Hey beautiful people!! Finally showing off the apartment!! Very much a typical apartment here in Japan! **Huge HUGE thank you to all of you who jump in early every week!! LOVE that Notification squad!!** And massive gratitude to the group who make so much of this possible~ My amazing and supportive Patreon crew!! I’d love to have you join us!! Come hang out!
Hey Norm 🙂 I love your videos, massive congrats on passing your radio exam! 📻✈️😊 Your apartment is really spacious. Thank you for these little insights into your life. It's a lovely way to spend my lonely evenings. 😔😶 So thank you! 😊🇬🇧
I grew up in Japan from age 6 to 18. Went to American school in Tokyo but our parents wanted to live in traditional Japanese homes. We had 6 kids (a lot more than the traditional Japanese family!) We made the futon closets into double bed "rooms" for two kids to each closet! And yes, they were totally like our own tiny rooms with all our stuff in there! Mom and Dad put their futons in the futon closet off the main living room in the daytime and put the zabutons and small table in there at night and slept on the tatami floor of the living room at night. This brings back so many great memories!
@@whatthehellcat I have 2 freezer/fridges for my RV the main one built in, and a 2nd mini one for longer camping trips, and when more family is with us, and one late fall during our normal winterizing/cleaning day before putting it in storage about 1hr 1/2 from home, I forgot to leave the doors cracked, and came back to black mold city the next spring, and it took me a full day of scrubbing to get it all out(I'm a bit of an overkill bill), and another week of airing them out with a combo of a lemon juice wipe down, and leaving baking soda trays to get the smell out before we could use them again. so now I put a wedge in the doors when not in use to keep them from closing, along with a bit of tape to keep them from from swinging open, and risk breaking the hinges, so that does not happen again hopefully.
My knowledge of a "typical" Japanese house is something small you would find in Tokyo, but here you go showing of an apartment that is more gigantic than mine! As for low ceilings or anything hanging low from ceilings they are the bane on my existence since my head seems to be attracted to hitting itself into everything. Also I love the same clothing selection for each day, I also got a shirt and jeans combo that I liked so much that I just bought multiple of them and keep wearing the same style almost everyday!
@@canadasreallybig I think they know, their phrasing covers that. They were saying that because of the sensationalized focus on tiny Tokyo apartments they had the impression that all typical Japanese homes were around that size, not that they thought this was typical of Tokyo or even near the city at all. Also even with the wide angle this seems to be a pretty big size. Four bedrooms with a living room, small kitchen, separate entryway and dedicated laundry nook is quite a lot, they'd have to all be closet sized for that not to be an impressive amount of space by apartment standards. There are literal houses in my suburb that might legitimately be smaller.
I just read an article saying that Japanese bears & Wyoming bears are cousins but the Japanese bear is extremely aggressive and there’s been a spike of attacks lately 😮Stay safe out there❤
Nice tour, that place seems bigger than a lot of houses being built in the USA. The food costs are great. You always hear naysayers about how expensive and cramped Japan is, but it's relief to see it's possible.
I think that the "myth" of Japan being expensive is probably because it *used* to be but inflation happened everywhere else and didn't really happen in Japan so much (apart from rent). Eating out is super cheap in Japan since there's a culture for it. And the "cramped" stuff comes from the fact that most foreigners try to live in the heart of Tokyo or Osaka. Which may also contribute to the claims of it being expensive since space is at a premium and that means rent in those areas can be pricey for something nice that has substantial size. If you're willing to move a bit out of Tokyo/Osaka, then you can find larger places for decent prices. Overall, though, if you're mindful you can get by very cheaply and comfortably in Japan. :)
I think it's the rent that makes it expensive. The prices quoted in some of these videos are insane given how tiny the spaces are. I thought the UK had expensive rents but they're notihng compared to Japan.
I’m so envious of the affordable healthy premade food options in Japan. I wish we had that here in Canada. I swear if I ever win the lottery I would start a Japanese style 7/11 here just to make peoples lives easier
the lack of decent instant ramen bowls, onigiri and combini fried chicken here in the GTA really sucks. a japanese 7/11 or lawson would be a huge hit. maybe stock some strong zero too lmao
@@Dolorin123 ah i remember kenzo. i ate there a number of times over the last 10 years at their mississauga location but sadly it closed 2 years ago and rebranded as Kamen. their onigiris are a bit pricey tho at like $7 each lol
@@pawn3d167 Might be pricey but best ramen I have had. Their Etobicoke location is still open at the corner of Islington and Bloor. They are also on Skipthedishes if you don't wanna drive lol
Right?! I just spend $90 at the grocery story in Canada for one week of food. And the 7/11s here... no pens, no ties, no socks, no medicine, just gas, sugar, and lotto tickets.
