With pets or kids, no carpet. If you rent out, no carpet. If you however just live alone or with a spouse and both are not messy then a good carpet can be nice. I've had too much experience though dealing with carpet issues in a business managing condo's and it's a nightmare, company i worked for slowly started converting carpeting to like a stone tile floor or something for example since it's far easier to maintain in the long run.
I understand that you have to do luxury places because of views and make it worth it to hire a filming crew, But I think it would be neat if you did a one off video of other levels of home, from poor to high end middle class.
@@deefarhei3617 I'm interested in the culture in general and they know the real estate market there. I think it would also help to give context to the fancy homes if we saw a normal one.
@@pleasedontwatchthese9593 But isn't this company focused on luxury real estate? Their cheapest rental is 1400-some dollars and cheapest owned property is is a ski lodge for over 300k.
Very nice place. You'd think for three million though with 3 bedrooms there'd at least be a second half bath if not a full second bathroom. If you use all that space for a large family, things are going to get awful crowded in the mornings lol
According to statistics, Japan have one of the lowest birth rates in the world . So there is minimal chances of someone in Japan having a big family . This would probably explain why most property in Japan , is design for a single kid or in this property case 2 kids which is by itself stands out in Tokyo .
Out of all the apartments I've seen this is probably the most meh I have been...especially for 3 mil. It just doesn't feel like anything crazy special. The 1.3mil custom one is a lot more cosy and fits the price a lot more...in my opinion at least :)
Agree. The 1.3M place in Aobadai is much more interesting. This particular place for 3M, even in Nishiazabu seems like a ripoff. You can get much better value (in the same area, in Nishiazabu / Hiroo) at much better pricing, if one is willing to spend another $100K in renovation costs to make the place 'bling' afterwards (this building is already near 20 years old).
the main driver for the price is obviously the location here, probably overpriced too. unless $3M is a small percentage of your total portfolio, I don't think there is anything that justifies purchasing this apartment. I don't know the monthly rent but it could be profitable as a luxe airbnb for high net worth people
I loved your videos when I saw them on Abroad in Japan. I'm glad to see more videos on your own channel. like and subscribe. i look forward to seeing more! your presentation is great!
What I have noticed about japanese apartments is storage is a sign of wealth, micro apartments = no storage at all for anything not even clothing or food really. rich fancy apartments = storage, storage and more storage then anyone could ever feasibly need.
The place looks fantastic, although the wood color isn't my favorite I still think it's quite appealing. The only thing that I don't understand is the carpets. I don't know what it's like in Japan, but where I'm from, having carpets is the opposite of luxury.
it may help retain the floor heating they have as well also the softness on your feet - may not be convient in Japan cos of weather but given the cost you'd be able to afford the heat control aha
i wonder since the Nishiazabu area was know for samurais. I wonder if they have old beautiful samurai houses? This house looks awesome but i dont like how close the hallway walls feel and how it almost has that office kind of look or hotel. It might be just me but i think with 3 million i would had done so much more :)
It's crazy how expensive rent is in Japan. 160k yen gets me a 3 bedroom house 20 minutes from the city. In Tokyo that would get you a 1 bedroom apartment.
One toilet? 3 mill and one toilet? Everything is lovely except that, especially given the space available, I'd gladly lose three square meters of lounge for a second toilet. And no oven? At all? This video is lovely and so is the style, but you can see better features in an apartment 1/10th the price, even if it's smaller.
If you look at the floor layout drawing that appears in the corner, there is a toilet next to the first bedroom, but they didn't show it for some reason. Same with the 2nd balcony, maybe the view sucked? :D
Love this channel! Not planning to buy anything in Japan, but I came here through Abroad in Japan and somehow I got stuck 😆the art of presentation is really professional and entertaining. There’s one thing however that I don’t understand: Alex is often talking about washing machine having a warm water supply as a sign of luxury. Why does a washing machine need warm water? In Germany we also have only 1 water intake for the machine, and this is cold water. A modern washing machine is heating the water during the washing process, to the exact temperature. Why should it have a warm water faucet?..
