Wow, so lovely! I especially love your closet! It looks so cozy and if I ever lived there I'll probably be in there most of the time it just looks so cozy!
WOW. Just WOW. This apartment is beautiful and looks brand new. I can hardly even believe it. I'm about to leave for Japan in 3 days to teach and I'm hoping the quality of my apartment is even a fraction of this lol
it was pretty brand new when I moved in. It's called a Leo Palace and they are all around Japan I believe. Not all new of course so hopefully wherever you go it's not bad. Good luck!
Thanks so much for sharing this... I could use a year in Japan to simplify my life :) I love how efficient everything is and the panel on the wall for answering the door. I will never again complain about how tiny my kitchen is... (well at least not this week) :) Glad to see that all is well in Osaka.
This was so nice. Thank you for sharing your space with us. I'm planning on redoing my kitchen and bathroom in our small house (4 people in 700 sq ft) and have been looking to Japanese architecture on how to squeeze the most out of each space.
Hey girl! So, I just moved in a week ago. I learned some helpful things that you probably already know but I'll put them here just in case. :) For the shower, you should put that top cycle on for 30 min after you use it (dries the room and prevents bacteria from growing) and make sure you lock the door each time with that little switch at the top. For the dryer, the ドライ setting is the gentlest (delicates). and ガンコ is for strong washes, 毛布 for big washes. :) Thanks again for all the info! 助かったよ！
What an amazing apartment. Extremely neat and tidy, seems very well lit. Ultra efficient use of space, of coarse!! This inspires me to clean my place now lol. Thanks for sharing.
I've been wondering about Japanese apartments and I guess now I know a little more. Small & efficient. Thanks for the tour. Much appreciated. Enjoy Japan.
Great video Hanayanaa-san! I am hoping to move to Japan soon for work. I have been researching areas and Osaka is an area that I am interested in. Congratulations to you!
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing! Your main bedroom kind of reminds me of a dorm room lol I guess people adapt to minimalist lifestyles since most of the houses and apartments are small (depending on location)? Pretty cool though! Hey from Mexico! Subscribed! :)
I love your apartment. The kitchen/bath areas are a bit too small in my opinion but I love the way your living area is set up with the closet space/shelving around. Thanks for sharing!
Such a cool little apartment you have! I love your little balcony! That'd be a great place to put a chair and perhaps a little folding table to sit and eat your breakfast, have a cup of tea or just sit and read. I'm jealous! :)
I was thinking how great it is to be Young because I wouldn't mind to live in such a small place when I was Young, but now in my 40s I'd be mortified. Life truly is all about expectations. Cool video and apartment, despite how small it feels
That's incredible. I teach at a university in China, and it's one room. No porch, no kitchen, no living room. It's just a room with a bed, table, and desk. There is a shared washing machine for our entire floor. You pretty much have to eat out every day since there is no kitchen or refrigerator or anything. That's the difference between developed and developing countries.
Beautiful apt! Most Japanese don't live this well! Many apts. / THEIR digs are so shabby. QUESTION: The tour of your balcony is quite shaky. What is that large white thing on the bottom right (that's YOUR right), of the balcony please? Looks like a big heater or some such
I like it. Do you get enough heat in the winter with the air conditioner/heater unit? I imagine because your bed is elevated, at least you can get warm when you sleep. I really like the lay out, and how neat it looks. I was truly surprised with your closet space... Great vid! Matt
Thank you for your answer! It's good to hear that. I sure like it! When I get the chance to visit Osaka, I might check these places out! Being an English teacher must be fun, right? Hope to see some more videos soon.
That is so cool seeing an African American living in japan! I too want to visit japan someday. It is also very refreshing to see another person other than Caucasian venturing to out to different countries. You have really motivated me to do it. Plus love your video tour!
I've been to Osaka Castle :) I was there on business for a week and couldn't find anything, so I had to walk around until I found the river and keep it in sight. I wandered up there and ate Octopus Balls, they were surprisingly tasty. My business contact took me out for Italian food the next day (??) That's a neat little apartment and your tour was delightful :)
I totally love this! It makes me excited for when I finally get to move out. I hope you're having a great time, it really seems like you are! Your apartment is SO POSH! :)
basically Osaka is a city in the middle of everything but there are some nice sightseeing areas. The Osaka Castle is pretty good but if you are a castle fan you'll know it's not as good as one of the other popular ones (ex. Himeji). Food is pretty much the main culture of Osaka. Takoyaki, Yakisoba, Okonomiyaki and such. I like it here cuz it's in the middle of everything. Plus the people are fun to be around with. At least the ppl I've met.
