7. Is it possible to have a garden in Tokyo?

Houses are quite rare to find in the center of Tokyo, due to high land prices. Not suprisingly, houses with gardens are even harder to find (they make up only around 5% of all expat properties currently out on the market).

However, there is no need to despair: a short hop southwest into such residential suburbs as Denen Chofu and Jiyugaoka drastically changes the situation. Almost 80 percent of expat properties in these areas are houses, and the majority of these come with a garden/yard.

It should be noted here however, that no matter where you live in Tokyo, your garden or yard will not be the garden or yard your uncle Bob has back home. Consider yourself lucky if you can fit a mid-sized garden table with lawn chairs in the garden and still have enough room to sit down.