It never ceases to amaze me how efficiently the space is used in Japanese apartments. I did the something similar with my house though. The master bedroom is my Home Office and workspace since it has so much room to actually work and store all my stuff. I took the small bedroom because I only sleep in there no TV and phone goes on charge on the dresser when I go inside. I found the dedicated sleep-only space separated from the rest of the house helps me get better sleep.
I love being able to see an apartment outside of Tokyo. I feel so much that I know about living in Japan is just in the context of Tokyo. Seeing how apartments look elsewhere is so cool!
My wife and I always love watching -- and listening -- to your videos. You lovingly show the wonders and quirks of Japan. Someday, when travel opens up again for individuals, we can make our eighth trip (for me) to Japan. First trip was in 1973... and fell in love with the place back then.
Woah, this apartment is awesome. The living room looks great for hanging out with friends, and I like how the kitchen is more spacious than the standard Japanese kitchen unit. Also, the ASUS style and design is so fun - I could probably spend a long time connecting and disconnecting the keyboard for the satisfaction!! 😆 Congrats on your radio exam! 💜
As someone who really struggles with mental health, I'm always so impressed by how much you have accomplished and working to accomplish!! It's so amazing seeing everything you, you're doing great!!!
I don’t know why, but your videos are like a safe place. Sometimes I just play them as background to fall asleep. Don’t get me wrong, they all are interesting and when I do fall asleep, I always watch the video again the next day 😂
That apartment is almost double the size of the one I have right now. Norm out there living the life....I really gotta get my shit in order and start living. Thanks for another great video Norm!
Ohhh that kitchen window/bar thing looks so cool. A fun place to hang out if you have guests over. Or possibly watch tv while you’re washing the dishes
Dude, your videos are so cool. By western standards I feel like lots of people criticize Japan's apartment sizes, but I always realize they are very inventing in their usage of space and also it forces some minimalism which turns out to be very positive: be smarter about space and don't waste stuff. Thanks for making so many interesting videos showing off the amazing Japan. Cheers! :)
I've got 2 tatami rooms in my house, and they all have those massive closets too. I was so impressed with the depth of these things. You could literally make like 3 emergency bunks out of the shelves haha 🤣
I love watching how different apartments in Japan look and seem. I personally wouldn't mind living in akiya ( an abandoned house) in the middle of nowhere Japan and feeling how it is
I LOVE that closet in the first bedroom! 🥰LOL! It reminds me so much of how Rukia used to always sleep in Ichigo's bedroom closet in Bleach. See you in there REALLY puts that bit of the show into better context.
Japanese shower rooms are my FANTASY shower situation! A bath inside a wet room with a bench I can sit down in front of a mirror to shave like at a bathhouse! They’re awesome!
Certainly is a huge apartment compared with the others we have seen on the channel! Good to see a more normal place rather than the small apartments which are normally shown. Pity Japan isn't properly open, you could have probably rented out the other rooms, and the closets seperately, on Airbnb 🤣
That place is huuuuuge! I was in Tottori-shi, and my apartment had one room. My friends in more rural towns in Tottori had multiple rooms, but not that many!! Although I am amused that the kitchen, while huge, only has about 12 inches of counter space. An upgrade from three, but still. XD
god every time i hear how cheap the food and stuff is there and remembering when i went there, and thinking here to austin, tx, such cry, such sadge, much :(
Whoa! That's so much space! I could easily live in a very small space with no issues, since I really love small rooms for some reason. I don't know what I'm going to do with all the empty space when I move!
That genkan is about the size of the tiniest apartment from one of your earlier videos :-D Nice place you got yourself there! Hope that finger is better now!
