Therapy Cats

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  genkidesu

  on Jul 13

  Hi There! My family has a dog, and we did find it a little more difficult to find a house that allowed pets. We were able to find a place, but just didn't have the same number of places available to choose from. On the positive side, I do think that overall that acceptability is growing for pets in rental properties here - I read a while back that Japan actually has more pets than children now, if that's any indication! In saying that I don't think there's the same understanding here about assigned therapy/emotional support animals as there is back in the States, for instance. You shouldn't have any great issue in actually securing a place to live, but just bear in mind that it may be a smaller pool to pick from.

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  TonetoEdo

  on Jul 13

  Japan recognizes guide dogs, hearing dogs, and mobility dogs. However, from what I read, a dog trained abroad is not recognized by law in Japan. https://www.jsdrc.jp/for_users/for_int_users/ Japan doesn’t recognize therapy animals. Your cat would be identified as a pet. There are real estate companies that have listings for pet friendly buildings. Often landlords will require higher fees for pet owners. My previous house was like this - if we brought a dog onto the property, we would have to pay an extra one-time deposit and slightly higher rent.

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  JapanRamen

  on Jul 19

  When you are speaking to the agent, mention "pet allowed" and they will focus only on those ones. In big cities, maybe it is a bit harder or more expensive, but rural places tend to be more lenient.

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