I love the space. It looks very comfortable since I don't really care about the small bedroom space, I only worry about the shower room which is near the entrance door. lol. But I really love the apartment where you live. I wanna go there for sure one day! ^^
the people are great. The people I've met are very nice and funny. As for checking something out in Osaka, the main places people visit first are Namba, Umeda, and the Osaka Castle if you like that sort of thing. And I am an English teacher for a conversation school for now.
Wow. This looks like the Japanese architects have a better Idea how to use space. They're wise with the nooks and crannies that recess or fold into walls, and they know how to break up the place so everything is in different areas. Really efficient! Versus a typical US equiv. like a studio apartment where you have one room for everything and a bath, maybe an alcove for a sleeping area.
Your apartment looks so warm and cozy I'm jealous! Also excuse me for being nosy, but around how much does the apartment cost you a month? I've seen some much smaller atps, with ridiculous price tags!
How'd you manage to find such a big apartment? Most of the ones I've seen all have unit baths and a single matted room. That closet space, the wood paneling, the big bedroom, and your bathroom are to die for.
if you don't mind me asking but just to get an idea, typically how much is the rent, electricity, gas, and water for this apartment? are you close to shopping and train/bus stations? thanks for sharing
One of the smaller apartments but quite liveable by the looks of things. I love the bed up top and the clothes room under it . One thing I noticed all kitchens in japan dont make good use of vertical space and shelving
Awesome apartment you got there~ It is kinda small but enough for one person xD I myself am going to study in Osaka in a couple years so it was interesting to see this since I need to get an own place to live when doing internship there
I don't know if I can give you advice. What do you do with your hair? My hair is dread locs therefore I learned to twist it myself. Been doing so for over 4 years now so I never need to go get it done from someone.
sure. don't live in Tokyo (or any fault lined place) or any place in Japan near the seaside. Osaka so far seems to be great for avoiding those natural events.
This is a LeoPalace apartment, right? Did you do the monthly payment plan or the prepaid plan? They're trying to coax me into the prepaid but I simply cannot afford 24 months of rent all at once. lol
I live in Osaka but North Osaka. and it's I'm bad with calculating everything but rent is about 550000yen (about close to $600). Buying food in Osaka is cheaper than Tokyo. Overall Tokyo is more expensive than Osaka.
You are a really good tour guide! Very interesting how you make your living space work for you, glad ur comfortable. Gotta say though, I would miss a regular oven :-/
WOW, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING DIFFERENT TOURS OF OTHER APARTMENTS AND THIS ONE IS BY FAR THE BEST. ALSO, WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR HAIR DONE, I HAVE SISTERLOCKS? DO YOU DO IT YOURSELF?
woo, I saw the first Gantz at the movies. Decorate your walls with more mirrors so it will enlarge the appearance of the room. Its very small, the first apartment I've seen from japan. I hope there are larger apartments out there. I've watched 4 videos of foreigners living in japan today, all of which are English teachers.
I'm really glad you did this tour because I'm moving to Nagoya with Interac in a few weeks and I think I'm going to end up in a LeoPalace (which I think is what you're in?). Hope mine's as nice as yours! :)
Haha it was really cute, the apartment would be perfect for me too and I would probably decorate my room with alot of kawaii things! Like niugurumis, otaku stuff and you know anime stuff. :D I love the way you fixed your apartment so far though it really is great. (:
You're so pretty! I really like the closet under the bed idea. Other than that I think I'm too tall for Japan XD I'd never fit comfortably in that bed. Would hit my head all the time
My area the rent is prob in the $800 but because of my company i pay about $550 a month. To be honest I don't pay too much attention to my bills but I think they are about $60 on a good month all together. I'm very close to food shopping and about all transportation (bus, train, monorail, taxi).
@777LifeIsMine i pay about 55000 yen a month but with the help of my company. I don't think it would be that much higher. And this apt is in Toyonaka Osaka. There are tons of Leo Palace apartments with different designs. Good luck with coming here. I recommend it. Especially Kansai area.
Finally, someone living in Japan with an apartment that actually looks like it gets cleaned more than once a year. Great job, girl!
Wow, so lovely! I especially love your closet! It looks so cozy and if I ever lived there I'll probably be in there most of the time it just looks so cozy!
