My $500 Modern Japanese Apartment Tour | Living in Japan
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- Want to see what a modern Japanese apartment is like? Please enjoy this tour of my humble abode. The apartment is brand new and construction finished just under 2 months ago. It comes with all sorts of quirky gadgets and accessories. For just $500 a month, this apartment is a steal and is in a very convenient location only 30 minutes away from central Tokyo.
Segments:
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Outside
1:15 - Entrance
1:38 - Dining Room / Kitchen
4:00 - Living Room
5:59 - Bathroom / Shower
7:03 - Throne Room
7:56 - Bedroom
8:30 - Outro - บันเทิง
That's a huge and really nice apartment for such a low rent.
It’s huge and cheap! The best!❤
That was kinda funny video. Thank u. Your appartement is really big and quite spaceious for japanese standard. Lucky you! The name of your plant is :Pachira Aquatica also known as the money tree.😊
Ah yes, now I remember the name! thanks for watching 🤝
you are funny, do more vidoes with this kind of energy
Loved the incredible supermarket tour. So disappointed we don't have this here.
wth that's incredibly nice
Thank you! Still a work in progress but the comment is appreciated!
what a nice apartment!
Thanks!
Commenting again for the algo because you deserve to succeed.
Wow very nice apartment ...Love it 🥰
You're putting out great videos. No doubt your channel will explode.
That’s very kind of you to say. Hopefully any future videos are also interesting!
If only I get a passport Japan is what I recall
Hey man really grateful I was able to come across your channel currently studying data analysis but I am thinking of pivoting to roles connected to Data Centers. Really found your content to be informative and helpful. Cheers
Thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful!
haha have a drink everytime James says "It's quite modern/big/fancy/large compared to a traditional Japanese apartment"
You’re just looking for any excuse to drink aren’t you!
You are Living the dream! Hoping to be in japan in the next 6 months!!
Thanks for watching mate, best of luck with your Japan trip/visit/move 🤝
Es muy bonito¡Enhorabuena! Es curioso que el baño sea mas grande que la cocina que tambien esta muy bien
gracias por ver el video🤝
Cracking vid mate, very funny... for a southerner 😉 Thanks for putting it and your other vids together and for the advice/insights.
Manchester kid, visited Nihon for the first time in March and fell in love with the place and the people, so neeeeeeed to live out there for real - asap Rocky.
Oh and Marcus Aurelius! My man. You must be a Tim Ferriss fan 💪
You already know I’ve read all the Tim Ferris books! Thanks for watching though 🤝
@@Retro-Japan...and which one was your favourite? 4 Hour Chef for me.
Pretty good places for 500
I would like an appointment like that
I wanna see the supermarket tour.
Dang this is a super nice place for $500! Makes me question my decision to live in central Tokyo for double the cost and a smaller place haha
I guess it depends on several factors such as work location and personal preferences. Personally, I like to have access to Tokyo but I prefer having more living space in a quieter area so it works well. Maybe 5 years ago I would have chosen a box in central Tokyo for the same price though haha
Chiba was the one area (That I went to) that I really felt like I was unwanted as a foreigner. Got a few death stares in Chiba park and a lot more confused "what the hell are you doing here?" type stares when walking around...
Hope the situation for you isn't like that but just be fair warned that Chiba seemed to be not a foreigner friendly area.
For reference, wasn't allowed in 2 bars in Sumida aka "No Gaijin" and shooed away so just be warry of where you're at!
Love the apartment and hope it works out for you!
I’ve been in Chiba 6 years and never had any kind of situation like that. Although I do live right on the border of Chiba and Tokyo. Chiba city is pretty bad tbh I never go there, there’s just nothing to do there. There’s almost no foreigners in Chiba either. I think it just depends on the people you come across but I’ve had more death stares back in my own hometown in England haha
Amazing apt for the price! Just a note, it's not a 2LDK, it's a 1LDK.
1LDK = 1 bedroom + living room + dining/kitchen space
The number in the front only refers to bedrooms....
Thanks for watching! I’ll have to take it out with the housing company then as it’s listed as 2LDK. This kind of design is pretty common though with a separate room behind sliding doors. I used to think it was basically a scam to have 1 big room with sliding doors in the middle but I get the appeal now after living here
Loved the vid, what are these apartments called i really like that layout.
like name of apartment building im looking at moving soon
Save me an apartment I’m flying over asap 😂
in comparison, i live in central tokyo and pay about 100K yen in rent for about 20 square metres. it's a 1K apartment.
nice apartmnet what name of apartment I'm interesting apartment very nice
God bless Chiba. Hard to believe there are such comfortable and brand new apartments for that price. What a ripoff. If I ever find an IT related job in Japan (I'm majoring in cybersecurity), I'm definetely checking that out.
Yes I know plenty of people who pay much higher rent for much smaller apartments in Tokyo. Chiba is a great option if you want the accessibility to Tokyo but also want a comfortable living space (providing you don’t live too deep into Chiba)
Chocado, achei super barato pelo tamanho e localizacao o.o
obrigado por assistir ✌️
I hope i get to live in Japan one of these day, probably i modify these comments in a couple of years,if it's happen😅.
that is insanely big
How much m2 is it?
did you nationalised before you can get an apartment? or are you on a work visa?
It’s about 60m2. I’m already on a work visa and permanent contract which helps a lot but this housing company is actually very chill and foreigner friendly too
the perfect Japanese apartment doesn’t ex… can you share the company and the location of this apartment? I also live in Chiba (near Urayasu Sta. in the Tozai line) with my wife as of the moment, would definitely love to check this apartment out.
Thanks for watching! I can’t share the exact location over yt comments unfortunately for privacy reasons but it’s along the Keisei line. Took me absolutely ages to find this place though and they only had 2 rooms left when I put my name down
This is a great apartment! What train line or train station is nearby?
