My $700 Tokyo Apartment and Neighborhood Tour - KidShoryuken
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- After numerous requests to see my neighborhood, apartment, and gaming setup, here it is, in all it's tiny, cramped glory!
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Dude move the TV to the corner next to the shelf, move your bed to the loft above, and buy a comfy sofa or chair and then get a coffee table. Store the consoles in a box under the coffee table. You can make much better use of space.
StonedZebra 666 - Bro, do you loft? But for real, those are some great tips for optimizing space!
Seriously do this - you won't regret it
I thought the same. This place could be really nice if you just use the space much better. I would also buy a nice TV-Table to place all the gaming consoles in it.
Cozy af
You can't beat a comfortable chair. I hate sitting on a bed for long periods of time!
I love how you just show us your entire life in one video. Awesome!
I wish we had more affordable apartments like that here in the U.S. especially near cities. Gets really annoying seeing studio apartments going for 1500 dollars or more
you also have to realize salaries in japan are also a lot lower.
I know right, Mr walker: the salaries are not THAT much lower in Japan as you say. You can easily make 50-100K USD in Tokyo if you have a professional level job. If you are basing the lower salaries exclusively on English teaching jobs then yes they are lower, but not when your looking at accounting, middle to upper management, and tech jobs (must speak Japanese). FYI the minimum wage in Japan is almost EXACTLY the same as the US minimum wage for reference. Lower wage workers are MUCH MUCH MUCH better off in Japan than in America. In America lower wage workers are treated like trash and must congregate in dangerous ghettos, while in Japan you just get tiny, but safe and nice accommodations
@@dragonofparadise it's very difficult to get a nice job in Tokyo as you say you need high level Japanese. But even for Japanese themselves salaries are low and cost of living is expensive.
And what about outside of Tokyo where salaries are much lower than tokyo. The brightest people come to the usa because they can easily make more money and none of them I bet are thinking about going to Japan.
It's just more surprising comparing Japan to the UK, for the opposite reason. Granted it's the Tokyo area but $700 a month is a lot when I pay the equivalent of 650 for at least double the space if not triple.
@@MrWalker1000 FALSE, ignoramus. Minimum wage in my lively city (not countryside at all) is $9 yet it's 908 yen in Tokyo. For a nice apartment, like he stated, $1200-$1500 as well. $700 will put you in the ghetto with high crime rate, roaches, etc. and you won't be getting your trash collected. good luck with getting a washer included anywhere less than $900 in my town. It's no wonder there's so many homeless people in my city unless you visit the rich areas. The struggle is real. I'm a veteran and can't afford to live on my own right now.
Probably the only dude in that neighborhood, let alone entire Japan with a Xbox!😂
I saw an XBoner at a BookOff a month after launch for 15,000 yen and nobody would buy it. Hahaha
@@clanpsi In Canada, PlayStation is still #1!
Rob K “xboner” oh here we go....
Even here in the states I only know one guy who had an xbox
Very clean looking Japan is! Would love to go there
His apartment small af but his living in Tokyo so I'm jealous
This was the first KidShoryuken video I saw. This is the good everyday mundane content!
Jim lives in Shenmue!
As a matter of fact, a trip to Yokosuka and tour of Dobuita is a plan in the works!
HappyConsoleGamer I was thinking the same thing😂😂😂😂
KidShoryuken - I was stationed in Yokosuka for 2 years!
IKR!! That came to mind
Dude Jim should've edited the screen to go black every couple blocks
Living in Japan is definitely a world apart from living in a Western country. You can see where the drive to have systems that are small comes from.
Thanks for the tour.
I like watching a series on the Travel Channel with people moving to other countries and trying to find the ideal home to buy/rent. I always find it amusing how US citizens always find European sized kitchens small cause they are used to having a kitchen isle. I would like to see them check the "kitchen" (I am not even sure the kitchen in this video qualifies as one) in this video!
Huge box of kleenex next to the bed and computer...
I get a lot of runny noses.
KidShoryuken lmao
Mmm, can't stop picturing it now 😋
MainliningTanks LMAO 😂😂😂
@@MadPanicGaming a lot of guys seem to have runny noses in bed or behind the computer, so strange
Really enjoyed seeing the reality of living in Japan - thanks a lot for sharing
Dude this neighborhood looks so nice and inviting...so easy to go out and take a walk. Wish cities in America were like this.
That is a very nice neighborhood, I think I could deal with the size to live there. Awesome video dude, love your channel so glad I found it.
Thanks! For just one man my apartment works just fine. :)
Hi, kidshoryuken, If you don't mind me suggesting something, I really think that you could utilize the space that you have by getting a loft bed that has space for a desk and chair under it. I guess that would also depend on how high your ceilings are. but there are several styles available. it's almost like creating another loft dedicated for sleeping while you still have floor space. Just a friendly suggestion.