That's a nice place. I can see why it can/could turn out to be too big in the long run. It looks well over twice the size of my two room apartment in Finland (but with a much more effecient floor plan). I'd probs feel agoraphic with so much space 😅
What I expect the finger "mystery" to be? I have to go through a checklist quickly: Specific clothes worn by Norm every time? Check! Flies around in planes for kind of a job right now? Check! Visits rural places casually? Check! If Norm does not get us on an Indiana Jones like adventure for this, I am disappointed ^-^
Norm, have I ever mentioned that even your minor flubs make a video even greater? The joys of being bilingual and thinking the same name for an item. The amount of times I have done that in both French and English 😂😅
wow this is a super nice apartment...4 rooms big living room and all and big kitchen...yeah...i'm in on this place....lots of space for collection and 1 person just my opinionperfect for me
There's a weird vibe with this place, it's like my grandmother's house built in the 1960's, but in a sorta of very traditional/modern western style. Only the odd bathroom layout and Tatami room really set it apart.
What's more odd to me being in the US, is the toilet being it's own room well away from the bathroom, and not having a normal sink, even my 1/2 bath has a normal sink next to the toilet.
I have a disability and there for need an electric wheelchair i’m really curious how the houses look for people in a wheelchair. Not sure if you still make videos like this but would be cool to check that out.
You could rent that closet out if you were in Tokyo, Norm! And that Dave Clark is certainly not $90… I got a great deal on mine which is a slightly newer model for like 150
Congrats on embarking on an amazing journey in aviation! I hope you are progressing quickly, and enjoying your time in the air; as the poem goes, 'slipping the surly bonds of earth!" Your apartment is amazing as well. So many cools things you have shown us, I hope to get there and experience Japan first-hand.
Mate your are in Flight school that's insane so am I. I stumbled across your channel since I will soon be done with my ATPL licence I might have to find work in Asia. It's always so lovely to see a fellow Pilot and I hope your training is going well!
Ive always wanted to go to japan. I'm American 4'11" tall, 95lbs. I want to go to a place where everything is built for me. Id be happy as hell in a low ceilinged tiny apt. My aunt teaches there and brings me back clothes. And they actually fit me properly!!
The apartment looks amazing! I wish every school in Japan had accomodation already included in the cost. I had to pay 44,000 yen a month for a room in the student house that was the size of your living room. But I think I had the same black kettle! So that's the highlight for me. Plus the storage space in the tatami room is great! You can put your suitcases there and still have some space :D
That's such a nice sized apartment! I'm always so amazed at the CHEAP but delicious bentos (esp on sale!) in Japan which goes against the "cooking at home is cheaper" rule. It's just more time efficient and less effort to go out and buy. Although I do think I cook pretty well!
Man that was one huge apartment for Japanese standards, my Tokyo apartment was 21sqm and I still could find space that I didn't use 😄 So Norm, when can I move in? I make a awesome nutritious steel cut oatmeal 😁
This is a pretty amazing apartment! I've found that with apartments out here, you really need to take the time to look in order to find great spots. I looked for almost 3 months and managed to find an amazing, affordable 2 bedroom apartment in Nakano which is rare. But I'll probably end up moving further outside tokyo because I know I'll want more space
12:45 That's totally me. Except i have 11 identical black t-shirts. It seems overly minimalistic, but it's really all you need if you have trousers, shoes and watches to balance it.
"Oh this? This is just an injury after falling down the mountain and encountering a bear before going here." Me: Man, what a journey for this awesome content. lol
Omg the door! The very first time I lived in Japan we had a close door that would just swing open. Whenever it would decide. I not being used to it went to go get dinner with my husband. Standing outside waiting for him to get his shoes on, behind him the door slowly opened . I must have had a look of horror cuz he bolted passed me thinking something of after him. I had a good laugh once my brain caught up with what was happening. Hahaha
The size of the apartment surprised me. It's pretty big! One of the many things I love about some japanese houses is the bathtub... An old dream of mine. Just perfect. Also the warm sit, the tatami... You get the idea. 😂
Kudos to you on the Pilot's license, Norman. What a huge apartment - generally speaking. I think you could open a 3-tiered capsule hotel in only one of the rooms
A professor of mine once told me that geniuses tend to wear always the same outfit because they need to use their brain for what they excel at 😎 (I haven't learnt that lesson lol) This apartment is HUGE 😯
This place is far bigger than my 3 bedroom house here in Australia. And those closests are huge. *also very late to this, I am finally able to play cartch up*
Keep it up!!! Enjoy and appreciate your content especially since travel to Japan is still limited for non-citizens. Would have loved to see the view from your 2 balconies.
