My First Japanese Apartment Tour! 2011

A tour of my apartment (dormitory) in Japan!
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[@scotianbank]

Man, seeing your old videos really makes me feel some serious nostalgia... I started watching back in 2013-ish (not sure exactly when, but around that time). At that time, I was just starting college, I was on my second year of what would end up being a total of 5 1/2 years of classes. I had never been much of a Japan person, didn't really know much aside from the really mainstream things, like Nintendo, Sushi, and Anime (I didn't even truly watch anime until college). It was at this time that I got my doors opened to Japan, it's culture, it's quirks and beauties, and most importantly, it's when I started to watch J-vloggers on KZbin. The whole Kanada-jin debacle hadn't gone down yet, so I had you guys' entire channel up to that day's worth of content to binge watch every day. I think that the first video I saw was the one in which you ordered pizza from Pizza-La (again, with the now infamous kanada-jin). So even though I don't know you, and in all likelihood never will, and even though I never was in that apartment, or in Japan for that matter. There's a space in my being which will always remember those images, those times... _Sigh_ Fondly. It was an easier time, before the whole growing up thing, and the KZbin drama, and the relationship hardships, etc, etc... My only regret is not having visited Japan at that time, I really wanted to be an exchange student in Japan, at least for half a year, say that so lived there, learn the language. Ah, life, you truly are a harsh mistress without mercy most times...

[@laralemonfrost918]

Omg I get so nostalgic watching your old Video‘s 🥺♥️ Gonna spend the whole Day to watch them now 🥰

[@LemmybeHonest]

An updated apartment tour would be awesome! Could you possibly do one with an updated cost as well, for utilities and such?

[@mysticbutts9377]

I agree c:

[@BrendanPNW]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@p00th]

yeah it will be very nice!

[@diornotwar123]

i love how the tub and toilet are in separate rooms. when i take a bath, i hate thinking that the humidity mixes in with the toilet water... i feel like the molecules can squeeze through the closed toilet lid, and come back and float into my lungs :(

[@jstformusic3990]

Poop particles are real. I don't like the idea that my toothbrush is also in the same room as I do #2. Lol

[@adelinaSG16]

Can you do an updated one?

[@invader_britt]

I love watching your videos. I am thankful people like you open their lives to us. Its kind of like I get to experience the things you guys experience there. This has helped me make up my mind about visiting Japan and staying for a few months.

[@ElvenNyx]

Yesss. Please, updated apartment tour! :D

[@jessamy16]

I'm moving to Japan next week and even though this video is super old, I'm so grateful you made it x

[@unaanguila]

I like so much how, because the apartment is small, it has designs and solutions to fit on it without losing the cosiness and also has cool things like the toilet that uses the water from the sink that is on it, saving water and space. Japan is really cool.

[@kalpic11]

I agree. There are so many space savers and Eco-friendly things.

[@ItsHollowfied]

***** The people in high population density countrys are being smart and always conserving water, while we people in say canada or america, are soooooooooooooooooooooo (yes that many o's) wasteful, right now i work at a hotel and the amount of water i see wasted everyday is unbelievable.

[@davestang5454]

***** People in high-density countries like Japan don't conserve because they want to conserve. There is little choice there. A lot of the places that people think are naively "green" are a product of governmental forcing standards on the people. People get LESS of everything and believe it's "good" so they put on a happy face. USA is really cool.

[@kalpic11]

***** Yeah-or food

[@XxMyvxRocksx382xX]

OMG Dir en grey poster!!! Im so happy to find out you like them too

[@Llcookie44]

don't want to be a drag... just noticed that the pom pom looking scarf(s) is most likely made out of rabbit fur..I made a similar mistake without realising. You can test the fur by lighting a strand over a flame and seeing if it burns like hair or melts like plastic. Fur farms are very common in asia, and it's best to try and resist buying soft fluffy things you may be unsure of so you don't support the industry.

[@savagedragon79]

Gtfo with your peta nonsense

[@enpitsusan3570]

savagedragon79 So you are for animal torture? Btw, dont connect everyone who is against fur with Peta. I hate fur and everything that buisness do, but I hate Peta as well, because some of those people are insane. Some of them insist my dog should be put down rather than being "my slave". I'm pretty sure the majority of pets around the world are spoiled and happy. Also Im for meat as long as the animals are treated good and have lots of space to roam until they are put down. But fur, is just completely pointless and torture of animals.Maybe you should be put in a coffin sized cage for a few months so you could see how it felt.