I'll be honest - When you were showing us the shoe storage then immediately said "You can fit plenty of people in here" I got REALLY confused and a bit worried.
Could you please do a tour into the $6,000 / night Roppongi Hills Residence D - #1402 ? Lived there for 8 years. Really enjoyed the layout. Beautifully made.
Guess the 90's have come back in style, bleh. Place reminds me of my one friend's pretentious McMansion growing up, had white carpets, white/off white furniture, lots of gold and silver shiny crap everywhere, looked almost exactly like this place. We never hung out on the first floor of that house, it was a look, don't touch or sit on the couches type of place. Always hung out in the rec room with the pool table and big tv that his dad decorated with dark carpets/green walls, felt like a pub.
Why would you be going to work in the morning for a 7pm bath to be set? I feel you either meant to say 7am, or for the bath to be ready after work for 7pm l?
Using gas for cooking is just the best,as a chef i find that induction cooking is not that great,especially when you want to prepare a meal in your wok,wich you can't move around and the heat won't catch on really well,but in the country wher ei live currently they got rid of ALL gas cooking and only induction is availble.
The annoying thing in Japan is that all gas stoves have this thing called the Si-sensor - it checks the temperature of the pan and if it detects that it gets too hot, it immediately switches the gas down to low. It's a nightmare when you want to sear a steak or if you want to do wok cooking, where you want a really hot pan!
As i understand it, the depreciation of property in japan is massiv but the land keeps the value pretty good. So if i buy an Apartment get i a part of the land the building is build on?
To me, a nice bachelor pad. The two "bedrooms" would be used as office and storage and the living area is full of light but smallish. The monthly expenses are insane - I wonder whether utilities are included - and they would still be insane.
the kitchen confuses me - I like galley kitchens but it confuses me that a whole wall behind kitchen is empty - waste of space but these people are probably rich and eat out a lot
I like how he shows these apartments that look like pretty normal apartments in other western places , but in japan this is what they call extra. Like that balcony is nothing impressive by western standards
This guy making videos that are practically informative for less than 0.1% of the population - ultra-rich people looking for high-end Japanese real estate offers on CZcams.
I was just wondering how I should spend 3 mil. Decisions decisions. But for that, I could have two brand new Ferraris. It's not easy deciding how to spend money.
Is this place for sale ? Is that why all the clothes are there? Or is it just to make it more homely to entice the new buyer ? Love your videos by the way 😁also would love to see some weird and quirky apartments if that's possible
You commented on a large sink, why would you want a small one? Also many asian households prefer to handwash dishes so dishwashers isnt a musthave unlike many western households where even tiny houses have dishwashers
I realize that housing in Japan and the US are different. Compared to a normal apartment in Japan, this amount of space is massive. I didn't notice a refrigerator in the kitchen which I thought was a bit odd. I get this is a ritzy neighborhood and the views are amazing, but at 3M and additional grand a month? Yeah...it would be a pass for me.
I believe it's shown on the layout drawing, but they've not put one in place because A) They want to give the appearance of more open space. And B) They'd have to buy one and then deal with it after the property is sold. :-)
Looks beautiful but definetely not the best use of space. One of the 2 walk in wardrobes in the master bedroom couldve easily been an ensuite to free up traffic from the single toilet in the apartment. Also not building the stove against the back wall of the kitchen has led to a waste of space behind it - all that dead space couldve been used for the stove/oven/range hood/fridge plus some cabinet space for pots/pans and dishes. The current benchtop couldve been used as an island with the sink/dishwasher and additional storage. The apartment on its own definetely isnt worth $3mil. Guess thats how the saying goes: Location, location, location...
I actually toured this apartment irl before and it's very unimpressive. It's been on the market for months and it's way overpriced. It's small, it doesn't have a good view, and it should be a stonethrow away from the train station but it's not.
