What's unpractical?
It's not unpractical, but the air is dirty. I prefer nature.
My rent is ¥55000 ($550) - That's SO cheap I'm so jealous.
Hey guys and girls it's Cathy Cat.
People from Japan who do not live in Tokyo, how much do they actually spend on rent
for their apartments, how big are those apartments
is something we're gonna find out today because we're gonna go and Ask Japanese.
I live in New York's Manhattan
What's different between Manhattan and living in Japan?
The big difference is the space. In Manhattan
the rooms and buildings are bigger and streets are wider.
In Japan everything is small - How much is the rent there though?
I am paying ¥500,000 ($5000)
That's cheaper than in Japan....
WAIT I MISSED a ZERO THERE! $500? $5000?!
$4500 Dollars. - That's expensive! - It is.
It's a one bedroom with kitchen and living room.
Living bedroom kitchen.
It's 5 minutes away from Time's Square.
And also - Wow that's exciting.
It's great for sight seeing. The living complex also has
a pool, a sauna and a library.
There are so many places to have fun there. - Why did you pick that place?
It's close to my husband's company, convenient for shopping
and having a good time. - Are there any negatives?
It's not very safe.
There are many homeless and drug addicts.
A lot. It's dangerous.
The house sounds interesting. Didn't know something existed.
Yes, I have a good time living there.
Where do you live? - I live in a mansion near Shinagawa.
Its a 2 room place with a parking space for about ¥250,000 ($2500)
The station Shinkansen and route to the airport are easy.
My husband has to work outside a lot, it's good for him.
What's unpractical. - It's not unpractical,
but the air is dirty. I prefer nature.
Where do you live? - I live alone. - I live with my family.
A girl living alone, is that tough in Japan?
It is tough. Doing the housework after work...
that makes me so tired. I do it all on my days off
Hehe. - What type of house is it?
It's a one room mansion.
How big is your room. - It's about
9.6 tatami mats. - For Tokyo and Chiba that's big?
It is, the room is big. Contains a bed and
a sofa, Tv and a desk.
You put a lot of things in there. - My sofa is big
2-3 people can sit on it.
When you decided to live alone
What was the item you NEEDED to have. - toilet and bathroom separate
And a separate Wash basin. Sometimes they're in the bathroom
I don't like that. - Why did you want that separate? - The reason?
I can't store my things and its unhygienic. - You current
living, is it comfortable? - So so.
What's good and bad? - Good...
My room is big, I think that's good. But it's far from the station
It's also far from the city centre.
I think that's unpractical. If I was closer to the station
the rent would be high, so I chose further away
walking 10 mins
I walk 10 mins - Well that's still close.
How much do you pay? - Including monthly fee it's ¥74,000 ($740)
Oh that's cheap. - It's because it's out in Chiba.
What items are important for your room?
I didn't need the sofa. - The big one?
It is too big. Sitting there alone...
I am sad and it just becomes storage space.
But I really needed that separate bed.
I am sometimes 10 days not at home.
When coming home, it's great to sleep in my favorite space.
Sleeping in your favourite space.
You live with your family? at Home?
I live with my husband and kid in a 2 room flat.
We have one living room and two rooms
one room is only storage now
but in the future it will be the kid's room.
How much is your rent?
¥130,000 ($1300)
That's nice. Is it close or far from the station?
It's a little away
It's tough.
Because you have to carry the baby there? - I need my buggy.
What item did you need when you looked for houses?
A counter kitchen. - Why?
I can look into the livingroom and see what the child does.
I can see it from the kitchen
You picked the place, thinking of kids?
Yes I did. - Where do you live? - In Mie. We left our families to live together.
in one room the size of 15 tatami mats.
That's a big room you're sharing. - Yes.
We pay ¥70,000 ($700) all included.
Oh that's good, does it include water etc too?
All bills are included. - Without the bills?
The rent is just ¥55,000 - That's so cheap
I am so jealous. - When you decided to live there
what was important? - I hate small rooms. But also hate too many rooms.
That's why I wanted one big room and
a place that's quiet. I decided it all by myself.
I saw it and decided. - You don't need many rooms
why is that so? - When having a fight, girls run away into their rooms
Lol you didn't want her to give a place to run away to?
I want to build us a house. This is temporary.
So you're saving up now?
She's pregnant. - Congratulations. - Thank you.
We'll live in the apartment for a short time, then build a house.
What's good and bad about your place?
What's tough? - We don't have a parking slot
There isn't anything good about our place, I wanna leave soon
Hehe. - You need 2 parking slots. - We have 2 cars
The parking
was first given to us, but then the apartment filled up we lost it
We can only park one. - That was our interview. Thank you
So outside of Tokyo you will find cheaper places however
in many occasions you actually need a car.
So you need a carspace and pay for that carspace.
That might put the price up a little bit more
That's an issue that you have in different cities as well
the further you go into the center, the more expensive things get. The difference is that
you have to have a parking space for your car and
pay for it as well
Calculate that in, maybe don't get a car when you come to Tokyo and want a cheap apartment
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