+Can't think of a name Damn they've done 1 collaboration already, 'culture shock between Japan & korea'. but now that Martina is in Japan, they should collab. along with Texan in Tokyo, Sharla & strawberry mochi. or maybe just a double date with Rachel & Jun and Martina & Simon. show them around. give em a warm welcome :)
Maybe you could go on a double date Rachel & Jun with Martina & Simon. Show them around. Give em a warm welcome :) I'm sure Jun could cook up something delicious or you all could go out ^_^
We just moved into our new home on Monday. Here's our first video in our new house! We'll tell you what the house hunting was like, and explain how things are different than what we're used to.
Japan's renting system is pretty similar to Australia, speaking from New South Wales, not sure if other states are similar. We have deposits we pay, which is usually 4 weeks rent +2 in advanced, and if you damage the house or anything, the deposit will cover it. Although, my parents always got their deposits back because we fixed everything. And then pets, pets are so strict here, like most houses will not accept any dogs or cats, doesn't matter how clean you are or anything. Sometimes my parents have lied on applications saying we don't have any just to get the house.
+soohyunq Queensland in Australia (different state guys) is exactly the same :p It seems like a pretty solid system without any flaws if you ask me, the only thing I could debate about is how strict they are on pets. I guess if I owned a house and I was renting it out I wouldn't want animals ruining the place, so I can see where their coming from in a sense.
+soohyunq Same goes for Melbourne!!! Accept for the pet one. Melbournians who rent out houses are more kinder for that situation, but not so much for apartments..
+soohyunq It's similar here in Chile, you pay a deposit (1 month) that covers any damage. Pets are not strict but there are some places that don't accept dogs, cats are usually OK.
+soohyunq Pretty identical to how its done here in the U.S.A. Deposits tend to be first, last and damage. So if you are renting and the Monthly rent is $1000 then you would need to pay the landlord $3000, however you would only get back the "damage" portion of the deposit, assuming you've not wrecked the place. As for pets most charge a monthly pet fee, plus an extra deposit. There are some places that unless its a service animal they wont rent to people with pets. As for kids, only special 65+ housing can deny renters based on having children.
In England there are cases when the family is still living/present in the house while somebody is viewing it. Once, while i was with my family checking out houses, we went into one for viewing and well the family started a full blown fight, it was sooo funny. From the looks of it, it started because they couldn't find the remote and they started suspecting everyone, in the end we didn't chose that house but we did stay around to watch the fight develop...so...not fully wasted.
+Simon and Martina Im looking to house hunt in japan in about a year. But i was wondering do you go on holiday for 2 weeks then house hunt ? or something else. Im struggling to find places.
so renting in Japan is exactly like renting in Scandinavia! :D pro tip if you haven't already, DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!!!!!! take pictures of absolutely everything!! I've gotten scammed out of my deposit money before because the landlord claimed i did damage to the apartment when i didn't -.- so yeh, don't be like me! be smart!
Ditto on the US, last landlord was a crook! Some are really awesome (my previous landlady was so freaking incredible! ) and some are snake oil salesmen.
My husband and I recently moved back to the States after living in Japan for 4 1/2 years, and this video is making me tear up! It's like a trip down memory lane, amazing memories. I hope you both enjoy your time there!
This was the first video i saw of yours! This was the video that introduced me to these amazing crazy people!!❤️ love you Simon and Martina! Been watching for three years but can’t imagine life without you! Learned so much about Korea and Japan from you! Thank you for sharing your adventures!!!❤️❤️❤️
I really like the video format, raw footage of you doing stuff etc, inter spliced with bits of you guys sitting down and talking about it, or explaining something that maybe wasnt mentioned or isnt so clear, and then back to 'raw' footage. nice stuff, really pleasant to watch
In Poland we also give a deposit of 1-3 times the monthly rent cost but you get it back when you're moving away unless you've destroyed something - than the owner keeps part of it to cover the cost. And all the questions - these are pretty common ones I imagined everywhere! Some flats don't allow pets at all (like my last flat), some are negotiable (like my current one) - the owners don't want to risk destruction. Same with kids plus there's a law here which states that if you get kids the owner can't evict you even if you don't pay, destroy the flat and is a horrible neighbour! The instrument question was pretty strange though :) you normally just have to keep quiet after 10 o'clock at night.
+Dagmara K But yes, it's common for people to come look at your place before you've left it. The owners want the bussiness going! Thankfully my previous landlords usually gave me notice beforehand so that I coould conveniently go out for groceries for example :)
Hey guys I hope you read this. I've been watching your videos for a week now and you made me realize that I can follow my dreams because I love the Japanese and Korean culture. So I feel when I get older I can follow my dreams and things like that. I say this in a happy way not a sad depressing way.
The Tatami rooms are nice, but be warned....they will get hella moldy if you're not careful in the summer. You have to air out the panels every now-and-then to ensure that mold doesn't develop, but you don't have to worry about that until the humid summer months.