[@Llcookie44]

Haters gonna hate...but animals shouldn't suffer! And exactly....there are many articles online stating how bad Peta can be with certain things. They're an origination that had good intentions but I feel they need to sort themselves out a bit. I make choices in life and I believe in making the best and humane choices for this world. cuz ya know....we're only here for a short time, the very least anyone can do is do good. I never force anything...the best i can do is educate and allow others to make their choices. so what's yours?

[@Larindarr]

+bunny ok Bunny I will explain something that most don't know. I did have a serious problem with this. But I also had a serious problem with my Asthma in Kyoto. The cold there is humid and penetrates so you will need something thicker. However cruelty free. And Japan is right on it in this. It's just that people don't feel the necessity to make a public statement. it is not according for their culture, but neither is harming animals as it is also ingrained in shinto to respect animals. (dolphin slaughter is a whole other topic that can't be contextualized here. Also look up Norway, Denmark and Barbados for that) Many brands sell exclusive items because they can't be mass produced. because they'd have to kill; do meet the demand of over consumption. Many brands use road kill in rural areas with a substantial population. Others use the fur from farms and Islands that preserve said species which die of old age. I bought one item, and the brand makes it a point to tell you who the animal was, how long it lived where the fur came from what it died from and to please honor it's life and fur and take care of it and remember that it won't be replaceable returnable or such because the item as such won't be re produced again. I had an issue with it and decided to find out and was happy to know that more actions are being taken here than the western fashion and fur trade industry.

[@puapanda93]

Watching your old videos again just now realizing that I've been watching your videos since you started KZbin :O amazing time flew so fast.

[@heyitssharla]

Saved all your questions, I'll answer these in the Q&A video too :) :)

[@MrsDudil]

OMG You read Ranma 1/2!!! It's so rare to find someone that does these days (at least where I live). I'm so jealous you can read it in japanese! I'm looking forward to learn to read japanese so I can read the original version (I bet it's so much better) :D Thank you for this video, Sharla! It made my day :D

[@ramons7899]

I watched it was so funny 😂😂😂

[@0553140]

In Finland we have 3-5 long dish- racks inserted into an ordinary looking cupboard over the sink which kind of keeps everything out of view of eyes and is a very, very genius idea! In the UK there aren't cupboards like that and the very reason why I recently bought my sisters Finland-made, brightly colored dish-mats as Christmas gifts. They sure were very happy about the mats as their washable and dry easily.

[@itsmekellyyyy]

can u make a video about ur part time job as a interpreter/translator? i plan to to be a translator/interpreter as well and im studying japanese now. it would be nice to know more about it and ur major. thank u

[@bornana269]

starMH how os it going

[@heyitssharla]

It depends which university you go to. There are some universities that over a whole degree program in English :) Mine is in Japanese so I needed the JLPT N2 level. Also lots of people come here with no Japanese and just study Japanese at school, so there are lots of different choices :)

[@heyitssharla]

@JudyReimer Hello! :) Yes he sent me a message about the company, and I watched a few videos about it on KZbin! Unfortunately I'm really busy with studying at the moment, so I don't have much time to get into business while I'm here this time :(

[@taleemulhaq]

I just watched your 50 question video. You said you read all the commetns so i'm sure youll see this.. PLEASE do an updated apartment tour! i would love to seeyour stuffed toys and cat.. i feel likeyou are living my life, i'm 28 right now aond i just went back to school for Pharmacy and I want to live in Japan..( and i hate schoollol).. i would love to know how to survive in Japan and comeand see it

[@chippychipmunk9675]

taleemulhaq She lives in Korea now not Japan

[@mittfh]

