Tokyo Apartment Tour & Cost Breakdown

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  • Опубліковано 11 гру 2019
  • Tour and costs of our apartment in(-ish) Asakusa, Tokyo!
    For those who are counting it's 41m² or 441ft².
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 357

  • @OMGitsWEDGE
    @OMGitsWEDGE 4 роки тому +14

    kydes desk setup is the most efficent and minimalist desk solution ive ever seen. its amazing

  • @jwrappuhn71
    @jwrappuhn71 4 роки тому +8

    I swear, watching you to is like watching a Seinfeld episode....lol, nice apartment ya'll.

  • @caitandrews533
    @caitandrews533 4 роки тому +17

    I'm used to Toronto pricing and whenever I see your apartment cost breakdowns in Tokyo I always am surprised at how not-crazy-expensive it is and I think it's cheaper than Toronto. I grew up hearing how expensive Tokyo was but I think it's more affordable than many other massive cities. You guys are right, the food (good food) is so cheap there vs every time I go to Toronto I get sticker shock at any eatery.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      My understanding is that in the 80's Tokyo was super expensive due to the exchange rate at that time, I had always been under the same assumption, but was wrong haha. -E

    • @yukokraus5528
      @yukokraus5528 4 роки тому +2

      In addition, no tipping in restaurants or anywhere else required!!

    • @pookerh7416
      @pookerh7416 4 роки тому

      It depends where you live. Rent in Ginza is more than double anywhere in Toronto. Toronto is a small city compared to Tokyo, there are just more deals available in a city so large.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      @@pookerh7416 Not sure why anyone would want to live in Ginza if it's super expensive, hahaha.

  • @NYMikeTube
    @NYMikeTube 4 роки тому +5

    Compared to Nyc this place is a steal! It would easily be 2500 monthly, and that’s being very very modest and not in the actual city.
    I always toy with the idea of relocating to Tokyo. And this just made it so much more appealing

  • @lindsaycordova91
    @lindsaycordova91 4 роки тому +6

    Seems like a decent price for living in a city. The extra fees that are usually charged are insane!! Glad you all found that loophole

  • @David-Daithi
    @David-Daithi 4 роки тому

    Thanks for creating this and sharing. Love to see your apartment.

  • @darren9445
    @darren9445 4 роки тому

    Yaaaaay! I have paused this as it's really late where I live, and am looking forward to watching this on my day off tomorrow when I get up with a yummy coffee! You guys are so positive and a breath of fresh air!

  • @nikolairge
    @nikolairge 4 роки тому

    Yes! Finally! I've been waiting for this one for a while. I love your apartment. It's really cool and it doesn't seem cramped as many others I've seen before. You can't imagine how much I enjoyed this. It feels like I've been invited to your home. Thank you. It was a pleasure seeing your crib. Happy for your low expenses. Cheers! PS That monitor-arm is neat!

  • @markmaylen818
    @markmaylen818 4 роки тому +3

    Hi Kyde & Eric , just want to thank you both for the journey this year from all your videos , really looking forward to whats to follow in the future , loved following you on all your videos from the start and will continue , I hope you both have a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year :-)

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks! Hope you have a good holiday too. -E

  • @mastergodai
    @mastergodai 4 роки тому +27

    Key Money sounds like the biggest scam XD

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +14

      It's really absurd. Typical of Japanese style corruption, just make it part of the social system and no one does anything about it.

  • @Alex-cy8dp
    @Alex-cy8dp 3 роки тому

    Love your videos!!
    This is actually cheaper than I expected, to live a stone throw away from Tokyo Station I would of thought the cost would of doubled.
    Keep up the great work!!!!!

  • @awkwardbutawesome4022
    @awkwardbutawesome4022 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the apartment tour! It's fun to see what changes as you have gone from apartment to apartment and what stays the same. I was waiting for the toolbox reveal near the genkan. Golden Balls looks happy to inside as well! I think the cost is great for the convenience and location! I am in rural TN, and I would gladly pay those prices to have the convenience you have. I have to drive 45 minutes to the nearest Walmart and the food choices are of course not as varied or delicious! Thank you for sharing!

