SA is a good opportunity for foreigners to experience japanese culture from inside, try go off your limits to communicate with other tenants in Japanese as mmuch as you can, even it is not perfect, you'll make mistakes, but you efforts will be rewarded by the community. SA community is large, you will be able to make various friends, sharing activities inside and ouside the building (games, outdoor activities, restaurant, party, etc). Compare to other sharehouse, here rules a fair and sustainable (ie. no fridge war).

its fun.

Staying in Social Apartment has been a great experience for me as a person coming to Japan with no Japanese skills at all. Every Social Apartment I've visited has been different, mine turned out to be almost only Japanese residents which I thought seemed a little scary at first since I was afraid we wouldn't be able to communicate but it turned out to be absolutely great in the end as I made many Japanese friends which helped improve my Japanese learning and learning about everyday Japanese life. If I come back to Japan and my lifestyle has not changed too much I will most likely live through Social Apartment again!

I found this place on Google when I looked for a place to live in Japan.
I come from France, I did not have any experience with the Japanese renting system. At first, I did not look at the apartment in particular, I looked more at the location. The place is great, close to stations and great shops, easy to access.
SA people were amazing, I did not have any Japanese speaking skills, but they spoke with me in English and explained to me everything I had to know about renting (insurance, water, gas, electricity companies, city hall registration).
In the common areas, I met Japanese and foreign people, I could try to speak in Japanese and have the chance to communicate with them in English. We rapidly became friends and shared a lot of great experiences. We had cooking contested, holiday parties, we did hanami in a park close by, and we looked at Hanabi on the building's rooftop.
My only regret was not staying in the common area as much as I wanted due to my work schedule.
Even if I knew I would have to move out in less than 2 years in this place, it was the greatest start I can imagine in Japan.
Feeling welcomed by friendly people is fantastic.
Even the moving out procedure was very simple and well explained by SA.
For short or long term, for foreigners and/or people who want to share and make friends, it's the perfect place.