@Alejandra Corril Agreed! You get no feel for each place by editing it the way they do. It would be quite good if they did each place in its entirety and then moved to the next one. It's a nice concept showing how four diff peoples live but it's ruined by the editing format.
Agree with this. Not a fan of this format. Very difficult trying to remember who’s who and what people are paying. Please revert to the original format for the next one.
@@hspd For two years I had to share the toilets (it looked like a public toilet space), the showers (also looked like public toilet spaces) an a kitchen with 30-40 people 😬 I am glad I now have my own bathroom
I love these videos... but why go through one room at a time? How about you show ONE entire apartment at a time? It would make so much more sense! I can't watch this.
I think what it's supposed to be doing is contrasting between the apartments. Personally I thank all those allowing us to see their apartments. Once someone starts doing this, maybe they'll see better ways to review.
This brings back so many memories of when I lived in Japan. Although most apartments are small, they don't waste space because space is at a premium. After a while, you realize that you don't need so much space and things to live well. My two favorite features of Japanese living spaces is that the toilet is separate from the bath/shower area. Also, I love that the walk-in area is lower than the living space to create a space to place shoes away. The only apartment I'm not a fan of is the young woman's because the shower is adjacent to the kitchen area. I would prefer a bedroom as opposed to a bathroom/shower. Because I lived outside of Tokyo, I definitely had a little more space. Japan is a wonderful country.
Hanging clothes to dry right after washing it is normal in Asia. Only the westerners that really use a dryer. Our washing machine can dry our clothes but it's too much energy, the machine will be on from start to finish for at least 3 hours. If we do that, our electric bill will be twice as high.
people in japan separate their garbage and brings each "category" based on a schedule. so they basically have to keep their garbage in for awhile before throwing them out. they can't simply "bringing out the trash every 20 minutes"
Im not sure i can live in tokyo, such small spaces and expensive too. Had to share a hotel room when i was there and it was uncomfortable; even for a mid-high price range the room was so tiny!
u should never come to jersey or nyc then lmao. these are huge to me tbh except Kimberley's is normal size and cheapest in NJ atleast is $2,000 a month
@@bd7852 as a new jersian i majorly agree. and theyre spacious right? Kimberley's is normal size for what I'm used to. but ya ive never seen anything under $2,000
I live in west Tokyo, a 3dk (3 bedrooms, kitchen and dining room) and pay about 725 usd a month. I'm about 25 mins via express train to Ikebukuro. My last apartment was a 3ldk about 30 mins to shinjuku for 700usd a month so you can deff get cheaper apartment than what they are paying.
Cool! Is that affordable on most people's incomes? By comparison, I live in a 1 bedroom 600 square foot condo near the bay bridge across from San Francisco. The $2,000 US that my husband and I pay each month for mortgage plus homeowners association fees is most definitely NOT affordable to us on our incomes. Yet somehow we are still here after 15+ years 🤷♀️
@@juanitacarrollyoung2979 yes. We bring in less than 50kusd combined. Both transfer money to the US for student Loans and are able save about 500-1000 a month
Are you serious? Haha! They look like they’re about 100-200g in weight. That’s not going to hurt her. Also her head won’t be under the counter. Who bends like that cutting veggies?
Love the show, but why jump from home to home instead of showing one home at a time. Its really hard to fully understand the layouts and functionality or lack of. But thanks for the upload.
The visible clutter in small apartments gives me anxiety. I know it’s a small space but I can’t handle seeing all this stuff covering every inch of space.
A thing that bothers me, I'm not watching the show in real time, meaning I can stop & start to cook, get groceries, clean or let my dog out. I feel they need to remind us as to whose place it is with either a number in the upper hand corner or, the face and/or both. I lose track and can't figure it out which one & where. Additionally, I do appreciate all that are willing to invite us in for a looksy. That in itself might be a hard accomplishment. They have spread it out the apartments aren't right next to each other. Perhaps they can change it up a little bit. IDK, I can't state everyone has an idea of what apartments can be like. % have lived in a few going to college, some had friends/family and others have gone on tours trying to find a place. For those that have, we've looked at many in our price range high/low for "us" to live in. Why not add in what many may never such as a high end, or fabulous view? We've seen communal dorm style, studio, 1-2 bedrooms all around the same prices. Why not see how luxurious/cheap can live? For example, NYC has 5 boros, maybe show a bougie high end Manhattan apt in upper east side side, one in possibly more historic Staten Island, another in the Bronx, or Queens that shows great views of the ocean/beaches (many outsiders aren't aware of) to see the distinction of different areas. The same with other cities.
Fascinating. I live in kokubunji. A very convenient area. Managing a small space and avoiding clutter is key. She shared house was very cool and I didn’t know about them.
The hard part of living in Tokyo for me would be the lack of bathrooms in apartments. I know it’s rare for a Japanese apartment, even a larger one, to have more than 1 bathroom. As someone with IBS though, it would make it hard if I lived with anyone else.
Having lived in tokyo, both in Asakusa and the suburbs outside of the 23 primary wards, I can honestly say, if you dont mind the commute, go for the suburbs. The space and peace and quiet is very much worth it in addition to prices being much lower. For eg, in somewhere like asakusa your looking at 90k yen + for a studio or perhaps a small one bed ( under 25sqm ), in the suburbs however you can get a good 2 bed, 70 sqm for 70k.
The editing on this is so weird. I couldn't get through half of the vid because its hard to picture out the apartments when they are in snippets of these and thats.
Help! Does anyone know? At 4:55 behind and above the shelves Takuto installed I can see some special screws to secure the planks in place. This is a genius way of putting up shelves without making any holes in the rented apartment walls, and can also be used to stabilise furniture if you don’t want to drill into the walls. I have no idea what they are called, does anyone know? I’ve seen them being used in Japan several times, in Europe the closest thing I can find is a spindle screw for baby gates, but it’s still not quite right.
I absolutely love home tours. I live for them on RU-vid. This is interesting but from what I can see the Japanese home aesthetic is definitely not for me. 1 thing we do have in common tho, ‘no shoes in the house!’ I wonder what a high end Japanese city home would look like. 🤔
High end apartments don’t look too different than these. It’s common to have light colored textured walls/wallpaper, little hung on the walls, wooden floors (or tatami mats in certain rooms), sliding doors, large closets, and small kitchens.
@@Nihal-wx3th minimalistic? I found their homes packed with stuff, gave me anxiety and fyi I am not a minimalist but that was too chaotic and messy looking for me. Especially their kitchens. The last guy with the pretty condo was not messy and stuffed untill he showed the kitchencounter. But that was the only thing that was a bit stuffed. Some things you should hide in cabinets not displacing on the counter, at least that's my opinion.
Love this series that buzz feeds has done. This is so awesome. Can’t wait to visit one day. Mame is sooo cute! I love shiba Inuit daiske and takutos condos are white I’d prefer. It’s just me and husband and two cats but I must have space and open area to move around. I wouldn’t be able to deal :(
Just a note, in Asia when they say apartment they may sometimes mean condo. Not sure if this is also the case in other places but I notice this when visiting family/friends.
I am here after watching the latest episode of this What Apartments Look Like Around The World serie -- Hong Kong. Tokyo looks like heaven compare with Hong Kong.
These places are so tiny, I guess you get used to it when living here. Why not show one person whole place instead of one room at a time in different people's homes.
These spaces look the same, very utilitarian, with furniture that look like they were bought from the same place. It also seems they dont like to paint in colors other than drab white. Nice appliances though.
Man Daiki's place is posh. I have been told my entire life Tokyo rents are some of the highest in the world, looking at these, it barely makes the top 50. What gives?!?!?!