The UK really ought to have developed and enforced laws regarding wealthy foreigners buying property in London and the home counties as they've not only contributed to artificially and radically inflating property prices and priced UK residents out, but let's call a spade a spade too: along with art, they've used property to launder their wealth. Too many properties lie vacant for most of the year as its foreign owners spend time abroad. If buying property as a foreigner in Japan involves getting tangled in headache-inducing, deeply frustrating bureaucratic process-- or being outright rejected from the starting line-- then I'm all for it. I'd be heartbroken to start seeing Japan crumbling and decaying the way the UK continues to due to all kinds of laws and social order completely falling apart over here. Too much entitlement, too much 'me-me-me, I want-I want-I want' and waaaaay too much solipsistic, hubristic so-called 'activism'.
The question is... was cost given for location? i don't think the apartment worth of this price!! Bedrooms are too small, i mean.. you can buy whole house in LA for only 2 million!
Full sized fridges and stoves are more common in homes that house a family or homes that are more on the outskirts of a city. This is because in the middle of tokyo where convenience stores and grocery stores are so close that they essentially act as an extension of your fridge making storing food in your home less necessary.
Kitchen and living room area are too busy with crap items, otherwise not bad, so long as you can remove most of the filler items around to have some space. Too expensive for what it is though
The debate of the century -- carpet or no carpet?
With carpet, only on select spots though. Otherwise, tedious to maintain.
With pets or kids, no carpet. If you rent out, no carpet. If you however just live alone or with a spouse and both are not messy then a good carpet can be nice. I've had too much experience though dealing with carpet issues in a business managing condo's and it's a nightmare, company i worked for slowly started converting carpeting to like a stone tile floor or something for example since it's far easier to maintain in the long run.
no carpet for me
No carpet. For me a thick, solid-wood flooring is ideal for bedrooms.
Never carpet, wood flooring for me
I understand that you have to do luxury places because of views and make it worth it to hire a filming crew, But I think it would be neat if you did a one off video of other levels of home, from poor to high end middle class.
I completely endorse this. Please please consider this in the future.
but why
@@deefarhei3617 I'm interested in the culture in general and they know the real estate market there. I think it would also help to give context to the fancy homes if we saw a normal one.
@@pleasedontwatchthese9593 But isn't this company focused on luxury real estate? Their cheapest rental is 1400-some dollars and cheapest owned property is is a ski lodge for over 300k.
his steam with conor has those. czcams.com/video/m1WqT8VeF6U/video.html&ab_channel=CDawgVODs
I was honestly JUST thinking about how much I wanted a new Tokyo Portfolio video and I'm so glad this is here now.
Every video Of yours I watch. I’m like “This is my favorite place. “.
Very nice place. You'd think for three million though with 3 bedrooms there'd at least be a second half bath if not a full second bathroom. If you use all that space for a large family, things are going to get awful crowded in the mornings lol
According to statistics, Japan have one of the lowest birth rates in the world . So there is minimal chances of someone in Japan having a big family . This would probably explain why most property in Japan , is design for a single kid or in this property case 2 kids which is by itself stands out in Tokyo .
I hope your channel explodes, bro. Great chemistry, humorous, stunning camera work.
More of this!!
I'm either going to be moving to Japan or purchasing a vacation home in the next 2-3 years. I'll definitely be coming to you when I do.
Out of all the apartments I've seen this is probably the most meh I have been...especially for 3 mil. It just doesn't feel like anything crazy special. The 1.3mil custom one is a lot more cosy and fits the price a lot more...in my opinion at least :)
I think the location has a lot to do with that, it looks walking distance to Roppongi Hills
@@RizalRepin I would have to agree, location plays into price so much in any city.
Agree. The 1.3M place in Aobadai is much more interesting. This particular place for 3M, even in Nishiazabu seems like a ripoff. You can get much better value (in the same area, in Nishiazabu / Hiroo) at much better pricing, if one is willing to spend another $100K in renovation costs to make the place 'bling' afterwards (this building is already near 20 years old).
the main driver for the price is obviously the location here, probably overpriced too. unless $3M is a small percentage of your total portfolio, I don't think there is anything that justifies purchasing this apartment. I don't know the monthly rent but it could be profitable as a luxe airbnb for high net worth people
I loved your videos when I saw them on Abroad in Japan. I'm glad to see more videos on your own channel. like and subscribe. i look forward to seeing more!
your presentation is great!
