Setagaya Ward apartment facts for foreign renters (2026):
→ 1K rent: ¥85,000–¥115,000/month
→ 1LDK rent: ¥120,000–¥175,000/month
→ Sangenjaya → Shibuya: 3 min
→ Shimokitazawa → Shinjuku: 15 min
→ Foreigner-friendly landlords: common in this ward
→ Key money: often waived in international-targeted buildings
Full neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide:
arealty.jp/blog/setagaya-apartment-for-rent-guide-2026/
Browse listings:
arealty.jp/listing/rent-apartments-setagaya-tokyo
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Police have arrested two Vietnamese construction workers for allegedly entering and trying to burgle a house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward where a high-profile family murder occurred around 25 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/14/japan/crime-legal/setagaya-murder-site-enter-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #vietnam #japanesepolice #setagayaward #theft

Tokyo police have rearrested a South Korean man already in custody over the alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend in Setagaya Ward, on suspicion of repeatedly stalking her prior to her killing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/crime-legal/suspect-rearrested-setagaya-killing-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #japanesepolice #setagayaward #tokyo #southkoreancommunity #southkorea #stalking

"The Making of a Japanese” director Ema Ryan Yamazaki shot hundreds of hours of footage to capture character-building lessons that Japanese children learn at school. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/12/09/film/ema-ryan-yamazaki-documentary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #documentaries #emaryanyamazaki #schools #setagayaward #tokyo #elementaryschools #education #japanesefilm #children

With deaths outpacing births by 2-to-1, dealing with the assets of Japan's deceased is both a growing business and an administrative nightmare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/10/national/inheritance-abandoned-houses/?utm_content=buffer46ab3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #tokyo #death #aging #depopulation #setagayaward #longform

Care worker accused of stealing ¥6 million from nursing home resident https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/care-worker-accused-of-stealing-6-million-from-nursing-home-resident/ #SetagayaWard #Crime #Japan #theft #News

Woman fatally stabbed; ex-boyfriend leaps to death from building https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/woman-fatally-stabbed-ex-boyfriend-leaps-to-death-from-building/ #SetagayaWard #NakanoWard #stabbing #suicide #Crime #Japan #Tokyo #News

Man accused of beating girlfriend to death with nunchucks https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/man-accused-of-beating-girlfriend-to-death-with-nunchucks/ #SetagayaWard #murder #Crime #Japan #Tokyo #News

Man, 21, not prosecuted over alleged fatal of stabbing father https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/man-21-not-prosecuted-over-alleged-fatal-of-stabbing-father/ #SetagayaWard #Japannews #stabbing #murder #Crime #Japan

Man found at internet cafe after corpse of father left at residence https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/man-found-at-internet-cafe-after-corpse-of-father-left-at-residence/ #abandoningacorpse #SetagayaWard #Crime #Japan #News