Inside a TYPICAL Japanese Apartment [NOT in Tokyo]
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2022
- Today we are taking a peek inside my new apartment in the countryside of Japan! It's typical but also a bit of a special one, so we've got a bit to cover!
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Norm Nakamura - Tokyo Creative Redhorse Corporation Co. Ltd
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Kokugikan Front Bldg 2F
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Hey beautiful people!! Finally showing off the apartment!! Very much a typical apartment here in Japan!
**Huge HUGE thank you to all of you who jump in early every week!! LOVE that Notification squad!!**
And massive gratitude to the group who make so much of this possible~ My amazing and supportive Patreon crew!!
I’d love to have you join us!! Come hang out!
Yes is a very beautiful apartment and house in Japan 🇯🇵 ❤❤❤
Hey Norm 🙂 I love your videos, massive congrats on passing your radio exam! 📻✈️😊 Your apartment is really spacious. Thank you for these little insights into your life. It's a lovely way to spend my lonely evenings. 😔😶 So thank you! 😊🇬🇧
Where is okai san
Hey Norm there's a spam saying to add you in telegram in the coments, that happened with Diy Dannie too.
What is the location of this apartment?
You shouldn't leave your fridge and freezer closed if it is off, it'll grow mold in it. Leave it chocked open a little bit so it gets frsh air.
Noted!
this this this!!! even if you clean really well it beforehand, it’ll still get stinky and gross rather quickly.
That's good advice!
@@DeltaHellcat I have 2 freezer/fridges for my RV the main one built in, and a 2nd mini one for longer camping trips, and when more family is with us, and one late fall during our normal winterizing/cleaning day before putting it in storage about 1hr 1/2 from home, I forgot to leave the doors cracked, and came back to black mold city the next spring, and it took me a full day of scrubbing to get it all out(I'm a bit of an overkill bill), and another week of airing them out with a combo of a lemon juice wipe down, and leaving baking soda trays to get the smell out before we could use them again. so now I put a wedge in the doors when not in use to keep them from closing, along with a bit of tape to keep them from from swinging open, and risk breaking the hinges, so that does not happen again hopefully.
I did not know that
I grew up in Japan from age 6 to 18. Went to American school in Tokyo but our parents wanted to live in traditional Japanese homes. We had 6 kids (a lot more than the traditional Japanese family!) We made the futon closets into double bed "rooms" for two kids to each closet! And yes, they were totally like our own tiny rooms with all our stuff in there! Mom and Dad put their futons in the futon closet off the main living room in the daytime and put the zabutons and small table in there at night and slept on the tatami floor of the living room at night. This brings back so many great memories!
Only Norm could casually tease a Japanese bear encounter like that! I'm looking forward to THAT video!
LOL yea... it was a day...
@@TokyoLens 😂 I'll bet it was! But clearly it turned out ok which is a relief!
🔔
@@TokyoLens Did you hurt your finger by punching a friend in the leg, before running away from the bear?
I’m so envious of the affordable healthy premade food options in Japan. I wish we had that here in Canada. I swear if I ever win the lottery I would start a Japanese style 7/11 here just to make peoples lives easier
the lack of decent instant ramen bowls, onigiri and combini fried chicken here in the GTA really sucks. a japanese 7/11 or lawson would be a huge hit. maybe stock some strong zero too lmao
@@pawn3d167 Try Kenzo Ramen. There are 3 or 4 locations in the GTA :D
@@Dolorin123 ah i remember kenzo. i ate there a number of times over the last 10 years at their mississauga location but sadly it closed 2 years ago and rebranded as Kamen. their onigiris are a bit pricey tho at like $7 each lol
@@pawn3d167 Might be pricey but best ramen I have had. Their Etobicoke location is still open at the corner of Islington and Bloor. They are also on Skipthedishes if you don't wanna drive lol
Right?! I just spend $90 at the grocery story in Canada for one week of food. And the 7/11s here... no pens, no ties, no socks, no medicine, just gas, sugar, and lotto tickets.