I really like the decor and layout of this apartment!
Highlight of my day, love your content.
your the highlight of my day Chickun
Dynamic entrance and smooth transition to the seated position. High quality bathing.
A day is well spent if it involves Alex and his videos so today is a good day...
What I have noticed about japanese apartments is storage is a sign of wealth, micro apartments = no storage at all for anything not even clothing or food really. rich fancy apartments = storage, storage and more storage then anyone could ever feasibly need.
I love all the ambient lighting in this place
The place looks fantastic, although the wood color isn't my favorite I still think it's quite appealing. The only thing that I don't understand is the carpets. I don't know what it's like in Japan, but where I'm from, having carpets is the opposite of luxury.
Rest assure this is a rarity. Carpets aren’t advisable given the Japanese climate. Very humid in the summer.
@@sleepdeprived9181 Im assuming then, they are able to do this because of the 24/7 climate control in that place lol
@@SukottoX perhaps. the rich don’t give a shit about how high their consumption is going to be.
it may help retain the floor heating they have as well also the softness on your feet - may not be convient in Japan cos of weather but given the cost you'd be able to afford the heat control aha
The living, dining & kitchen area is my favorite
mmm, cinnamon sticks and a martini. the breakfast of champions!
Side note, your little jokes are perfect, they ground you and show you get it lol. Cinnamon stick martini's... nice. Well produced video also. Nice.
i wonder since the Nishiazabu area was know for samurais. I wonder if they have old beautiful samurai houses? This house looks awesome but i dont like how close the hallway walls feel and how it almost has that office kind of look or hotel. It might be just me but i think with 3 million i would had done so much more :)
If I’m paying this much I really want at least two bathrooms if not 2 1/2.
So much shoe storage. It's amazing how many of these videos show of 2-3 shoe storage closets.
It's crazy how expensive rent is in Japan. 160k yen gets me a 3 bedroom house 20 minutes from the city. In Tokyo that would get you a 1 bedroom apartment.
Does the apartment come with those socks? I would guess that they would be extra... as $3,000,000 doesn't seem enough.
Oh no, socks definitely not included...
One toilet? 3 mill and one toilet? Everything is lovely except that, especially given the space available, I'd gladly lose three square meters of lounge for a second toilet. And no oven? At all?
This video is lovely and so is the style, but you can see better features in an apartment 1/10th the price, even if it's smaller.
If you look at the floor layout drawing that appears in the corner, there is a toilet next to the first bedroom, but they didn't show it for some reason. Same with the 2nd balcony, maybe the view sucked? :D
tour the four seasons imperial suite
Alex, I love your socks. Business up top, party on the feet.
Me encantan estos videos, ojalá blackship vuelva también es muy bueno
Love these videos! Big up!!
Such a dreamy place 💭 the color palette of the home is definitely my favorite!!!
Side note: I love the socks
298mln yen translates to 2,2 mln usd since yen is weaker recently
Thank You for this video.
How about a high-end or even 'typical' HANDICAPPED apartment? Fully wheelchair accessible? The bathrooms especially have me curious. Thank you,
mus be a really nice area. great video 2x👍
That place looks amazing, bru
A water re heated in a bath?! Amazing! I'd never leave...
Love this channel! Not planning to buy anything in Japan, but I came here through Abroad in Japan and somehow I got stuck 😆the art of presentation is really professional and entertaining.
There’s one thing however that I don’t understand: Alex is often talking about washing machine having a warm water supply as a sign of luxury. Why does a washing machine need warm water? In Germany we also have only 1 water intake for the machine, and this is cold water. A modern washing machine is heating the water during the washing process, to the exact temperature. Why should it have a warm water faucet?..
I'll be honest - When you were showing us the shoe storage then immediately said "You can fit plenty of people in here" I got REALLY confused and a bit worried.
Could you please do a tour into the $6,000 / night Roppongi Hills Residence D - #1402 ? Lived there for 8 years. Really enjoyed the layout. Beautifully made.
It's interesting that they kit out the Masters bedroom and bathrooms, but not that first or second bedroom.
