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hey guys welcome back and welcome to my
new apartment in sendai thank you so
much for being so patient while i got
settled in here i feel like it's been
forever since i've talked to you guys
before i moved here i was a little
worried
that i wouldn't like sendai as much as
morioka because i absolutely love
morioka city it's so gorgeous the people
are really nice i had nothing bad to say
about it so it did feel a little risky
to try a brand new city that i didn't
know too much about but
i love it here and i can even say that
there are lots of things that i find
even more convenient and exciting than
living in morioka so i think i
definitely made the right choice i'm
feeling really good about it i'm going
to be doing a video on the entire moving
process because this was the first time
in my entire
16 or however many years in japan that i
hired a japanese moving company
and it was an experience it was so
eye-opening um to how different they do
it here in japan than like back in the
west so keep an eye out for that video
one of my
absolute favorite things about living in
japan all these years has always been
how much effort they put into making
like
basic everyday items really fun and cute
that's something that we don't really do
back in canada so
it's been really fun for me to
see all the cute products that japan has
and i wanted to share with you guys
today 19 fun things that i bought for my
new apartment here in japan hope you
enjoy i am most excited about these two
i cannot wait to open these and try them
out these are antibacterial hand soaps
in a little pump form
but they come out in cute little shapes
this one comes out in a little paw print
and this one is supposed to be a pink
sakura shape so this soap was made by
bra you guys might know the brand
they're quite popular here in japan as
well i'm so glad i got my hands on this
sakura version not only did the sakura
shape come out perfectly the scent is so
nice it's a little fruity and sweet
while i was looking for that sakura soap
i also came across this paw print
version and i had to try out this one as
well the package is adorable again the
shape came out really nicely
the scent of this one is just like a
fresh soap scent don't know how to
explain it but it smells really nice
these are chair socks these are a very
important investment if you are renting
an apartment in japan
because i learned the hard way
that depending on your real estate agent
when you move out they could charge you
a lot of money
for the little scratches on the floor
that your dining room or living room
chairs might make my landlord decided to
do that
so
this time i have purchased lots of chair
socks and i will be protecting my floors
by putting these on my chairs i think my
favorite part is that
the backs have little tails how cute is
that
shout out to my friend ushka for
discovering this amazing
invention
this is a storage bag to store your
unused like duvets and blankets right
now it's super hot and summery in japan
so i need something to store my winter
blankets this is such a cute way to do
it it's a giant
cat sausage even though it's gonna go in
my closet
and
not too many people are gonna see it
it's still really nice to know that it's
gonna be in a cute little cat storage
bag so
let's do that now i'm so sick of having
these blankets sitting in my living room
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i lured him up on the sofa with a snack
he refused otherwise maro has been so
good throughout the whole moving process
he was a little scared of the movers at
first but
i was with them for like five days by
the end of it he was used to them and he
even rubbed up against one of their legs
at one point
he was great and he didn't take any time
at all to settle into the new apartment
he
loves the window seats which i knew he
was going to but i wanted to get him a
little treat as well for being such a
good boy
so i got him a brand new cat tower but i
was really excited to come across this
brand that does really fun cat towers
they have like rocket shapes and castle
shapes and i think there's a cactus it
was really hard to choose one but i went
with the castle so let's put it together
and i hope maro likes it it's not as big
as his other tower but because he's got
all the window seating in the house i
feel like he doesn't really need a super
tall tower to see out the window anymore
this is what we are aiming for isn't it
cute i love this part it's so adorable
normally when you put together furniture
all the screws and everything are just
in one big bag and it's quite a mess but
they've laid it out really nicely
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this is so cute i like how small it is a
lot smaller than your typical cat tower
but like in a good way it's very compact
i feel like it's a lot more stylish
than the typical fluffy cat tower that
you see so i really like it i'm so happy
with how it turned out this is my
favorite part you can
open up the roof here and there's
storage for toys
for snacks or whatever it has a little
scratch pad here for him i feel like
he'll really like that it's really tough
and feels nice to scratch maro doesn't
usually play with these luna loves these
maro doesn't really play with them much
we'll see if he likes these ones you
never know inside it's got these really
soft fluffy cushions
now to find him and see what he thinks
maro are you hiding i got you a present
you want to come see your present
hello
success
i'm gonna go in try your new tower
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what are you doing
don't do that
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i think it's safe to say he likes it he
looks pretty cozy in there
you having fun
you like your tower
i absolutely despise doing the dishes
it's the one chore that i really really
don't like but these sponges make it
a lot more enjoyable
look at them who wouldn't want to wash
their dishes with a cute cat sponge
these two i actually got for free when i
ordered some cat food and this last one
looks so much like luna i had to get
this i think i got this one at can do it
was another one of the dollar stores
that wasn't daiso when i moved i decided
to throw away my fridge not throw away
but like give to the second-hand store i
do a lot of cooking at home so i figured
i deserve a larger fridge to be able to
store more fresh ingredients and it has
a bigger freezer as well which is really
handy so anyways i bought these animal
crossing
magnets don't know which one you're
gonna get they're like a little blind
bag to use on my fridge to display some
photos and stuff i've got some already
that i opened up i'm hoping that one of
these is
tom nook because i don't have him yet so
cross your fingers for me
it's judy
so cute i'm actually really glad i got
this one i kind of like it more than tom
nook i have been meaning to organize the
cables around my desk area for ages and
when i saw these cat cable holders at
daiso i knew i had to pick them up and
they have little stickers on the bottom
so you can just stick them