Small but cozy. This is the first time I see a kitchen in the actual hallway!
I can listen to you for hours. You have a very nice voice and perky personality.
WOW. Just WOW. This apartment is beautiful and looks brand new. I can hardly even believe it. I'm about to leave for Japan in 3 days to teach and I'm hoping the quality of my apartment is even a fraction of this lol
it was pretty brand new when I moved in. It's called a Leo Palace and they are all around Japan I believe. Not all new of course so hopefully wherever you go it's not bad. Good luck!
Hanayanaa Did the rent include electric, gas and water ?
nope. That was monthly and depending on how much I used. Water was included though.
Wow, so much packed into that hallway/kitchen! It's kind of like a little dorm room, or something. Thanks for the tour, very interesting!
I swear I'm addicted to these types of videos, I have been watching Japanese room tours for the past half hours XD
Thank you for the tour! My jaw dropped at the key, the shower room, the washer lid, and the door camera monitor.
i love the position of the bed omg. seems so cosy
This is probably the best apartment I've ever seen. Looks spacious enough for me at least and that closet compartment is a great selling point.
Thanks so much for sharing this... I could use a year in Japan to simplify my life :) I love how efficient everything is and the panel on the wall for answering the door. I will never again complain about how tiny my kitchen is... (well at least not this week) :) Glad to see that all is well in Osaka.
This was so nice. Thank you for sharing your space with us. I'm planning on redoing my kitchen and bathroom in our small house (4 people in 700 sq ft) and have been looking to Japanese architecture on how to squeeze the most out of each space.
I'd love an apartment like that
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I LOVE it!! Your apartment looks really cozy. Thanks for the tour 😊
I loved this! and Your "loft" is so cute !
Hey girl! So, I just moved in a week ago. I learned some helpful things that you probably already know but I'll put them here just in case. :) For the shower, you should put that top cycle on for 30 min after you use it (dries the room and prevents bacteria from growing) and make sure you lock the door each time with that little switch at the top.
For the dryer, the ドライ setting is the gentlest (delicates). and ガンコ is for strong washes, 毛布 for big washes. :) Thanks again for all the info! 助かったよ！
What an amazing apartment. Extremely neat and tidy, seems very well lit. Ultra efficient use of space, of coarse!! This inspires me to clean my place now lol. Thanks for sharing.
This was so interesting and cool. Your nervous giggle is so cute too
I think it is WONDERFUL ! It is cute, well organized, clean, and fresh.
I've been wondering about Japanese apartments and I guess now I know a little more. Small & efficient. Thanks for the tour. Much appreciated. Enjoy Japan.
Great video Hanayanaa-san! I am hoping to move to Japan soon for work. I have been researching areas and Osaka is an area that I am interested in. Congratulations to you!
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing! Your main bedroom kind of reminds me of a dorm room lol I guess people adapt to minimalist lifestyles since most of the houses and apartments are small (depending on location)? Pretty cool though! Hey from Mexico! Subscribed! :)
Wow you're so lucky! I like the view you get from your balcony as well with the narrow walkways. very cool!
I love your apartment. The kitchen/bath areas are a bit too small in my opinion but I love the way your living area is set up with the closet space/shelving around. Thanks for sharing!
and i thought my flat was small!!!this is the smallest but most efficiently layed out apartment/flat i have ever seen its amazing!!!:)
Thanks for sharing! It's nice to see how other people live. I could totally do that. What an experience you are having! Enjoy it.
as of now I am still live there and it's about $550 a month. I got the apt through my job (English conversation school teacher) Good luck!!
Such a cool little apartment you have! I love your little balcony! That'd be a great place to put a chair and perhaps a little folding table to sit and eat your breakfast, have a cup of tea or just sit and read. I'm jealous! :)
Love your tour, ill be moving to Japan in March and I was worried about the apartments but, I love your apartment its so cute!
I was thinking how great it is to be Young because I wouldn't mind to live in such a small place when I was Young, but now in my 40s I'd be mortified. Life truly is all about expectations. Cool video and apartment, despite how small it feels
Thank you so much, I thoroughly enjoyed the tour of your apartment :-)
soothing. Talking about real life out here in these streets.
That's incredible. I teach at a university in China, and it's one room. No porch, no kitchen, no living room. It's just a room with a bed, table, and desk. There is a shared washing machine for our entire floor. You pretty much have to eat out every day since there is no kitchen or refrigerator or anything. That's the difference between developed and developing countries.