6:30 is when the Anime starts
That loft! Remember the first Futurama episode where Fry slept with bender in his tiny one-chamber living space. and a few days later he showed him an apartment-sized storeroom in the back?
This is really cool Jim.
Thank you for sharing this and really like your living space that you have. As a man that lives in an apartment myself, I also agree that its best to live in the corner section as well. I do the same thing too. Your neighborhood is nice and quiet, and the complex looks well maintain.
Well done Jim. Always a pleasure to see the latest and greatest from you.
Anthony..
Thanks, Anthony!
KidShoryuken
You got it Jim. Great video for sure!
Great video, another video about the nightlife in the city would be awesome as well.
That's a damn good idea, I actually do frequent quite a lot of night spots.
I've seen bigger elevators
Woah, has anyone watched Welcome to the NHK? His apartment looks just like the anime. Weird
Yeah the layout and look is very similar, but Satou's was bigger.
Its a typical type of apartment in Japan, Many sutdent and sutff live in them beucase of the cheaper price.
yeah but damn that's not cheap at all. I get that compared to Japan downtown its cheap but its not cheap generally speaking
Cool to see the setup!. Gonna check out if you have a newer one too
Wish I can live in Japan. The people are so nice and really smart and it's so peaceful there.
Awesome! Looks like everything a single guy would need! Love it! I could use a space like that every so often...
Walking to your apartment through your neighbourhood really is a nice addition to your apartment tour that I didn't see in other videos before :) thank you!
The neighborhood looks like Shenmue
Yeah, Shenmue actually presents a really good recreation of a typical Japanese neighborhood.
@@MadPanicGaming do you accept fan mail
I like the setting, but definitely my suggestion maybe a sofa bed where you can sit while gaming and sleep like a pull out after a day of hard off hahaha that sounds so wrong but you know what i mean.
A living space that small would drive me crazy. Even if I only had to spend a small amount of my a day there.
Nah I’d love it, it’d force you to go out as well
Get yourself a stool for the shower dude, then you can sit down and not have to worry about banging your head. I have the same problem.
But surely it's cheaper in the long run as you don't have to pay as much for trains?
That's a really good idea! I need to get myself a shower stool ASAP.
Yeah, I'm spending less on commuting so it all evens out in the long run.
Larry, are you hiding from Ashens in Japan, and if you are that's not going to work. His Poundland powers are omnipotent.
jesus stop following me around you creep
Ohi, this ain't a DSP hate video, what are you doing here? ahahah
Good ol' Larry, the patron saint of youtube comment sections
You're living the dream man! I loved this video.
I presently live in a LeoPalace. Little expensive but I like how it comes with TV, internet, washing machine, microwave and fridge. I'm hoping to get a condo or a cheap house next year when I'm married
wow! I was blown away by the tiny kitchen area and the small bathroom... but it looks like you made it work! kinda neat that it has the little loft, and it least has the bars to prevent you from rolling off absently in your sleep. would love to visit the country some day!
Looks cosy as fuck, I always had an image in my head that you lived in a fort full of games, it's good to finally put that into perspective lol.
One of my top TH-cam channels, keep it up.
Thanks! Camera placement can make anything look more impressive. :)
Ok suggestions just wanted to throw them out there. Put the refrigerator and microwave in the area above the entrance or at least for the microwave use shelves that mount on the wall. Use a stepping stool if too high for the area above. That area above is just being under utilized and you need all the space you can get from what I can see. For the bed during the day put your mattress up above and stand your bed frame against the wall somewhere or even outside. With this new found space get a comfortable chair or a large bean bag. Hope this helps.
What a beautiful neighborhood. I can see myself retiring in a place like that.
your apartment reminds me of anime, i LOVE IT, its so cute!! its sooo awesome, i love these types of videos, me and some friends actually planning on visiting tokyo next year
Cool beans, drop me a line whenever you guys get out here.
@@MadPanicGaming Did you ever end up going?
zero chance
Excellent eye opener. The tight spaces of a city environment with the cleanliness and impression of safe living is very interesting. I've lived in jersey, right by nyc my whole life and have strived to get to the more open/country like areas my whole life. Looks like a nice place.
No matter the size man, it's quaint, nice, clean,and best of all it's all yours good find in an awesome peaceful neighborhood, good going bro👍
looks peaceful, neat, and quiet. I am envy of your neighborhood
I've been looking at an apartment in Akihabara that's nearly the same size as this one going for $900 a month. I think the one is Akiba is just slightly bigger though. Though it has a TINY closet; about half has big as yours.
My bedroom is bigger than your apartment,but I kinda like the cozy feeling.
Yeah, it works fine for a single man.
I lived in one of these 6畳 apartments for 4 years when I first came to Japan. I think they are enough for single life but it was weird bringing people over.