onto your desk but these should be
really good for
attaching my iphone charger to my desk
so that it doesn't fall onto the floor
all the time and it's really easy to
find
if you are a cat fan um or a dog fan for
that matter there's lots of really cute
products here these are little adhesive
hooks for holding your keys or something
small it says that they hold up to 400
grams and 800 grams so you can't really
hang anything too heavy from it i'll
probably just stick them on a shelf and
hang some of my storage keys or
something on there
if i had to choose one of these 100 yen
cap products that has been the most
useful up until now it would probably be
these cable ties i've got lots of
electronics in my house and these are
such a cute way to clean up your cables
and just make your house look a little
tidier
i can't believe these are only a dollar
honestly these just make me so happy
one of my very first videos on youtube
10 years ago now wow that's weird to say
was about japanese toilet paper because
they do a really great job at coming out
with cute
and scented
toilet papers here in japan this is a
hello kitty one for the summer it's got
cute little summer
beach hello kitty print on it and it
smells like
sweets
candies apparently every season they'll
come out with new toilet paper in the
spring there's really pretty cherry
blossom ones that are pink and smell
like cherry blossoms my absolute
favorite one comes out in the fall it's
a halloween themed one that smells like
candy but it's just the most addictive
scent ever whenever they release it i
buy like six packs of it and stock it up
in my house in the closet
it's very similar to my favorite
halloween one
but a little bit more like strawberries
i would say it's like a creamy
strawberry candy scent
toilet areas in japan are usually very
compact so if you have a roll of scented
toilet paper in your washroom the whole
room will smell like this
this is one of those things that you
don't really need but it'll probably
make your life a little bit better if
you get it so i got it this is a washi
tape holder i use a lot of washi tape
for my stationery business so it's nice
to have it in a holder like this so it's
ready to go and i can just rip it off
really easily
there are so many fun designs of washi
tape available in japan it's becoming
more and more popular
both here and overseas if you've ever
wondered how the heck you're supposed to
use it i use it for decorating letters a
lot of the time sealing the back of
envelopes just spicing up notes and
letters and cards it's a really easy way
to put a personalized touch on something
maro's trying to sneak into the
background of my video so
we'll give him the spotlight for a
minute next we have some toothbrush
covers i like keeping my toothbrush
covered because it just feels wrong to
have it out in the open it might collect
bacteria or something
so these are a really cute way to
protect your toothbrush
also if you are traveling a lot like i
do
it's nice to have this so that you can
pop it on after brushing your teeth and
you can just put your toothbrush
straight into your bag and not worry
about it being wet or anything so
good boy
you look like a manatee what is that
pose
oh
aren't you cute
maro's clearly begging for comments
calling him cute so indulge him comment
below
you guys might have seen these before i
have purchased these before i love them
i find them very handy for storing
different types of pasta these are
reusable pasta bags they're just so cute
they look like a little jar so when you
put your spaghetti or fettuccine in here
it just looks adorable and they're very
sturdy so you can reuse them i just find
it a really easy way to store my pasta
once i've opened the package and it
keeps it very fresh because it's got
like a ziploc
seal up top
always good to have some bag clips
around for keeping your chips or just
anything fresh once you've opened it i i
really like how they've put so much
effort into explaining
the personalities of each
of these animals
this is shito the white cat sibling of
kudo the black cat very imaginative
names here every time i make a cooking
video there's at least two or three
comments telling me how horribly dull my
knife is trust me i know so i've finally
purchased a knife sharpener and it's
extra cute it's a little tomato as much
as i hate tomatoes this is adorable
let's hope it works my knife is extra
dull right now so it's a great time to
test if this little thing actually works
this was just from daiso so it only cost
100 yen about a buck
i was so excited to see this in the
cleaning section
at my local dollar store
i think it's so cool how they put
pokemon on products that aren't designed
for children little stuff like this just
really makes me happy in japan they
don't see character stuff as only for
children
it just makes your day a little brighter
these little melamine cat sponges are a
godsend for someone like me who drinks a
lot of
black tea these are so good for getting
out the stains on your porcelain cups
you don't need to use soap with them you
just add a little bit of water to it and
it gets out your stains really easily
i swear japan has like 50 different
types of sponges all for different
purposes these ones here are for
polishing your tap or around the top
area it can get quite dirty there again
the really small size makes these so
easy to use and i really like how the
back is adhesive so you can just kind of
stick it to the tiling or whatever you
have behind your sink and it'll be
ready whenever you want to use it
and finally probably the best new
addition to my home
is this gengar plushie i came across
this advertisement i think it was on
twitter
the pictures were just so ridiculous
i really like giant pokemon plushies and
i don't know i just couldn't stop
thinking about this one i think it took
me about a month or so to commit to it
because it's very expensive
like over the top expensive
but i tried to justify the price by
saying i could use it as a yoga mat as
well as a cat bed
so it's like two in one plus it looks
really cute in the background of my
videos but this is the price
twenty five thousand nine hundred and
fifty yen that's
roughly 250 american dollars
luckily maro has gotten lots of use out
of it he loves using it as a bed and it
is super comfy just to lie down on it
and relax
and i love how it looks so
overall i would say it was worth the
investment it's a limited edition
plushie i don't believe it's available
anymore so i think that was part of the
very high price let me know what you
guys think was this worth 250 dollars i
have a feeling the opinion on that will
be split and that is it that's my little
haul of cute little things that i got
for my house i really want to take you
guys to
a furniture store actually because
there's a really good one here in sendai
and i've had so much fun shopping there
and i think there are a couple more
pieces i need for my house so would you
be interested in that should i bring you
along when i go shopping for those let
me know down below and i'll see you guys
again very soon bye for now
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