Nice tour, that place seems bigger than a lot of houses being built in the USA. The food costs are great. You always hear naysayers about how expensive and cramped Japan is, but it's relief to see it's possible.
Honestly I don’t think that I could live in any other country as affordably as I live in Japan
I think that the "myth" of Japan being expensive is probably because it *used* to be but inflation happened everywhere else and didn't really happen in Japan so much (apart from rent). Eating out is super cheap in Japan since there's a culture for it. And the "cramped" stuff comes from the fact that most foreigners try to live in the heart of Tokyo or Osaka. Which may also contribute to the claims of it being expensive since space is at a premium and that means rent in those areas can be pricey for something nice that has substantial size. If you're willing to move a bit out of Tokyo/Osaka, then you can find larger places for decent prices. Overall, though, if you're mindful you can get by very cheaply and comfortably in Japan. :)
@@miki_mochi only if you aren't a women [wink]
I think it's the rent that makes it expensive. The prices quoted in some of these videos are insane given how tiny the spaces are. I thought the UK had expensive rents but they're notihng compared to Japan.
its almost like the sizes of homes in the countryside are bigger and homes in cities are smaller 🤯🤯🤯
My knowledge of a "typical" Japanese house is something small you would find in Tokyo, but here you go showing of an apartment that is more gigantic than mine! As for low ceilings or anything hanging low from ceilings they are the bane on my existence since my head seems to be attracted to hitting itself into everything.
Also I love the same clothing selection for each day, I also got a shirt and jeans combo that I liked so much that I just bought multiple of them and keep wearing the same style almost everyday!
Why do you love keeping wearing the same style of clothes every day?
Because this is the COUNTRYSIDE as he said in the beginning. This is not normal in Tokyo. Also he’s using a wide angle lense
@@chromists less decisions to make on clothing ig
Lol yep. I wear a black t shirt every day. I have 11 of them
@@canadasreallybig I think they know, their phrasing covers that. They were saying that because of the sensationalized focus on tiny Tokyo apartments they had the impression that all typical Japanese homes were around that size, not that they thought this was typical of Tokyo or even near the city at all.
Also even with the wide angle this seems to be a pretty big size. Four bedrooms with a living room, small kitchen, separate entryway and dedicated laundry nook is quite a lot, they'd have to all be closet sized for that not to be an impressive amount of space by apartment standards. There are literal houses in my suburb that might legitimately be smaller.
Woah, this apartment is awesome. The living room looks great for hanging out with friends, and I like how the kitchen is more spacious than the standard Japanese kitchen unit. Also, the ASUS style and design is so fun - I could probably spend a long time connecting and disconnecting the keyboard for the satisfaction!! 😆 Congrats on your radio exam! 💜
Thanks so much as always, becks!!! 😊
My wife and I always love watching -- and listening -- to your videos. You lovingly show the wonders and quirks of Japan. Someday, when travel opens up again for individuals, we can make our eighth trip (for me) to Japan. First trip was in 1973... and fell in love with the place back then.
I bet she listens.
I don’t know why, but your videos are like a safe place. Sometimes I just play them as background to fall asleep.
Don’t get me wrong, they all are interesting and when I do fall asleep, I always watch the video again the next day 😂
It's bigger than my apartment in Australia, and probably 8x the size of my sister's apartment when she lived in Tokyo lol. Thanks for the adventure!
Haha thanks Kris!!
I love being able to see an apartment outside of Tokyo. I feel so much that I know about living in Japan is just in the context of Tokyo. Seeing how apartments look elsewhere is so cool!
It never ceases to amaze me how efficiently the space is used in Japanese apartments.
I did the something similar with my house though. The master bedroom is my Home Office and workspace since it has so much room to actually work and store all my stuff. I took the small bedroom because I only sleep in there no TV and phone goes on charge on the dresser when I go inside. I found the dedicated sleep-only space separated from the rest of the house helps me get better sleep.
