New Airbnb Laws Japan: 7 Day Minimum Stay? | Tokyo
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I've tried booking Airbnb, but found it expensive compared to staying at a Japanese business hotel for only 1 or 2 occupants. I'd say Airbnb would be worth it for a family, especially considering you usually get access to a kitchen and washing machine, but for just a couple it's not worth it.
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Not all the Airbnb seems to be cheap in Japan. I've found a 4 guest room where they charge over $9000.00/Month in osaka. That's is insanely expensive and that's a nonsense.
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Hey guys! Do you have any new info about this? I read some guidelines but didn't really understand.
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How can the government enforce the 7 day stay if its private accommodation?
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I have used airbnb in ny and japan. It saved me a lot, especially on short notice. Life is unpredictable so to have such options is good.
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I somehow booked three nights in Osaka during June. Airbnb is either just hoping they can get away with renting soon to be illegal listings in the short term or doing a terrible job of telling their customers and hosts whats going. I have a feeling they are going to cancel it in April without any communication in the mean time. (I called them and they said "we are not aware of any issues")
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Have you noticed if more Japanese are learning English, at least in the service sector, in preparation for 2020?
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Very helpful and informative. These kind of information you don't get on traditional mass media. Thanks and God bless!
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I don't think that Airbnb is bad in general but it is difficult to act against bad apples. I can understand that the other people in an apartment building don't want to see new faces everyday in the hallways and fear that there will be too much partying and noise.
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That is so bad! We plan with my fiance a honeymoon, 2 week trip to Japan, wanted to stay in Tokyo for a week and than travel around.... if this will happen we might not be able to go and see other places apart of Tokyo as hotels are too expensive I think. :( Thank you for update we will be following your future videos xxx
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I heard that many AirBNB host/hostess in Japan don't live in their properties and some live in different prefectures or even some live overseas so I wonder how they solve problems if problems happen. I would not use it at the moment as it is almost illegal at least grey in most places ,Japan. 5 new hotels will be built in Osaka but I am not sure if they worth as nobody knows if more people will come here and some people want to stay at just cheap accommodation so on. I am worried about it after 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Some Love hotels turned into business hotels too. Japan will host 2019 rugby world cup so we will see what's happening anyway cheers
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As you guys mentioned, the whole thing is new uncharted territory and I think it's going to take a bit of finagling before things get ironed out. There's a big gap here as far as regulation goes and something needs to be done. I think it's just a matter of figuring out what.
To answer your question though. . . . do I think that a 7 day minimum is reasonable? Yes.
Although it might be a minor inconvenience for thrifty travellers the people who come first are those who live in the neighbourhoods and apartment buildings where these Airbnb "rooms" pop up. I speak from experience when I say that having new people in your building or in your neighbourhood (remember neighbourhoods in Japan are very small in a number of cases) every day can be a huge challenge for the actual residents. It's not just noise, it's also things like not having the ability to gain access to your parking area (which you pay 7000 yen per month to utilise) because someone put their rental car there or explaining to someone that they can't smoke in the stairwell because the smoke vents directly into your apartment. Having to square that away once a week is annoying. Having to square that away every day is a part time job.
To be clear. . . I am a person who travels on the cheap. Despite having never used Airbnb before (I have never needed it before it was around and it never met my needs when it did become a "thing") I don't have anything against it. All I am saying is that this 7 day thing makes sense to me as someone who's lived here for 10 years in various types of neighbourhoods. It also seems like a better alternative to the "timeshare" type places I've seen before which book for a month minimum. -
wow and i was planning to go to osaka in late march!
alternatives to their hotels.