My apartment just flat out said "No pets. No piano." Basically the two things I NEED in my life. Good thing keyboards have headphones and my cat is quiet. I laughed so hard when you described Spudgy's behavior. Poor Spudgy XD
Tsk Tsk. Shiga is near Kyoto. I'm about ten minutes away from Kyoto, in Otsu, right on the shores of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. It's a REALLY awesome place. I work at the city hall for tourism stuff so if you guise ever came this way I could hook you up with all the cool stuff :)
You guys are going to love living in a nice house in Japan. Don't count on only staying for a year. I can already see Martina bonding with the neighborhood obaachans. :D I'm so happy for you both! Come to Kansai sometime!! :D
+Simon and Martina In the US depending on how prestigious the building is you might have to do extensive interviews with the apartment chairs. When my mom was trying to find an apartment a while back in this really nice apartment building she was asked all types of invasive questions: if she played instruments, if my siblings and I would be visiting her(we are all adults), detailed info about her job, and they even asked about her divorce! She didn't end up getting the apartment(nor did she want it at that point) but it is still sitting empty since the the chairs keep turning people down.
+MoonLitCat Is it strange that I want to see the empty house? To see the changes and before/after? I like the process of a house becoming a home. I may be strange tho...
+TheRealSala No, it was actually a different one that we didn't show in this video. Its walls were covered in shelving that couldn't be removed, but all of the shelving was really small and tight. I think it might have been just for collectables? I don't know...
+Simon and Martina Wow! that doesn't sound too goo. So when are we getting a tour of your new house? 😄 I've been looking for an apartment to rent in Aus with my sister recently and seeing you guys finding a home gives me hope that we can find a good apartment 😄😊
Hey congrats Martina and Simon, I am soooo happy for you :-) Watching your adventures I feel like I am living them vicarioulsy. You guys are super cool.
OMG YASS!! im so glad you guys went to japan! Every episode you guys put out makes me excited! specially travel videos like this! thank youuuuu sooo muchhhhhhhhh
About bath tub thing, because you'd been to small houses that have no rooms for bath tub in Korea when you had no money. And you made big money in Korea so that now you've been to bigger houses in Japan. that's why they differ. Such big houses in Korea have bath tub for sure, and better neighbor environment
brea seroto Nah no, I think house in Seoul more expensive than Tokyo. Rent house you need "key money" $10.000 above. (You didn't have a bath up for that) it's just a apartement. How about a house? So yeah, is not cheap at all.
+E - Paige Yeah it's a basic bond. So you give them 3-4 weeks rent in advance plus some then when you leave generally you get your money back if you haven't destroyed anything in the house.
+E - Paige I think because Japan uses monthly rent, everything else is done monthly in line with it, which really sucks for agent's fee (1 month vs 1 week). It hurt my pocket when I moved to Tokyo. Literally spent less than 2 days with the agent and had to cough up close to NZ$900 for the agent fee alone.
Ah cool! Good luck! I feel like a lot will depend where you move to and how much time you have to shop around because you can find deals where they're doing no agent's fee, and some places don't require key money which makes a huge difference. Unfortunately I had to pick something very quickly so my apartment is quite expensive. Plus had pretty much all the extra costs. My apartment (in Tokyo) cost 1 month key money, 1 month agent fee, 1 month deposit (half of which will be deducted when I move out for cleaning fee), pro-rata first month in advance, antibacterial fee, and lock change fee to move in. I think it added up to the handsome sum of about $3000 of which most I will never see again (and remember, this is an empty apartment that still has to be furnished)... 2 weeks later my next lot of monthly rent was due. X_x The only fee I didn't have to pay was guarantor fee. Not trying to scare you off it, but be prepared and shop around before you commit!
Your new house is gorgeous! I am looking forward to seeing how you guys decorate the place. Martina, you have such a snazzy sense of style. Simon, your laughter makes me laugh. I am genuinely excited for the both of you. Much love from, Brooklyn, NY!
Do you live close to Rachel and Jun???? I want to see you guys collab as a group of four because I already saw the Differences between S.Korea and Japan video with Martina and Rachel!!
+Kathryn aka KitKat Rachel and Jun lives in Nagoya and Simon and Martina lives in Tokyo (Kichijoji). By train (Shinkansen) it takes about 100minutes to get there.
+Christer Markusson Yeah, also if you're not including walking to each others places, Rachel and Jun not meeting them there, etc. it could be about 2 hours and 20 minutes as I believe Rachel and Jun are 20-ish minutes from the closest station to them and Simon and Martina are about 20 minutes from the closest station to them by walking!
They actually did a video with them before already. it's called: what surprises us about Japan/ Korea or differences between a Japan and Korea...something along those lines. I can't quite recall right now.
You guys are literally my favorite couple I've ever seen omg you're sooooo adorable! I'm so glad I stumbled onto you guys (^_^) And you really make me miss living in Japan *heavy sigh*
20 mins walk isn't far... except in summer. Then it's hell. I lived for 2 weeks last summer in a place about 20-25 mins from the station and it was torture. :( That being said, you guys can probs do some work at home and opt out of the heat!
I read the blog and I have a question about the guarantor. If my mother were to live in California and I would be over there in Japan do you think ot would work? Or does someone like a parent, cousin, relative actually have to be in Japan? & What if I do not have a guarantor would they still let me rent?
The moment I saw Japan and Martina on the thumbnail, my mind tricked me into reading the title as "House Haunting in Japan". Talk about subconscious programming!
Thought of a way you can mount your desired light weight things to the wall without making holes, or damaging the walls. Use command strips. Just make sure you stick the right side of the pull tape to the wall. I use them and love them..I hope you guys get to read this before any mounting happens..Congrats with your new home.