So Norm has gone from being chased by bees to bears. Quite the upgrade, lol. Still remember that cartoon of Sharla and Norm being chased by the bees and makes me laugh every time.
I have a work client who is from Kirishima. I visited his home once and it’s a beautiful area with the added perk of an onsen in his house. You can find that a lot in that area because it’s a hot spring town! (Which I’m sure you’re well aware of 😉)
Your apartment is larger than my house and two of us live here with 3 cats. I would love that much room. I never thought I'd say that about anywhere in Japan.
I know this is out of Tokyo, but I’m still impressed with the overall size of your place. You’ve got a very decent amount of space across all the rooms to spread out and make the most of your time. I do have to laugh a little at the VERY low doorways and the very dated Toilet sign 😂 Also, 10/10 would make a fort in that closet!
When you opened your closet it reminded me of that episode of Doug when he opens his closet and it’s all the same outfits. Not sure if they had Doug in Canada
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Hey beautiful people!! Finally showing off the apartment!! Very much a typical apartment here in Japan!
**Huge HUGE thank you to all of you who jump in early every week!! LOVE that Notification squad!!**
And massive gratitude to the group who make so much of this possible~ My amazing and supportive Patreon crew!!
I’d love to have you join us!! Come hang out!
Yes is a very beautiful apartment and house in Japan 🇯🇵 ❤❤❤
Hey Norm 🙂 I love your videos, massive congrats on passing your radio exam! 📻✈️😊 Your apartment is really spacious. Thank you for these little insights into your life. It's a lovely way to spend my lonely evenings. 😔😶 So thank you! 😊🇬🇧
Where is okai san
Hey Norm there's a spam saying to add you in telegram in the coments, that happened with Diy Dannie too.
What is the location of this apartment?
I grew up in Japan from age 6 to 18. Went to American school in Tokyo but our parents wanted to live in traditional Japanese homes. We had 6 kids (a lot more than the traditional Japanese family!) We made the futon closets into double bed "rooms" for two kids to each closet! And yes, they were totally like our own tiny rooms with all our stuff in there! Mom and Dad put their futons in the futon closet off the main living room in the daytime and put the zabutons and small table in there at night and slept on the tatami floor of the living room at night. This brings back so many great memories!
You shouldn't leave your fridge and freezer closed if it is off, it'll grow mold in it. Leave it chocked open a little bit so it gets frsh air.
Noted!
this this this!!! even if you clean really well it beforehand, it’ll still get stinky and gross rather quickly.
That's good advice!
@@whatthehellcat I have 2 freezer/fridges for my RV the main one built in, and a 2nd mini one for longer camping trips, and when more family is with us, and one late fall during our normal winterizing/cleaning day before putting it in storage about 1hr 1/2 from home, I forgot to leave the doors cracked, and came back to black mold city the next spring, and it took me a full day of scrubbing to get it all out(I'm a bit of an overkill bill), and another week of airing them out with a combo of a lemon juice wipe down, and leaving baking soda trays to get the smell out before we could use them again. so now I put a wedge in the doors when not in use to keep them from closing, along with a bit of tape to keep them from from swinging open, and risk breaking the hinges, so that does not happen again hopefully.
I did not know that
My knowledge of a "typical" Japanese house is something small you would find in Tokyo, but here you go showing of an apartment that is more gigantic than mine! As for low ceilings or anything hanging low from ceilings they are the bane on my existence since my head seems to be attracted to hitting itself into everything.
Also I love the same clothing selection for each day, I also got a shirt and jeans combo that I liked so much that I just bought multiple of them and keep wearing the same style almost everyday!
Why do you love keeping wearing the same style of clothes every day?
Because this is the COUNTRYSIDE as he said in the beginning. This is not normal in Tokyo. Also he’s using a wide angle lense
@@chromists less decisions to make on clothing ig
Lol yep. I wear a black t shirt every day. I have 11 of them
@@canadasreallybig I think they know, their phrasing covers that. They were saying that because of the sensationalized focus on tiny Tokyo apartments they had the impression that all typical Japanese homes were around that size, not that they thought this was typical of Tokyo or even near the city at all.
