Gone are the days when a condo in Aoyama or Naka-Meguro stood for chic and status; the post-post recession generation aren't enamoured by ridiculous rents and unaffordable boutiques.

代表时尚和地位的青山中目黑公寓的日子已经成为昨日黄花。“后后衰退的一代”不喜欢天价租金和昂贵的精品店。

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Meguro, whose main street is lined with houseware boutiques and antique shops, is known as Tokyo's design district.

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The average monthly rent for a 77sqm, two-bedroom flat in Shibuya is 324, 875 yen, while in Meguro, a 94sqm, two-bed flat rents for 358, 875 yen a month.

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The most popular neighbourhoods for expats are Omotesando in the Shibuya ward, Azabu, Hiroo and Roppongi in the Minato ward and Daikanyama and Nakameguro in the Meguro ward.

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