Finding Apartments In Japan & New Tokyo Apartment Tour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- just a video talking about different accommodation in japan, how to find apartments in tokyo and all about the costs and issues involved! also a little bonus apartment tour, for fun
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also cause i know people who aren't up to date with my social media will ask about corona, just to clear up the situation my lease is up so i have to move and yasu is literally moved out with nowhere to actually live, im only ordering furniture online and we're only going to the apartment to accept deliveries or when the gas company came to set up a gas detector etc etc we're not making any unnecessary trips, we started searching like early march and got this place as soon as corona got bad, i cant keep paying rent for two places at once, we're doing the best we can to minimise travel but we can't just.... leave it and not do anything, its literally two of us cramped in a studio apartment for a month like we are gonna stir crazy if we stay like this much longer, hopefully by next week we'll be done travelling between the two places but unless we accept deliveries for things like a bed and mattress we can't live there at all, thanks for readingggg hope that clears it up
みかんMikan Congrats on the new place! Hope the move in goes smoothly. ☺️ Stay safe ❤️
Im so happy for you Mikan! I hope i get to move to japan too one day
I can’t believe that it’s so big and only costs double what you current rent it. I hope you are safe and comfortable in your new home. Good luck :)
Soo nicee ^^
Happy for you guys, can't wait to see it when it is finished;)
みかんMikan make sure you stay safe,takke care,love you♥♥♥☺
me: isn't interested in moving to japan
also me: paying attention to everything mikan is saying, taking mental notes about not living in the first floor
sameee lmao
honestly depends on the place, first apt we were on the second floor... difficult carrying everything up and down stairs and didn't have central ac so the heat rises and it was hot... now we decided to live on the 1st floor... with a AC unit. its perfect other than the occasional noisy neighbors but ill take that any day compared to the 2nd floor.
@@Skippzy92 I live on the third floor and moving in was a nightmare lmao
And yet my bf and I just moved in the first floor in osaka 😂
if you're that invested then you might as well just move there lmao
Ok but that blue dress/shirt is so pretty though
I dont even like dresses but damn, i gotta agree it is really pretty, and Mikan looks really good on it UwU
Yeah right
Not as pretty as u 😉
Vina can i just say that im so so proud of you
i love u heaven
Idk if it's only me....but Mikan looks so refreshed and more relaxed?Mikan you are beautiful and you're doing great sweety!!!luv uuuu💖
That first bedroom is bigger than your old apartment omg. The new apartment looks great!
*sneezes into her hand*
My now brainwashed mind whenever someone doesn't sneeze into their elbow: OH HELL NO
Sofia P I work at an elementary school and we would teach the kids to sneeze inside their shirts because if they sneezed in their elbows they would always just end up rubbing their boogers on their sleeves 😂 so now I’m conditioned to always sneeze in my shirt lol
With Covid right now, I have the same exact mentality😅
I work in food industry I got gag reflex from that 😭😭😭😭😭
You shouldn‘t sneeze in your hand even when there is no corona 😔
I don’t sneeze
Is it just me or mikan looks more mature and elegant now? Either way we love a Queen 🖤🖤
Mikan: - talks in new apartment -
Me: ECHOO
Nice username
@@bobatea1950 thx
Because I’m so used to seeing Mikan in her tiny apartment and I also live in a studio/one room, this place looks huge! I’m so happy for you! It’s going to be so nice to have space and separate rooms. Like that bedroom looks like the size of your entire old apartment.
Fast forward to 14:47 for the apartment tour if that’s what you’re here for. So happy you’re happy Mikan!
thanks
Oh my god, just that smaller bedroom in this apartment is the size of your whole apartment you had previously. I'm glad you found such an amazing place. I hope both of you will have nice time there.
Mikan: *starts this video*
Me: Oo, I'd like to move there and get a do--
Mikan: Many places don't allow pets
Me: Oh, well that's fine...I'll just move there alo--
Mikan: Many places don't allow foreigners.
Me: ....
Mikan: Does apartment tour
Me: Wow, she is tall, almost to the top of the door!
Me: *remembering that she is 5'3*
Me: (being a tall 5'11 Asian girl) ...I'm banned from Japan...