Buy a bicycle. most Japanese use a bicycle (mama-chari) for the traffic tool between the house and the station. it needs a bicycle in tokyo. it is so cheep. Japan is different from south korea. you would notice Japan is a bicycle socirty. your activities are spread
Hi Simon and Martina! I'm sort of a recent addition to the nasties family and I saw in one of your videos that you guys were having trouble understanding the waste management thing in Japan. I found a cute video that might help you guys out. it's called "becoming a waste management expert"
the channel is called "life where I'm from" and it's all about this little Japanese girl and her dad making videos about life where they're from: Japan. I think it might help you guys. anyway, thanks for making awesome videos! and can't wait to see what you guys think!
+Bobshouse Oh, I thought they were talking restaurants, Subway vs McDonalds. Actually, Im jealous, I lived in Japan for 3 years and really miss it...I remember my first house also, much better than those paper thin walls in the apartments.
+ThatGurlGrace J They did kind of mention him at the start. Martina mentioned rubbing her face on the house and that's what cats do to say "This is mind.". Also dogs tend to make more noise in Japan then cats so more then likely he wasn't to big of an issue. Besides do we really think they would forget Meemer with how freaking in love with him Simon is? Man Warrior could never leave his mighty kitty.
Ohhh, you both look so happy, specially Martina. Congratulations on your new home!!! The neighborhood looks nice too. I feel you guys took a smart decision to move into Japan.
Congrats on the new place!! I live in Missouri. We recently moved and when we looked we had a realtor/landlord lady show us the different places she owned in different price points. Some places we looked at were move in ready. Some still have people living in them. But the realtor lady gave them a heads up that we were coming so they wouldn't be there when we showed up. It was a interesting experience considering I had never apartment hunted before.
Oh man... I lived in an apartment in Korea last year. I had NO idea that my place was up for rent and got a call at my school that people were coming to look at the place that afternoon. **rushes home and throws underwear and dishes under bed**
+Hunter Cowing I'm not totally sure because we've heard different things: one is that Japanese buildings tend to be very cold and drafty, so closing it at night would lead to more insulation. We've seen some of our neighbours pull theirs down every night even though they already have curtains, so it isn't for keeping out the light or peeping toms. We were also told you pull them down and lock them up if you travel for extra security.
+Hunter Cowing I have a theory! I live in Japan too (but in Okinawa) and my guess is it's quite possibly for typhoon conditions. If a typhoon rolls through it gets super, super windy and a lot of places have shutters or extra reinforced glass for that reason. :)
+Hunter Cowing +Simon and Martina They're actually hurricane/ storm shutters. I live in Yokosuka and my house has them as well, but the first time I'd ever seen them was the Florida Keys. A lot of the houses there had them, too. Although Japan is big, people tend forget that it is essentially still an island, so there's a hurricane season that these shutters are specifically for. They also double as great security measures as well like Triss mentioned. I put mine down often.
Is the construction quality in Japan a lot better? Even when we were the first people to move into our building in Korea, the construction was so shoddy it may as well have been used. >.< That's been our experience with all 4 places we've had here!!
Do you think Foreigners (Non Japanese Citizen) can buy a property in Japan? In the US and Canada and Australia, The foreigners can snap the properties like crazy, that's why there's a housing bubble in those countries.
Congrats, guys! I remember I was doing some apartment hunting in Ottawa and I happened to come around a place that had the whackiest layout. There were a total of 6 floors! First there was an entrance floor with two sets of stairs that u see as soon u enter. One led down to the basement. The other led to the living room and backyard. Another floor up you have the kitchen, dining, first bathroom and laundry. Another floor up you have only one bedroom. Then the final one had the second bathroom and master bedroom. It was so strange.
The housing agreements that you explained is very similar here in NZ; you pay nearly four months in rent which counts towards your deposit which is used for repairs and such. So when you leave you receive the deposit back minus what ever costs to any damages you may of caused.
Life tip in the US moment: I'm going through the rental process in the US and the number one thing if you're renting and have a dog - you have a golden retriever mix and the dog is under 60lbs. Always say this. In truth, I have no idea what the breed of my dog is - he's a mutt. But just to get in the door - Golden Retriever. Every time. I feel bad for our neighbors - we live in an area where pitbull fighting is common and they have a rescued pitbull mix. Besides our apartment building, I don't know where else they can rent in this city.
Adult only buildings ask you if you have kids. I live in an adult only building, so there's no families here just single adults or couples. I live in Alberta now. When I grew up in Massachusetts, they would ask my mom if she had kids and they wouldn't rent to us because she had teenagers. So yea people say no to people with kids lol A lot actually. Congrats on the house! :D
Yeah I was going to say that most places won't ask you if you have children if you're renting in Canada, but there are adult-only apartments/complexes that won't allow them.
+themodifiedbarbie yea it's nice not to hear crying babies. we lucked out at the other 2 family buildings we lived in. the kids were pretty well behaved. it's the dogs that get us x.x constant barking...
Yaaayy!!! I can't wait to see an official tour! I'm excited to know which one you picked out of these. I think the last one in the video was my favorite, just of what I saw! The kitchen was very nice! Congratulations!
