10 Places to Live in Tokyo that Make Men Attractive to Women
The ranking "Top 10 Places that Make You Popular" was published on 18 Sep, 2015 on SUUMO, which is the largest online real estate database company in Japan.
Each area in Tokyo has a unique face and how Japanese women react might change depends on where you live in Tokyo.
If you are looking for an appartment in Tokyo and want to be popular with Japanese women, the ranking might help you.
1. Ebisu
Yebisu Gaden Place
Average Rent: 121,300 JPY
To Shibuya: 2 minutes / To Shinjuku: 7 minutes
- Ebisu is located in Shibuya ward, south of Shibuya and north of Meguro and near the fashionable Daikanyama and Hiroo neighborhoods.
- The main reason for its popularity as a both a residential and leisure hub is Yebisu Garden Place. Yebisu Garden Place is one of Tokyo’s most pleasant dining, shopping, residential and working mini-cities since it opened in 1994. “Ebisu” is synonymous with “restaurants and izakaya” (Japanese-style pub) in Tokyo.
2. Shibuya
Shibuya Crossing at Night
Average Rent: 118,600 JPY
To Shibuya: 0 minutes / To Shinjuku: 7 minutes
- Shibuya is one of Tokyo's most colorful and busy districts, packed with shopping, dining and nightclubs serving swarms of visitors that come to the district everyday.
- Shibuya is a center for youth fashion and culture, and its streets are the birthplace to many of Japan's fashion and entertainment trends.
3. Omotesando
Omotesando Street
Average Rent: 127,500 JPY
To Shibuya: 2 minutes / To Shinjuku: 15 minutes
- Omotesando is one of the most pleasant (and most expensive) neighborhoods in Tokyo. As a major luxury shopping destination, it’s also home to some of the most amazing examples of “human-scale” modern architecture that you’ll find anywhere in the world.
Omotesando Area Guide | Tokyo Cheapo
- Its main street, Omotesando dori, is often compared to the Champs-Élysées in Paris. It's a wide boulevard lined with trees.
4. Nakameguro
Meguro river and Cherry blossoms at Night
Average Rent: 118,600 JPY
To Shibuya: 5 minutes / To Shinjuku: 20 minutes
- Nakameguro is a beautiful neighborhood in Tokyo with trees of Cherry Blossoms on Meguro River running through it.
Cherry Blossoms on Meguro River — ShootTokyo
- Trendy cafes, trendy boutiques, trendy galleries, and trendy bars amplify Nakameguro's trending reputation.
5. Kichijyoji
Inogashira Park
Average Rent: 110,700 JPY
To Shibuya: 16 minutes / To Shinjuku: 13 minutes
- A popular destination for men and women of all ages. This district has an air of calm amid the bustling shopping streets and yokocho alleys, and the lush greenery of Inokashira Park.
Kichijoji / Official Tokyo Travel Guide GO TOKYO
- Kichijoji, in Tokyo’s western suburbs, is again and again voted as the most desirable place to live in the city, primarily down to the high quality of life on offer in the area.
6. Jiyugaoka
Jiyugaoka Green Street
Average Rent: 91,200 JPY
To Shibuya: 8 minutes / To Shinjuku: 30 minutes
- With its leafy tree-lined streets, fashionable boutiques, and many small restaurants and cafes, it is known as Tokyo’s Little Europe and is synonymous with “calm and sophisticated.”
- Because it is just a ten-minute direct ride from here to Shibuya, the neighborhood is a highly desirable residential location. It regularly tops surveys of the best places to live in Tokyo.
7. Daikanyama
Streent in Daikanyama area
Average Rent: 12,2900 JPY
To Shibuya: 2 minutes / To Shinjuku: 20 minutes
- Daikanyama is a source of the latest fashion and is also a high-class residential location. Dotted with embassies and homes of foreigners, the area has the atmosphere of a foreign country.
Daikanyama / Official Tokyo Travel Guide GO TOKYO
- It is a great place to shop for the latest fashions, as well as to enjoy the city’s coffee culture or find the perfect high-class apartment to settle down in.
Daikanyama Tokyo - A Complete Travel Guide | Compathy Magazine
8. Meguro
Street in Meguro area
Average Rent: 107,700 JPY
To Shibuya: 5 minutes / To Shinjuku: 12 minutes
- t’s a predominantly residential area that’s as well connected and convenient as anywhere in the world’s largest city can be, while still being distinctly calmer, quieter and far more livable than many other parts of the city.
- Although it is a big city, Meguro does not attract many groups of young people, and has a mature and sophisticated atmosphere even on weekdays.
9. Tokyo
Marunochi Buildings and Imperial Palace
Average Rent: 103,700 JPY
To Shibuya: 17 minutes / To Shinjuku: 15 minutes
- The area between the north side of the station and the Imperial Palace is known as Marunouchi. This area feels a bit like Midtown Manhattan and is home to some of Japan's most powerful companies and banks. This is an area of wide boulevards, well-dressed businesspeople and good restaurants. South of the station, you'll find a neighborhood thick with restaurants, department stores, smaller shops, hotels and bars – in short, everything that a traveler might need or want.
10. Aoyama-Ichome
Street in Aoyama 1-chome area
Average Rent: 122,100 JPY
To Shibuya: 4 minutes / To Shinjuku: 7 minutes
- Aoyama 1-chome area is an elegant residential area situated in an environment with plenty of greenery adjacent to the Akasaka Detached Palace and Jungu Gaien. Many graceful, luxurious houses and apartments can be found one step away from the street.
Aoyama Area Guide from Tokyo Real Estate Expert | PLAZA HOMES
- There are signs of the fashion industry in Aoyama Itchome. It's not unusual to see a fashion shoot in its streets.