That apartment is almost double the size of the one I have right now.
Norm out there living the life....I really gotta get my shit in order and start living.
Thanks for another great video Norm!
“You could totally go in here and make your own fort”… we think alike sir lol 😆
I’m ok with this lol
wow. That's like the apartment size most people from the west expect to get, but not the size that seems common in Japan!
Funny. As I watched the video I thought exactly that. That's like a normal sized apartment here in Denmark unless you live in Copenhagen.
Way bigger than many 2 bed 1 bath apartments I've seen here in the US.
I've got 2 tatami rooms in my house, and they all have those massive closets too. I was so impressed with the depth of these things. You could literally make like 3 emergency bunks out of the shelves haha 🤣
As someone who really struggles with mental health, I'm always so impressed by how much you have accomplished and working to accomplish!! It's so amazing seeing everything you, you're doing great!!!
That genkan is about the size of the tiniest apartment from one of your earlier videos :-D Nice place you got yourself there! Hope that finger is better now!
That is such a huge apartment! It feels like an entire family home.
Certainly is a huge apartment compared with the others we have seen on the channel! Good to see a more normal place rather than the small apartments which are normally shown.
Pity Japan isn't properly open, you could have probably rented out the other rooms, and the closets seperately, on Airbnb 🤣
LOL
Then we wouldn’t be able to do our live streams freely wandering around the apartment on Patreon hahaha
I’d have to worry about all my guests lol
Compared to the other so call "apartments" I viewed from him this is a luxurious mansion.
So much storage space! I've been moving a lot recently and the biggest pain to move has been my wardrobe each time. These built-in ones are amazing!
thanks for the sneak peek into your life currently! so interesting to see how accommodation differs the further away you get from Tokyo
There's a weird vibe with this place, it's like my grandmother's house built in the 1960's, but in a sorta of very traditional/modern western style. Only the odd bathroom layout and Tatami room really set it apart.
Love that literal "jump-cut" for the ceiling segment. Amazing video and inspiring as always! ♥️
Glad to see the bathroom is adequately labeled. And the ghost friend is a nice added touch!
The apartment looks amazing! I wish every school in Japan had accomodation already included in the cost. I had to pay 44,000 yen a month for a room in the student house that was the size of your living room. But I think I had the same black kettle! So that's the highlight for me. Plus the storage space in the tatami room is great! You can put your suitcases there and still have some space :D
In all fairness
The cost of the flight school is the main reason that I don’t plug in the fridge hahaha
But it’s a beautiful space!!
$322 dollars is cheap for an apartment there, wow
Congrats on embarking on an amazing journey in aviation! I hope you are progressing quickly, and enjoying your time in the air; as the poem goes, 'slipping the surly bonds of earth!" Your apartment is amazing as well. So many cools things you have shown us, I hope to get there and experience Japan first-hand.
You are great. Thank you for everything you bring.
Love your dedication to flight school Norm, Keep up the great work.
Japanese shower rooms are my FANTASY shower situation! A bath inside a wet room with a bench I can sit down in front of a mirror to shave like at a bathhouse! They’re awesome!
Ohhh that kitchen window/bar thing looks so cool. A fun place to hang out if you have guests over. Or possibly watch tv while you’re washing the dishes
Dude it's huge for Japan! Always loved more the countryside!
I love watching how different apartments in Japan look and seem. I personally wouldn't mind living in akiya ( an abandoned house) in the middle of nowhere Japan and feeling how it is
Thank you for the update, and that place seems huge. Especially for students.
Congratulations on your new home Norm and I hope flight training is going well 😊
Excited we get to see!! Thank you for sharing, eh!
Wouldve been hilarious is you opened up one of the closets and Okazaki was just chilling or made it look like she moved into one of them 😂
That's a nice place. I can see why it can/could turn out to be too big in the long run. It looks well over twice the size of my two room apartment in Finland (but with a much more effecient floor plan). I'd probs feel agoraphic with so much space 😅
Gotta love that “TOILET” sign right on the toilet door 😂
No
Just in case you get your rooms mixed up lol
It needs a little "occupied" light for when in use. Lol
What's more odd to me being in the US, is the toilet being it's own room well away from the bathroom, and not having a normal sink, even my 1/2 bath has a normal sink next to the toilet.
Whoa! That's so much space! I could easily live in a very small space with no issues, since I really love small rooms for some reason. I don't know what I'm going to do with all the empty space when I move!
Congratulations on passing your tests. Thanks for sharing your adventures on the ground, over the water, & in the air...oh & the MUSIC!
Thank youuuu!!!!!!
Thanks for the further insight and hints on living in Japan.
Aww, this was a fun video-thanks for sharing, as always. As someone who is only 5 feet tall, I never have a problem with low ceilings, but I do use stepstools a lot of the time! ;) So happy to be able to be a Patreon member for your channel.
Mate your are in Flight school that's insane so am I. I stumbled across your channel since I will soon be done with my ATPL licence I might have to find work in Asia. It's always so lovely to see a fellow Pilot and I hope your training is going well!
Thanks for the tour
I really like that sink/counter setup. I don't know if that much stainless is fashionable, but it is easy to maintain.
I absolutely love the apartment. Its exactly my style. Stay healthy, happy and safe always. Blessed be
This is so neat! I'm shocked at how much closet space there is. And space in general! It's a very nice place.
Norm, have I ever mentioned that even your minor flubs make a video even greater? The joys of being bilingual and thinking the same name for an item. The amount of times I have done that in both French and English 😂😅
Lol I feel very fortunate that you see it that way 😅
Interesting to see all the different styles of apartments. Hope you are having a good time!
Having a great time so far!!
Nothing wrong with being frugal when it comes to meals. Great apartment!
💪 😊
What a spacious place! Thanks for the apartment tour!
Thank you for tagging along!!
Love your channel... You bring incite into places and people that few other
vloggers are even able to touch. Cant wait for the next vid. xxii
that jump transition where you touch the ceiling was sick af
This is a pretty amazing apartment! I've found that with apartments out here, you really need to take the time to look in order to find great spots. I looked for almost 3 months and managed to find an amazing, affordable 2 bedroom apartment in Nakano which is rare. But I'll probably end up moving further outside tokyo because I know I'll want more space
That place is huuuuuge! I was in Tottori-shi, and my apartment had one room. My friends in more rural towns in Tottori had multiple rooms, but not that many!! Although I am amused that the kitchen, while huge, only has about 12 inches of counter space. An upgrade from three, but still. XD
I LOVE that closet in the first bedroom! 🥰LOL! It reminds me so much of how Rukia used to always sleep in Ichigo's bedroom closet in Bleach. See you in there REALLY puts that bit of the show into better context.
Keep it up!!! Enjoy and appreciate your content especially since travel to Japan is still limited for non-citizens. Would have loved to see the view from your 2 balconies.
Man that was one huge apartment for Japanese standards, my Tokyo apartment was 21sqm and I still could find space that I didn't use 😄
So Norm, when can I move in? I make a awesome nutritious steel cut oatmeal 😁
Yay new video!
9:14 I appreciate both your content _and_ the fact that you still see the relevance for recognizing good fort building space. Never grow up ✌️💕
Aww thank you Sheri~ All too kind of you!
hope you have a beautiful day!
love you stories about japan, it's one of my dreams to go there 😁
Great video Norm, the new apartment looks great, if I was a flight school student I’d like to stay there.
This place is so much bigger than expected!
Dude, your videos are so cool. By western standards I feel like lots of people criticize Japan's apartment sizes, but I always realize they are very inventing in their usage of space and also it forces some minimalism which turns out to be very positive: be smarter about space and don't waste stuff. Thanks for making so many interesting videos showing off the amazing Japan. Cheers! :)
these video of small apartments are my favorite videos of yours
WOW! The apartment is huge!
That’s a lot of room! I could live there with all that! Awesome!
Although its simple, simple is very nice! It looks very comfy. Love it man
that tablet/laptop is absolutely amazing.
That place is huge. I was hoping to see the balcony. Happy flying!
Nice video🎉🎉 need more video like this, exploring apartment
Amazing place! I recently stumbled over your channel and fell in love with it instantly! Have lived in Japan myself a few times, but never managed for more than 6 month at a time, due to money. So I'm curious about how you managed to live in Japan for this long, while running a CZcams channel, and then go to flight school! Is it all about pinching those sweet Yens? Or you can make a living out of CZcams? Super glad to see that you get the chance to fulfill your dreams, and wish you all the best on your journey! Will be exciting to tag along, and get inspired!
You could rent that closet out if you were in Tokyo, Norm! And that Dave Clark is certainly not $90… I got a great deal on mine which is a slightly newer model for like 150
Congrats on the Asus ad! Apartment looks quite good for a countryside one.
Thanks so much eh!!! 😊
Oh wow this place is huuuuge ! I understand when you say you don't need that much space. That must be a little too much for just one person... But really nice anyway ! I hope you find a nice place that suits your criteria soon ! :)
(Oh and I'm so excited and looking forward to the meet and greet on the 28th !)
I haven't seen many videos show up lately in my feed from you when I have CZcams open, thanks to the CZcams algorithm. Congratulations on being a flight student now! I'm not sure exactly when it will be happening, but I will be ending up becoming a missionary in Japan, I will be around the city of Osaka, when I move there. I have been a long time subscriber of yours, I think you were under 50k subscribers when I first subscribed.
Wow! This is much different than what other people show of Japanese apartments! What a great space!
so interesting to see a more spacious japanese home lol ive really only seen standard or tiny apartments so this is cool to see
I lived in beautiful Sasebo, Japan and miss that place very much!!
Ive always wanted to go to japan. I'm American 4'11" tall, 95lbs. I want to go to a place where everything is built for me. Id be happy as hell in a low ceilinged tiny apt. My aunt teaches there and brings me back clothes. And they actually fit me properly!!
Congrats
Congrats on the radio test!! Can’t wait to hear about the finger/bear story
12:45 That's totally me. Except i have 11 identical black t-shirts. It seems overly minimalistic, but it's really all you need if you have trousers, shoes and watches to balance it.
This would have been a great place to live with some friends while going to school! That's a fantastic place!
This looks awesome
I had the same bedsheet as yours when I was in college!!
Notification squad! ✨
Nice spacious apartment!
Oooo the tech geek in me was hyped watching the unboxing of the ASUS tablet! ☺️
Thanks for another great video! 😁
Best
Squad
Ever!!
Hahaha
I just feel fortunate to be working with a company of that level!!
And now I have a new toy too! Lol
@@TokyoLens I’m so jealous! 😂 also I feel better about always wearing all black 😂
Always love the apartments tours. Back to College life :D. The scene with the jump to the ceiling was good touch :) Let's goo team same black shirts
VERY much back to college life hahaha
I just love it
I would absolutely love this apartment.... it's so nice
THAT is a typical apartment! Wow! I've just seen so many small ones I was surprised. I know it's meant for multiple people but wow. Well good luck as always.
that house is huge bro, and it really looks nice
Your apartment is larger than my house and two of us live here with 3 cats. I would love that much room. I never thought I'd say that about anywhere in Japan.
When I first moved to Japan I had a big place like this, but with tatami mats, 3LDK for about 45,000 Yen. Miss that place.
When you opened your closet it reminded me of that episode of Doug when he opens his closet and it’s all the same outfits. Not sure if they had Doug in Canada
The size of the apartment surprised me. It's pretty big! One of the many things I love about some japanese houses is the bathtub... An old dream of mine. Just perfect. Also the warm sit, the tatami... You get the idea. 😂
That is a huge place. Well done.
Awesome job bro.