I lived here for almost two years. I love to socialize and meet new people so this was a great place to start as I had just moved to japan and I did not know anyone here. I was lucky enough to meet friends from different backgrounds and age groups at SA. It's rare to have opportunities to live with people you may not have much in common with, this really helps to grow your knowledge on the kinds of people from various communities and perhaps making plans with activities you never thought you may do unless you met such people. I enjoyed cooking and I met a lot friends who did too so we would have dinner nights over movie where we would each prep meals and eat together. I am ofcourse going to be friends with people I have gotten close to here so memories here will be in my mind for a lifetime.
Regards to the SA apartment facilities alone, it was definitely convenient to move into an apartment where I did not have to setup anything myself. For someone who loves to cook, I loved the huge oven we had!
We also have a drier, not hanging clothes really saved time on house chores! Since cleaning of the main common area ( except you room ) was maintained byy SA, it was nice to always come home to a clean space. It's not like everyone uses the lounge /kitchen or work room area at the same time so there were times when I felt like I had the entire house to myself.
I recommend people to try SA, it's really nice :)
I found this place on Google when I looked for a place to live in Japan.
I come from France, I did not have any experience with the Japanese renting system. At first, I did not look at the apartment in particular, I looked more at the location. The place is great, close to stations and great shops, easy to access.
SA people were amazing, I did not have any Japanese speaking skills, but they spoke with me in English and explained to me everything I had to know about renting (insurance, water, gas, electricity companies, city hall registration).
In the common areas, I met Japanese and foreign people, I could try to speak in Japanese and have the chance to communicate with them in English. We rapidly became friends and shared a lot of great experiences. We had cooking contested, holiday parties, we did hanami in a park close by, and we looked at Hanabi on the building's rooftop.
My only regret was not staying in the common area as much as I wanted due to my work schedule.
Even if I knew I would have to move out in less than 2 years in this place, it was the greatest start I can imagine in Japan.
Feeling welcomed by friendly people is fantastic.
Even the moving out procedure was very simple and well explained by SA.
For short or long term, for foreigners and/or people who want to share and make friends, it's the perfect place.
