What Apartments Look Like Around The World • Tokyo

[@michelleistaken]

We're all forgetting the fact that that guy made most of his furnitures. That's cool!

[@mmanderson1031]

I loved how every time he said DIY, I knew exactly what he was talking about even without translation. I was really proud of him! He's awesome!

[@Swameh]

If only he'd stop punching his s's

[@bonniepwtf]

@@Swameh I know right, sssss, he made me think of Hiss, the snake from the Robin Hood movie.😁🐍

[@ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen]

Super cool, for sure!

[@tasnubatazeen99]

it would be nicer if you showed the whole thing one by one, not mixing them up...

[@vaskylark]

@Alejandra Corril Agreed! You get no feel for each place by editing it the way they do. It would be quite good if they did each place in its entirety and then moved to the next one. It's a nice concept showing how four diff peoples live but it's ruined by the editing format.

[@mattmorelli]

Agree with this. Not a fan of this format. Very difficult trying to remember who’s who and what people are paying. Please revert to the original format for the next one.

[@britaniachavez5243]

Yes very confusing

[@fernandorocha9620]

This, very bad editing job

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

When editors want you to know that they're there and important, but to the detriment of everything else.

[@lvlinda6]

I love how proud Takuto is of his carpentry skills. He did a fantastic job. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@mixy8]

I can’t imagine living with 19 other people, I don’t even want to live with one other person really. Very interesting to see!

[@smollngrumpy]

Right? That is amazing. I don't even want to live with myself sometimes. 😂

[@hspd]

As a person with IBS, having 20 people share 3 bathrooms (or rather 2) gives me a lot of anxiety

[@irissupercoolsy]

@@hspd For two years I had to share the toilets (it looked like a public toilet space), the showers (also looked like public toilet spaces) an a kitchen with 30-40 people 😬 I am glad I now have my own bathroom

[@ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen]

Yes, I can't imagine living with that many people. I did have a hard time understanding that one though, due to the editing format.

[@wonderland1911]

Student life in the Netherlands sometimes:D

[@MissGladiolus]

The last guy pay the rent to his parents, that's why his apartment is so much larger & worth the money (if we compare it to others). He's lucky~

[@VinodSingh-qt5bd]

But he is paying rent to his parents

[@jeevaganjegatheesan172]

@@VinodSingh-qt5bd may it may look weird for us 😅

[@MissGladiolus]

@@VinodSingh-qt5bd That's exactly what I'm saying 😐 that's why the rent is cheap

[@VinodSingh-qt5bd]

@@MissGladiolus No... They are paying to their parents

[@BaoBao-im4zv]

@@MissGladiolus Paying rent to your parents is really weird itself. Why are you paying, if it's your parents house? It should be free.

[@saturn4rchive]

Takuto's place is so beautiful! All of it is white with light wood and although there's a lot of stuff it doesn't look cluttered at all

[@merryhicks1]

I love these videos... but why go through one room at a time? How about you show ONE entire apartment at a time? It would make so much more sense! I can't watch this.

[@lorismithjennaway1547]

Meredith Hicks yes, yes, this format is too confusing!

[@laurajones291]

I think what it's supposed to be doing is contrasting between the apartments. Personally I thank all those allowing us to see their apartments. Once someone starts doing this, maybe they'll see better ways to review.

[@chigasaki06]

This brings back so many memories of when I lived in Japan. Although most apartments are small, they don't waste space because space is at a premium. After a while, you realize that you don't need so much space and things to live well. My two favorite features of Japanese living spaces is that the toilet is separate from the bath/shower area. Also, I love that the walk-in area is lower than the living space to create a space to place shoes away. The only apartment I'm not a fan of is the young woman's because the shower is adjacent to the kitchen area. I would prefer a bedroom as opposed to a bathroom/shower. Because I lived outside of Tokyo, I definitely had a little more space. Japan is a wonderful country.