Woo... All I can say about this one is that the living room is painfully bright xD
I heard that the big sink is to clean big fish. IDK if it's true, but I don't see a problem with a big sink I think it's great, actually.
I think I had seen this tour from you before.🤔
You have, it seems like the blackship channel was closed and is being uploaded here one by one.
Guess the 90's have come back in style, bleh. Place reminds me of my one friend's pretentious McMansion growing up, had white carpets, white/off white furniture, lots of gold and silver shiny crap everywhere, looked almost exactly like this place. We never hung out on the first floor of that house, it was a look, don't touch or sit on the couches type of place. Always hung out in the rec room with the pool table and big tv that his dad decorated with dark carpets/green walls, felt like a pub.
I have to wonder if most homes in Japan use gas stoves or electric.
Amazing there in Japan and I wish to do such reviews if I could and in Japan
Why would you be going to work in the morning for a 7pm bath to be set?
I feel you either meant to say 7am, or for the bath to be ready after work for 7pm l?
Very nice place
Nice video.
Using gas for cooking is just the best,as a chef i find that induction cooking is not that great,especially when you want to prepare a meal in your wok,wich you can't move around and the heat won't catch on really well,but in the country wher ei live currently they got rid of ALL gas cooking and only induction is availble.
The annoying thing in Japan is that all gas stoves have this thing called the Si-sensor - it checks the temperature of the pan and if it detects that it gets too hot, it immediately switches the gas down to low. It's a nightmare when you want to sear a steak or if you want to do wok cooking, where you want a really hot pan!
You suppose to take off your shoes when your inside the house sir❤❤❤
As i understand it, the depreciation of property in japan is massiv but the land keeps the value pretty good. So if i buy an Apartment get i a part of the land the building is build on?
Where is the fridge supposed to go?
Nice, but is there no sunblind at the balcony? Tokio is to expensive. Aren't there any high end suits or houses around Tokio to a normal price?
To me, a nice bachelor pad. The two "bedrooms" would be used as office and storage and the living area is full of light but smallish.
The monthly expenses are insane - I wonder whether utilities are included - and they would still be insane.
Ahaha bachelor pad is selling it short imo
What is this secret video I have found myself at, only 11 views, what a nice treat lol
You're not supposed to be here
where is the refrigerator?
I know this building
what type of aircon is that? the one in the 1st bedroom
the kitchen confuses me - I like galley kitchens but it confuses me that a whole wall behind kitchen is empty - waste of space but these people are probably rich and eat out a lot
I like how he shows these apartments that look like pretty normal apartments in other western places , but in japan this is what they call extra. Like that balcony is nothing impressive by western standards
is this a co-op or is this an apartment that you actually own outright?
This guy making videos that are practically informative for less than 0.1% of the population - ultra-rich people looking for high-end Japanese real estate offers on CZcams.
Yet you're still watching me
@@TokyoPortfolio Wait 'til he finds Enes Yilmazer
The Tony Takitani home, for those who are in the know
No kitchen storage?
I was just wondering how I should spend 3 mil. Decisions decisions. But for that, I could have two brand new Ferraris. It's not easy deciding how to spend money.
Tem garagem nesse prédio?
4:50 for what are those "things" on wall on top of bathtub?
Those are a cover for the bath, to keep the water warm
3 million and they still managed to not put any kitchen storage 💀
Am I blind or is there no entrance to the bath on the building plan?
how much is maintainence and tax/
Is this place for sale ? Is that why all the clothes are there? Or is it just to make it more homely to entice the new buyer ? Love your videos by the way 😁also would love to see some weird and quirky apartments if that's possible
It’s called home staging. Helps you envision how it could look like furnished.
You commented on a large sink, why would you want a small one? Also many asian households prefer to handwash dishes so dishwashers isnt a musthave unlike many western households where even tiny houses have dishwashers
I realize that housing in Japan and the US are different. Compared to a normal apartment in Japan, this amount of space is massive. I didn't notice a refrigerator in the kitchen which I thought was a bit odd. I get this is a ritzy neighborhood and the views are amazing, but at 3M and additional grand a month? Yeah...it would be a pass for me.