I've been watching your channel for awhile, it's very fun and inspiring. I'm really glad that I found your channel. I'm waiting to see your upcoming adventures. Good luck!
This is like a better version of House Hunters
+Rachel & Jun; Jun Will you guys do any collabs?? :D
+Can't think of a name Damn they've done 1 collaboration already, 'culture shock between Japan & korea'. but now that Martina is in Japan, they should collab. along with Texan in Tokyo, Sharla & strawberry mochi. or maybe just a double date with Rachel & Jun and Martina & Simon. show them around. give em a warm welcome :)
Maybe you could go on a double date Rachel & Jun with Martina & Simon. Show them around. Give em a warm welcome :) I'm sure Jun could cook up something delicious or you all could go out ^_^
Ha! Yes, ours is not staged :)
I'm faaaairly sure I mostly watch your videos because I love how healthy your relationship is with each other, anything else is just a bonus.
That's lovely of you to say :)
I agreee
This makes me so sad for both of them. 😢
We just moved into our new home on Monday. Here's our first video in our new house! We'll tell you what the house hunting was like, and explain how things are different than what we're used to.
congratulations
+Chin Yee Ning HI!
+Simon and Martina House looks great!! Congrats :-D Must be a huge relief to finally have a homebase in Japan.
+Simon and Martina your home looks great
+Simon and Martina Congrats! I'm so happy for you ^_^
3 years later these two and their videos are still awsome.
Do they also interview the instruments if you're musically active?
I'm seriously so happy for you guys!
me too!!!!
Omg loveeeee ur channel!
FUCK EUROPE! THE FUTURE IS ASIA REGION
+HEERO Yuy really dude?? do u not know how pack Asia is?? I would like to walk around freely and not rubbing on strangers
+HEERO Yuy really dude?? do u not know how pack Asia is?? I would like to walk around freely and not rubbing on strangers.
Japan's renting system is pretty similar to Australia, speaking from New South Wales, not sure if other states are similar. We have deposits we pay, which is usually 4 weeks rent +2 in advanced, and if you damage the house or anything, the deposit will cover it. Although, my parents always got their deposits back because we fixed everything. And then pets, pets are so strict here, like most houses will not accept any dogs or cats, doesn't matter how clean you are or anything. Sometimes my parents have lied on applications saying we don't have any just to get the house.
+soohyunq Queensland in Australia (different state guys) is exactly the same :p
It seems like a pretty solid system without any flaws if you ask me, the only thing I could debate about is how strict they are on pets. I guess if I owned a house and I was renting it out I wouldn't want animals ruining the place, so I can see where their coming from in a sense.
+soohyunq Same goes for Melbourne!!! Accept for the pet one. Melbournians who rent out houses are more kinder for that situation, but not so much for apartments..
+soohyunq It's pretty much the same in New Zealand, especially with having pets
+soohyunq It's similar here in Chile, you pay a deposit (1 month) that covers any damage. Pets are not strict but there are some places that don't accept dogs, cats are usually OK.
+soohyunq Pretty identical to how its done here in the U.S.A. Deposits tend to be first, last and damage. So if you are renting and the Monthly rent is $1000 then you would need to pay the landlord $3000, however you would only get back the "damage" portion of the deposit, assuming you've not wrecked the place. As for pets most charge a monthly pet fee, plus an extra deposit. There are some places that unless its a service animal they wont rent to people with pets. As for kids, only special 65+ housing can deny renters based on having children.
In England there are cases when the family is still living/present in the house while somebody is viewing it. Once, while i was with my family checking out houses, we went into one for viewing and well the family started a full blown fight, it was sooo funny. From the looks of it, it started because they couldn't find the remote and they started suspecting everyone, in the end we didn't chose that house but we did stay around to watch the fight develop...so...not fully wasted.
Thank you to whoever made Dutch subtitles! You're awesome!
+Simon and Martina Thank you! I'm glad I could help! :)
+Simon and Martina And now Portuguese subs are up, too! Thank you, kind stranger :D
+Simon and Martina YEEEY \o/ i hope i could do that for every vid!
+Simon and Martina Im looking to house hunt in japan in about a year. But i was wondering do you go on holiday for 2 weeks then house hunt ? or something else. Im struggling to find places.
so renting in Japan is exactly like renting in Scandinavia! :D
pro tip if you haven't already, DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!!!!!! take pictures of absolutely everything!!
I've gotten scammed out of my deposit money before because the landlord claimed i did damage to the apartment when i didn't -.-
so yeh, don't be like me!
be smart!
me too!! be careful guys D:
Ditto on the US, last landlord was a crook! Some are really awesome (my previous landlady was so freaking incredible! ) and some are snake oil salesmen.
Hello Simon & Martina! :D
YOU HAVE A HOUSE! Congrats!
+OnniBuchtProductions Yay! Thank you!
+Simon and Martina The house looks good!
+OnniBuchtProductions Well, we only showed you a corner of it. We'll show you more once it's ready :D
+Simon and Martina Nice! :)
+Simon and Martina Im looking forward to seeing it :D
My commitment for no skipping ads for you two I just watched a 10 minute video. Love what you both do!
You are a kind soul :)
My husband and I recently moved back to the States after living in Japan for 4 1/2 years, and this video is making me tear up! It's like a trip down memory lane, amazing memories. I hope you both enjoy your time there!