Edit: Y'all embarrassing me making this one of the top comments. What has my life come to 😂 AND TO ALL MY FELLOW TALL HUMANS, DON'T BE SAD ABOUT YOUR HEIGHT, EMBRACE IT!! ❤❤
Madness luv👁️👄👁️
I am also a 5’11 girl. I can understand the feeling
Me and my size 13 *mens Nike's could never
Omg I'm also 5"11 and (half) asian! I cannot believe how low down those sinks are I'd be bent in half 😭 I want to visit Japan so badly but I feel like I'll look like a giant hahaha
Trashcan_6060 i- 💀 this comment wins
*do be finding them apartments doe*
they fr do be finding a pet doe..
Hi army!!!!💜
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@@musabbarinpatni8130 hi fellow army🙋🏻♀️
Emty apartments remind me so much of when I moved to Austria and first went to school there. It's was hardddd. Not knowing the language, having to learn everything that all the other people already know, adjusting to the culture and having trouble with the kids at school. Kinda makes me sad. Have mad respect for kids/teens/adults who move to different countries where they can't speak their mother language. I am Greek and moved to Vienna, Austria.
Btw. Mikan you are looking so happy and so refreshed. I am happy for you and I hope you keep on being so happy
I'm sorry to hear it's been hard! My fiancé recently moved to Austria as well to stay with me and I can definitely understand what you mean. I hope it's going well for you with the language and everything :)
Sending regards from Innsbruck to Vienna! :)
Your uploads are the only thing keeping me sane during Quarantine 💕
You're under arrest for being that damn gorgeous
The bedroom is the size of your old apartment???
I can tell you’re so excited over your new home. I’m so happy for you ❤️❤️❤️
I had the same experience with a “non-talkative” sharehouse: I spent one year in japan in a women-only sharehouse and nobody ever spoke to each other. Whereas when I went to my friends’ share house with boys allowed they were always eating together and partying!
Also your new apartment is gorgeous!
Hyacinthium I’m also an introvert so it was perfect 😄
I've been following you for more than 2 years now and everytime there is a big update in ur life, like it was for Bunka, I just feel so proud of you ♡ I'm literally seeing you growing up ~ and the apartment looks so good!
Just wanted to give an anecdote as well! I lived in oakhouse Higashi koganei for a few months and it was mixed gender and very lively!!! Lots of friendly people and diverse friend groups :) I wasn’t worried about safety at all but I did prefer cleaner common areas so I lived on a women only floor and those are the top floors so you get better views/ more quiet/ etc! Oakhouse is pricey but compared to the places I’ve lived in the states, it was very very cheap especially since it was in more suburban area of Tokyo. Also I am an introvert and a lot of people were partying but I was able to escape to my room when I wanted but got to get out of my comfort zone and made lots of friends which was so important for me in Tokyo (so I wasn’t lonely!) Sharehouses/ social residences are really good options for people who wants something short to long term, more affordable and a private room, but also be able to meet friends. Anyways I’d highly recommend!
Me: *lives in the U.S* I want to move there!
Mikan: “Most places don’t allow foreigners”
Me: wHy ;-;
@@thisthingcalledlove8Yeah, thanks for the info. I understand ;-;
The apartment is so cute and so big for being in Tokyo! Also, the rent is not that high at all! Can't wait to see it all furnished and decorated!
I love the fact that a lot of light gets in!
So spacious!!! I know timing is rough but I’m glad you are moving into such a beautiful space ❤️ and now you can have the space to cook up some great meals too! Best of luck with the move 😊
at 15:28 when she turns around in that lighting UGH SO BEAUTIFUL. that SMILE. this girl has just been glowing!!! so precious
im so happy for you and your beautiful new apartment. its spacious and bright! congratulations, you deserve it. a couple years ago i moved in with my boyfriend, and i was terrified because i kept second guessing the longevity of the relationship. but within a week i realized it was the best decision i had ever made, and my relationship only got better and happier. your boyfriend seems so supportive of your work and that is the most important thing. you picked a good one
First of all, your new apartment is soooo much bigger than your space previously. It's so spacious and bright. And, I'm so glad you finally got your kitchen Mikan! You can now show us your cooking skills. Hehe.
