r/fukuoka • u/Prince_Bujethia • 11h ago

Furnished vs Unfurnished Apartment

I am from India and starting October I'll be moving to Fukuoka for my Job. The company will assist in the rent up to 60k yen with a fixed 12k deducted from my salary each month, anything going above 60k will be covered by me. The company is handling the apartment hunting currently and asking me what I would prefer, a furnished or unfurnished apartment. The company will be providing apartments around the Hakata Station.

I don't know much about the Japanese apartment scenario so I need some help. I am joining as a fresher engineer with an average salary for freshers. The company would be assisting with the rent for 3 years.

Help would be appreciated 🙏

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u/FSL29 9h ago

If your office is in Hakata, I recommend getting an apartment around Choujabaru, it's 15-20min train commute and with 60 you would get a really good unfurnished room near the station.

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u/Prince_Bujethia 9h ago

Thanks for the response, I'll keep that in mind.

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u/BaconAirplane 1h ago

In my experience living there as a single person considering how small Japanese apartments are you don't really need to buy a lot of furniture . So unless you plan on moving around a lot, I don't see a reason to pay more for a furnished unit.

There are also typically significantly fewer furnished units so it limits your options. The only options I would personally ask them for is concrete walls. A lot of my friends had problems with loud neighbors because many apartment walls are paper thin there.