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      To be fair, we gotta get on a plane for the nearest Walmart. Hahaa. -E

  • @kydeanderic
    @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +19

    How is the cost for our apartment compared to where you live?
    For reference our place is 41m² (441ft²) and here's a floor plan: kydeanderic.com/fp.jpg
    Liking, commenting, belling and subscribing helps us out. Subscribe here: goo.gl/mkAwyy
    Here is a follow-up video breaking down monthly costs: ua-cam.com/video/Xd2YmysKAJY/v-deo.html

    • @travelswithblindcane
      @travelswithblindcane 4 роки тому

      Ireland's in a housing crisis right now so rents are insanely stupid and make no sense, but really, I don't think your place is too much. More than I could afford since I'm not working fulltime, and I'm sure I'd have a smaller place if I ever move to Japan to teach (which is on my list of potential things to do) but yeah, for your location and proximity to transport and so on I think it's pretty normal to possibly on the cheaper side, especially for Tokyo. That's a pretty decent sized place and aside from having had to buy or bring furniture and so on it seems to have a lot of amenities! I like it, and I was happy to see GoldenBalls! I was kinda worried he might have gotten broken or lost or something since I hadn't seen him in awhile xD I love the idea of the friendsigns on the wall, but dang, how do you guys live with that lack of color? Need to get you some floral wall art or something. (No you don't, I'm just big on focal points. Don't mind me lol)

    • @foxgod8832
      @foxgod8832 4 роки тому

      Thanks for the image of the floor plan. I decided to use it to practice sounding out katakana as I'm trying to get a bit back into my Japanese studying. What does it say on the far left of the floor plan in that long stretch of space? I can read " rukoni" but i'm not sure of what is before the "ru" part.

    • @urbenyesurben
      @urbenyesurben 4 роки тому

      you guys really got a awesome place to live! for reference, I live in a 34m2 apartment that offers the bare minimum and the kitchen is like 40 years old but it`s in the center of zurich (switzerland) and I pay 1350CHF per month with a deposit of 2600 CHF (swiss franc and us dollar are pretty much 1:1). to be honest I also got very lucky to even get a place in the center since it is very difficult to get a nice apartment here. anyway enjoy the holidays, much love to you guys =)

    • @TEGKCUFTNUC
      @TEGKCUFTNUC 4 роки тому

      Wooo thanks for another apartment video. You can really see the change in size living right in the thick of the Tokyo metro area. Lucky the train station is only like 5 mins from you guys.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      @@travelswithblindcaneYea, I sometimes think about hanging something up, but it gets really windy in here in the summer (in a good way) and it might just blow everything off the walls. Haha

  • @giulianol
    @giulianol 4 роки тому +4

    Great Primus t-shirt Eric!

  • @mahieumahieu6398
    @mahieumahieu6398 4 роки тому

    Nice video been to Japan twice from Australia

  • @nafslee
    @nafslee 4 роки тому

    Nice view of the city!

  • @RecLocJapan
    @RecLocJapan 4 роки тому

    Looks like you guys are using all the possible space in that apartment!! great video :D

  • @willsonize2278
    @willsonize2278 4 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing really interesting 🧐 I think as you are really close to things in Tokyo the price is pretty good 👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @japanesesmiles8515
    @japanesesmiles8515 3 роки тому

    Interesting Air b and b vlog! Thank you for sharing😊🇯🇵🌸😊🇯🇵🌸

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  3 роки тому +1

      えっと、airbnbじゃない、住んでいる所です。笑 -E

  • @roarmaus
    @roarmaus 4 роки тому

    11:18 just watched a micro apt. tour earlier today and that's the same minimalist set up they had! Brilliant!

  • @Yesica1993
    @Yesica1993 4 роки тому +3

    Poor Eric is going to be all hunched over by the time he's 50!
    I love the Japanese way of having the toilet in a separate area. I wish they'd do that in the States. Makes sense!

  • @UrbanHomesteadMomma
    @UrbanHomesteadMomma 4 роки тому +2

    Yeahhhh finally!!!!!!!!! I’ve been waiting so long for this tour! Btw, holy umbrellas Batman!!! Wha?

  • @magic3817
    @magic3817 4 роки тому

    Ding, ding, ding! You are a winner! You have an amazing find. I live in a 3br townhouse in the Princeton NJ area. Your monthly note is cheaper than my mortgage and you live in Tokyo! Plus you are close to transit. Wow.

  • @joelarson79
    @joelarson79 2 роки тому

    The kitchen is small but overall a really nice pad. That out door space is killer. There should be some cool night views. Also huge thumbs up on the Primus shirt .

