Edamitsu Kodan has the largest apartments available to JETs, with a massive three tatami rooms. The estate is a medium sized one located approximately halfway between the two city centres of Kokura (four train stops) and Kurosaki (three train stops), and is only a stone's throw from one of the city's major attractions, Space World. The area, being on a hill, has reasonably nice views of the Wakamatsu estuary and harbour to one side (minus the odd smoke stack), and Mount Sarakura to another. Local attractions include the Sea Side Spa, a Japanese hot spring onsen near the sea, and the large Saty shopping and cinema complex in Tobata (25 minute walk, or ¥160 by train).

Edamitsu facilities:
Daily Store convenience store (3min).
Seven-Eleven convenience store (8min).
Train station (8min).
Post office (7min).
Fukuoka Bank cash machine (8min).
Bus stop (2min).
Small shops (7min).

Chuomachi facilities (10min bus ride):
Yahata post office.
Gourmet supermarket.
Yahata ward office.

Yahata facilities (15min bus ride):
Kitakyushu International Association.
Large video, music & book rental store.

Apartment details:
Your apartment should look like the 3D model above, or a mirrored image of it. They all have a western toilet, japanese-style bathroom (i.e. you wash outside the bath, then soak inside it) with shower fixture. The gas in the kitchen supplies heat for the hot water in the whole house. Since the bathroom is completely waterproof, the washing machine (also cold water) is usually located in or near it. Note that washing technology in Japan is decades behind everyone else, and so no household tumble-dryers are ever found - after spin-drying, clothes can be hung on lines on the balcony. A small washbasin is right outside the toilet and bathroom. The kitchen/dining room always has a two ring gas burner provided by the BOE, and fridge-freezer. But not a whole lot else. The kitchen opens onto a second, very small balcony. Check to see what else is included. The three tatami rooms can be opened up completely to the rest of the apartment by the removal of sliding screen doors, and the adjoining rooms have sliding glass doors leading to the balcony. The dining room and the genkan (entrance) both have considerable storage space, so clutter needn't be a problem. All together these apartments are huge for one person, and, since no furniture is fixed, can be changed to suit individual tastes.