Also even with the wide angle this seems to be a pretty big size. Four bedrooms with a living room, small kitchen, separate entryway and dedicated laundry nook is quite a lot, they'd have to all be closet sized for that not to be an impressive amount of space by apartment standards. There are literal houses in my suburb that might legitimately be smaller.
Only Norm could casually tease a Japanese bear encounter like that! I'm looking forward to THAT video!
LOL yea... it was a day...
@@TokyoLens 😂 I'll bet it was! But clearly it turned out ok which is a relief!
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@@TokyoLens Did you hurt your finger by punching a friend in the leg, before running away from the bear?
I just read an article saying that Japanese bears & Wyoming bears are cousins but the Japanese bear is extremely aggressive and there’s been a spike of attacks lately 😮Stay safe out there❤
Nice tour, that place seems bigger than a lot of houses being built in the USA. The food costs are great. You always hear naysayers about how expensive and cramped Japan is, but it's relief to see it's possible.
Honestly I don’t think that I could live in any other country as affordably as I live in Japan
I think that the "myth" of Japan being expensive is probably because it *used* to be but inflation happened everywhere else and didn't really happen in Japan so much (apart from rent). Eating out is super cheap in Japan since there's a culture for it. And the "cramped" stuff comes from the fact that most foreigners try to live in the heart of Tokyo or Osaka. Which may also contribute to the claims of it being expensive since space is at a premium and that means rent in those areas can be pricey for something nice that has substantial size. If you're willing to move a bit out of Tokyo/Osaka, then you can find larger places for decent prices. Overall, though, if you're mindful you can get by very cheaply and comfortably in Japan. :)
@@miki_mochi only if you aren't a women [wink]
I think it's the rent that makes it expensive. The prices quoted in some of these videos are insane given how tiny the spaces are. I thought the UK had expensive rents but they're notihng compared to Japan.
its almost like the sizes of homes in the countryside are bigger and homes in cities are smaller 🤯🤯🤯
I’m so envious of the affordable healthy premade food options in Japan. I wish we had that here in Canada. I swear if I ever win the lottery I would start a Japanese style 7/11 here just to make peoples lives easier
the lack of decent instant ramen bowls, onigiri and combini fried chicken here in the GTA really sucks. a japanese 7/11 or lawson would be a huge hit. maybe stock some strong zero too lmao
@@pawn3d167 Try Kenzo Ramen. There are 3 or 4 locations in the GTA :D
@@Dolorin123 ah i remember kenzo. i ate there a number of times over the last 10 years at their mississauga location but sadly it closed 2 years ago and rebranded as Kamen. their onigiris are a bit pricey tho at like $7 each lol
@@pawn3d167 Might be pricey but best ramen I have had. Their Etobicoke location is still open at the corner of Islington and Bloor. They are also on Skipthedishes if you don't wanna drive lol
Right?! I just spend $90 at the grocery story in Canada for one week of food. And the 7/11s here... no pens, no ties, no socks, no medicine, just gas, sugar, and lotto tickets.
It never ceases to amaze me how efficiently the space is used in Japanese apartments.
I did the something similar with my house though. The master bedroom is my Home Office and workspace since it has so much room to actually work and store all my stuff. I took the small bedroom because I only sleep in there no TV and phone goes on charge on the dresser when I go inside. I found the dedicated sleep-only space separated from the rest of the house helps me get better sleep.
I love being able to see an apartment outside of Tokyo. I feel so much that I know about living in Japan is just in the context of Tokyo. Seeing how apartments look elsewhere is so cool!
My wife and I always love watching -- and listening -- to your videos. You lovingly show the wonders and quirks of Japan. Someday, when travel opens up again for individuals, we can make our eighth trip (for me) to Japan. First trip was in 1973... and fell in love with the place back then.
I bet she listens.
It's bigger than my apartment in Australia, and probably 8x the size of my sister's apartment when she lived in Tokyo lol. Thanks for the adventure!
Haha thanks Kris!!
Woah, this apartment is awesome. The living room looks great for hanging out with friends, and I like how the kitchen is more spacious than the standard Japanese kitchen unit. Also, the ASUS style and design is so fun - I could probably spend a long time connecting and disconnecting the keyboard for the satisfaction!! 😆 Congrats on your radio exam! 💜
Thanks so much as always, becks!!! 😊
As someone who really struggles with mental health, I'm always so impressed by how much you have accomplished and working to accomplish!! It's so amazing seeing everything you, you're doing great!!!