  • @KplusJinJapan
    @KplusJinJapan 4 роки тому

    You guys make the best apartment tour videos! I think that's why everyone (including me) was looking forward to this one. (A "K&E Cribs" playlist might be good?)
    Congratulations on scoring this place! And it looks like you two are very happy there.
    I love the passing back and forth of the camera. It's not only entertaining but also practical in a tight space. Hahaha.
    During the cost breakdown, I was wondering about your total monthly expenses, like with utilities, transportation, average food spending, etc. but I see in the comments a lot of other people asked about that too. Looking forward to that video! (I'm also curious about the first month or two costs for things like setting up your place with all the appliances and little bits you would need. We have been here just visiting for 2 months and had to go out and get things like a bath mat, hangers, and a few storage containers.)
    We're from the Toronto area so I think rent and stuff is comparable, if not a bit cheaper in Tokyo, when you factor in other costs of living. We live in a house an hour-ish outside of Toronto and pay about the same for our mortgage but also have a car and none of the conveniences of living in a big city. Right downtown though, you cannot find anything decent for less than $2000-2500 anymore.
    Other random thoughts:
    That faucet extension thing would be great for filling bottles or jugs that otherwise have to be tilted sideways to fit in a shallow sink.
    The door magnet catch reminds me of the cabinets that were so popular in the 80s with no handles on the outside so you had to push them in for them to release. Ahhhh, natsukashii.
    GOLDEN BALLS!! 😄 We bought a similar tanuki to take back with us - I've always wanted one. Ours doesn't have a name yet though. We'll have to get him situated at home in Canada and get to know him before we properly name him.
    Does Cotton the cactus still exist?
    Sorry for the super long comment! I love apartment tours.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Glad you dug it! Cotton is no longer with us, unfortunately. Here is that playlist you were looking for! ua-cam.com/play/PLrvJJu2Pt1jgpcuFZFCXmLL13INk_1JbW.html

  • @blueSkies777
    @blueSkies777 4 роки тому

    Most informative rent breakdown on youtube ever, u guys are so underrated. Now get working on that baby discount ;)

  • @Offensive_Username
    @Offensive_Username 4 роки тому +6

    *Finally, the apartment tour* 🥳
    Let me get my coffee and waffle ready.

  • @kurofune.uragabay
    @kurofune.uragabay 3 роки тому

    So informative... thank you guys for inviting us into your cosy little sanctuary and also for the snapshot of the rental environment in Tokyo 🙏 (one can only dream...)
    Speaking of sanctuary, I'm doubly jealous because for some weird reason (I'm non-religious. Very.) the whole area around Senso-Ji is my happy place. Please say hello from me to all the fishies in the aquariums outside Don Quixote next time you're around there 🐠🐠

  • @michaelsanchez9983
    @michaelsanchez9983 4 роки тому

    I’m from New York City and yes your rent is not expensive. Loved the video.

  • @Kaisersozze
    @Kaisersozze 4 роки тому +1

    Man only took one year to post this :) This is your best apartment, love the guitars.
    That desk needs to go into subreddit /perfectfit.

  • @jooshungerecker-debruin5812
    @jooshungerecker-debruin5812 4 роки тому

    Yes, drawers in the kitchen are great. You can't have enough of them 👍 I am currently having my breakfast, good times 🙃

  • @martian-sunset
    @martian-sunset 4 роки тому

    Great tour! Appreciate the cost breakdown. Comparable apt here in NYC is around $3000. Moving to Tokyo end of January. Rented a temporary furnished apt near Okachimachi Sta. while we look for permanent 2LDK place. Can't wait to get there!

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Nice area! Enjoy! -E

    • @martian-sunset
      @martian-sunset 4 роки тому

      @@kydeanderic Thanks. Besides monthly rent, I'm curious to know what your monthly utility costs are..heat/AC, water, cellphone, internet & TV, etc?

  • @Techn207
    @Techn207 4 роки тому

    Keeping the tv box! Always!
    Makes it easy to move it and a sturdy box to use when ever needed :)

  • @collectivelight
    @collectivelight 4 роки тому

    Good tour! I think you are right, the price might seem high compared to more rural areas, but for metropolitan it's pretty good.

