The Housing Search
Where will you stay while searching for a place to call home? There are several alternatives less costly than paying for a hotel room.
One option is a short-term "weekly mansion," a furnished apartment that includes linens, TV, and basic kitchenware and rents for as low as 3,500 yen ($32) per day. Weekly or monthly manshon are popular among Japanese businesspeople and single workers who are transferred to another city short-term. Posters advertising furnished units are common on the trains and subway, as well as online. There are also cheaper hotels that cater to foreigners. You can find these in English weeklies, such as the Tokyo Classifieds.
(excerpt from p. 181)