I don’t know why, but your videos are like a safe place. Sometimes I just play them as background to fall asleep.
Don’t get me wrong, they all are interesting and when I do fall asleep, I always watch the video again the next day 😂
That apartment is almost double the size of the one I have right now.
Norm out there living the life....I really gotta get my shit in order and start living.
Thanks for another great video Norm!
Glad to see the bathroom is adequately labeled. And the ghost friend is a nice added touch!
Ohhh that kitchen window/bar thing looks so cool. A fun place to hang out if you have guests over. Or possibly watch tv while you’re washing the dishes
That is such a huge apartment! It feels like an entire family home.
9:14 I appreciate both your content _and_ the fact that you still see the relevance for recognizing good fort building space. Never grow up ✌️💕
Aww thank you Sheri~ All too kind of you!
hope you have a beautiful day!
wow. That's like the apartment size most people from the west expect to get, but not the size that seems common in Japan!
Funny. As I watched the video I thought exactly that. That's like a normal sized apartment here in Denmark unless you live in Copenhagen.
Way bigger than many 2 bed 1 bath apartments I've seen here in the US.
Dude, your videos are so cool. By western standards I feel like lots of people criticize Japan's apartment sizes, but I always realize they are very inventing in their usage of space and also it forces some minimalism which turns out to be very positive: be smarter about space and don't waste stuff. Thanks for making so many interesting videos showing off the amazing Japan. Cheers! :)
I've got 2 tatami rooms in my house, and they all have those massive closets too. I was so impressed with the depth of these things. You could literally make like 3 emergency bunks out of the shelves haha 🤣
I love watching how different apartments in Japan look and seem. I personally wouldn't mind living in akiya ( an abandoned house) in the middle of nowhere Japan and feeling how it is
Wouldve been hilarious is you opened up one of the closets and Okazaki was just chilling or made it look like she moved into one of them 😂
So much storage space! I've been moving a lot recently and the biggest pain to move has been my wardrobe each time. These built-in ones are amazing!
I LOVE that closet in the first bedroom! 🥰LOL! It reminds me so much of how Rukia used to always sleep in Ichigo's bedroom closet in Bleach. See you in there REALLY puts that bit of the show into better context.
Japanese shower rooms are my FANTASY shower situation! A bath inside a wet room with a bench I can sit down in front of a mirror to shave like at a bathhouse! They’re awesome!
Certainly is a huge apartment compared with the others we have seen on the channel! Good to see a more normal place rather than the small apartments which are normally shown.
Pity Japan isn't properly open, you could have probably rented out the other rooms, and the closets seperately, on Airbnb 🤣
LOL
Then we wouldn’t be able to do our live streams freely wandering around the apartment on Patreon hahaha
I’d have to worry about all my guests lol
That place is huuuuuge! I was in Tottori-shi, and my apartment had one room. My friends in more rural towns in Tottori had multiple rooms, but not that many!! Although I am amused that the kitchen, while huge, only has about 12 inches of counter space. An upgrade from three, but still. XD
god every time i hear how cheap the food and stuff is there and remembering when i went there, and thinking here to austin, tx, such cry, such sadge, much :(
“You could totally go in here and make your own fort”… we think alike sir lol 😆
I’m ok with this lol
Whoa! That's so much space! I could easily live in a very small space with no issues, since I really love small rooms for some reason. I don't know what I'm going to do with all the empty space when I move!
I absolutely love the apartment. Its exactly my style. Stay healthy, happy and safe always. Blessed be
thanks for the sneak peek into your life currently! so interesting to see how accommodation differs the further away you get from Tokyo
That genkan is about the size of the tiniest apartment from one of your earlier videos :-D Nice place you got yourself there! Hope that finger is better now!
Compared to the other so call "apartments" I viewed from him this is a luxurious mansion.
Nothing wrong with being frugal when it comes to meals. Great apartment!
💪 😊
Dude it's huge for Japan! Always loved more the countryside!