This was the first video i saw of yours! This was the video that introduced me to these amazing crazy people!!❤️ love you Simon and Martina! Been watching for three years but can’t imagine life without you! Learned so much about Korea and Japan from you! Thank you for sharing your adventures!!!❤️❤️❤️
tatami room with kotatsu is the MUST for Japanese winter living. with a cats inside kotatsu make it perfect!
I really like the video format, raw footage of you doing stuff etc, inter spliced with bits of you guys sitting down and talking about it, or explaining something that maybe wasnt mentioned or isnt so clear, and then back to 'raw' footage. nice stuff, really pleasant to watch
OMG THAT LUHAN REFERENCE....................
+Mridula Deshpande CONGRATS ON THE NEW PLACE!!!!!!!!
what luhan reference? :o
+Yoyo Kim The pan flute(Ooh oh ooooooh).....Was it just me?....*Sorry*
+Mridula Deshpande ooooh hahaha
I find it even funnier for me because I play the flute XD
In Poland we also give a deposit of 1-3 times the monthly rent cost but you get it back when you're moving away unless you've destroyed something - than the owner keeps part of it to cover the cost.
And all the questions - these are pretty common ones I imagined everywhere! Some flats don't allow pets at all (like my last flat), some are negotiable (like my current one) - the owners don't want to risk destruction. Same with kids plus there's a law here which states that if you get kids the owner can't evict you even if you don't pay, destroy the flat and is a horrible neighbour!
The instrument question was pretty strange though :) you normally just have to keep quiet after 10 o'clock at night.
+Dagmara K But yes, it's common for people to come look at your place before you've left it. The owners want the bussiness going! Thankfully my previous landlords usually gave me notice beforehand so that I coould conveniently go out for groceries for example :)
Hey guys I hope you read this. I've been watching your videos for a week now and you made me realize that I can follow my dreams because I love the Japanese and Korean culture. So I feel when I get older I can follow my dreams and things like that. I say this in a happy way not a sad depressing way.
wow, i'm so incredibly happy for you guys! it's like everything is happening all over again for you two
Can't wait for the house tour!!
The Tatami rooms are nice, but be warned....they will get hella moldy if you're not careful in the summer. You have to air out the panels every now-and-then to ensure that mold doesn't develop, but you don't have to worry about that until the humid summer months.
you guys are truly my couple-goals !
I can't get over how sentimental and affective you two are together I just want to gobble you up.
Not feeling very well at all! So i'm bed bound watching all your old videos, making me laugh and feel so much better! Thank you!!
My apartment just flat out said "No pets. No piano." Basically the two things I NEED in my life.
Good thing keyboards have headphones and my cat is quiet.
I laughed so hard when you described Spudgy's behavior. Poor Spudgy XD
+MetalOfHeaven777 Are you in Japan as well? Or was this somewhere else they made those rules?
Yes I live in Shiga Prefecture :)
+MetalOfHeaven777 Ah. I don't know where that is yet.
Tsk Tsk. Shiga is near Kyoto. I'm about ten minutes away from Kyoto, in Otsu, right on the shores of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. It's a REALLY awesome place. I work at the city hall for tourism stuff so if you guise ever came this way I could hook you up with all the cool stuff :)
+MetalOfHeaven777 Awesome! We really want to do travel videos around Japan. Your area sounds great! Hmm...
You guys are going to love living in a nice house in Japan. Don't count on only staying for a year. I can already see Martina bonding with the neighborhood obaachans. :D
I'm so happy for you both! Come to Kansai sometime!! :D
+MetalOfHeaven777 What's an obaachan? I haven't learned that word yet :(
It's an 아줌마! :D with maybe a little bit more grandma connotation.
+MetalOfHeaven777 AH! Yes! We'll share stories about our obaachan for our next Eat Your Sushi episode :D
Haha I knew it would be coming sooner or later!
Japanese obaachans are the best!
dude.. 9:23 there's like ash walking behind you two..
+Juno Wardoyo I was thinking the same thing!
I caught that too lol
OMG ok i thought i was going nuts haha
Congrats! Wish you both a happy life in Japan and a lot of great moments there! And keep making great videos as usual!
Oh my god! When you said house I got soo happy and excited I started clapping and cheering like a crazy person 😩❤️❤️
Yay! Home sweet home 😍😍😍😍😍 ! I'm so happy for you guys!
In America there's actually a federal law that makes it illegal to discriminate against family with (or expecting) children.
Can't wait to see what the house will look like after it's decorated! Congrats on your new home!!~ :3
You guys are awesome. You show the world that people don't have to live an ordinary life, that there is something better, an awesome life!
+Simon and Martina In the US depending on how prestigious the building is you might have to do extensive interviews with the apartment chairs. When my mom was trying to find an apartment a while back in this really nice apartment building she was asked all types of invasive questions: if she played instruments, if my siblings and I would be visiting her(we are all adults), detailed info about her job, and they even asked about her divorce! She didn't end up getting the apartment(nor did she want it at that point) but it is still sitting empty since the the chairs keep turning people down.
You guys should do a house tour :D
+̶ ̶C̶r̶o̶s̶s̶m̶y̶h̶e̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶ They said they would once they get more settled in so they won't be showing us just an empty house.