They'd never allow an apartment like that here in the UK, purely because we're supposed to have two doors between the Kitchen and Bathroom areas.
Thanks for the more intimate video man! Love the pad and the view ain't too shabby either. The neighborhood was really chill too. 👍🏻 in my opinion!! Peace and blessings bro!!
what a lovely area and your right it does remind me of Vincent's apartment from Catherine but was not expecting a loft up in there haha great stuff man
Beautiful area i love your setup. On a lot of tiny house youtube shows they show good setup's and Pinterest as well. Like the bed would be in the loft and living room would be a big oled tv and gaming setup. Beautiful clean area looks lovely.
The sun fading on those games 😭
I would keep my games out of the sun
reminds me of my room when I used to live in Kyoto.
the feeling of being own your own must feel great. I hope I get that myself
Yep, it's a good feeling.
Omegis619 yeah, I can't wait to get divorced again, I really miss the peace and quiet. lol 😁 👍 👍
Mikey mike wtf lol
Your apartment tour was aursome...Wherever a person stays doesn't really matter my friend."Big things comes in small packages"...
I would definitely keep my bed down there, too. Just need my bed on the floor next to a wnidow, not in small corner beneath the ceiling. Plus, i wouldn't want to climb up every night.. ^^
700 isn't too shabby for the area, I was expecting over 1000. Thanks for sharing the video.
I was doing the month to month apartment living for a while and really got used to the systemic nature of it; much better than worrying about paying a mortgage for a large piece of property but only so long as the neighborhood is quaint like yours.
I would do what you're doing so long as it comes with a bathroom-guarantee.
Lol, and here i am in Belgium paying my loan for my 3 bedroom house with garage and garden for a 1000 euro a month. Tokyo is so expensive damn, interesting though! Grts
You should get some of those plastic totes with drawers and wheels underneath.You could put all your consoles in those under your bed and store them away if your not playing them.
Thank you for sharing these living in Japan videos. Really enjoy them.👍
Very Nice collection! !!!👍
that neighbourhood looks really nice and idyllic
wow! nice collection.
I like old school games too.
I stayed in a similarly sized apartment for 3 weeks as an airbnb while in Tokyo. Wouldn't wanna live in one, especially when I'm used to European sized apartments, but for travel it's great. It was cheap accomodation and you're only there to sleep (not even all nights lol) anyway.
Like on you tube there a $350 japanese apartments and they are pretty big and much more spacious than yours I can't believe a $700 apartment in japan looks like this so I guess $350 is quite better.. but it still nice especially the shelf for your game it looks Sooo nice you did a great job organizing it!
It definitely depends on where you live. Like I said, when I was living in Odawara my apartment was much bigger than this one and it was cheaper, but the location was far from the city.
Nice video! Always nice to see how others live in Tokyo. My name is also Jim lol. 8:35 I got a stamp from all 65 stations! :D
Nice! I unfortunately got all of 0 stamps, haha.
Good price for the size. My residence room at university was this size and coat way more the 700 a month. Canada is ridiculous.
Always really cool to see where people live. I stayed in akinhabara (sp?) when I stayed in Japan for a visit
Nice. I'd love to live in Akiba but I guess this is close enough.
This is an awesome video. When I was in Tokyo we stayed at relations house and it was 10x bigger. I cannot imagine how much it cost.
Don't forget the tissues! ;)
Going to Japan myself later this year, no idea where i'll be ending up or what job I will be having. First thing to do is sell a lot of stuff, give away or throw away if needed. Not planning on returning to the Netherlands as I have nothing really left here anyways. But yeah, I will be looking into a decent place to stay at. Must be cheap, yet not too far away from my job. So that hot iron I still need to handle. soon.
That's crazy small, but you're doing a great job of making it work.
Thank you so much for showing us street life in your neighborhood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the way i see it, thats a good price for everything he has , becuase I know in new york some people pay 600 for a room they have to share ... at least he has a small kitchen bath room to his self etc
WHY am i complaining about my $500 apartment with 750sqft here in Huntsville AL... currently looking for something $700 and Im feeling very ungrateful right now. God bless.
My God, that neighborhood is gorgeous! I actually love that apartment. If I were still a loner, I think I'd be really happy in an apartment that size. I'd maximize the fuck out of that space.
I dig this neighborhood. I could live very comfortably there. Large crowds give me the heebys this place is way low key. I dig the apartment very utilitarian. good to know you got room for when I crash....but I think we'd both prefer to share your bed ;)
Well, you do look rather cuddly.
You have a lot of cool gaming consoles!
Japan seems like a beautiful country. That neighbourhood looks just awesome. Shenmue and the Grudge vibes =). Love your channel by the way. John Riggs brought me here.
If you place your bed on the loft, you could get yourself some seating space or a little table. That would definitely improve te space!