That's a nice place. I can see why it can/could turn out to be too big in the long run. It looks well over twice the size of my two room apartment in Finland (but with a much more effecient floor plan). I'd probs feel agoraphic with so much space 😅
What I expect the finger "mystery" to be? I have to go through a checklist quickly:
Specific clothes worn by Norm every time? Check!
Flies around in planes for kind of a job right now? Check!
Visits rural places casually? Check!
If Norm does not get us on an Indiana Jones like adventure for this, I am disappointed ^-^
The floor is beautiful
Norm, have I ever mentioned that even your minor flubs make a video even greater? The joys of being bilingual and thinking the same name for an item. The amount of times I have done that in both French and English 😂😅
Lol I feel very fortunate that you see it that way 😅
that jump transition where you touch the ceiling was sick af
wow this is a super nice apartment...4 rooms big living room and all and big kitchen...yeah...i'm in on this place....lots of space for collection and 1 person just my opinionperfect for me
There's a weird vibe with this place, it's like my grandmother's house built in the 1960's, but in a sorta of very traditional/modern western style. Only the odd bathroom layout and Tatami room really set it apart.
Congratulations on passing your tests. Thanks for sharing your adventures on the ground, over the water, & in the air...oh & the MUSIC!
Thank youuuu!!!!!!
Gotta love that “TOILET” sign right on the toilet door 😂
No
Just in case you get your rooms mixed up lol
It needs a little "occupied" light for when in use. Lol
What's more odd to me being in the US, is the toilet being it's own room well away from the bathroom, and not having a normal sink, even my 1/2 bath has a normal sink next to the toilet.
I have a disability and there for need an electric wheelchair i’m really curious how the houses look for people in a wheelchair. Not sure if you still make videos like this but would be cool to check that out.
these video of small apartments are my favorite videos of yours
You are great. Thank you for everything you bring.
You could rent that closet out if you were in Tokyo, Norm! And that Dave Clark is certainly not $90… I got a great deal on mine which is a slightly newer model for like 150
Congrats on embarking on an amazing journey in aviation! I hope you are progressing quickly, and enjoying your time in the air; as the poem goes, 'slipping the surly bonds of earth!" Your apartment is amazing as well. So many cools things you have shown us, I hope to get there and experience Japan first-hand.
Mate your are in Flight school that's insane so am I. I stumbled across your channel since I will soon be done with my ATPL licence I might have to find work in Asia. It's always so lovely to see a fellow Pilot and I hope your training is going well!
Ive always wanted to go to japan. I'm American 4'11" tall, 95lbs. I want to go to a place where everything is built for me. Id be happy as hell in a low ceilinged tiny apt. My aunt teaches there and brings me back clothes. And they actually fit me properly!!
Congrats
LOL -- "The word is kettle." Thanks for the smile today!
I really like that sink/counter setup. I don't know if that much stainless is fashionable, but it is easy to maintain.
The apartment looks amazing! I wish every school in Japan had accomodation already included in the cost. I had to pay 44,000 yen a month for a room in the student house that was the size of your living room. But I think I had the same black kettle! So that's the highlight for me. Plus the storage space in the tatami room is great! You can put your suitcases there and still have some space :D
In all fairness
The cost of the flight school is the main reason that I don’t plug in the fridge hahaha
But it’s a beautiful space!!
$322 dollars is cheap for an apartment there, wow
This place is so much bigger than expected!
Because I am strange, I would stay in the Oshie closet, cause why not.
Love that literal "jump-cut" for the ceiling segment. Amazing video and inspiring as always! ♥️
Very disappointed that there was no balcony walk around
That's such a nice sized apartment! I'm always so amazed at the CHEAP but delicious bentos (esp on sale!) in Japan which goes against the "cooking at home is cheaper" rule. It's just more time efficient and less effort to go out and buy. Although I do think I cook pretty well!
Man that was one huge apartment for Japanese standards, my Tokyo apartment was 21sqm and I still could find space that I didn't use 😄
So Norm, when can I move in? I make a awesome nutritious steel cut oatmeal 😁
This is a pretty amazing apartment! I've found that with apartments out here, you really need to take the time to look in order to find great spots. I looked for almost 3 months and managed to find an amazing, affordable 2 bedroom apartment in Nakano which is rare. But I'll probably end up moving further outside tokyo because I know I'll want more space
Love your dedication to flight school Norm, Keep up the great work.