I believe it's shown on the layout drawing, but they've not put one in place because A) They want to give the appearance of more open space. And B) They'd have to buy one and then deal with it after the property is sold. :-)
@@MarcUK Could probably get a foam mock-up or something, like how IKEA has those cardboard TV's on their display cabinets.
Why do apartments in Japan have only 1 toilet. this expensive house with 3 bedrooms but just 1 communal toilet.
Looks beautiful but definetely not the best use of space. One of the 2 walk in wardrobes in the master bedroom couldve easily been an ensuite to free up traffic from the single toilet in the apartment. Also not building the stove against the back wall of the kitchen has led to a waste of space behind it - all that dead space couldve been used for the stove/oven/range hood/fridge plus some cabinet space for pots/pans and dishes. The current benchtop couldve been used as an island with the sink/dishwasher and additional storage. The apartment on its own definetely isnt worth $3mil. Guess thats how the saying goes: Location, location, location...
I actually toured this apartment irl before and it's very unimpressive. It's been on the market for months and it's way overpriced. It's small, it doesn't have a good view, and it should be a stonethrow away from the train station but it's not.
am i the only one wondering where you would put any food in this apartment? there is no fridge or cupboards...
I want to see a place with an actual oven and both a washer and dryer. Find it, Alex. *Find it*.
Maybe I'm just used to seeing it in pretty much every unit shown, but it's getting to me that there is no fridge in that kitchen.
Why isn’t there any oven on Japanese house ?
Japanese cuisine almost never uses ovens, so most houses and apartments do not come with one.
The UK really ought to have developed and enforced laws regarding wealthy foreigners buying property in London and the home counties as they've not only contributed to artificially and radically inflating property prices and priced UK residents out, but let's call a spade a spade too: along with art, they've used property to launder their wealth. Too many properties lie vacant for most of the year as its foreign owners spend time abroad. If buying property as a foreigner in Japan involves getting tangled in headache-inducing, deeply frustrating bureaucratic process-- or being outright rejected from the starting line-- then I'm all for it. I'd be heartbroken to start seeing Japan crumbling and decaying the way the UK continues to due to all kinds of laws and social order completely falling apart over here. Too much entitlement, too much 'me-me-me, I want-I want-I want' and waaaaay too much solipsistic, hubristic so-called 'activism'.
maintenance fees, building manager, annual taxes etc.
Do the buildings in Japan have what we call HOAs ?
They have to pay for management fees. But never a country club like association fees.
Tokyo prices are almost like LA, Beverly Hills prices...
what?! this 3M ?! are you sure its not 300k instead? Who in full mind would buy this?! :O
The question is... was cost given for location? i don't think the apartment worth of this price!!
Bedrooms are too small, i mean.. you can buy whole house in LA for only 2 million!
It's probably around 80% the area 20% the interior
Living, kitchen and 'dining' area is way too cramped. No shelves or kitchen storage, no room for a fridge. For 3M, you'd expect more
So I guess they don’t do full size fridge or stoves in Japan. Interesting. 🤔
Full sized fridges and stoves are more common in homes that house a family or homes that are more on the outskirts of a city. This is because in the middle of tokyo where convenience stores and grocery stores are so close that they essentially act as an extension of your fridge making storing food in your home less necessary.
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Wait, did I just miss it or is there no refrigerator?
Almost all places for sale in Japan do not have a fridge or washer/dryer -- you have to buy them yourself.
Where's the refrigerator?
Places for sale in Japan almost never come with appliances.
It's very Beige for $3 million.
3mil usd for 1k square feet? damn bro
Cool apartment, but the view is kinda dull imo.
Holy moly, 3 mil just to be able to "rent" at 1k per month? I didn't even see any mention of a fridge????
Kitchen and living room area are too busy with crap items, otherwise not bad, so long as you can remove most of the filler items around to have some space. Too expensive for what it is though
I dont care how rich I am, having to take my shoes out of a closet to put them on is unpractical.
Love the video and the apartment, my problem is always with one thing...the socks the dude is wearing. May I say that is a bit cringe? Just saying