  • @fiveyearold
    @fiveyearold 4 роки тому +2

    When Kyde and Eric drop an hour video during finals study time... lovely torture

    • @Mrcheesestk
      @Mrcheesestk 4 роки тому

      Karn Patel I’m in the same situation, like I want to watch but I have to wait until next week lol

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      Don't forget!

  • @Psychphuq
    @Psychphuq 4 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing... Useful (size, etc.) information... :)
    Genkan size is a little awkward (had similar size in Osaka recently)... Would be nicer / easier if a little bigger...
    Everything else seems like a livable size I could totally deal with...
    I agree with Eric's "Keeping of the (TV) box" idea... :)
    The manual height adjust desk seems like a 'Clever Eric' kinda thing too...

  • @bolts5994
    @bolts5994 4 роки тому

    cool vid. that bathroom is huge for japan

  • @AllieStrange
    @AllieStrange 4 роки тому

    Kyde was right; her introduction was super cute! Heh. Also, renting in Seattle is super expensive, around $1,500 on the low end at roughly the same size as yours. We currently rent a house(1500sq feet) further out(about 30 miles out) for around $1,500, though. Anyways for what you're getting, I feel it's a good deal, especially without those ridiculous fees.
    P.s. Thanks for being so detailed, it was really cool seeing your guys place and the price breakdown was super informative :3.

  • @myronyoshioka8742
    @myronyoshioka8742 4 роки тому

    that was a really interesting video....very informative. It would be interesting to know how much it would be for an apartment twice the size. Thanks for a great video.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Haha, no idea, we can't afford one twice the size so we don't look. Haha. -E

  • @persianOUTKAST
    @persianOUTKAST 4 роки тому +1

    thanks for the info & breakdown.
    that price seems expensive at first glance, but it's actually very reasonable when everything is taken into consideration :
    - per person cost
    - location
    - distance to public transport
    - view (as a photographer, i'd sit out on the balcony all day long & just take photos)
    best part : y'all can literally touch *"The Golden Poop"* from your balcony

  • @st04bez
    @st04bez 4 роки тому

    Cool t-shirt dude

  • @NimicNOR
    @NimicNOR 4 роки тому +9

    Kyde: look at this weird thing!
    Eric: let met tell you about this toilet.

  • @Techn207
    @Techn207 4 роки тому +11

    You know it's a japanese appartment when there is a closet full of umbrella.
    I bet you didnt even purchase half of them ;)

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +2

      Kyde literally found them all in the trash. Hahaha

  • @jr9994
    @jr9994 4 роки тому

    You guys need to come visit fuchu! I’ve always wanted to meet y’all!

  • @Mike500
    @Mike500 4 роки тому

    Nice tour, thank you! 16:50 You're right, looking down (or looking up for that matter) onto the monitor isn't good. But your laptop seems to be just on the height-adjustable desk, so you either have a good typing position and you have to look down, or you have a good viewing position and you can't type. So i'd get one of those notebook stands which puts the display on eye level (or put it on a stack of books etc.), and then put a seperate keyboard and mouse in front of it.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Until very recently I had the monitor and arm on my desk which worked well, may do the same thing again soon, just need to budget in the costs.

  • @salty6pence672
    @salty6pence672 4 роки тому +2

    Chicago- My friend paid $1200 a month for what you have twenty years ago. I’d say for a major city you are killing it.

  • @marcod1600
    @marcod1600 4 роки тому

    Nice apartment!

  • @akainex
    @akainex 3 роки тому

    UR Housing sounds amazing. Surprised more people don’t know about it.

  • @johngrubb007
    @johngrubb007 4 роки тому

    When we visited Tokyo, we were at the shrine across the river from you and I was looking over at the buildings on your side of the river and I would never have thought you could live there for that price. I thought it would be much more expensive. I think you got a great deal considering all the conveniences of living there ie: great transportation system, cheap food, and actually living in Tokyo. The one thing about living over there is downsizing to the norm of size standards. I would have a hard time doing that but I have an almost 2800 sq ft house and I really like my space :)

  • @09amandaaustin09
    @09amandaaustin09 4 роки тому +1

    I think it's a great price, especially for the location! I also think this UR ahousing has adopted an "american" style of dealing with apartments. At least in my area of California, it seems like they are aiming at what we would call "low income" with the types of leases offered. Also with the child credits.
    I love the apartment, and think it's an awesome concept, that is definitely solving many housing issues.

