I am moving with my family (including 2 kids) to Japan. My office location is Meguro. I read reviews from reditt that Yokohoma ferls lot like home than Tokyo. Further I felt that the rentals in Yokohoma are atleast 20% cheaper than if I stay in Meguro. This will provide more space for my kids to play around, especially the second one who is 1.5 yrs old and does a lot of ecploration.
Based on my research , i was considering that I stay near ShinYokohama (Kohoku) station . This option felt better to me because there is an Indian school near this location and I can use the school bus to send from this location. Likewise , I can use metro to commute to Meguro which seems to take 30 mins.
I need help and guidance on whether Shinyokohoma is a good residential places to raise my kids ? In addition , I heard from my friends that it is hard to find houses for expats and it is preferable to seek UR or JKK housing – is this true ? If so how can register for these housing near ShinYokohama? What is the average rentals like in this place ?
by OpportunityNew6902