I have to pay at least ¥100,000 ($1,000)
Is it comfortable. - I don't know about comfortable...
Hi guys and girls it's Cathy Cat. How much do Japanese people pay
for their apartments. That's a question we get asked a lot, so we decided to actually go
and ask Japanese on the streets of Tokyo. Let's go and Ask Japanese.
How are you living?
We don't have straw mats. I live in an apartment.
What's the difference between Apartment and Mansion?
How tall the buildings are
Rooms are smaller too.
We are twins, living together
with our family.
In an apartment? - Yes. - How much rent do you pay?
My mother has bought the place. It's ours
So we don't have to pay rent. - Have you ever lived by yourself?
Never.... - Many friends at university live by themselves.
But half of them still live with their family.
University students don't leave home
in Japan. Is it better to stay with the family?
Living by themselves is expensive. Students struggle with that
and that's why they stay with their families.
If you could live by yourself in Tokyo, where do you want to live?
My dream is...
to live in a large structure mansion.
That's difficult as student. - Very much so.
I think I have to work for several years before I can do that. - Several years!
I think so. - I like that dream
Work towards it! - I will. - I want an autolock feature
and a large living room with space
for a sofa. That's my ideal place.
What's an Autolock. - At the entrance...
you hold your key to a plate and you get into the house.
I have an image like that. - It prevents strangers from entering the premises.
It's a safety measure that especially ladies like.
If you rent a place
what 3 things do you want?
An Autolock feature and
having bath and toilet
in a separate room. And a high floor.
That's where I want to live. - Why a tall place?
Because the view will be pretty from the living room
Everything will be like a miniature. - Autolock
and I like cooking so I want
a counter between living room and kitchen
That would be nice. I can put the food out quickly.
That would be my ideal. Also I want
bathroom and toilet separately.
Why is that so important?
I'm weirdly obsessed with cleanliness.
I want to get clean at the bathroom, so the toilet should be separate
For living in Tokyo, how much can you pay?
You rent? - I think I need at least ¥100,000 ($1000) for all of this
I think that's my current level. Ideally near the station
would be great.
I think ¥100,000 might already be tough to find with those specs
Imagine a place that has autolock! - Yay! - It has a view! - Yay!
But... bathroom toilet and kitchen are together. - I would want to
cut away the kitchen! - Where do you live? - It's company
subsidized living. - You company? - They prepared an apartment for me.
They pay for half of my rent. I can live there.
I only pay ¥30,000 ($300)
So cheap! - It's around ¥68000 in total.
I only have to pay ¥30000 though.
It's a 1K apartment. - That means one room plus kitchen?
Yes. - How big is your room? - 9 tatami mats.
You come into the hallway. Here is bathroom and toilet
they're in the same room. Then follow the thin corridor
you reach the living room. There is a kitchen here
it's super small. About this big.
That's the size of your kitchen? - Yes and over here.
you find the washing machine and a wall. It's a long stretched apartment
With the bed in the room. 1/5 is already taken.
Yeah. - Is it comfortable? - I don't know about comfortable...
Well if 100% is the max
I get 70%-80%
What's good and bad? - First the bad
the faucet is so short.
I think it's a structural error. When you wash you hands...
the water will spill out from the sink and your feet will get wet.
And the kitchen is too small to make food
I don't feel like cooking there.
Do you have a space to cut your food? - No here is the stove
and the sink.
Where do you cut your food?
At the corner of the kitchen
I put a board on the corner and cut
What's convenient? - It's close to the station and easy to get to work.
Are you paying that for a Tokyo flat? - No Yokohama
When finding the perfect place...
what does it have to have?
I want a big kitchen
A big kitchen? - I want one! - You like cooking? - I love it.
What are you good at cooking? - Fish dishes
I like fishing and then cooking it.
I want a space for that. - The best one
What do you need in your apartment? - Toilet and
bathroom need to be separate. Can't relax otherwise.
Even if others aren't in the room, I won't relax
Thank you so much.
Generally when you are about trying to find a place for yourself
the closeness to a station, the age of the building, what facilities it has and
how old the building is decide the price. And the size
of the rooms as well. Generally you have to sacrifice one or the other thing if you like
me live in Tokyo. You live close to the station in a tiny place or further away
from the station in a slightly bigger place. You have to check how old the building
is because you want it to be save and clean. So
how much do you pay for your places? Have you ever
come to Tokyo and tried renting? If so share your
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