That loft probably won't support his weight and he's a pretty big/tall guy, also Japanese 'apatos' get really hot during the summer days. You want your bed as low as possible, so your ac can keep you kinda cool. Since above waist level IT WILL be hot when you come home in the evening.
@@3TimesFaster Than maybe, you could put the game collection on top of the loft and place the tv where the collection is right now. He already uses the place as storage...
Nice man! I think we've all been waiting for this one. That neighborhood brings me back!! I used to stay in Kita a lot (right next to Jujo station), so I love that serene kind of feeling you can get, just 10 minutes away from a major station. I'm currently going back to school for another year and a half, to make sure my visits can be a little more permanent. We'll have to go game hunting one of these days.
P.S I don't know if you've ever talked to Jimmy Happa on YT, but he turned me onto a fucking killer little shop in Akiba called "BEEP" they have a shit ton of classic Japanese computer stuff, and a lot of pc engine stuff too. The owner actually builds his own jp21 cables. It's a cool little spot that a lot of game hunters haven't found out about yet.
Hells yeah, we'll go grab some sushi and beers!
I've actually been to Beep a few times, really cool little shop. If I ever start collecting for MSX or X68000 it'll be the first place I hit.
Is this Yakuza 6?
That place looks so nice. Thanks for sharing!
Nice video, I really liked my time in Sasazuka when I was in Tokyo.
the streets are soo clean, its impressive with very few cars
After seeing this I think the USA is becoming 3rd world.
Here I am, in northern Ontario, Canada, with a 1,000 sqft house to myself and I'm complaining about running out of room. Everything sure is tight over there.
Really enjoyed this video mate! Feels like we have been friends for years and you showing me your place. I have officially subscribed.
for one person that isnt bad. How much is utilities on top of that or is $700 all in each month? If the space was better organized it would be more comfortable. I would say a mattress for that loft up there, and put a couch in the main living area and a proper tv shelf to put the stuff. Make sure the couch can be converted easily to a bed for guest or if you bring a "partner" so there is more room instead of trying to do business up in the loft bed. They always say japan is as expensive as the bay area in CA, but if they had these kind of rooms in the bay area for $700 it would be great. People are paying more than that in a shared house per room.
Yeah 700 for a single is great. Currently paying 500 to be with 2 other roommates (here in SoCal).
Wow that's one small apartment xD The area looks nice, very quiet. Its cool to see a neighborhood in Japan :)
I'm digging the PC Engine and Neo Geo CD! Track yourself down a Neo Geo CDZ if you haven't already. . .I'm sure you can score one around there!
looks really cool
Holy crap, my apartment costs me half same size, + bills go to 700 bucks. i live in the countryside though. Gifu prefecture
Nice. I'll be visiting Tokyo in March. Small vacay with fam.
Cool beans. If you spot me on the street don't be afraid to say hello.
I'm 6'1 as well! I hit my head on EVERYTHING the semester I was in Japan. Door frames were especially dangerous! I hope that when I go back in the spring I learn to duck much more quickly. Your apartment reminds me my bedroom now... so many systems that there isn't enough room for them all on the entertainment center! Though I don't have the impressive game collection because I buy all of my games as a download when I can (I grew up with a thief and I cringe buying physical copies).
Nothing wrong with that, I'd have SO much more free space and money if I didn't have all these damn games, haha.
What will you be doing here in the Spring? Are you still a student, or are you coming for work?
Oh, I have a lot of games, just not the physical copies. This also means I can bring more games to Japan because all I need to do is bring the systems. I'll be teaching in Tohoku (not sure where yet), but it's narrowed down to Akita, Aomori and Iwate prefectures.
I miss living in Japan. So clean.
*throws juice box on ground* U wanna fite?!
Nice bro! This is something I hope to live in when I plan to study at Temple in the near future.
It's perfect for my needs right now, which isn't much really. It's close to school, it's at least affordable, and it's in a nice part of town. Perfect for a university student.
This neighborhood looks so nice....I would love to live in this one. one day....
at 1:17 pretty sure he walked a covered R32 Skyline. Sweet
He did! I had to search for this comment before I posted it haha. Good eye
Can you do an update on this?
I actually really appreciate this video
This was actually pretty fascinating! It makes me appreciate my 1-bedroom apartment in Atlanta, GA a Hell of a lot more.
Yeah, the apartment I had when I briefly lived in Texas was absolutely massive compared to this one, and cost about $300 less a month. The downside was that it was Del Rio, Texas though.
A safe neighborhood and a 10 minute commute are a blessing, even if you have to shit where you shower!
Thank you nice tour apts not to bad long. As it's quiet
Wow. There's no city in Canada where you could get an apartment for $700/month. It's horrible how our government has allowed the housing market to become unaffordable.
0 dislikes, congrats bud.
Thank you kindly.