Gosh I wished this video came out during the time I was moving to my new apartment. Like you I got help from Go go nihon and was living in a Oakhouse sharehouse, so I had no idea about how moving in to a apartment would be like, and there was no information anywhere. My only luck was my friends and Japanese boyfriend. So, I am so thankful for you to share this video with everyone to make it easier for everyone! Thank you Mikan!
Idk why but I just like listening to Mikan talk in Japanese. I probably shouldn’t request this can you do like a video where you are completely talking in Japanese. Sorry, I am just a bit addicted to that language 😁
Check out my videos with my Japanese friends!
hi Mikan! I love watching your videos, they make me feel much better when I'm down, so thank you so much for being here! I feel sometimes like you're a best friend who just moved far away! I'm so happy you both got the apartment! 🥺👉👈💛
I’ve seen a lot of people’s house and apartment and I have to this, this apartment is the best. I love how spacious it is, and you have two balcony. I also love how the place has two room and a decent kitchen with a big balcony too. Omg I love your place. I can imagine what your place will be like when it’s fully furnished
Man that new place is huge. I did not expect that. I follow some people who live in Asia so I know how small the apartments can be but this one is for me a pretty much normal size for two people. I'm really happy for you and Yasu bc that place looks gorgeous and I think it's really big enough for you two.
So happy for you guys, that's a good amount of space! Can't wait to see how stuff looks once you get it all furnished and decorated. It's gonna be a nice feeling not having to do so much in one small room!
I don't know what other people are used to but that looks like plenty of space. Especially if you decorate it nicely it's going to be lovely . I can't wait to see it when you do your next room tour. Wish you the best of luck with the next steps of moving in 💞💕
That's actually super big for a japanese house. Such a big and so much light. Congratulations Mikan 💕😊
Love the new place! Can I recommend you get a single door narrow cupboard for next to the fridge, then it can be your pantry for the food you don’t need to keep in the fridge and then the kitchen cupboards can be used for your cooking stuff, containers etc. very excited to see how you decorate. Congrats on the new place! 🥳😊🌼
Wow it looks soo huge! (Compared to your old apt and other Japanese apartments I see in youtube or airbnb’s I’ve stayed in out there) ..And it’s so bright and clean. Ahh! Congrats! I’m so excited for you guys. Can’t wait to see the furnishings and splashes of color!
Your new digs is so spacious and beautiful! I'm glad that you and Yasu were able to find a place that you love. I look forward to watching a future tour of your new apartment when all your furnishings are in place. Well done, my friend! I'm so happy for you! 😘👍🏻
I'm watching the adds all the way through so mikan can buy furniture 😂❤️
your little dialogue in Japanese was freaking adorable I cant get over it .
Thank you for the wonderful video, I'm so glad I found you !!
I just love your voice and the way you speak is so soothing and elegant
It looks so nice and big and airy and spacious! 😂 (Too many words to describe) The perfect first apartment for a couple 😊
Hey, Mikan! If you find the couch doesn't work to separate the space, a butcher table/Island would be a good way to make the space feel like two separate rooms. Also, stools can be used at the island for extra work/eat/chat space.
this new place is twice the rent of your old place but is like ten times bigger! I'm so happy for you and Yasu!
I just love your apartment right now it's way more bigger than your previous one, truly it is enjoyable having space❤️
Congrats on your new place! It looks like it has so much potential to be a really cute home!
Can't wait to see you two make it your own. Stay safe!
I'm not super social myself, but I did enjoy living in a sharehouse. There were mostly Japanese people, everyone was super nice and cool and helpful, we had parties, people would leave fruits and veggies lying around with a note "this got sent by my family, help yourselves" etc. Plus the kitchen was huge and I enjoyed making my meals. When I lived in tiny Japanese apartments cooking was so hard because of lack of space, you couldn't comfortably turn around.
I'm glad you finally have a bigger space! It looks so bright with the big windows and balconies too! :) You mentioned about getting a daybed from Ikea, if you are looking at the Hemnes then I recommend adding extra supports in it for when you want to use it as a bed. We have a Hemnes as our main bed as we lived in a studio flat and needed to save space, but the bed broke from being rolled in and out and used as a full bed as the rollout part cant support the weight of an adult very well as the supporting wood in the middle is cheap Ikea wood. I love the look of the bed and like that it has drawers in it, but now it's so broken we can only use it as a single bed and my partner sleeps on the floor on the mattress ^^; it did take around 4 years for it to break though!