Thank you! Very nice tour, and God bless and keep you safe.
Thanks for sharing! Man I heard those apartments were small, but I didn't think they were that small lol. Still, looks comfy!
I loved when u honestly said that ur making a video because u just cleaned ur room 😁
Hope this isn't too much of a personal question for you , but how are you generally treated by the locals in Japan?
I'm treated nicely. I've been here now for over 3 years so I have a couple of diff groups of native Japanese friends that are cool.
Beautiful apt! Most Japanese don't live this well! Many apts. / THEIR digs are so shabby.
QUESTION: The tour of your balcony is quite shaky. What is that large white thing on the bottom right (that's YOUR right), of the balcony please? Looks like a big heater or some such
awwwwww she is so cute i swear i could just hug her
I like it. Do you get enough heat in the winter with the air conditioner/heater unit? I imagine because your bed is elevated, at least you can get warm when you sleep. I really like the lay out, and how neat it looks. I was truly surprised with your closet space... Great vid! Matt
That is a proper apartment, u seriously lucky to get 1 like that.
if you go with an English conversation school (eikaiwa) or ALT (Assistant Lang teacher) company (like INTERAC) then they can find an apt for you.
Thank you for your answer! It's good to hear that. I sure like it! When I get the chance to visit Osaka, I might check these places out! Being an English teacher must be fun, right? Hope to see some more videos soon.
the hallways area is small but the room is a pretty big! i love it.
its actually an adorable little apartment. i mean its tiny but i actually wouldnt mind it coz its been built really nicely
That is so cool seeing an African American living in japan! I too want to visit japan someday. It is also very refreshing to see another person other than Caucasian venturing to out to different countries. You have really motivated me to do it. Plus love your video tour!
So clean & well organized! Very nice!
VERY interesting! Thank you for uploading this.
I've been to Osaka Castle :) I was there on business for a week and couldn't find anything, so I had to walk around until I found the river and keep it in sight. I wandered up there and ate Octopus Balls, they were surprisingly tasty.
My business contact took me out for Italian food the next day (??)
That's a neat little apartment and your tour was delightful :)
Great tour! I hope you're enjoying Japan.
I totally love this! It makes me excited for when I finally get to move out. I hope you're having a great time, it really seems like you are! Your apartment is SO POSH! :)
thank you sharing ! Nice little place !
omg im watching this for the first time. this is soooo...interesting.
You're Grenadian? Okay, I'm taking this as a sign to visit Japan. You've just made me confirm it.
basically Osaka is a city in the middle of everything but there are some nice sightseeing areas. The Osaka Castle is pretty good but if you are a castle fan you'll know it's not as good as one of the other popular ones (ex. Himeji). Food is pretty much the main culture of Osaka. Takoyaki, Yakisoba, Okonomiyaki and such. I like it here cuz it's in the middle of everything. Plus the people are fun to be around with. At least the ppl I've met.
I love the space. It looks very comfortable since I don't really care about the small bedroom space, I only worry about the shower room which is near the entrance door. lol. But I really love the apartment where you live. I wanna go there for sure one day! ^^
everything is small BUT the bedroom and closet is amazing so I like it!
Please give us a tour where you do your grocery shopping and where you park your car at your apartment?
even though the apartment is small, but u hv everything well arranged. i like the idea of the closet.
Are you planning on staying in Japan for a long time? Or is it just a trip? How long are you gonna stay there?
Oh man, you're so lucky. That's such a great apt!! If/when I go to Japan, I hope I get one so nice.
This was really cool to see! I love to see what kinds of places I could live in around the world on my budget. Lol.
wow the main area where you sleep is freakin awesome i love it!
What camera do you use? :D Everything looks really nice and clear.
the people are great. The people I've met are very nice and funny. As for checking something out in Osaka, the main places people visit first are Namba, Umeda, and the Osaka Castle if you like that sort of thing. And I am an English teacher for a conversation school for now.
Wow. This looks like the Japanese architects have a better Idea how to use space. They're wise with the nooks and crannies that recess or fold into walls, and they know how to break up the place so everything is in different areas. Really efficient! Versus a typical US equiv. like a studio apartment where you have one room for everything and a bath, maybe an alcove for a sleeping area.
Your apartment looks so warm and cozy I'm jealous! Also excuse me for being nosy, but around how much does the apartment cost you a month? I've seen some much smaller atps, with ridiculous price tags!