  • @crsh2007
    @crsh2007 4 роки тому +2

    I love that door locking mechanism! Our bathroom door always swings halfway shut after you ooen it, and I always walk into it on my way out :( TBH I liked your Tokyo apartment a little better because it seemed to have more light, but the new kitchen has so much more storage!

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      To be clear, both are in Tokyo! That apartment was nice with light though, you are right. It had a lot of other issues, however. -E

  • @portertanakafactory
    @portertanakafactory 4 роки тому

    Looks very decent and modern. Very nice!

  • @Kowzorz
    @Kowzorz 4 роки тому

    I used to hate the idea of mesh chairs until I used one and it's incredibly comfy. And you're spot on about not making it sweaty. Having flashbacks to leather car seats...

  • @Boston55333
    @Boston55333 4 роки тому +1

    Hello, I am a Japanese living in Boston. I am so jealous. The smallest good studio in Boston/Cambridge is about 500 sqft and rent is about $2700. Those old three-decker houses that look nice in the Scorsese movie are cheaper (studio $1600), but the wall/ceiling is paper thin, you hear footsteps, conversation, TV sound from next door every minute in addition to rodent problem. The quality of life here is lower than any city in Japan I can think of. You can find $1300 studio in suburb, but commuting takes 3 hour/day and car related expense costs $700/month. You can find the cheaper one in Dorchester but it’s so dangerous that you can't even walk one block at night. I miss Japan.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Yea, we intend to stay in Japan hahaha. -E

  • @jaysbob
    @jaysbob 4 роки тому

    You guys have a beautiful apartment and considering where you're living it seems surprisingly reasonable. I'd be hard pressed to find similar prices for 1 bedroom apts around me and I live in a dumpy post-industrial metro area in the midwest. Admittedly you'd get probably twice the square footage for the price but on balance I'd rather be living in a place like Tokyo lol! This was neat to see; thank you for showing us around!

    • @jaysbob
      @jaysbob 4 роки тому

      @Marci K not Milwaukee but close haha!

  • @markrbore
    @markrbore 4 роки тому

    That seems very reasonable for Tokyo both for the size and for the location. Size seems decent for Tokyo as well.

  • @FrameofTravel
    @FrameofTravel 4 роки тому +1

    Sorry to interrupt you, but that hamburger helper on the wall is the best visitor drawing ever!

  • @GamingFoodie
    @GamingFoodie 4 роки тому +3

    My 7 year old walked in as I was watching this, saw Eric and said "hey it's VSauce!"

  • @Welp503
    @Welp503 4 роки тому

    Livin the dream ❤️👌🏼

  • @FoxrosePettipaw
    @FoxrosePettipaw 4 роки тому

    Considering my rent in the states - I live in like a smallish city - is about 800$ and I had to pay first and last months rent plus deposit, honestly 1300$/month to live in Tokyo is insanely cheap to me! I was paying about 1100$/month at my last apartment in a different state in a city with only 20,000 people. I've lived all over America and 1300$/month to live in Tokyo to me is insanely fair. Wow I am in shock! I might be moving to Japan in a few months so this was a really helpful video overall. Thank you for making it! :D

  • @Techn207
    @Techn207 4 роки тому +1

    About appartment, one thing that needs to be said is there is a huge difference between private owners (like if your dad owns a building with X number of appartment versus corporate owned building like the one Eric and Kyde are in.
    In general, private owners will charge you everything they can (legaly) as high as they can. Because hey! "free" money!
    Where with corporate owned building, they want to fill the whole place asap which translate into easier, faster and usually cheaper prices.
    Also, as soon as you are outside of the main Tokyo area, prices start to drop fast.
    I'll take my example as living in a Leopalace21 owned building. Im 15-20 minutes out of Ikebukuro, in straight line (few stations to do depending if i take an express or semi-express train to get there) and been that "far" from Tokyo mean they have trouble filling the whole building. There is 20 appartment here, at most 10 have people in them.
    This is a 1 Room appartment, with a small kitchen and normal bath area. Between 20 and 25 m² depending on the building.
    When i showed up to the company with my realtor agent (i dont speak japanese, all paperwork is in japanese), they told me if i signed for 8 months they would give me 1 month free of rent. 12 months and it would be 2 month free rent.
    Since it's a corporate owned building, i only had 2 different "move-in" fee. No key money, no deposit, no lock exchange, no guarantor.
    In the end, the move in cost was 120 000 yens. Since i signed for 1 year, they gave me 2 month free rent.
    My rent : 72 000 (including internet).
    Total cost of the appartment for 1 year : 840 000 yens. (Kyde and Eric will pay 1 736 700 for one year, but double size, so it's logic)
    Im pretty happy with my situation :)
    My work pay my transportation fee to Tokyo Station, so it's perfect! Takes me between 50 and 60 minutes to get there.
    Edit : They also have the ~100$ gift if you recommend someone to move in with Leopalace!