Yes that's what I am waiting for !!!!
+Kookie's Suga Glazed Donut 😉
+MoonLitCat Is it strange that I want to see the empty house? To see the changes and before/after? I like the process of a house becoming a home. I may be strange tho...
they did one!
wow those were some really nice looking houses!
+TheRealSala Every place we saw was really nice, except for one which was huge but bizarrely laid out.
+Simon and Martina Yeah was that the ladder one? Cause that one looked pretty cool, like a hipster kinda house 😂😄
+TheRealSala No, it was actually a different one that we didn't show in this video. Its walls were covered in shelving that couldn't be removed, but all of the shelving was really small and tight. I think it might have been just for collectables? I don't know...
+Simon and Martina Wow! that doesn't sound too goo. So when are we getting a tour of your new house? 😄 I've been looking for an apartment to rent in Aus with my sister recently and seeing you guys finding a home gives me hope that we can find a good apartment 😄😊
So happy for you guys .. Now you can have a garden , spudgi can play.. Congrats on your house
Hey congrats Martina and Simon, I am soooo happy for you :-)
Watching your adventures I feel like I am living them vicarioulsy.
You guys are super cool.
awe i love watching you get so excited martina.....
OMG YASS!! im so glad you guys went to japan! Every episode you guys put out makes me excited! specially travel videos like this! thank youuuuu sooo muchhhhhhhhh
+Dylan Grey i hope you guys go to school festivals also! i heard there are school festivals that are open for public!
About bath tub thing, because you'd been to small houses that have no rooms for bath tub in Korea when you had no money. And you made big money in Korea so that now you've been to bigger houses in Japan. that's why they differ. Such big houses in Korea have bath tub for sure, and better neighbor environment
yeaa
+Ervin Jackson Why are you replying to loads of comments like this?? Do you really have nothing better to do with your life?
if they both had enough money to spare for those apartments LOL
Actually even the chapest apartments that have their toilet and bathroom combined have a bath thube :D Its just something everyone from Japan needs...
brea seroto Nah no, I think house in Seoul more expensive than Tokyo. Rent house you need "key money" $10.000 above. (You didn't have a bath up for that) it's just a apartement. How about a house? So yeah, is not cheap at all.
We do the deposit system in New Zealand. But its more than likely you do get it back in the end.
Usually only like 3-4 weeks rent in advance also.
+E - Paige Yeah it's a basic bond. So you give them 3-4 weeks rent in advance plus some then when you leave generally you get your money back if you haven't destroyed anything in the house.
+E - Paige I think because Japan uses monthly rent, everything else is done monthly in line with it, which really sucks for agent's fee (1 month vs 1 week). It hurt my pocket when I moved to Tokyo. Literally spent less than 2 days with the agent and had to cough up close to NZ$900 for the agent fee alone.
Temiko L Fuck. I plan on moving to Japan at some point, so thanks for the heads up. Better start saving like fuck.
Ah cool! Good luck! I feel like a lot will depend where you move to and how much time you have to shop around because you can find deals where they're doing no agent's fee, and some places don't require key money which makes a huge difference. Unfortunately I had to pick something very quickly so my apartment is quite expensive. Plus had pretty much all the extra costs.
My apartment (in Tokyo) cost 1 month key money, 1 month agent fee, 1 month deposit (half of which will be deducted when I move out for cleaning fee), pro-rata first month in advance, antibacterial fee, and lock change fee to move in. I think it added up to the handsome sum of about $3000 of which most I will never see again (and remember, this is an empty apartment that still has to be furnished)... 2 weeks later my next lot of monthly rent was due. X_x The only fee I didn't have to pay was guarantor fee.
Not trying to scare you off it, but be prepared and shop around before you commit!
The two of you work really well together. Just stumbled on your channel so shall check out your other videos.
+max miser That's kind of you to say. Thank you! I hope you like our other videos :D
Your new house is gorgeous! I am looking forward to seeing how you guys decorate the place. Martina, you have such a snazzy sense of style. Simon, your laughter makes me laugh. I am genuinely excited for the both of you. Much love from, Brooklyn, NY!
WOOHOO! I'm so happy you guys are settled now :D! Can't wait for you guys to reunite Meemers and Spudgy ^^
We can't wait to see them, too!
no info on the prices? :(
This is amazing. I never knew a place in Tokyo is actually can be cheaper than in Seoul. Good luck with your new home guys! :)
Spudgy will love the small backyard. So so sweet
The chemistry between you guys is like that of best friends it's so natural I hope to have this someday
Do you live close to Rachel and Jun???? I want to see you guys collab as a group of four because I already saw the Differences between S.Korea and Japan video with Martina and Rachel!!
+Kathryn aka KitKat Rachel and Jun lives in Nagoya and Simon and Martina lives in Tokyo (Kichijoji). By train (Shinkansen) it takes about 100minutes to get there.
+Christer Markusson Yeah, also if you're not including walking to each others places, Rachel and Jun not meeting them there, etc. it could be about 2 hours and 20 minutes as I believe Rachel and Jun are 20-ish minutes from the closest station to them and Simon and Martina are about 20 minutes from the closest station to them by walking!
They actually did a video with them before already. it's called: what surprises us about Japan/ Korea or differences between a Japan and Korea...something along those lines. I can't quite recall right now.
