Live
Gym • Living room • Music room • Library • Rooftop
Since it opened in 2012, Ryozan Park has attracted a stream of attention from media, corporations, and government bodies eager to understand what makes us different: why has our community developed so well?
Why do our members choose to stay connected even after our office or accommodation services are no longer required? I usually explain how we are a compact business run by a close-knit family that lives within the community. I tell how my mother-in-law cooked for the first residents at the share house back in 2012 until they started to prepare food and eat together and that the community has been fortified by marriages and babies resulting from matches in the share house. But there is something else, something hard to put your finger on. I wonder if it’s something about the way we do business.
Each member contributes greatly to the thriving community of both Ryozan Park and the local culture.
Residents come from an array of areas both in Japan and around the world and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to life in Ryozan Park. Together residents hold monthly meetings, with rotating assignments (chairperson, translator, minute taker, etc). to keep everyone up to date with upcoming events and changes to the house rules. The volunteer committee organizes the annual Christmas party, New Year’s party, field day, and even resident trips around Japan and out of the country. Residents are also encouraged to share their own skills and experiences in the house including workshops, cooking, drinks, dances, etc.
Sugamo
SHARE HOUSE
With 41 sunny bedrooms (one girls-only and two co-ed floors), a library, opulent living room, spacious kitchen, well-equipped gym, soundproof music room, event space and rooftop garden, Ryozan Park is not just a house; it’s a home. The high-rate of marriages between residents in our close-knit community has earned it the nickname ryou-en Park – the place for good connections.
Communal spaces are serviced five days a week.
Residents have FREE use of ANNEX co-working space with a one-time ￥5,000 payment for the security card.
Sharehouse residents receive a discounted membership fee for Otsuka CORE & Sugamo GRAND
• Room rental: ¥75,000 – ¥108,000 (4.9m² – 11.4m²) + ¥18,000 utilities
• ¥50,000 deposit
• ¥70,000 key money
Current available rooms (Japanese only)
*All prices include tax
Sugamo
SHORT STAY – WHITE TERRACE
A gorgeous short-stay apartment with access to a gym and shared office, located in a traditional but well-connected corner of the city. Perfect for those looking to discover what real life in Tokyo is all about.
White Terrace is a cosy and bright furnished apartment conveniently located three minutes walk from Tokyo’s main train line. With one double bed and a single sofa bed, it is suitable for a couple or a small family.
NOTES
In room
Ironing board, coffee maker, WiFi, washing machine, cutlery and crockery, fridge/freezer, cooker, T.V, microwave, bedsheets, towels, and spare bedding.
Please note that White Terrace is a one-room apartment (with bathroom), maximum occupancy 3 people. Beds can be separated by a curtain.
Guests have access to our gym and RYOZAN PARK Annex shared office. For longer stays, bi-monthly cleaning and laundry services are mandatory and charged at ¥5,000.
RATES
• 1 night – ¥16,500
• 1 week – ¥104,500
• 2 weeks – ¥198,000
• 3 weeks – ¥225,500
• 4 weeks – ¥253,000
*All prices include tax
Life After Ryozan Park
RZP is a stepping stone on the path to even more exciting horizons.
Check out stories from some of our ‘graduates’.
Originally from Michigan, U.S.A, David first came to Japan as a Fulbright scholar and is now Senior Market Advisor at Enterprise Ireland, an agency of the Irish Government.
"I lived in RZP for one year, and then in one of the company’s self-contained apartments down the street for another year. I originally came to RZP for the community as I began my career in Tokyo. As the stress of working life grew, RZP residents were always available for a beer and to offer advice and support. After a year and a half since leaving, I often visit RZP; the community is very important to me."
Living together has enabled people to meet people who have different careers, and allowed them to become more active than ever, and have new insights and challenges.
If you leave or moved abroad, you can still meet with other residents who will continue to interact with you around the world as part of the community. Hometown: Akita / Current location: L.A.
German/ Italian Charlotte lived at RYOZAN PARK while studying at Tokyo University. She is currently an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School, Boston, and works as a consultant and corporate strategist.
"I had the most amazing time at RZP! Everyone was incredibly nice, welcoming and supportive. The house is just perfect - great kitchen, fantastic gym and a wonderful common area. But it's the people who make it truly special. I wouldn't have wanted to live anywhere else!"
Jenny is from Munich, Germany and currently lives there working as a content manager for a large multilingual website.
"RZP housemates were like my family. I attended Munich University where I graduated from the Japanese studies department, so being in the Share House environment was very useful and comfortable for me and I worked for a very cool startup in the Share Office in Sugamo. Currently, I also do written translations on the side as a freelancer from Japanese to English and German!"
I am grateful that I was able to spend time with people of various nationalities, occupations and ways of thinking in the two years that I lived at RZP. Various role models came into my life from the community who helped me in my career so that I was able to enhance my quality of life.
I had lived in other share houses in the past but RZP is different in that there is an overwhelming number of people who keep in touch after leaving. This is not a coincidence but the result of the owner's vision and their great effort to create a space that celebrates diversity and brings people together. I look forward to my next visit. Hometown: Fukuoka / Current location: Hanoi
We were moved by the days when people with different backgrounds gathered together and stimulated each other to build a community while supporting each other! I am grateful to be welcomed to my second home, RZP, in a warm and welcoming way!
Hometown: Okinawa / Location: Tokyo / Consultant
RZP has been great at organising sports day events
It's been wonderful to experience making friends in a new environment and be involved in group activities.
Benjamin a.k.a Casper is a UI/UX Designer from Adelaide, Australia who stayed at RZP during a working holiday in Tokyo.
"I loved my time at RZP. It's a unique community of talented and interesting people with a great environment to live and work in."
It was exciting to live with other people in the share house. Both work and our private lives were fulfilling! There’s a wide network of people, and we learned many things through various events, etc. RZP stimulated our daily lives.
Hometown: Tokyo / Location: Tokyo / Company employee & flight attendant
Our Locations
Sugamo
A relaxed and well-connected neighbourhood in Northern Tokyo, Sugamo’s highlights include the Jizo Dori shopping arcade, Rikugien, a traditional Japanese garden, the natural hot springs at Sakura Onsen and Tsuta, the world’s first Michelin-starred ramen.