Me and my boyfriend have been together for 10 months and he’s lived with me in my family home for about 5 now, we’re only just starting to look at our own apartment together, during quarantine it’s so hard to look for apartments let alone get furniture & stuff. We live in England as well so pretty much every estate is bad 😶 Congratulations on finding an amazing apartment you both seem so happy and you seem so excited! I wanna give u props for doing all this in quarantine bc that just makes things extra difficult!! Can’t wait to see the apartment all finished! Good luck 💘✨
It’s so spacious! The natural lighting is so pretty! This is such a upgrade & you look so happy! ✨ Really excited for you on this new chapter of your life 🤍🦋
I have seen so many apartments on youtube, must say you have the best apartment till now. enjoy and stay safe and please share once you have furnished it
Oh my, those earrings and the hair extensions go so well 🥺
Congratulations!! The new apartment looks great and cozy I'm so glad you got it!!
Words cannot express how grateful I am for you and how much I love u :3
right back at u
I can't wait to see the final apartment tour 💖💖💖💖 this new apartment is such an upgrade, so so so so happy for you!!
You're for sure one of my role models and I'm thinking about living in Japan in a few years so I've been doing research and this is useful and lines up with what I've found so far! Your channel was an amazing discovery for me and I'm sure many others. You're such an inspiration and though I'm not planning to move to Japan soon, or to make TH-cam videos, I really look up to you and love following along with you and seeing what you're doing so that I can be inspired for my future. I've also been trying to prepare by learning Japanese and searching for language schools. I was thinking about going to ALA (Academy of Language Arts) but I'm not sure how good of a school it's considered in Japan so I'm a little worried about going and then not being able to find a job or something, even though helping students find jobs is what the school advertises. I'm trying to relax though because I won't be doing anything for a few years and stuff might change between now and then. You're an amazing person. Thank you so much Mikan!
Uh I love that it has so much storage room and a balcony 😍
omg as you talked about the social residence i understand because I lived in one the first year and i had SO MUCH anxiety living with everyone, especially since majority were Japanese people. My language skills were really bad so the thought of possibly speaking Japanese gave me a lot of anxiety i didn't want to leave my room. Now I live in an apartment by myself and i'm so much more comfortable
I'm so happy for you and your bf!! Been following you since you first moved to Japan and I'm glad your able to live somewhere more spaceish!! Can't wait to see how you two fill up your home🥰 maybe now you can get a cat??
Thanks for the tips on moving. The new apartment is so pretty! Tons of light and space. Hope you can move soon and start making it your home
From my experience renting apartments in America, it seems a guarantor is like she said someone who is held responsible for payments if you don't pay, but usually here it's used by younger adults who don't have any credit to show for or a very high income with their current college-student level job.
Very interesting that there are "companies" that will be your guarantor in Japan. Super cool!
Your new place is SUCH an upgrade! So happy that you were able to find such an amazing place!!! Excited to see what adventures you get into with your new area as well! ^^
i really really love that apartment! Specially the fact that it has windows everywhere 🤤🤤🤤
the place looks INCREDIBLE! soo proud and happy for you Vina, exciting things to come I just know it :)
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Hi Mika ! I‘m so glad that you are planning you‘re apartment so enthusiastically ! 💕 Stay Safe Girl! ☔️🌞
Ooooh! This is so much the apartment my husband and I bought ^^! We also have a bedroom, which is only for sleeping, I have an office room and we have a big living room. Also we have a separate bathroom and toilet. Ours is also not super big but enough for the two of us, two dogs and (somewhat in the future) a kid.
The only difference is that our kitchen is in a separate room.
And we live in Poland lol :P.
Wow this is so much extra space you have no idea how incredibly excited I am for you! This looks like such an amazing welcome change! Ahh! So happy!
Honestly this is massive for Tokyo and I am so very proud of you guys!! Super inspired because I'm planning to move to Japan with my partner!
OMG This apartment is GREAT! I loved the layout, it has so much space and a good price. What a dream!
Also Mikan, you're gorgeous and you look so happy. Wish you all the best!
I'm super late but I'm so happy you moved to a better place!! I hope you enjoy the kitchen to the fullest!
