After numerous requests to see my neighborhood, apartment, and gaming setup, here it is, in all it's tiny, cramped glory! KS on Facebook - / kidshoryuken KS on Twitter - / kidshoryuken
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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..
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!
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
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.
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.
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!
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
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?
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.
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.
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.
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 RU-vid channels, keep it up.
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.
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.
Great Job!!! What method of transportation do you use? How close/far is the nearest mall or places to hang out/eat/shop? What do you do for fun? What's the approx sq ft of this apt? Do families actually live in these or is it mostly college students? Is the structure of the bld made well enough for you not to hear your neighbors? How would you rate noise, crime, value/area on a numerical scale, say 10 the highest? Thank you!
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.
What's the best way to figure out everything I need to do to move and live in Tokyo? I live in Texas and work for the Hyatt hotels and know there are a few in Tokyo, so I could transfer. But I'd like to get a place to live out in the suburbs and not live downtown. I just don't know how to go about it.
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?
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
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.
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.
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.. ^^
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 ;)
Hello this might be an old comment but just curious if anyone knows where that theme music he uses at the end of this video is from I've heard it before but can't quite put my finger on it I'm guessing the title screen from megaman legends 2 remixed but not sure.
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.
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.
hey im thinking of moving to japan once im 18 and study there to become a mangaka do you think id be able to purchase an apartment instead of rent im from the USA
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.
Maybe the school in Shinjuku you keep mentioning is Waseda by any chance ? Anyway, small but sweet apartment and a nice looking neighbourhood, these are Tokyo prices after all. I want to move to Japan for my master studies sometime soon so I can imagine myself living in a similar environment. Thanks for sharing it !
