GREETINGS FROM THE YOKOSUKA HOUSING SERVICES CENTER

We are here to serve and assist in your family’s housing needs.

Our referral staff is available to provide you with assistance in securing housing in the local area and to help answer questions unique to Japan and our Community.

The information contained within this brochure will help you understand the policies, guidelines and standards for living in the local community.

Most importantly, it will help make your stay as comfortable, safe and pleasant as possible. We urge you to read this material thoroughly.

Living in Japan can be fun yet challenging.

Challenging in that you might be learning new customs; tasting different foods; and finding a house you can call home in a very different environment.

The information provided here will give you a head start to an informed beginning in your new home.

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please feel free to stop by the Housing Office or call us at 243-9037 / 8844.

CFAY Housing Hours of Operation
Office Hours: 0800 – 1630 Mon – Fri
Every First Wednesday of the Month 1100 - 1630
Closed on Weekends & US National Holidays
Location – Building 1441 (Next to Navy Lodge)

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The Housing Welcome Center offers bilingual interpreters to assist families, singles, and unaccompanied personnel in their house hunting efforts.


When you apply for off base housing, you may look through the listings on JapanBases.com or you can stop by and review approved rental housing at the Housing Welcome Center.

Interpreters will schedule appointments for you to visit any which interest you. The listings in the Housing Welcome Center are not exclusive; any American or Japanese family can reach agreement with the agent to rent the house prior to your seeing it.

Interpreters are available Monday through Friday; however, many real estate agents are closed on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Interpreters are U.S. Civil Service employees and are bound by the Bedrock Standards of Conduct.

They cannot accept tips, gifts, payment or favors from customers or real estate agents. We recommend that you begin your house hunting efforts as soon as possible after arrival to get a feel for what is available in the market even before the interpreter is available.

Once an appointment is made, you are requested to notify the Housing Welcome Center one working day in advance to cancel or reschedule. In the event of a cancellation, the Housing Welcome Center will attempt to locate a family that is available for an earlier appointment.

The final decision as to which family leases the house rests with the rental agent. If it appears that the owner or agent is making the decision on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex or pay grade, notify the Housing Welcome Center immediately. This may occur when dealing with an agent not listed with the Housing Welcome Center. We will not approve leases for properties offered in a discriminatory manner which may affect placement in houses, so be certain before bringing a complaint to the Housing Welcome Center.

If you cancel paperwork on a house for the purpose of selecting another unit, the agent/owner will lose rent and you will have damaged your credibility and reduced the credibility of the Housing Office which ultimately impacts our ability to work with local agents. You may also forfeit future assistance from Housing and will have to conduct house hunting on your own. In addition, any money paid as a retainer for the property will not be returned. Please be certain that the house you select is the one you want before taking that initial step.

Failure to take advantage of the Interpreter Service or to show proof of a bona fide effort to find a house on your own will result in a negative endorsement on your request for TLA/TQSA extension. Turning down suitable housing in the community either through the house agent referral listing or the Interpreter Service will also result in a negative TLA endorsement.