Who can recommend a good place to live on the East coast of Chiba?

[Eric Takabayashi]

I've noticed for some time that real estate is cheap
east of Chiba city, about the same as rural areas here,
yet within a 50 km radius of Tokyo.

Is there a particularly bad reason for the area to be
cheap? In Kujikiri, I would be a 6 km, 25 minute bus
ride from the station, but I could be walking distance
from the beach, on hundreds of square meters of grassy
residential land.

[John W.]

Not sure what you're considering as cheap, but the same could be said of
the areas north of Kobe (around Sanda). Relatively close to two major
urban centers, but not ungodly expensive.

John W.

[Eric Takabayashi]

"John W." wrote:

> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> > I've noticed for some time that real estate is cheap east of Chiba
> > city, about the same as rural areas here, yet within a 50 km radius
> > of Tokyo.
> >
> > Is there a particularly bad reason for the area to be cheap? In
> > Kujikiri, I would be a 6 km, 25 minute bus ride from the station, but
> > I could be walking distance from the beach, on hundreds of square
> > meters of grassy residential land.
> >
> Not sure what you're considering as cheap,

About ten or fewer years old (yet probably already completely remodeled),
five, six or more rooms (110 sq m +), not prefab looking, and within about
5 km of a station and highway on ramps. Maybe even Narita International
itself. Walking distance to the beach in some cases. I'm only looking at
houses with about 400 sq m or more of land, and grass in the photos, for a
real garden, space for kids to play, and me to build things.

And commuting distance to Tokyo for shopping or children's university, so I
don't need an additional household of expenses for that in the future.

For less than 25 million. Maybe less than 20 million.

Prices in Eastern Chiba are insane. It's not as convenient as where I live,
but real estate is damn cheaper.

> but the same could be said of the areas north of Kobe (around Sanda).

I've been looking in areas west of Osaka. I see old or small houses for
those kind of prices.

[John W.]

Eric Takabayashi wrote:

> "John W." wrote:
>
>
>> but the same could be said of the areas north of Kobe (around
>> Sanda).
>
>
> I've been looking in areas west of Osaka. I see old or small houses
> for those kind of prices.
>

I guess it depends. Used to be some places in Kobe kita ku were very
cheap, mainly because it is a real bitch to get from there to Osaka
(local line usually to Sanda, then JR to Osaka). Honestly haven't been
keeping up with things too much lately. But north of Sanda used to be a
realy bargain.The only drawback I see to Chiba is that to get virtually
anyplace in Nishi nihon you've got to go through Tokyo.

John W.