
Answering your Share houses questions! Q&A
Oakhouse staff and actual residents answer questions and concerns about Share houses.
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Q&ARanking
Ranking of what people want to know about Share houses
- No.1Can I have my friend or boyfriend/girlfriend over?
- No.2Is there any inspection required to move in to a share house?
- No.3Is there a way to get initial fees lower?
- No.4I like traveling, and I would like to move in and out every few months or so. Is that possible?
- No.5Do we pay for utilties every month?
Oakhouse
answers your Share houses questions
- Q. Is there any inspection required to move in to a share house?
- Q. Can I have my friend or boyfriend/girlfriend over?
- Q. Is there a way to get initial fees lower?
- Q. I like traveling, and I would like to move in and out every few months or so. Is that possible?
- Q. Do we pay for utilties every month?
- Q. Can 2 people live in a room?
- Q. What do I need to move in?
- Q. Pets?

Person who answers the questions
Oakhouse Co., Ltd. : Oakey
Nickname: Oakey Real Name: Oak Goldschmidt
Born in 1985 in Yokosuka, where his father worked at the military base there.
Grew up in Japan until age 8, then moved to America at age 9.
At age 27, he got a renewed interest in Japan, wanted to live there again, and moved to Tokyo.
Met a lot of Oakhouse people through his girlfriend and has become something like an Oakhouse expert since then.
Residents
answers your Share houses questions
- Q. Is living at a share house stressful?
- Q. Dating another resident?
- Q. Problems between share house residents?
- Q. I'm looking for a share house. What's a good company?
- Q. Share house marriage?
- Q. Is it easy to save money while living at a share house?

Person who answers the questions
Tama-Chan
Gay writer. Born in 1982.
Moved to Tokyo from Tottori prefecture when he was 27, and has lived in various share houses (5 years of share house experience). He is an expert in share houses, beauty, and food, and is sensitive to emotions. Though many women with relationship troubles come to him for advice just after hearing he is gay, in actuality, he has not had a boyfriend for 13 years, so can be reticent when it comes to things he does not have experience in.
New Arrivals & Campaign Properties
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SOCIAL RESIDENCE
Social Residence Academia Osaka Amagasaki
Hanshin line / Amagasaki Centerpoolmae 6minutes
Move in conditions:
Female
Male
Foreigner
Rental bicycle
Bicycle parking
Theater room
Rooms for 2 or more available
¥47,000 - ¥60,000 Vacancy
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Gender:
FemaleMale
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Nationality:
Foreigner Japanese
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Age:
10~29 30~49 Over 50
SHAREHOUSE
PLAIN Share TOKYO(DENENCHOFU/UNOKI)
Tokyu-Tamagawa line / Unoki 7minutes
Move in conditions:
Female
Foreigner
Women only
Bicycle parking
Non-Smoking house
¥61,000 - ¥63,000 Vacancy soon
SHAREHOUSE
OAK TERRACE SANGENJAYA
Tokyu-Setagaya line / Sangenjaya 15minutes
Move in conditions:
Female
Male
Foreigner
Bicycle parking
Non-Smoking house
Rooms for 2 or more available
¥59,000 - ¥109,000 Full
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Gender:
FemaleMale
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Nationality:
Foreigner Japanese
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Age:
10~29 30~49 Over 50
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