Similar styles of apartment are found in the UK and are termed "studio apartments" or "studio flats." Sometimes they'll be purpose-built, other times they'll be converted from rooms in a large house, while in London, it hasn't been unheard of to convert garages into studio flats. Usually they'll dispense with the bath and just have a loo, basin and shower cubicle, often in the same room. Separate loos are sometimes found in older 3-4 bed homes but not so much nowadays (since developers want to squeeze as many homes onto the same plot of land as they can get away with, the internal dimensions of many homes are squeezed, to the extent that many recent developments split 3-4 bed homes over three floors). Still, over here it's unusual to find self-contained dormitories for students - usually they consist of bedrooms only - sometimes with a sink, occasionally en-suite - with separate communal kitchen (and possibly bathroom) facilities. Often the kitchen won't be any bigger than that in a small home, but will have to cater for ~6 students (student flats/houses) or ~30 (traditional dorms).

[@ArtieKirkland]

I swear I heard the my little pony theme when she opened the balcony door........

[@damarisromero880]

yeah me too lol

[@heyitssharla]

Yah!! You can do it :D I just worked A LOT in Canada for a year and saved up money! But I got offered a job at my university here, so I might be doing that as well :)

[@chin1919]

I enjoyed much looking around your apartment because I had stayed in a more traditional Japanese house without a bathroom decades ago. Thanks for sharing, regards.

[@Maxid1]

In America as late as the early 1900's the bath and the toilet were in separate rooms. Many Victorian and Edwardian era homes have that today. It's called a "pullman" like the way they had a sink in one room and toilet in another on trains. I find it specially useful if you live in a house with house-mates. The bathroom isn't always tied up that way.

[@heyitssharla]

@Xinxor No I'm just studying at the moment, I worked A LOT in Canada last year so I saved up enough money to last me while I'm here.

[@ThePerksdeLeSarcasmeSiorai]

Sharla in Japan I spotted the Japanese-made hot water machine at 5:40 in an Asian market here in Chicago. A lot of Japanese snacks are displayed as well.

[@heyitssharla]

So glad you enjoy them :)

[@CharmingNoodles]

Omg I didn't realize how similar to Europe japan was. I used to live in France and most houses don't come with dryers,we hang clothes outside or on this hanging thing. The toilet and the shower are in separate rooms.And same thing about the toilet paper!!!

[@nympheting8061]

Aw its such a cute dormatory! I think its cool tht u have a living room joint onto the bedroom :3

[@akkan7067]

that toilet idea I really cool we need to do that in every country water is limted if we dont use are resoures right

[@hmpz36911]

Ak Kan They do that in American prisons

[@adamantq30]

Good video. Helps to get a good understanding of life outside the tourist experience. Thank you!

[@kaitlyncleary3424]

you should do a updated video if your in a new apt or the same one

[@maidmisachan94]

I have a studio-like apartment style dorm in graduate school in America. There's shared washer and dryers on every floor, but there's no place to hang clothes out to dry in my dorm if my clothes say "line dry". Wish we had those hanging lines in the dorms here.

[@heyitssharla]

Sure is! Best band EVER.

[@CecilMuffin]

I find it so exciting that your toilet paper is pink. I want pink toilet paper :0

[@heyitssharla]

If you live in a country which has a "working holiday" visa for Japan, that is really easy to get!! A real "working" visa on the other hand, is hard. You need a university degree, and to find a full-time job in Japan first :(

[@jazziered142]

I had a washer like that and no dryer. Get a shower rod and hang the clothes in the bathroom with a fan blowing does a great job...

[@heyitssharla]

=D Welcome to my channel!!

[@dawnmeyer5969]

My apartment in Japan didn’t have an air conditioner! It sucked! My employer finally put one in a couple of days before I left. I lived in Funabashi.

[@heyitssharla]

@thebroskiebrothers Haha yah, definitely chiisai compared to what I'm used to in Canada!! But it's not bad :D Yah it's super close to a grocery store, and more importantly a sushi restaurant. (PS I just saw your message now about making a part for your video, sorry I didn't notice it in time!!!!!)

[@heyitssharla]

@ConfusedInJapanese 60,000yen per month. It's super expensive -.- But my school charges extra so they can make some money.... Usually an apartment like this would be about 45,000yen or so? But my water/gas/elec is included so I guess it's not too bad.

[@SatanicAiko]

You don't have a lot of stuff, it's amazing x.x I'm impressed!

