[日本語がまだありません。書く暇が出来たら書きます。^^;] The extra income from the new job at Amazon meant that we could move into Tokyo and upgrade the standard of living a bit. Rent jumped from 100,000 yen to about 175,000 yen for a 2LDK (two rooms, dining and kitchen).
Location was Higashi Matsubara - a few stops from Shibuya.
No macs around at this time - only 5 Windows machines.