Unfortunately I can’t divulge the specifics without doxxing myself too much haha. The train line passes all the way to Tokyo station though
@@Retro-Japan Wakarimasu! It's a really great set-up, one I wouldn't mind owning. 😀
Thanks for sharing, would you mind sharing which rental company did you get it from? are you able to share?
Thanks for watching 🤝 I would but it’s a small company and they only manage the 4 apartment buildings in my direct area so would be giving away a bit too much info. While I’m too ugly to be stalked, I probably should try and not doxx myself too much 🥷
@@Retro-Japan I see, sure, privacy respected
Cool! What size is that in sqr m or sqr ft?
It’s around 60 square meters sqr
@@Retro-Japan No wonder. It's really spacious.
That's amazingggg. How did you find such apartment, if you can share some contact, would be really helpful. Also which location is this?
I got a direct referral actually. It’s a small company of about 4 people + the owner. Unfortunately there’s no rooms right now but it’s along the keisei line
Great video what do you do for work if your don't mind me asking? I'm learning IT at the moment but I'm from the US and don't know much Japanese I wanted to know if I needed to know Japanese to work in japan.
I do global operations in the data center world. My team is all in London/US so it’s just me in Japan. I was previously in the local DCs though and the language requirement was English only there too
What you’re looking for is a US company who has offices in Japan and would be able to transfer you eventually.
Can you tell me the location, i am currently house hunting thanks
How did you find this? Any agency recommendations?
Actually I got pretty lucky my friend lives in the building opposite which is part of the same company and he recommended it to me
Do you have a link to apartment listings for rent in your area
Unfortunately there’s no specific listings. I just spent months on various rental sites until my friend recommended me this place. Got pretty lucky
So I want to move with my wife and 2 kids , what’s the recommendation for finding work (more remote / us) we’re just trying to figure out how we’d survive out there.
Thanks for watching! Take a look at my video on how to get an IT job in Japan to see if that route interests you. It’s the path I took and I’m working remotely here now. Bear in mind to just immediately land a remote job in Japan may not be easy unless you are transferring with a company here. You may have to take 1 or 2 steps first
@@Retro-Japan I appreciate your steady responses ! I am forever a supporter from here on.
Would love if you can make a video pertaining to in depth job searches for little to no Japanese . Although me and my wife have been studying a lot.
@@JasperASantiago thanks for the support! I likely will make a follow up video to the IT job video I made with more specifics of the different types of Data Center jobs in Japan. Hopefully I can do that in the next month or two, my cousin is coming to Japan next week so I have to play tour guide for him for a bit so maybe you might see some travel videos first haha
An apartment that size would be $3000+ in San Francisco or New York, no joke. Crazy to get that for $500. Is this normal?
I would say it’s relatively common to find apartments this price. I got quite lucky with the location and the fact it’s brand new. Apartments for this price in central Tokyo would be smaller but still perfectly liveable.
I was wondering if a foreigner who works in Japan for working visa can rent an apartment in Japan? Or you have to be a resident and citizen first to rent?
Nope you can rent an apartment with a work visa. That’s what I’m on myself!
@@Retro-Japan Thank you so much! I am from the Philippines and will be going to Nagoya one of these days, probably soon. So I was worried if it was possible to rent an apartment with a work visa. Thank you so much! Love your video by the way. I am inspired to work hard so I can live an apartment like that in Japan one day!
What laptop you’re using? That’s pretty big ngl
I respect that you paid this much attention. It’s the MacBook Pro 2021 16 inch
@@Retro-Japan :D it's shiny.
This is super cheap compared to London prices here are crazy 😅
Yeah my cousin visited from Birmingham recently and he said it’s just so unaffordable these days. Such a shame for younger people looking to get on the property ladder
Where in Japan is this apartment ? And what agency did you go through ?
It’s along the keisei line. Didn’t go through an agency either I got a direct referral from a friend living in the building opposite (an older iteration) and they put me through to the owner. Got pretty lucky as it was one of the last rooms available
@@Retro-Japan thx 🙏, tech guy here and I’ve been looking to eventually go overseas as America’s housing / rent crisis is bad like the UK
is that in urayasu?
Relatively close but not quite. Don’t think I could deal with that Disney train or the Musashino line haha
@@Retro-Japan oh... but for 84k yen a month that is an absolute steal. the apartment is gorgeous.
are the walls strong? apartments made from wood or steel frame tend to have paper thin walls...
@@char680 actually that’s one of the key selling points for me. The walls are super thick, you can’t hear the neighbours at all
the way he sounds so much like tom felton what the heck
I’ve never heard that one before 🧙
hahahah definitely not 100% but certain words or phrases I’m like oop? tom?🤔
@@aubreymkkuhn well Tom is pretty cool so I will take that as a compliment 😃
i need the address mate. thanks for the video
Don’t worry the address reveal and credit card info is coming out in the next video 👀 Thanks for watching mate 🤝
Nice bro great apartment i m in digital marketing is there jobs for digital marketing in japan and how much japnese will i need for it
Thanks! I work in IT myself so can’t speak much about digital marketing but it is obviously a massive industry out here and with companies more frequently looking to hire overseas talent I’m sure there are plenty of opportunities. Normally just having conversational Japanese or higher should be enough but worth looking around job boards!
@@Retro-Japanthanks mate !
500$!!!? Wow. So lucky. Lsnsishakehwishai. I know you cannot share the location but damn I want to know.
Somewhere in that red circle at the start of the video 👀
2 cameramen? 💀🤣
TH-camrs doxing them self
Bold of you to call me a TH-camr 👀 thanks for watching though! 🤝