That’s a lot of room! I could live there with all that! Awesome!
12:45 That's totally me. Except i have 11 identical black t-shirts. It seems overly minimalistic, but it's really all you need if you have trousers, shoes and watches to balance it.
"Oh this? This is just an injury after falling down the mountain and encountering a bear before going here."
Me: Man, what a journey for this awesome content.
lol
I really could live in this apartment.
Thank you for the update, and that place seems huge. Especially for students.
Omg the door! The very first time I lived in Japan we had a close door that would just swing open. Whenever it would decide. I not being used to it went to go get dinner with my husband. Standing outside waiting for him to get his shoes on, behind him the door slowly opened . I must have had a look of horror cuz he bolted passed me thinking something of after him. I had a good laugh once my brain caught up with what was happening. Hahaha
Wow! This is much different than what other people show of Japanese apartments! What a great space!
idk why but "very, very aptly named toilet" was so funny to me. you sounded so matter of fact about it. made me giggle.
This is so neat! I'm shocked at how much closet space there is. And space in general! It's a very nice place.
The tatami room is my favorite those paper doors. 🤤😍
I lived in beautiful Sasebo, Japan and miss that place very much!!
Thanks for the further insight and hints on living in Japan.
The size of the apartment surprised me. It's pretty big! One of the many things I love about some japanese houses is the bathtub... An old dream of mine. Just perfect. Also the warm sit, the tatami... You get the idea. 😂
When I first moved to Japan I had a big place like this, but with tatami mats, 3LDK for about 45,000 Yen. Miss that place.
Oh snap, you read comments? Great vid. Glad it's not haunted! Thanks for the Freakin' Brilliant clothing idea!
That's such a lovely apartment, I can't even really call it "little" there's so much space o.o
Kudos to you on the Pilot's license, Norman. What a huge apartment - generally speaking. I think you could open a 3-tiered capsule hotel in only one of the rooms
A professor of mine once told me that geniuses tend to wear always the same outfit because they need to use their brain for what they excel at 😎 (I haven't learnt that lesson lol)
This apartment is HUGE 😯
Congratulations on your new home Norm and I hope flight training is going well 😊
This place is far bigger than my 3 bedroom house here in Australia. And those closests are huge.
*also very late to this, I am finally able to play cartch up*
Keep it up!!! Enjoy and appreciate your content especially since travel to Japan is still limited for non-citizens. Would have loved to see the view from your 2 balconies.
So Norm has gone from being chased by bees to bears. Quite the upgrade, lol. Still remember that cartoon of Sharla and Norm being chased by the bees and makes me laugh every time.
Love the toilet sign, just in case you forget yknow
Lol definitely not a room you wanna forget
Really gonna upset a roommate lol
@@TokyoLens Speaking of things you don’t wanna upset, can’t wait to hear about this bear encounter
@@BG-yf1wx was a fun day lol
Notification squad present! Excited to see what's in store this time norm ♥️
alllllllllllll about that squad!!
I have a work client who is from Kirishima. I visited his home once and it’s a beautiful area with the added perk of an onsen in his house. You can find that a lot in that area because it’s a hot spring town! (Which I’m sure you’re well aware of 😉)
that tablet/laptop is absolutely amazing.
Your apartment is larger than my house and two of us live here with 3 cats. I would love that much room. I never thought I'd say that about anywhere in Japan.
Excited we get to see!! Thank you for sharing, eh!
so interesting to see a more spacious japanese home lol ive really only seen standard or tiny apartments so this is cool to see
This place is like a combo of my old place in Fukuoka and the one in Mito.
I know this is out of Tokyo, but I’m still impressed with the overall size of your place. You’ve got a very decent amount of space across all the rooms to spread out and make the most of your time. I do have to laugh a little at the VERY low doorways and the very dated Toilet sign 😂 Also, 10/10 would make a fort in that closet!
When you opened your closet it reminded me of that episode of Doug when he opens his closet and it’s all the same outfits. Not sure if they had Doug in Canada
What a spacious place! Thanks for the apartment tour!
Thank you for tagging along!!
"have a sit down knees down type of bath", yep, I feel those tall people problems
Here in Brazil our security system usually consists of one or two dogs, ideally one loud pinscher and one large pitbull mix.