  • @xiaodown
    @xiaodown 4 роки тому +8

    "some umbrellas"

    • @Offensive_Username
      @Offensive_Username 4 роки тому

      Their collection must be worth a fortune. Quite sure I see some limited editions and antiques.

  • @therealsarahmarshall
    @therealsarahmarshall 4 роки тому

    Just saw Primus a few weeks ago with Phillip H. Anselmo and Slayer, AMAZING!

  • @ikaruseijin01
    @ikaruseijin01 4 роки тому

    25:44 You could see if you could slide some plywood under the cushions. I have fixed an old couch that way. The plywood distributes the weight on the springs under the cushions so you don't sink so deep. Yeah its a little stiff but if you don't like sitting in a hole, it might just do the trick. (I had the hardware store people cut it down to the size I wanted. I have a little coping saw that I could shape it with too but a rectangle worked for the couch I had.)

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Yea, something like that is in the mail for sure, we gotta do something, I hate it. haha. -E

  • @mariah5714
    @mariah5714 4 роки тому

    The outside of the apartment reminds me of the building in the newer Dredd movie.

  • @AceJayDX
    @AceJayDX 4 роки тому

    Seems pretty legit! I'm out West in Tachikawa paying 140,000/mo for a brand new (2016~) 1LDK, but your location is pretty excellent and that price is super reasonable, especially with the refurbishments to kitchen, etc that it looks like UR did before you moved in.
    Plus, you've got a giant golden poo to look at whenever you're feeling down. Can't be beat.

  • @finchharper4647
    @finchharper4647 4 роки тому

    OMG that is an Awesome Price, and this from someone who owns property in Oregon, Oklahoma, and Arkansas! Very cheap for you all.

  • @malice41414
    @malice41414 4 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing. I have been looking for that thing you showed for your computer to raise it. Who makes it? Since you love it, I'm sure that it will be sturdy and something that I need to buy. Thanks!

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      I think you are talking about the monitor arm? Just search on amazon and check reviews, there are heaps of them. -E

    • @malice41414
      @malice41414 4 роки тому

      @@kydeanderic Thank you, for always taking the time to respond!

  • @sonarsphere
    @sonarsphere 4 роки тому

    Very interesting video! You didn't mention utilities/internet as well as building amenities and bike/scooter/car parking expense. Is there storage available?

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      We will talk about the utilities in another video soon. There is a small storage locker we can use, we showed it briefly in this video -E

  • @bish_puddin
    @bish_puddin 4 роки тому

    I think that’s a great price for living in Tokyo! Much cheaper then I thought and your apartment is very cute for the two of you. I wonder what this building charges for a 2 bed unit. Also the fact that you don’t have a car payment and those expenses makes it so much more worth it.

  • @gaiadove
    @gaiadove 4 роки тому +1

    For your kitchen. Find something that covers your sink. I have made a wooden cover for my sink when I didn’t have enough counter space.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Yea, lots of people do that and it's a good idea, but tbh we don't really feel like we need a lot more room. -E

  • @pelicannfights2746
    @pelicannfights2746 4 роки тому

    It struck me that you must feel like Gandalf walking through Bagend all the time 🧙🏻‍♂️ this apartment is so cozy and y’all are adorable.

  • @etherdog
    @etherdog 4 роки тому

    As an avid home cook, the kitchen would drive me bonkers (some would say "more so"). But one has to weigh the trade-offs and I would say you guys won the lottery.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Yea, it's not a good country to be a cook in,. -E

  • @gasphase
    @gasphase 4 роки тому

    the washing machine noise that sounds like a scream seems to be from the solenoid switch that controls the pressure from the hot or cold water input, usually the cold, seeing that the pressure is more and so kills the switch prematurely.... hopefully there’s stock and some repair support

  • @golddalekwho5944
    @golddalekwho5944 4 роки тому

    Have you considered a piece of hardboard under the couch cushions. It may support you more and stop the sinking into a hole feeling 😁

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Yea, i need to get that sorted.

