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To own a car in Japan is expensive. Actually, it happened to be more expensive than renting a Tokyo apartment. The reason is not about the cost of the car itself but for different reasons such as the mandatory bi-annual inspections, mandatory insurance, automobile tax and parking space fee in Tokyo’s large cities. Yes, parking space problem in Central Tokyo costs about 35,000 yen up to 100,000 yen per month at the town center. This is more expensive than availing a house in some other countries. However, in the outskirts of Tokyo, parking space is more affordable of only about 1,000 yen a month. Likewise, renting a Tokyo apartment outside of Central Tokyo is also affordable.

Parking Space is luxury in Tokyo
In Tokyo, parking space is an added luxury to many people with limited parking space or no space at all. There are only 2 ways of parking vehicles in Central Tokyo. First, is the standard way of parking vehicles, that is parking a car at any space available and second, parking with the use of a special machine or the “lift system”. The first seems very difficult now, due to scarcity of space. Generally, families in Japan owned small lots with an area of only 70 square meters, more or less or of about 800 square feet. Famous architect like Martin Van Der Linden of Van Der Architects says, when people ask him to design a building complex for profit, the first thing that comes into his mind is not about the building, but the parking which generally, would be earning greater that the proposed building. Thus, it makes more sense to build a parking tower than building a residential unit.
The Parking Tower
The parking tower is designed where it is built below the penthouse.  To make this possible a very expensive technology is required using a “lift system” where the cars are transported to fixed parking spots. The penthouse shall occupy the first floor, the second floor and the roof top. On the first floor, the living room, kitchen and small music-study area is located, on the second floor will be the bedroom and the bathroom while at the roof top will be utilized for other purposes including a space for billboards.

Tokyo is home to luxurious living
The famous Tokyo Disneyland is the most popular theme park in Japan and one of the most popular in the world. It’s called the “the happiest place on Earth. The biggest park so far measuring about 114 acres with 45 rides and attractions and accommodates about 85,000 to100,000 guests. All of Tokyo neighboring areas are full of big hotels, luxurious apartments and condominiums. All over Tokyo are small gourmet restaurants, grocery stores, laundry and post office and the ready to “take-away food” available day and night and drinking machines everywhere makes your tour of Tokyo a memorable experience.  In addition, spending the night with Tokyo’s charming pubs, and restaurants is an ideal experience of a downtown life.
Tokyo’s best transportation facilities
In Tokyo, you have the best transportation facilities from air, railway, subway stations and bus lines. Tokyo has two airports, the Narita Airport which caters to international flights, located 60 kms outside of Central Tokyo, while Haneda Airport is located at the Center of Tokyo which caters more of domestic flights. The train lines and subway lines are convenient to move around Central Tokyo. While outside of Central Tokyo, buses serve as a secondary means for public transportation which complements the train and subway networks. Buses serve as the transportation facility for smaller towns, the countryside and national parks. Renting a car is also an option if you plan to explore the outskirts of Japan where access by public transportation is not convenient and unavailable. A rental car can also be an economical alternative, if traveling in groups. Plan your tour, make your Tokyo visit a great experience!