Our $460 Japanese Apartment Tour | Jet Programme Apartment in Kobe

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Today we’re giving you a full tour of our $460 Japanese apartment in Kobe!
In this JET Programme apartment tour, we’ll show you our entire 2LDK apartment, and some of the special Japanese features and home goods that we’ve furnished it with! This is a typical example of a 2LDK apartment in Japan (2 rooms, living, dining, kitchen area), so if you want to move to Japan this type of home is very common in cities. Our rent is around ¥53,000 which comes to around $460 or £340 per month. Please enjoy our Japanese apartment tour, and don’t forget to subscribe to see more of our life in Japan!
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WHO WE BE:
Hi we’re Theo and Ashley, a British couple who decided to pack up and move to Japan 🇯🇵 We spent a year living in the countryside of the northern prefecture of Hokkaido before moving to Kobe City! We’re documenting our time in Japan by making videos about things we find interesting, without being too serious.
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@TomisWorldxEli 2 года назад

Omg your apartment is so aesthetically pleasing 😍😍 goals 🔥🔥

@grass4432 2 года назад

OMG I love your vids!

@wegoeast 2 года назад

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@siobhanlemaistre2642 2 года назад

Love the bath with a lid and the heated table 🛁🔥😍

@wegoeast 2 года назад

The heated table is a lifesaver in winter!

@ReggieRed91 2 года назад

Great video. Rly entertaining!

@wegoeast 2 года назад

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed :)

@cynthiaselene1496 2 года назад

Awesome video!! Yall seem so cool and friendly I love that yall are making it work over there!! Hooefully soon ull have an even more awesome apartment w super fancy toilet features! ❤️Maybe one day ill get to visit japan! 🙏🏼

@wegoeast 2 года назад

Thank you for the nice comment! We have thought about moving several times before to be closer to central Kobe/ Osaka but moving costs in Japan can be ridiculously expensive- like $2000 in fees!

@BellThompson 2 года назад

I love apartment tours

@wegoeast 2 года назад

What do you think of our apartment??

@BellThompson 2 года назад

@@wegoeast fingers crossed I get to see it in person

@wegoeast 2 года назад

@@BellThompson when Japan starts letting people back in! (Probably never lol)

@tachikaze222 Год назад

outside of the mentions of IKEA, things haven't changed in 30 years! (Rent too which is nice I guess)

@LifewiththeClements 2 года назад

Your apartment is so cute! Honestly very similar to ours and we definitely feel you on the counter space situation 😂 love your vids, we've subscribed!

@wegoeast 2 года назад

Thank you!! The counter space (or lack of) is easily the biggest gripe we have with it, when we cook different meals it's a nightmare! Haha

@KatiePrescott 2 года назад

Wow your apartment is gorgeous! Love the way you've kitted it out :) I've just moved into a smaller city near Kyoto (also with the JET programme) - my apartment is the same price but about half the size and with some mould issues 😭 But hoping to clean it all up - it'll be looking cute and comfy soon!

@wegoeast 2 года назад

Thank you! I hope you're enjoying Japan so far! Sorry about the mould :( But don't despair, look for Kabi Killer　(カビキラー) which is great for getting mould off bath rooms and tiles etc. Vinegar and soap works on more delicate stuff. Also you can prevent mould by buying these humidity absorbers from drug stores (170 yen ish) and putting them EVERYWHERE in your house

@KatiePrescott 2 года назад

@@wegoeast thanks for the tips!!! 🥰

@michaelmoraga2926 Год назад

Tatami is awesome... It is great insulation in the very cold winters, it smells nice (especially if your room is big enough for you to lay on it at the end of a busy day), and it is resistant to spilled drinks (if it isn`t too old), easily wiped clean with a damp rag (even red wine!).

@wegoeast Год назад

We like the aesthetic of tatami, but it's really annoying if you want to have non japanese style furniture. Tatami is super easy to damage with furniture 😭

@michaelmoraga2926 Год назад

@@wegoeast So true. I use the same solution you apparently do with padding. 👍

@izumiruki Год назад

Ah JPY52,000 for such a large place. My tiny room in this sharehouse costs me JPY57,000 a month and it's 1/4th the size of this place. But then again I live in Tokyo. =')

@wegoeast Год назад

The joy's of Tokyo! All of our tokyo friends say the same thing, amazing city to live in but the housing is horrendously expensive 😭😂 however, we found that Tokyo has the cheapest trains in Japan so it's not all bad!

@clarityashtons4273 Год назад

I love Japanese homes! I could very easily due with a home this size as long as I had a storage room. So maybe a 2 bedroom with a living room would be ideal. One bedroom for storage and organizing, the small bedroom, then the small living room!

@wegoeast Год назад

2 bedrooms is ideal, even for 2 people because one room can be storage, as you said, or it can be another living room, or a mix of both (like we had)!

@kathyj1391 11 месяцев назад

Hi, my son is a college senior in the fall 2023 and graduates in 2024. He wants to be a high school Japanese teacher here in the U.S. He just told me he plans to try for the JET program for the year after he graduates to get more experience with the language. Concerned, I've been googling about the program and found your video. It was very helpful for me. He just finished a summer study abroad in Tokyo. Any tips for this nervous mom about the JET program? It appears you both have done it for years, is that correct? Thank you! I subscribed and will be watching more of your videos. Maybe some of the answers are in other videos.