  • @gmusashi_45
    @gmusashi_45 4 роки тому

    1200 inside the city while being a walking distance away from a station is unimanigable here in Calgary, even more so for bigger cities like Toronto. Most you can find around Calgary is 1500+

  • @ismajim
    @ismajim 4 роки тому +1

    The monthly fee is not that expensive, I lived in Poland and was paying a similar price for a flat in the city center.
    What I do think is expensive is the amount of fees, damn that's a lot.
    Good you found that loophole

  • @RonieWritInWater
    @RonieWritInWater 4 роки тому

    I pay that much for a 600ft studio in Austin Tx. So you guys have an amaaaazing deal!

  • @KalleKofot
    @KalleKofot 4 роки тому

    20:17 Immense is a strong word for that tiny space =) i know Japan makes great rice cookers but maybe should think of replacing one with an electric pressure cooker, still make rice perfect but also you can do "all in one pot" dishes super easy and i bet you could make a mean curry in it also.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      We cook a lot more than just rice in our rice cookers. -E

    • @KalleKofot
      @KalleKofot 4 роки тому

      @@kydeanderic That's the great part with electric pressure cookers, you can do everything that rice cookers can and lots more.

  • @ethanmandel2413
    @ethanmandel2413 4 роки тому +1

    For Tokyo, YOU GOT A DEAL! You found the loophole. Congrats and LIVE THERE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. The terms sound similar to rent controlled apartments in various cities in the world. People hold onto these forever, as in they are passed down by generations. Maybe it's time to have a kid in order to get that rent reduction? :P

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Haha, we just need to rent-a-baby for an afternoon. -E

  • @abaww90
    @abaww90 4 роки тому

    wohoooooo! :D

  • @problemchild4571
    @problemchild4571 4 роки тому

    What no more pig toaster? This is the 3rd apartment and the second price breakdown of cost. I think I may be addicted to your channel 😂. I've seen Kydes hair go from long to short and back to long and Eric I would swear you've lost weight. You guys are a lot of fun and I will always be a subscriber 🙏✌..... I may not always comment but I watch everything K&E..... To lazy to erase and edit

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      Pig toaster (Moink) stopped toasting one day and got set out to the pasture. -E

  • @daveadriffield7296
    @daveadriffield7296 4 роки тому

    Hi. Thanks for the vid. I keep boxes for most things. I think I'll get more if I sell anything. I have a pretty good deal on rent: no deposit and £270 per month for an apartment (flat UK) with two large bedrooms, a big kitchen, a large living room and a utlity room. I also have separate gared drying area the size of a medium garden. I get free bus transport anywhere in the country (England). Can you recommend a small rice cooker? Thanks again for showing us around you very tidy apartment.

  • @c1neal
    @c1neal 4 роки тому +1

    @48:30 we pay less than that for 5 acres and a big house. An hour from DC

  • @chatthew
    @chatthew 4 роки тому +1

    Well since you so insidiously did not include Australian Dollarydoos here's the cost breakdown for the other 4 Australians watching: $1720 for fist months rent, $61 Mantenance. $1781 per month and $3440 Deposit totalling in at $7002. Though the total in Yen I got was 528,000, and the 393,700 Yen figure you have would equal $5221 AUD , but I definitely didn't calculate it in the same way you did, not sure what happened there. Regardless, as somebody living in Melbourne I'd say that's a pretty sweet value, I think you'll likely not find anything in the city proper for that price over here, might even be a stretch to find something on the inner suburbs for that kind of price too.
    Edit: I figured out where I went wrong, I added the monthly rent to the total cost as well!

  • @GamingFoodie
    @GamingFoodie 4 роки тому

    5 minute walk to a station in the middle of Tokyo, that's a fantastic price. PLUS you don't have to go through the whole guarantor hassle. AND a balcony! Great find!
    Do you feel safe and comfortable in that building compared to other apartments you were in?

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      We feel safe everywhere in Japan. This is however, the most comfortable by far. -E

  • @DavidHunter
    @DavidHunter 4 роки тому

    Wait is that right next to the Asahi building?! (Spying it on Maps) What a location for a pretty reasonable price!

  • @nowgaku
    @nowgaku 4 роки тому +1

    ケイディ、エリックよくやった!!
    とてもいいアパートですね。
    私もうれしい。

  • @Ranerdar
    @Ranerdar 4 роки тому +1

    From California, a pretty expensive state. But I'm up north close to Oregon. $1200/$1300 would get you a 3 bedroom/2 bath house. But, in a major city like Tokyo, I would have expected to pay more. So, I think it's a pretty good deal.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      It's nice where you live. I miss the trees.

  • @WeirdExplorer
    @WeirdExplorer 4 роки тому +1

    I'm in NYC. For $1200 here you might find a small studio in an okay neighborhood if you really hunt around, but for most people $1200 means you have roommates.
    What's the square footage on your place?

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      That's what I suspected about costs in NYC. Our place is 441ft². -E

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer 4 роки тому

      @@kydeanderic Your place looks a lot bigger with how its set up.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      @@WeirdExplorer Yea, we don't have much stuff, which helps I guess.

  • @lynnhamps7052
    @lynnhamps7052 4 роки тому

    Your place is really nice, the 'weird heating thing', looks like, what we would call in the UK, a storage heater maybe?..

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      Yea, sort of the same concept, it's very out of place in Japan. -E

    • @lynnhamps7052
      @lynnhamps7052 4 роки тому

      @@kydeanderic We aren't very keen on them over here to be honest..mind you, I have heard that many Americans (and Canadians) find our central heating systems a bit odd anyway..lol

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      @@lynnhamps7052 haha, it's not as odd as the two-tap faucet system!

    • @lynnhamps7052
      @lynnhamps7052 4 роки тому

      @@kydeanderic Very true..lol

  • @KOSAMAGAMES
    @KOSAMAGAMES 4 роки тому

    Do you think 2020 will be the year we get hitch hiking to the Southern Point of Japan? Like to Tanegashima or Yakushima Island
    .

  • @lauriefiedler6518
    @lauriefiedler6518 4 роки тому

    Very reasonable

  • @skuzzbunny
    @skuzzbunny 4 роки тому

    LoL, Cribs.....!!D
    I'd say that's a pretty decent price for a place as big and nice as Tokyo from my impression of NYC! I pay a bit less for a decent sized rowhouse in Baltimore, but I mostly keep to cheap yet interesting and convenient cities and neighborhoods. LoL, and my bedroom is pretty bare too.....!!D

  • @AndyLifeInVideo
    @AndyLifeInVideo 4 роки тому +1

    Wait, you were able to put that bidet on yourself? How did you do that? I've been looking up how to install a bidet in Japanese toilets but have had no luck!

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      It's just like replacing the seat on any normal toilet plus installing one water tube it comes with to the tank. TOok like 20 min, super easy. -E

  • @martenlundin
    @martenlundin 4 роки тому

    Nice tour. Are you allowed to grow fruit and veg on that balcony? That would be awesome. I usually walk past your house on my way to skytree...I’ll give you a wave next time.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      I don't think we are supposed to, it's part of the emergency escape system of the building. -E

    • @martenlundin
      @martenlundin 4 роки тому

      @@kydeanderic Oh, bummer. :/

  • @kaziza
    @kaziza 4 роки тому

    Seems very cheap and super convenient! I wonder about energy prices living there too? Me & my partner rent a end-terrace house in Northumberland UK with a large garden and 3 stray cats (one who is constantly sitting with his tongue out- we have named Mr.Derpins) for £400 a month

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      We will make a video talking about the utilities costs soon! -E

  • @willboyer8311
    @willboyer8311 4 роки тому

    @30:00 Those are earthquake proof latches on your doors. Prevents injuries and trapping people in rooms when things fall in front/behind them blocking your egress during potential fires following the earthquakes.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +1

      Why are they only on one of 3 doors? Haahaha

  • @joetexas1546
    @joetexas1546 4 роки тому +10

    What about utilities-water,electric?

    • @elisabethkrojnewski2474
      @elisabethkrojnewski2474 4 роки тому +4

      I'd be interested in that as well. Also like phone and internet.

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому +4

      We will make a video about utilities soon! -E

  • @dan-k3744
    @dan-k3744 4 роки тому

    Hello from Detroit , GREAT VIDEO . do you own a motor bike , and if so do you have parking at your apartment ?

    • @kydeanderic
      @kydeanderic  4 роки тому

      We do not, and there is not parking for them. There is bike parking, however. -E