[@sia.offline]

whoever edited this deserves jail time, i like the format of the other videos wayyyyy better this is so messy

[@Alphamomma2024]

Man, the girl with 19 roommates got scammed. 3 bathrooms for 20 people? 1 kitchen? She is better off having a roommate and share a tiny apartment

[@apeigbe7968]

That's University dorm life for ya😎

[@slaiyfershin]

No she isn't. She's paying half of what she would normally pay for even a 1 room apartment in most places afaik.

[@krissieenriq5542]

Seoul, South Korea next??

[@amberkal7955]

I would love to see Amsterdam!

[@cosmosnomad]

I was going to list other cities but the list would get long very quickly. Berlin, Barcelona, Copenhagen, to start with though.

[@sharr630]

The prices will make you weep.

[@JayceeR]

Hanging clothes to dry right after washing it is normal in Asia. Only the westerners that really use a dryer. Our washing machine can dry our clothes but it's too much energy, the machine will be on from start to finish for at least 3 hours. If we do that, our electric bill will be twice as high.

[@tanvikusum3574]

It's hotter in Asia anyway, so clothes dry out fast in the sun!

[@M0stlyStormie]

It’s so interesting to see how people live around the world. Makes me wonder what’s important to be happy

[@lindagrant6738]

Anybody notice how clean the streets were?

[@jtzimm233]

That “trash can” cracked me up. She has to be bringing out the trash every 20 minutes.

[@wildshadowstar]

JT Zimm from my understanding, residents of Tokyo break down their trash into different piles of recycling bins, more so than those of us in the US.

[@TheMirrrl]

People outside the US usually don't cause that much trash. I could easily go 2 weeks with that can.

[@Ruriko.Y]

people in japan separate their garbage and brings each "category" based on a schedule. so they basically have to keep their garbage in for awhile before throwing them out. they can't simply "bringing out the trash every 20 minutes"

[@Ballygirl886]

Would love to learn more about how 20 people live together and how much space they have.

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

I assume boarding rooms kind of thing. I would not mind seeing them tho

[@BritInvLvr]

I’m so impressed with how clean the streets are.

[@jadedixon2935]

Do one in Greece, I think the differences will be significant

[@georgeoust]

Are apartments typically bigger in Greece?

[@UniqueDestinations_Music]

I love how the father did so many furniture by himself for his children! 👍👍👍

[@aroundtheworldinaprildays]

Im not sure i can live in tokyo, such small spaces and expensive too. Had to share a hotel room when i was there and it was uncomfortable; even for a mid-high price range the room was so tiny!

[@kurisutofusan]

If you’re a little further from Tokyo, like 40min by train, it’s still not cheap but it’s also not exorbitant.

[@koraXro]

You should see London ... It's depressing :(

[@bd7852]

As a New Yorker, I think these prices are so cheap!

[@PeachySoju]

u should never come to jersey or nyc then lmao. these are huge to me tbh except Kimberley's is normal size and cheapest in NJ atleast is $2,000 a month

[@PeachySoju]

@@bd7852 as a new jersian i majorly agree. and theyre spacious right? Kimberley's is normal size for what I'm used to. but ya ive never seen anything under $2,000

[@courtneyr4121]

I live in west Tokyo, a 3dk (3 bedrooms, kitchen and dining room) and pay about 725 usd a month. I'm about 25 mins via express train to Ikebukuro. My last apartment was a 3ldk about 30 mins to shinjuku for 700usd a month so you can deff get cheaper apartment than what they are paying.

[@juanitacarrollyoung2979]

Cool! Is that affordable on most people's incomes? By comparison, I live in a 1 bedroom 600 square foot condo near the bay bridge across from San Francisco. The $2,000 US that my husband and I pay each month for mortgage plus homeowners association fees is most definitely NOT affordable to us on our incomes. Yet somehow we are still here after 15+ years 🤷‍♀️

[@courtneyr4121]

@@juanitacarrollyoung2979 yes. We bring in less than 50kusd combined. Both transfer money to the US for student Loans and are able save about 500-1000 a month

[@arain764niara]

3 bdrm and TWO balconies for $942/month. New York could never

[@AndSoWeLaughed]

Lol Japan (especially Tokyo) could never. His parents own it. He rents it off them at an affordable price. That price could barely get you a 1LDK.