@wegoeast 11 месяцев назад

Well I would say that he's set his sights on a really amazing programme, which If he gets on would be a hugely valuable experience both career wise and more generally as a life experience. The programme has been going since 1989 and as such is very mature in its processes, which should give you confidence that he's making a good choice. That being said, everyone's JET experience is different depending on their placement (effectively random) and their ability to adapt. So as long as your son fully understands that he could be placed in Tokyo, or far north Hokkaido, or even on his own on a tropical island down in Okinawa, and he is willing to face any challenge that an unexpected placement might pose, he will be fine. All in all, its a great programme with a great history and the fact he has spent time in Japan before should give you full confidence that its the right choice!

@kathyj1391 11 месяцев назад

@@wegoeast Thank you for your encouragement! He has studied Japanese since freshman year in High School and decided then he wanted to teach it. I will show him your reply. Thanks again! I wish you both well.

@anamei9 2 года назад

Welcome, welcome! Are you Hyogo Prefectural JETs in Kobe, or Kobe City JETs?

@wegoeast 2 года назад

Hello! We are Kobe City JETs!

@yokiyo1004 2 года назад

Excellent intro of your JET living! Both of you were extremely charming. Did I read correctly that you did your first JET year in Hokkaido? How has your experience been comparatively? Do both of you teach at the same school? Have you been teaching in-person the whole time or hybrid with virtual? Cheers.

@wegoeast 2 года назад

Thank you for the nice comment! Hokkaido was very relaxed compared to Kansai and we preferred the food in Hokkaido, but Kobe is a very nice city to live in! We teach at different schools and the lessons have only been in person!

@yokiyo1004 2 года назад

@@wegoeast Gratitude for your reply... so despite the state of emergencies, you still teach daily in person in Kobe? Does your school year end in March/April?

@ZuriAfrica 2 года назад

This is such a cool apartment tour 🌸 Are you both in the JET program? How do you come with your partner to Japan 🇯🇵 on the JET program? Must you be married?

@wegoeast 2 года назад

Thank you!! Yes, we are both on the JET programme. If you are lucky enough to be placed together (and if your BOE is ok with it), you can actually live with other people in Japan! We're a couple but we also know of friends who live together!

@ZuriAfrica 2 года назад

@@wegoeast are you married? Or did you have to provide proof that you are together somehow?

@MissMcEwen 2 года назад

Your apartment is so cute and tidy!! :3 was 懐かしい af seeing the ol' kotatsu (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) Also your editing always cracks me up 👌🤣 hope you guys are doing good ☺️

@wegoeast 2 года назад

It isnt usually that tidy 😂

@bleahx2u 2 года назад

Hi! Incoming Kobe JET here flying over end November! Your apartment looks pretty big, compared to the usual japanese micro apartments that i've seen. Is this an apartment that was arranged by the CGD or self-sourced?

@wegoeast 2 года назад

Hello! Welcome to Kobe! This apartment was arranged by our BOE for us! It may be slightly bigger than usual because we live together, but its a typical layout for a 2LDK in Japan. Having visited friends that live alone in Kobe, their apartments are pretty similar in layout though might have one less room/ not have as large a living/dining area. But I would say they're defo not as small as the classic Tokyo micro apartments! Of course, ESID but as far as I've seen the apartments in Kobe are all pretty nice! Hope that helps :)

@bleahx2u 2 года назад

@@wegoeast Ooh, that's a relief! I don't expect a huge place like those in the rural areas but I hope it's at least around the same layout as yours, even minus one room 😅 Just one more question if you guys don't mind! How far away is your apartment from your schools? Thanks for the reply btw!

@wegoeast 2 года назад

@@bleahx2u No problem, always here to help out new arrivals! The commuting distance really is ESID (I know people who’s schools are right next to their house and others that are pretty far), but it’s *generally* going to be less than an hour. All our schools take less than an hour to get to. Hope that helps!

@jessp741 Год назад

Is there a tiny freezer you can get.

@wegoeast Год назад

There are loads of second hand stores in Japan (HardOff/ Second Street/ etc) where you can get mini freezers!

@michaelmoraga2926 Год назад

Where`d you get your emergency bag? Nice. Greetings from 4-chome, Kobe. Thankful for Ikea, right?

@wegoeast Год назад

The bag is from daiso but the contents are from various shops. I recommend looking at the emergency section in supermarkets!

@michaelmoraga2926 Год назад

@@wegoeast Thank you!

@crazyk1tty 2 года назад

this is kind of like Abroad In Japan’s apartment

@wegoeast Год назад

Most japanese apartments tend to have similar lay outs! Almost all are unfurnished as well

@FSVR54 2 года назад

Man...If I had known about JET before I hit 30, I would've been all over it. Fuck

@wegoeast 2 года назад

Plenty of JETs we've worked with have been in their 30s when theyve arrived!

@MrFergfilms 2 года назад

Going to egg your place

@daddyandray4688 Год назад

How tall are you both? Is everything just tiny, or are you both just taller than the average Japanese height?

@wegoeast Год назад

A mix of both, I'm 190cm and Ashley's 170 something. I tower over most Japanese people and as such hit my head on things, especially in our apartment! The most common thing Japanese people say to me is "tall!"