Oh and I totally didn't read your comment properly lol you already knew that Hehe sorry
You guys are literally my favorite couple I've ever seen omg you're sooooo adorable! I'm so glad I stumbled onto you guys (^_^) And you really make me miss living in Japan *heavy sigh*
Thank you!
20 mins walk isn't far... except in summer. Then it's hell. I lived for 2 weeks last summer in a place about 20-25 mins from the station and it was torture. :( That being said, you guys can probs do some work at home and opt out of the heat!
YOU GUYS ARE ON THE TRENDING PAGE!!! I'm so happy that you guys!!
So cool to watch this again after knowing which house you’ll pick
I read the blog and I have a question about the guarantor. If my mother were to live in California and I would be over there in Japan do you think ot would work? Or does someone like a parent, cousin, relative actually have to be in Japan? & What if I do not have a guarantor would they still let me rent?
You can hire a Japanese company to be your guarantor. It won't work with your mom in California.
hahah I can just imagine you guys showing youtube videos of Spudgy XD and the owner having like a perfect image of what Spudgy is like
ONE PUNNNNNNNNNCCCHHHH!!!! Best anime ever, thanks for the recommendation on the Twitters 😄
+Saint Mikhael Gintama is better.
I'll have to check it out 😀
+EvenInArcadiaIExist no
+Saint Mikhael Its kinda over rated imo :v
Congrats on your first home! I can't wait for you two to have your whole home furnished and your fur babies with you again.
God bless!
i have been watching simon and martina since years ago. now they are approching 1million subscriber, i feel happy for them
5:32 WHERE YOU GUYS HUMMING LUHAN'S LU, OMG I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
The moment I saw Japan and Martina on the thumbnail, my mind tricked me into reading the title as "House Haunting in Japan". Talk about subconscious programming!
Did you have an interpreter with you while you were looking around?
Exciting! Can't wait to see the place all set up.
Thought of a way you can mount your desired light weight things to the wall without making holes, or damaging the walls. Use command strips. Just make sure you stick the right side of the pull tape to the wall. I use them and love them..I hope you guys get to read this before any mounting happens..Congrats with your new home.
Buy a bicycle. most Japanese use a bicycle (mama-chari) for the traffic tool between the house and the station. it needs a bicycle in tokyo. it is so cheep.
Japan is different from south korea. you would notice Japan is a bicycle socirty. your activities are spread
Hi Simon and Martina! I'm sort of a recent addition to the nasties family and I saw in one of your videos that you guys were having trouble understanding the waste management thing in Japan. I found a cute video that might help you guys out. it's called "becoming a waste management expert"
the channel is called "life where I'm from" and it's all about this little Japanese girl and her dad making videos about life where they're from: Japan. I think it might help you guys. anyway, thanks for making awesome videos! and can't wait to see what you guys think!
Id prefer to be closer to McDonalds than Subway.
How much do you weigh?
Same...
+darkmanknight1 115 lbs...
+Bobshouse Oh, I thought they were talking restaurants, Subway vs McDonalds. Actually, Im jealous, I lived in Japan for 3 years and really miss it...I remember my first house also, much better than those paper thin walls in the apartments.
Yes. You can eat more mcd and you get to exercise to work everyday. Perfect.
Omg 💜💜I got so happy from that into congratulations!!! The house looks perfect to raise Little ones in!!!!
house tour! house tour! house tour!~🎉🎉🙏🙏
congrats on your new house guys, it's so sweet to see you both so happy 😊
Wishing you the best! 💜
WHAT ABOUT MEEMERS!?!??
Yeah, you didn't seem to mention him ! But congrats on the house !
same thought!! ;-;
+ThatGurlGrace J They did kind of mention him at the start. Martina mentioned rubbing her face on the house and that's what cats do to say "This is mind.".
Also dogs tend to make more noise in Japan then cats so more then likely he wasn't to big of an issue.
Besides do we really think they would forget Meemer with how freaking in love with him Simon is? Man Warrior could never leave his mighty kitty.
Maybe meemers is too fat to bring to Japan
OCSleazy That's horrible! Besides he's been running up and down stairs at their friends places, I wouldn't be surprised if he's lost some weight.
Can you PLEASE make a relationship video and give us advice to how you both have an amazing relationship?!
**likes before watching video**
+Jessica Sebastião I like the way you think! Thank you :D
also Martina looks really pretty in the green dress ^-^
+Jessica Sebastião I like that dress on her a lot :D
Simon and Martina awww, Simon your so sweet! 😊😊😊
Ohhh, you both look so happy, specially Martina. Congratulations on your new home!!! The neighborhood looks nice too. I feel you guys took a smart decision to move into Japan.
Congrats on the new place!! I live in Missouri. We recently moved and when we looked we had a realtor/landlord lady show us the different places she owned in different price points. Some places we looked at were move in ready. Some still have people living in them. But the realtor lady gave them a heads up that we were coming so they wouldn't be there when we showed up. It was a interesting experience considering I had never apartment hunted before.
Oh man... I lived in an apartment in Korea last year. I had NO idea that my place was up for rent and got a call at my school that people were coming to look at the place that afternoon. **rushes home and throws underwear and dishes under bed**
What are those zombie shield things on the balconies for?