[@CarrionSmile]

Dir En Grey poster. You just gained 10 cool points.

[@heyitssharla]

I haven't seen it... but then again, I haven't been looking for it because I like the crazy coloured ones XD There must be though!!! I'll check next time I'm at the drugstore ^^

[@worldrecipeoflife3806]

cool! Love that you share your home in Japan! Thank you!

[@cutepotato9638]

Your apartment looks really comfortable

[@SWEETH0NEYDEW]

Actually they do sell water boilers in Canada. I've always had one in my house since I was little and I also live in Canada. They just sell them at the Asian supermarkets and not at the regular American/English malls and stores.

[@user-oz7gc9bi7w]

I think America is the only country where it's common place to use a dryer. i use one maybe 2-3 times a year, in winter when its very cold and wet. I would never even contemplate using one on a weekly basis! It's just something you dont do! (i'm from NZ btw)

[@BonzitheGonzo]

You wipe your butt with Hello Kitty. that's rad.

[@heyitssharla]

Oh awesome! :D Yah they are pretty tiny, but you're right they are usually super neat and clean ^^ The small size might shock you a bit at first, but you'll get used to it, trust me!

[@carolineyoshii]

She said on the video she is in Chiba, I am assuming the city, not the province, which is about 30 minutes away from Ueno, I think, havent been there in years, most people that work/study on Tokyo live in the surrounding cities like that, Chiba has a very small town feeling to it, which most cities surrounding Tokyo have, surprisingly... Her room looks like it is 6 tatamis, which is how they measure room size, each tatami is close to 1x2m, so it would be a 3x6m room~

[@prophecy1312]

In Australia the water thing you used is called a kettle and I've honestly never seen a house without one. :P

[@mustangrebus]

You can buy that type of thermopot in Canada....of course it depends on where you live. In Toronto, they are available at quite a few stores.

[@Ms_Seoul2023]

They have the tiger water heaters at Walmart or Korean Galleria in Canada...

[@motoyoshiableful]

Tokyo Chiba is around 30km, generally there will be much one considered to be a short distance.

[@piatkn9804]

Nice and functional. Space is money there. I am so used to dryer for my cloths though. Japan's so humid and I remember it really take forever to dry cloths and cloths could smell funny after air drying like that

[@budmeister]

Bigger than my place and I live in Ohio.

[@Chev4206]

I've been living in a corner for years, that's why I watch this stuff.

[@davestang5454]

If you call this "closet" a "big" place all the more reason never to move to Ohio. The entire Japanese apartment is the size of my apartment living room.

[@BBVee]

a lot of the stuff is available in Canada, well Toronto at least. The hot water boiler or rose scented soap, you can get it all at Pacific mall, or Chinatown or any of the various Asian supermarkets located across the city. I'm not sure where you were from, where you couldn't get these. Even my Walmart sells the tiger hot water boiler

[@BlacKake]

I wanna thank those from Japan who took there time and watched yung Blac Kake. Thankyou so much. Love

[@heyitssharla]

I just got to regular university, not language school. Sorry I don't know much about those schools :(

[@HeddaHK]

Some do, but it's not like every household have those. I guess newer apartments and houses have them. My apartment has a "normal" toilet. But almost all public toilets are of that fancy kind :)

[@lucianoarrieta5786]

Finally! A video I can understand! That said... your Japanese back then was so paused, so relaxing... so enjoyable :) edit: minute 4:50; Wait... Are those.... Ranma 1/2 tankōbon? O_o!!

[@howaama11]

wow your dorms are way nicer than mine >< I'm staying in a university dorm in osaka but we only have a small room for ourselves, and then a communal kitchen, bathroom, and shower that we have to share with the whole floor >

[@Withloveariaxo]

I laughed way too hard about the pink toilet paper. That is too cute!

[@heyitssharla]

@SmallHarryaWatLang2 Yah I do have a scholarship! But I didn't find out that I got it until after I arrived here... so last year I worked super hard in Canada and saved up lots of money. It's actually not that expensive to live here at all... you can get an apartment for around $500 american... but because Yen is so expensive right now, it will cost a little more that usual :( I am just studying Japanese at the moment!

[@emiko1474]

Can u do a segment on shopping at Japan Costco? I'd love to see what Japan Costco carries that is different from US Costco..