[@livingfinance]

Right lol, thank goodness for parents.

[@erikacroft245]

I like the family man, he seems so proud of his home♥️ also a Beatles fan, good man.

[@erikacroft245]

The 20-person place is so cluttered I can't.

[@suginami123]

Fascinating. I live in kokubunji. A very convenient area. Managing a small space and avoiding clutter is key. She shared house was very cool and I didn’t know about them.

[@EbonieWilliams]

Great video, and I’m loving Takuto’s vocal fry.

[@AmbyMT]

I want a Mame of my own!! ☺️

[@hansontan6025]

Good tour. Thanks for the house owners. I was always wondering how Japanese houses are. Now I know.

[@ausgaporetan8512]

Can you please do more videos like this in more cities ? Would love to see cities like Sydney, Zurich, Auckland, Singapore, Seoul and many more !

[@fMONA94]

5:47 the floors are so shiny!

[@Nimue333]

That doggie is super cute 💖💖💖

[@LilyAlice520]

Do one in Dublin! You will be shocked!! 😂 😂 😂

[@chigasaki06]

Shocked in a good way or a bad way?

[@LilyAlice520]

@@chigasaki06 It really depends on how much you could afford. But mostly bad....

[@bd7852]

True!

[@laurajones291]

A thing that bothers me, I'm not watching the show in real time, meaning I can stop & start to cook, get groceries, clean or let my dog out. I feel they need to remind us as to whose place it is with either a number in the upper hand corner or, the face and/or both. I lose track and can't figure it out which one & where. Additionally, I do appreciate all that are willing to invite us in for a looksy. That in itself might be a hard accomplishment. They have spread it out the apartments aren't right next to each other. Perhaps they can change it up a little bit. IDK, I can't state everyone has an idea of what apartments can be like. % have lived in a few going to college, some had friends/family and others have gone on tours trying to find a place. For those that have, we've looked at many in our price range high/low for "us" to live in. Why not add in what many may never such as a high end, or fabulous view? We've seen communal dorm style, studio, 1-2 bedrooms all around the same prices. Why not see how luxurious/cheap can live? For example, NYC has 5 boros, maybe show a bougie high end Manhattan apt in upper east side side, one in possibly more historic Staten Island, another in the Bronx, or Queens that shows great views of the ocean/beaches (many outsiders aren't aware of) to see the distinction of different areas. The same with other cities.

[@terran008]

7:08 Imagine you're cutting your veggies and one of those things falls on your head.....that's dangerous man!

[@AndSoWeLaughed]

Are you serious? Haha! They look like they’re about 100-200g in weight. That’s not going to hurt her. Also her head won’t be under the counter. Who bends like that cutting veggies?

[@veronicazawodniak9412]

Thanks for opening your wonderful homes...

[@nurulam8011]

Please do for Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei 🤗

[@crystalcastillo7575]

Saw a dog in the thumbnail and I clicked.

[@PandasEatTacos]

It's less money to rent in Tokyo than it is where I live! This just makes me want to move there even more.

[@ruthsherman365]

Love to see apts in Greece!

[@mossmoss2019]

please do an episode on bucharest and one on prague !!

[@TheMrstar01]

I do need more of this vids so I can see cute pets around the world

[@farahy]

I'd love to see Australia next. Perhaps Sydney or Melbourne?

[@grayonthewater]

The visible clutter in small apartments gives me anxiety. I know it’s a small space but I can’t handle seeing all this stuff covering every inch of space.

[@jonnythunder92]

Firstly I love Japan and love Tokyo...We stayed in an apartment in Ueno on a visit to Tokyo for 4 nights...based on what Ive seen, it was a palace.

