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Village House buildings in the Osaka area are concrete walk-ups in suburban cities, mostly south and east of Osaka City, plus one 14-floor tower in Sakai. Only two of the 29 sit in Osaka City itself. Choose by rail line and walk time, and price the whole commute.
Seven of the 29 buildings, including both in Osaka City. Height is floors; Senboku-Toga Tower is the only one with an elevator.
Gakuhara in Kishiwada (1971) and Kubo in Kaizuka (1969) are 16 to 18 minutes from stations on the Hanwa Line, which runs south from Tennoji. Kagata in Kawachinagano (1963) is 15 minutes from Mikkaichicho Station on the Nankai Koya Line, and Tadaoka (1968) is 16 minutes from Tadaoka Station on the Nankai Main Line. These are different corridors, so a cheaper rent in one is not a shorter commute to your office.
In our sample, 2K layouts of about 29 to 33 m² were listed at ¥37,800 to ¥40,600, and Kagata’s 49 m² 2LDK at ¥38,200. Parking is ¥5,720 to ¥7,700 a month at these four buildings. Ask about bicycle storage if you will cycle to the station.
In Osaka City, Osaka Ikejima (1972) is 13 minutes from Asashiobashi Station, and Osaka Tsurumachi (1974) lists Nankoguchi Station at 78 minutes on foot, so it suits someone with a bike or a bus route. Senboku-Toga Tower in Sakai (1973, 14 floors, 320 units) is 12 minutes from Toga-Mikita Station, with parking at ¥8,250.
Walk to the nearest listed rail station, for all 29 buildings.
The buildings and priced rooms behind the numbers above.
Osaka City and Osaka Prefecture are different search areas. Most Village House buildings are outside the city, so match the municipality and rail line to your workplace before you shortlist. For rents and signing costs at four operators side by side, see apartments in Osaka.
Completion year of every building in the 29-property directory. The median is 1966, and 100% were built before 1980.
The official directory lists 29 properties in 15 cities and districts. Counts are properties, not vacant rooms.
The same detail for the other areas we collected.
Towers in Minato and Nishitokyo, older blocks in Akishima and Hachioji.
7 properties in the official directorySouthern Osaka towns on the Hanwa and Nankai lines.
29 properties in the official directoryKitakyushu, Fukuoka City and smaller towns across the prefecture.
47 properties in the official directoryCompact blocks in Nishi, Toyohira, Kita and Teine wards.
12 properties in the official directoryOkayama City, Kurashiki, Tamano and rural towns.
53 properties in the official directoryKasadera Tower in Nagoya and a long list of other cities.
75 properties in the official directoryThe move-in bill step by step, campaigns, parking, add-ons and a two-year cost sketch.
The document list by applicant type, how the checks work and how to avoid delays.
Documents, seven website languages, phone support and the online bank setup.
Residents’ accounts from Reddit and Japanese sites, grouped by topic, with what is verified.
Costs, building age, residents’ reviews, how to apply and where the buildings are.
Village House’s apartment search
Opens Village House's site (English site)
Two of the 29 buildings in the Osaka directory are in Osaka City. The rest are in suburban cities such as Kishiwada, Sakai, Hirakata and Takatsuki.
The priced rooms we saw on October 5, 2026 ran from ¥37,800 to ¥63,900, with 2K layouts around ¥37,800 to ¥40,600. Rent shows only for vacant rooms, so check the property page.
Almost none. 28 of the 29 list no elevator; the exception is Senboku-Toga Tower in Sakai, a 14-floor tower. The others are four- and five-floor concrete walk-ups, so ask about the floor you would get.
Most buildings list parking, as a separate contract. At the buildings we read closely it was ¥5,720 to ¥11,000 a month.
Set Up in Japan is an independent guide. It is not the property operator’s website.
Village House’s apartment search
Opens Village House's site (English site)
Every property in the official Village House directory for this area, 29 on October 5, 2026, was read from its own English property page: structure, floors, completion year, elevator, parking, station walk times and any priced rooms. Walk times are the operator’s estimates, not timed routes. Rents are asking rents on that date and change daily; the property page shows today’s. We have not visited the buildings.
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