+Hunter Cowing I'm not totally sure because we've heard different things: one is that Japanese buildings tend to be very cold and drafty, so closing it at night would lead to more insulation. We've seen some of our neighbours pull theirs down every night even though they already have curtains, so it isn't for keeping out the light or peeping toms. We were also told you pull them down and lock them up if you travel for extra security.
+Hunter Cowing I have a theory! I live in Japan too (but in Okinawa) and my guess is it's quite possibly for typhoon conditions. If a typhoon rolls through it gets super, super windy and a lot of places have shutters or extra reinforced glass for that reason. :)
+Hunter Cowing The "Zombie Shields" are for Security and Storm protection so the windows wont break and to keep out light when you're sleeping.
+Hunter Cowing +Simon and Martina They're actually hurricane/ storm shutters. I live in Yokosuka and my house has them as well, but the first time I'd ever seen them was the Florida Keys. A lot of the houses there had them, too. Although Japan is big, people tend forget that it is essentially still an island, so there's a hurricane season that these shutters are specifically for. They also double as great security measures as well like Triss mentioned. I put mine down often.
+SomechicknameAshley ahaha freakn' zombie shields xD I love it
For the record, in the US it would be illegal to ask about children unless the property is in a 55+ community
You can get evicted if your children can't control their volume tho 😊
so happy to see you guys started a new Journey! Enjoy it!
You two are the most fun, cool couple I’ve ever seen.
That One Punch reference at the end though
Is the construction quality in Japan a lot better? Even when we were the first people to move into our building in Korea, the construction was so shoddy it may as well have been used. >.< That's been our experience with all 4 places we've had here!!
+Evan and Rachel in Korea I can't really say what the quality is like yet. I haven't been able to test it out. Nothing's broken so far, though!
Do you think Foreigners (Non Japanese Citizen) can buy a property in Japan? In the US and Canada and Australia, The foreigners can snap the properties like crazy, that's why there's a housing bubble in those countries.
You guys are so much fun to watch!! 😀🇨🇦🇯🇵
Congrats, guys! I remember I was doing some apartment hunting in Ottawa and I happened to come around a place that had the whackiest layout. There were a total of 6 floors! First there was an entrance floor with two sets of stairs that u see as soon u enter. One led down to the basement. The other led to the living room and backyard. Another floor up you have the kitchen, dining, first bathroom and laundry. Another floor up you have only one bedroom. Then the final one had the second bathroom and master bedroom. It was so strange.
OMG!!! ONE PUNCH!!!!!!!!
I need to move to Japan for the non negotiable kids house areas lol
Got forced to subscribe, because my girlfriend loves you guys.
I like your videoes so far:D Best regards from Norway!
Welcome to the family! Your girlfriend sounds like a great girl :)
+ReveredInventor +Simon and Martina
OMG! I love you! and Love you guys
The housing agreements that you explained is very similar here in NZ; you pay nearly four months in rent which counts towards your deposit which is used for repairs and such. So when you leave you receive the deposit back minus what ever costs to any damages you may of caused.
Hey Martina, nice to see that you also know how tso STFU and keep quiet sometimes in this video/ being in the real-estate car.
What do I look for a Japanese House: CITY VIEW
Life tip in the US moment: I'm going through the rental process in the US and the number one thing if you're renting and have a dog - you have a golden retriever mix and the dog is under 60lbs. Always say this. In truth, I have no idea what the breed of my dog is - he's a mutt. But just to get in the door - Golden Retriever. Every time. I feel bad for our neighbors - we live in an area where pitbull fighting is common and they have a rescued pitbull mix. Besides our apartment building, I don't know where else they can rent in this city.
Adult only buildings ask you if you have kids. I live in an adult only building, so there's no families here just single adults or couples. I live in Alberta now. When I grew up in Massachusetts, they would ask my mom if she had kids and they wouldn't rent to us because she had teenagers. So yea people say no to people with kids lol A lot actually.
Congrats on the house! :D
Yeah I was going to say that most places won't ask you if you have children if you're renting in Canada, but there are adult-only apartments/complexes that won't allow them.
That sounds so nice to be able to live in a child free environment, maybe I need to move to Canada lol
+themodifiedbarbie yea it's nice not to hear crying babies. we lucked out at the other 2 family buildings we lived in. the kids were pretty well behaved. it's the dogs that get us x.x constant barking...
awww I live in Massachusetts too!!!
Yaaayy!!! I can't wait to see an official tour! I'm excited to know which one you picked out of these. I think the last one in the video was my favorite, just of what I saw! The kitchen was very nice! Congratulations!
I've been watching your channel for awhile, it's very fun and inspiring. I'm really glad that I found your channel. I'm waiting to see your upcoming adventures. Good luck!
A mustang in japan....................... SHOCKED 7:00
Yay! You're home now. More underwear for Simon now.
+yokoangel Underwear party time!
+Simon and Martina Woot! Woot! 😂 Enjoy your new place guys. You guys deserve a hot spring vacation. lol..
Pleaaasee go to the Studio Ghibli Museum, with your camera ._. I love studio ghibli, pleaaaassssee!! Your nasties demand it! ._.
I don’t think you can film or take photos inside the museum, only the outside
i am so excited to see you both in your new home!!!
I'm so happy for them. they look so excited!