and Okinawan cultures, especially evident in its post-war music scene which gave birth to a distinctive rock genre. The closest major tourist attraction is the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum and the Cornerstone of Peace in Itoman, a sobering and important site commemorating the Battle of Okinawa, located approximately a 30-minute drive south.