[@chromatilla]

Help! Does anyone know? At 4:55 behind and above the shelves Takuto installed I can see some special screws to secure the planks in place. This is a genius way of putting up shelves without making any holes in the rented apartment walls, and can also be used to stabilise furniture if you don’t want to drill into the walls. I have no idea what they are called, does anyone know? I’ve seen them being used in Japan several times, in Europe the closest thing I can find is a spindle screw for baby gates, but it’s still not quite right.

[@auraleaa]

please make more videos like this! 🧡🧡

[@shq1723]

Having lived in tokyo, both in Asakusa and the suburbs outside of the 23 primary wards, I can honestly say, if you dont mind the commute, go for the suburbs. The space and peace and quiet is very much worth it in addition to prices being much lower. For eg, in somewhere like asakusa your looking at 90k yen + for a studio or perhaps a small one bed ( under 25sqm ), in the suburbs however you can get a good 2 bed, 70 sqm for 70k.

[@kuroe-chan5190]

Love this series that buzz feeds has done. This is so awesome. Can’t wait to visit one day. Mame is sooo cute! I love shiba Inuit daiske and takutos condos are white I’d prefer. It’s just me and husband and two cats but I must have space and open area to move around. I wouldn’t be able to deal :(

[@keerthanasrinivas2125]

Waiting for a post on apartments in Bangalore, India

[@samcleary5719]

can you do one on Spain x

[@glendamiller1735]

20 roommates that's crazy I could not do it.

[@sergel02]

The hard part of living in Tokyo for me would be the lack of bathrooms in apartments. I know it’s rare for a Japanese apartment, even a larger one, to have more than 1 bathroom. As someone with IBS though, it would make it hard if I lived with anyone else.

[@stephanieplata3743]

i want to know how he made that diy closet. :O

[@thewineclub6828]

Zarate wine, very good!

[@jackiemarshall3711]

Love the show, but why jump from home to home instead of showing one home at a time. Its really hard to fully understand the layouts and functionality or lack of. But thanks for the upload.

[@kristellebatchelor7888]

Hope you can make a San Diego version!! Would love to be a part of it 😊 I’m such a huge BuzzFeed fan!

[@he_lives_in_apineapple_und9743]

A shared living space for 20 adults is NOT a good example of a typical apartment.

[@boredbeingbored894]

I can’t imagine sharing a house with that many people 😖

[@amirnazhan]

4:39 Was expecting Doraemon when she opens the closet.

[@Monnis3]

Just a note, in Asia when they say apartment they may sometimes mean condo. Not sure if this is also the case in other places but I notice this when visiting family/friends.

[@chigasaki06]

Don't forget Mansion. Totally different meaning.

[@olghinavideo]

that dog 😍

[@rebekka8887]

Please do Berlin!

[@litschisworld9441]

Please do Berlin someday !!!

[@nikunashi3494]

Mishuku is 20 - 30 minutes walk from Shibuya, its 1 station on the train, less than 5 minutes. I live there, so thats a mistake in the video.

[@kurisutofusan]

Those are not “city” termination, those are “wards”. So Bunkyo ward, Setagaya ward, Nerima could be both. Setagawa however is a city.

[@PeachySoju]

wondering why im still in jersey where apts are half the size and the cheapest you'll find is $2,000 a month with the worst storage space...

[@quiller145]

you need to change the format. its much better if you show the apartments one at a time

[@serra2726]

I would really love to show my apartments in Munich or Istanbul!

[@bwane5961]

The editing on this is so weird. I couldn't get through half of the vid because its hard to picture out the apartments when they are in snippets of these and thats.

[@snsd4675]

Please do seoul next

[@harathea7554]

These are bigger than what I expected

[@WXJ89]

The London (and other) one(s) has not been added to this playlist..

[@shaz2868]

These places are so tiny, I guess you get used to it when living here. Why not show one person whole place instead of one room at a time in different people's homes.

[@InsertHappinessHere]

They have to be small because the population in Japan is massive. They need to conserve space ect.

