Each micro-apartment measures just nine square metres, which is under half the size of a typical studio apartment in Tokyo.
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On the plus side there is zero deposit and no ‘key money’, a nonrefundable gift to the landlord. Rents range from 50,000 to 80,000 yen a month. The Guardian’s Justin McCurry spends a night in a model apartments to see if value can trump space.
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Tokyo's micro-apartments: Justin McCurry spends a night in a tiny home 0103am 20.3.23 indeed…..
Wow!
So basically, a closet? 😂
Whats next. The workhouse?
I don't know if the US needs efficiencies THAT efficient, but we do need a lot more affordable housing. I lived in a 23-foot travel trailer for a year, it was nice. Probably close to the same amount of space.
You just can't accumulate much stuff.
Seems efficient and sufficient for someone young and agile. (That ladder would be killer for my middle aged gotta go 2x/night bladder)😅
Cages 😅
I would definitely live in a place like that if I were single.
Hope the rent is very very cheap. Kinda unfair to charge a lot for such meager comforts
overpopulation. period.
$400 a month? Build this in NYC and people will wait in line for this😢
I live in a 220 sq. ft. microflat in downtown L.A. which feels like a roomy single-family home in contrast to the crowded box seen here! 10-foot high ceilings so it never feels claustrophobic, two 6-foot tall windows. More than half of the square footage is open floor space.
No we don't want pods in UK, or your 15 minute cities
i mean if you have single & hav a job and stay outside most of the time its enough to meet the requirements
But just one hour from Tokyo by train pay about the same price for a three bedroom two storey house with a small yard and deck ( and room for a pony!).
But, would very much enjoy one of those apartments as a work studio beyond the noise of children and pets.
이 아파트 살 비용이면
그냥 트럭 개조해서 모바일 하우스 만드는 게
더 경제적 이익이 있다고 생각합니다
잘보고갑니다 👍
아 …. 영국 사람들에게는 질식할 것 같은 느낌을 주겠군요
정원이 없잖아요 !!
i would be homeless and live on road,rather than inside a matchbox
I love small Apartments
Just done to keep people paying tax, and stop people living off grid, no wonder there's a suicide crisis in japan
That's luxurious compared to bedsits in London, and he has his own bathroom.
Lap of luxury, living the dream and so on.
A strong ventilation is a must, it looks like
Guys obviously not a camera man
Toe key you..🤣😂🤣
More space than in a van or small RV and safe, warm and secure.
Looks nice.
Cosy.
I was expecting it to be a lot worse but if you’re in your early 20s/30s single, slim, it’s not bad at all, and if it’s cheap then it’s great 🤔
congrats and Thanks. love it.
will they be ok w a cat? or two ?
50,000 Japanese Yen equals
309.97 Pound sterling a month sounds great, but not for enough space 😢
Perfect size and amenities. Living tiny.
Wow. Looks to me like Japan needs a dramatic reduction in population density. Oh wait…….
Much better than living in a tent in los Angeles.
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For $376 in a major city I could totally do that. I'm all about living in small spaces.
saw a smaller one than this (no loft) on another channel, and no frig in that one. haha.