How'd you manage to find such a big apartment? Most of the ones I've seen all have unit baths and a single matted room. That closet space, the wood paneling, the big bedroom, and your bathroom are to die for.
if you don't mind me asking but just to get an idea, typically how much is the rent, electricity, gas, and water for this apartment? are you close to shopping and train/bus stations? thanks for sharing
One of the smaller apartments but quite liveable by the looks of things. I love the bed up top and the clothes room under it . One thing I noticed all kitchens in japan dont make good use of vertical space and shelving
Very nice, watching these kind of videos are Fun. Thank you
That's a really nice apartment! Thanks for sharing!
I love your apartment! Its so cute and small.I like small spaces for some reason.
Awesome apartment you got there~ It is kinda small but enough for one person xD I myself am going to study in Osaka in a couple years so it was interesting to see this since I need to get an own place to live when doing internship there
I don't know if I can give you advice. What do you do with your hair? My hair is dread locs therefore I learned to twist it myself. Been doing so for over 4 years now so I never need to go get it done from someone.
I can see Remembering the Kanji Vol .1 on ur desk :D did it help u ? I just ordered it from amazon :)
sure. don't live in Tokyo (or any fault lined place) or any place in Japan near the seaside. Osaka so far seems to be great for avoiding those natural events.
The nicest apartment I've seen yet in Japan, you're lucky lol
This is a LeoPalace apartment, right? Did you do the monthly payment plan or the prepaid plan? They're trying to coax me into the prepaid but I simply cannot afford 24 months of rent all at once. lol
this is the best one that i've got from youtube, u r lucky !
I would HIGHLY appreciate if you could tell me the information of this apartments.
(Website or contact) Thank you!
I live in Osaka but North Osaka. and it's I'm bad with calculating everything but rent is about 550000yen (about close to $600). Buying food in Osaka is cheaper than Tokyo. Overall Tokyo is more expensive than Osaka.
really liked your tour! I have family who lives in Japan but feel like a creeper asking , can I see a tour of your apt? lol
We had a key like that for our first apartment in Japan, is your house from leopalace? :P
What camera did you film this video with?
You are a really good tour guide! Very interesting how you make your living space work for you, glad ur comfortable. Gotta say though, I would miss a regular oven :-/
I want to move to Japan so bad but I need to learn more Japanese
WOW, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING DIFFERENT TOURS OF OTHER APARTMENTS AND THIS ONE IS BY FAR THE BEST. ALSO, WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR HAIR DONE, I HAVE SISTERLOCKS? DO YOU DO IT YOURSELF?
woo, I saw the first Gantz at the movies. Decorate your walls with more mirrors so it will enlarge the appearance of the room. Its very small, the first apartment I've seen from japan. I hope there are larger apartments out there. I've watched 4 videos of foreigners living in japan today, all of which are English teachers.
It's lovely! And, strangely enough, I used to have a key exactly like that... but it was for my tiny sailboat :D
I'm really glad you did this tour because I'm moving to Nagoya with Interac in a few weeks and I think I'm going to end up in a LeoPalace (which I think is what you're in?). Hope mine's as nice as yours! :)
What is the name or type of lock that your front door has?
looks nice! perfect size! ...wish I went abroad to teach English....feel like I missed out.
Which company did you go with ? recommended?
that is a really nice apartment how much is it per month (is that an average price) and does it include any utilites?
Omg! I'm black and native american from north carolina. U r so lucky!
Thanks for the tour. Thumbs up
Haha it was really cute, the apartment would be perfect for me too and I would probably decorate my room with alot of kawaii things! Like niugurumis, otaku stuff and you know anime stuff. :D I love the way you fixed your apartment so far though it really is great. (:
You're so pretty!
I really like the closet under the bed idea. Other than that I think I'm too tall for Japan XD I'd never fit comfortably in that bed. Would hit my head all the time
My area the rent is prob in the $800 but because of my company i pay about $550 a month. To be honest I don't pay too much attention to my bills but I think they are about $60 on a good month all together. I'm very close to food shopping and about all transportation (bus, train, monorail, taxi).
@777LifeIsMine i pay about 55000 yen a month but with the help of my company. I don't think it would be that much higher. And this apt is in Toyonaka Osaka. There are tons of Leo Palace apartments with different designs. Good luck with coming here. I recommend it. Especially Kansai area.