[@melissa.tmordi7767]

Greater Tokyo is very crowded so space is pretty expensive. I think the population is 37 million.

[@livingfinance]

What? That's crazy!

[@veronicar5453]

5:15 I would like to know how do you sit on those chair. I love his house and he is really talented.

[@KG-ul7nx]

I think the one with stickers is a high-chair for a baby or toddler

[@veronicar5453]

KG oh, it can be

[@Sayerdify]

My dream is to live in Japan. Not Tokyo though. I want to live in the country where life is more traditional.

[@MariaPetalcorin]

Lol Shimokitazawa is in Setagaya-ku

[@NataelKerkhoven]

Am I the only who was cracking up when the girl showed her washing machine and washing line on her balcony? 🤷🏽‍♀️🤣 I see SO many problems! 🤣

[@runqianliu1295]

I am here after watching the latest episode of this What Apartments Look Like Around The World serie -- Hong Kong. Tokyo looks like heaven compare with Hong Kong.

[@samanthamawditt9965]

Can you do one of Bristol in the England

[@herasean5720]

Cool content, but can you make the editting more organized... One person for one segment? This format is pretty confusing... thanks

[@lornamarie5544]

I absolutely love home tours. I live for them on KZbin. This is interesting but from what I can see the Japanese home aesthetic is definitely not for me. 1 thing we do have in common tho, ‘no shoes in the house!’ I wonder what a high end Japanese city home would look like. 🤔

[@simplyhuyen]

Lorna Marie agreed! There's no color or vibrancy. Little to no art. Not cozy to me either. I love pillows, blankets, funky decor!

[@Nihal-wx3th]

They prefer a more minimalist approach

[@bd7852]

High end apartments don’t look too different than these. It’s common to have light colored textured walls/wallpaper, little hung on the walls, wooden floors (or tatami mats in certain rooms), sliding doors, large closets, and small kitchens.

[@Dija-says-freePalestine]

@@Nihal-wx3th minimalistic? I found their homes packed with stuff, gave me anxiety and fyi I am not a minimalist but that was too chaotic and messy looking for me. Especially their kitchens. The last guy with the pretty condo was not messy and stuffed untill he showed the kitchencounter. But that was the only thing that was a bit stuffed. Some things you should hide in cabinets not displacing on the counter, at least that's my opinion.

[@saturn4rchive]

11:32 IS THAT A DJUNGELSKOG

[@CB0408]

Please, do the Vatican!

[@alina9843]

Daiki issa cutie

[@Meli1223]

The way my bladder is set up Id find it hard to wait for the bathroom in the shared house

[@gato0082]

Did I just see, 👀😊Winnie the Pooh on her sofa 😁😄🙃💛🐹

[@Nimue333]

Living with 19 strangers, what a nightmare ☹️

[@l.5832]

Mainly uses balcony for laundry. Me....thinking how my condo will not allow any laundry on the balcony whatsoever.

[@elyseb.5029]

So no one's gonna mention the tenga cup just standing there? 😆

[@rishitasingh7306]

can you guys make one for paris ?

[@utkarshsharma3022]

Japanese loos are so much more technically advanced!

[@joselito7776]

These spaces look the same, very utilitarian, with furniture that look like they were bought from the same place. It also seems they dont like to paint in colors other than drab white. Nice appliances though.

[@thecocktailian2091]

Man Daiki's place is posh. I have been told my entire life Tokyo rents are some of the highest in the world, looking at these, it barely makes the top 50. What gives?!?!?!

[@yanniegeerdink7183]

we all need some luck to find a place to live

[@chesca7295]

DOGGG shiba inu 3:22

[@everythingisfine9988]

These apartments are so small 🐞

[@lieutenantpepper2734]

Shimokitazawa girl with the Tenga in her room....

[@emmathonger21]

Do India next.

[@sharonhill2602]

Sharing with 20 people wth

[@chigasaki06]

I would go insane, lol.

[@warriorbard]

Right? I cringed when she said that. Just imagine the bathroom situation in the mornings...