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Not too mention that furnished apartments are unheard of here so you may also need to spend money on a fridge, stove and air conditioner/heater.

Actually, weeklies and monthlies are common in cities. マンスリー、ウィクリー http://www.weekly-monthly.net/search/list.html?todoufuken_cd...

Unheard of? there's plenty of them. I'm renting one in nishi azabu for $2k a month.

Obviously, I should have added on "...outside of the major cities." I don't live in Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto.