25m sq living…
Our apartment is 25m sq…If your not sure how small that actually is and you live in Australia then it is probably the size of your bedroom… Put it this way my mothers bedroom is bigger than our whole apartment. Our apartment consists of a bedroom, a hallway (that has the kitchen* in it, as well as the washing machine, and 5 bins.) and a bathroom which two people can not stand in comfortably. I know this because we only have one mirror, one sink etc so when we are both in a rush in the morning cleaning our teeth at the same time can become a challenge unless one of us stands in the bath/shower.
And I am sick of it. I am sick of having no space. And because we have too much stuff then the apartment always seems messy. I hate mess and I am a fairly clean person but this apartment does my head in because it never ever seems clean. But what really annoys me is that if I clean it then less than a day later it is messy again. I can`t really blame Shumpei…he is not as clean as me but he isn`t dirty or messy either. It is just there is no space. From the toilet to the sink in the kitchen it is only 1 and a half meters apart… I know because I just measured it….and that is just crazy.
I want to move. And we will be moving later this year because living in a space this size might be OK for one person (in fact for Tokyo it is not bad in terms of size of a 1k…which means one bedroom and kitchen.) but with the two of us here it is just too much. I eat, Internet, sleep, watch TV and get dressed all in the one room. Because there is no other rooms.
We will be looking for an apartment classified as a 2DK…which means two bedrooms (But one of the rooms will most likely be the size of a closet while the other one we will sleep in) a dining and kitchen. They might not be separate it depends on the place but usually a DK just means a bigger kitchen…and you should have place for a table. I really want a table. I am sick of eating on the floor or on the bed. It just seems so gross…
I am sick of a lot of things. I used to love this apartment. I think because technically it is my first flat…I either lived at home or at a dorm up until now so it was so nice to have my own space. Then Shumpei moved in, which was great, but it meant that I had half the space…and really there wasn`t enough space to begin with. We have lived like this for almost a year now and the thing is it doesn`t bother him at all. Sure he agrees it is kind of small for two people but he would be quite content to stay in this apartment. I know it is a money thing too….for both of us. To move we will have to pay about 6 months rent…. We pay just over 1000 Australian dollars a month to live here at the moment but for a bigger apartment we would have to pay more obviously. And the system in Japan is that you pay 2 months key money (which you never get back ) 2 months bond (which you might get back) one month agent fee then your first months rent. So to move we`d probably have to put forward about 3500 dollars each or 380,000yen.
We haven`t really started apartment hunting yet mainly because I do not have the money to move at the moment. I wish I did, but it will take me at least a couple of months to save that much. Plus I have a ticket to China to buy, among other things.
Don`t get me wrong there are some great things about our apartment. For example it came with a washing machine, microwave and fridge (although we have our own fridge now) so when I moved in I didn`t have to buy any of those things, It is in Kichijoji (A really great place) and it is less than a five minute walk to the station. But I guess I am just over it… I am not sure how much longer I can stand living in an apartment this small.
Anyone want to give us an apartment for free? In Tokyo? Preferably still in Kichijoji? I would really appreciate it…Thanks!
Oh and the picture at the top is not of our apartment but it is basically the same layout and size.
*When I say kitchen I mean sink, and one hot plate with 3 inches of bench space. The microwave, rice cooker and fridge are all against the wall in the hallway.
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Useless information…. Did you know there is only one bank in Australia that would lend money for a 25sqm apartment?
Oh my. Ok, so my housemate and I pay a bit more for our scummy townhouse (about $1200/month)… but I’m sure it’s much bigger than 25msq. That’s just crazy… I don’t think I could cope. I might be able to if it was just me, but 2 people? Not a chance.
Yowzaa that’s small. The good news is I guess you get to know your partner when your living that close together!
gosh thats tiny!!! I could manage it on my own, but sharing such a tiny space with my bf… I’d kill him!!
You’re heaps tougher than me!
Are you sure you would be able to handle living with Shun in a bigger place?! You could probably reach out and touch enough other at every single point in your current apartment.
I am very much a person who needs space, I need to be able to go someplace by myself, not to mention I am a dirty, rotten packrat. I don’t know if I could handle a Japanese apartment.
Maybe I should teach in Korea, it’s so much cheaper and the apartments can be MASSIVE (and not incredibly expensive).
Hey Laura! I love Heroes as I love comic books it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but give it another try! I want people I can talk to about it, no-one here has watched it! My apartment in Daegu is going to be about this size I think and thank god I’m not sharing it! I live with Roy now and its just about ok and we have a huge house! (we share with two others too). I know I know I’m thinking now I should have come to Tokyo but I have a job now. Maybe next year I might do Japan, we’ll have to see… Will definately make the trip over though!
Oh my god…you must have the patience of…something that’s reall patient. What do you do when you just want to chill out on your own?
I think that our flat at the moment is too small, and that’s a 2 bedroom plus study.
I live in a 3 bedroom house with a huge kitchen, bathroom and huge loungeroom…..and I pretty much use everyroom….this post made me wonder how I ever survived living in a 6jou room at the gaijin house for 18mths!. I think it will take me time to adjust if I do move back to Tokyo. I guess space is what you’re used to and Japanese people tend to be more used to sharing small spaces.A couple I know moved into a 2DK after sharing small room at the same gaijinhouse I was at…but after about a year they needed to upgrade to a bigger place.
I hear you sister. I hear you. My hubby is the same - can’t understand why I get so frustrated. Our place is 37m square and after 3 years here is just too damn small. DK? DK? I don’t think so. I am close to breaking at the moment. The key money system is crippling well. It’s hard to understand just how small a space we get used to here. Were I living back in the UK, this would be the living space of a drug addict. Certainly not a professional married couple! It’s alright though, it shows the strength of the relationship. That’s what I say.