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At First House Takaido Suginami, our staff also look after the flowerbed by the entrance. This February we replanted it with herbs and tulip bulbs for spring.

Residents noticed right away and told us the garden looked brighter. It's a spot everyone passes every day, so we want coming and going to feel pleasant.

Our staff took a walk around Cozy Share Ikebukuro West (photos from last November).

The house is about a five-minute walk from Higashi-Nagasaki Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, two stops from Ikebukuro, with a supermarket and convenience stores nearby. The neighborhood mixes long-running local shops with new ones. MIA MIA, a cafe in a converted boutique, serves Australian flat whites and meat pies, and nearby Cacao Kobo Tribute makes chocolate from the bean. The area is also known for Tokiwa-so, where Osamu Tezuka and other manga artists lived early in their careers.

Please check opening hours before you visit.

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We've added new equipment to the fitness room at Green Share Nishi-Ogikubo, including foam rollers, yoga mats and trigger-point massage balls.

The room also has exercise bikes, a pull-up bar and dumbbells, plus a large mirror so you can check your form while training or stretching. You can stay active without leaving home.

Room 203 is recommended—a sunny room where you can live with your cat 🐱! "Shippo Terrace Yokosuka," a pet-friendly share house offering free rental of cat trees and cages, is an 8-minute walk from Keikyu Taura Station. By transferring to the limited express at Kanazawa-Bunko Station on the Keikyu Line, it is easy to access Yokohama and Shinagawa, making this a hidden gem where you have a high chance of getting a seat even during rush hour.

Our staff visit Cozy Share Nakano every Sunday for cleaning and a quick check-in. On one visit this spring the living room was so lively that we asked to take a photo.

A resident who had just moved in was already part of the group. The friendly, easygoing atmosphere among housemates is what makes this house special.

In October 2026, First House Mizonokuchi 100⁺a and 100⁺b got together for the Tamagawa Fireworks Festival.

After a few years of rainy fireworks nights, this year the sky was completely clear, and residents watched the show together from the rooftop. Afterwards we split between the living room and the outdoor area for a BBQ, and celebrated a housemate's birthday too.

Around 60 residents from the two houses joined, and it was a day for making friends across both houses.

Here is how First House Takaido Suginami celebrated Halloween in 2025.

Over homemade hot pot and grilled meat, residents played games, watched movies and even ended up dancing together. The party started at 7 p.m. and went on until about 3:30 in the morning. Residents are on friendly terms with the staff at the convenience store just across the way, who even took photos for us.

With 24 rooms, it is a house where residents get to know each other well.

Here is a look back at the Halloween party at Green Share Nishi-Ogikubo in October 2025.

It rained and turned suddenly cold that day, but residents and their friends still came, and the courtyard was decorated for Halloween. The mystery box, a big hit at our previous event, made a comeback and had everyone guessing what was inside. We also picked a winner for the best costume.

It is a large house with a courtyard, and seasonal events give residents plenty of chances to meet each other.

Last October (2025), First House Mizonokuchi 100⁺a hosted a joint Halloween party with residents from 100⁺b next door.

Many housemates put more effort into costumes than cooking, and people helped each other finish their make-up. Our staff prepared snacks, and more than 30 people came. Everyone dressed up their own way and everyone else cheered them on, which felt very much like Mizonokuchi.

Plenty of residents are already looking forward to this year's party.

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A look back at last year's Halloween party at First House Minami-Urawa in October 2025.

As always, residents helped with the decorations and food. New residents and friends of housemates joined too, so many people were meeting for the first time. Over plenty of food and drinks, the evening turned lively.

Minami-Urawa holds house events like this throughout the year.

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Here is a look back at last year's Halloween party at Green Share Miyazakidai in October 2025.

Residents came early to help set up, and costumed housemates kept arriving throughout the evening. Mini games like an "eyeball scoop" challenge and a mystery box kept everyone laughing, and more people joined than we expected.

We hope to enjoy Halloween together again this year.

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🏚️ Check the floor plan 🐱 All rooms have locks & a spacious pet-friendly environment 🐶 Private rooms with locks to ensure your privacy (equipped with air conditioning, furniture, and mesh Wi-Fi) plus common spaces where pets can relax too! The 1st floor has direct access to the garden, and the 2nd floor gets fantastic, warm sunlight.

This spring, residents of First House Takaido Suginami took a day trip by rental car to Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki.

The hills were covered in blue nemophila flowers that seemed to run right into the sky, and we took plenty of photos together. Housemates here get along well enough to plan outings beyond the house.

If this is your first share house, it is an easy place to find your circle.

Green Share Nishi-Ogikubo welcomed many new residents between March and April, so we held a welcome party themed around bringing food from your home country.

Our staff prepared temaki (hand-rolled) sushi, and residents brought Singaporean chicken rice, pizza, salami, homemade desserts and more. Over 25 residents joined, and those trying hand-rolled sushi for the first time had fun making their own.

Even among people meeting for the first time, food gets the conversation going naturally.

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Before summer ended, we held a BBQ welcome party in the garden at Green Share Chofu +garden. Many residents moved in this summer, so it was a good chance for everyone to meet.

Rain had been forecast for days, but the sky stayed cloudy and the party went ahead. When the charcoal wouldn't light, residents stepped in to help. People played with water guns, shared a carved watermelon fruit bowl, and finished the night with Japanese hand-held sparklers, which were new to many of them.

With a garden on site, events like this are easy to hold right at home.

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At the end of this summer, First House Mizonokuchi 100⁺a and 100⁺b held a joint BBQ. The two houses are about a one-minute walk apart, and around 35 residents from both came along.

We stocked up at Costco for the big group. It rained on the day, so the grill stayed outside while everyone ate and talked indoors. The living room was full of English, Japanese and other languages, and the laughter didn't stop. A few housemates had birthdays around then, so we added a surprise birthday celebration too.

Residents from the two houses got along right away, which is what we enjoy most about joint events.

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Our community brings together foreigners who want to interact with Japanese people and Japanese residents who want an international experience, allowing you to enjoy a lifestyle that feels like studying abroad every day. By simply spending one hour a day chatting in English in the lounge, you can log 30 hours of training per month—making this the perfect place for those looking to improve their English or those who have lived abroad and want to maintain their fluency.

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