SO HAPPY FOR YOU & YASU ❤️❤️ Moving in together is such a big step but I hope nothing but the best 💕
OMGGGG Mikan your new apartment is such a steal!! Thank you for sharing and once again giving us joy in these bleak times, haha. Amazing that a cat-loving foreigner scored such an awesome apartment in Tokyo!
MIKAN, YOU LOOK SO PRETTY 🥺💕 I love your hair, makeup, and the earrings at the start especially!
The new place looks great! Perfect for you two. I looked all Feb. for a place - was also turned down on a few for being a foreigner (urgh!). Luckily found a great place in a quieter part of Asakusa and got it furnished just in time. Enjoy and be happy!!
This so much bigger than your old apartment, you can't even compare them. Really happy for you guys :) Embrace the space ;)
😭 I was supposed to move to japan for my post-grad job this year but corona stopped me so I’m living vicariously through you Mikan 😂 praise you for uploading this 🙏🏻🙏🏻
You've probably already considered it but I'd suggest getting a curtain of some kind to close off the bathroom area with it right next to the kitchen. Keep it a bit more hygienic?
Honestly this is massive for Tokyo and I am so very proud of you guys!! Super inspired because I would love to move to Japan with my partner
The new place is already gorgeous without anything in it and that's how you know it's gonna look AWESOME later!
yayaya! so excited to see your upcoming videos about your new home! hope all is well!!
The appartment is the cutest, it looks bright, calm and super homy :) I can't wait to see what you guys do with it! :D
OMG it’s huge ! how exciting ! I hope you both settle in well
she looks so happy in this vid and that makes me happy :)
It seems like the US is so much bigger compared to Japan because the US is around 26 times bigger, lol. Japan is basically the size of our east coast. A lot of the US isn't very densely populated like Japan, though, so we have a lot of room for larger houses (assuming you aren't in a big city or in the northeast part of the country)
I went to study in Japan and went trough gogonihon as well. I also stayed in a share house, with both men and women and it was great. We had dinners together and made okonomiyaki and stuff. I found it really nice that there were people at the share house who have lived there for longer, and spoke Japanese fluently. A resident at the house offered to call the post office for me because I had a simcard that they tried to deliver.. So I felt really comfortable living there. If there was ever a problem you has someone to help you.
But other people at my school didn't fell good about there share house, cause they didn't really speak together.. so it is really different from house to house I guess.
But I do think that starting at a share house is the best idea. Because if you have to rent an apartment it is quite difficult. The share house is really easy to get in and out. 1 month and you can leave if you find an apartment later.
This genuinely makes me so so happy ♥️ You finally got a place with more space!! ✨ I’m so proud of you!! 😭💖 You deserve this, and more. ✨
Ahhh can't wait til it's ready so you can enjoy tea on the balcony
omg im so excited for you when you get fully moved in and everything!! mikan finally deserving all the space she needs
Me: How cute are you gonna look today?
Mikan: Y e s.
Lots of love
I so happy that you have a bigger place to stay now. I'm sure you're very tired of living in a small box type apartment.
I hope the new place will help your mental health. Lots of love from the Philippines ❤❤
me, a minor who doesn’t know japanese nor is looking to move to japan anytime in the future due to anxiety: omg yes ur so right,,, i’ll keep this in mind...
Vina be killing the vintage look ❤️
Great video! I just recently moved to japan as well, my favorite part about their apartments are the sliding doors !
I'm so happy you moved with Yasu, you guys are so cute together ♥️♥️♥️
Congrats on the place you guys got! Looks lovely☺️ It’s similar in the UK, at least in London from my experience. Moving from Switzerland to London as a student, for solo renting , I either had to pay rent in advance 6-12 months or find a guarantor. The deposit is 4-6 weeks though. There are guarantor companies online, but they are a bit more complicated and not something I personally would sign up to.
Im so jealous! It looks beautiful and it has so much potential! Also your outfit is super cute!❤️
YOUR NEW APARTMENT IS BEAUTIFUL!! Can’t wait to see the furnished tour
I’m so so happy for you!! The place looks so wonderful and clean and new!! I can’t wait to see how you make this place yours!!
Congrats to the sweetest girl on Earth for her new home💜💜