[@heyitssharla]

@callmePIMN Yaaah they have so many teas here!! But I prefer just regular green tea, or maccha ^^; I'm boring haha One thing I love about Japan is they have cold unsweetened tea in bottles though!!!

[@cami--skin]

Why do I enjoy this video so much xD I literally have seen this video for already 6 times xD

[@ItsEphora]

That's my kind of thing, I love small cozy places ♥ (But a studio room or bedroom would be nice x3 )

[@MadamLolz]

I LOVE RANMA 1/2 xD I WATCHED THE WHOLE SERIES!!! Took me WEEKS OR 2 months tops!

[@heyitssharla]

Awesome!! Hope you enjoy it here as much as I do :D

[@juliannmd]

I love this video!! Thanks for your awesome vids, they help me learn so much about Japan!! :3

[@f0rgg13]

Sharla, we do have hit water things here in Canada. They cost a lot because we have to import them and have English writing on them. Also, they are not as common because people will just go to Timmy's for something hot.

[@KagomeHigurashi001]

Thank you so much, it's really cool to see how the apartments are there, especially since I am going to live there later :)

[@LyraValley]

Your dorm was bigger than mine. I was in Chiba too and we did not have a separate toilet and a tub. We didn't even have a tub. We had a shower and the toilet in the same room and it was so small that you had to literally move the sink on top of the toilet to be able to take a shower and even then you had very little space to stand.

[@skylarsunday]

Dude the monitor is actually really nifty! Kinda wish my apartment in the US had that! XD

[@quailchow]

most people in north america have driers to go along with their washing machine, THAT is what is normal for most families - not all. Once you get used to the convenience of something its a bit annoying to doing things the old fashioned way. Thats just what happens when you travel to other countries, sometimes you have to do things the way you wouldn't usually do it.

[@asexydeath]

"you can only fit one person in here (the toilet) ' ... damn

[@MH-we8ib]

Ohhh Ranma 1/2!! I used to love reading and watching that as a kid. I wanted to be the girl version of Ranma so bad and I even had a stuffed P-chan! lol

[@TheJennRogue]

I so miss Japan, also lived there and visited many times before earthquake, nuclear etc. Always such efficient use of space, an public transport Amazing even when the guys with white gloves shove ppl onto train during peak hour, I loved the train drivers hypnotic voice on last train~poor guy probably only sleeps in capsule hotel,lol. A place of either high technology or non at all, many contradictions in Japan, miss u Nihon

[@Gamerpsychologist92]

I am going to be staying in Chiba for 11 weeks! I'll be working at Shion World Kindergarten! I am extremely excited!

[@kalpic11]

Wow! I am loving the Eco-friendly things in there. The toilet room sort of freaks me out since it's so claustrophobic. I would probably just take a shower in the tub and not take a bath after, like you. But the water-recycling is so cool! I don't know if I could live with the small fridge, though. I could deal with the small oven. I guess I always thought a sink had to have 2 bowls- one for soaking/washing, and one for rinsing. But I guess not. But seriously, the U.S. and Canada) needs to update their Eco-friendly technology! That shit is awesome!

[@loliloliloli00]

Nice video :) You can get the boiling water machines in Canada. They sell these at Asian supermarkets and stores. ( have one at home)

[@quailchow]

nope, the small countertop plug in ones. they boil water in like a minute

[@hitman6236]

Love your vids. I have no idea why some folks can be so negative, I mean really! Good luck in school. Keep doing your thing!

[@NiwaAwayuki]

I was NOT expecting to see that dir en grey poster!

[@ShirosanInJapan]

You should do an updated tour of your apartment :D pretty please x

[@MaRkDaShArK210]

Thanks for posting this. I've been really interested in visiting.

[@djponymoonheart3891]

for some reason her room reminded me of himouto umaru-chan XD also please do a update of your room when you have time x3

[@callmePIMN]

You've a nice looking place there, very cool :D Thanks for showing! Oh, they must have interesting types of tea in Japan, eh? Have you found any favourites yet?

[@heyitssharla]

@takeyafly ありがとうございます！！＾＾

[@rebeckaroberts6471]

I hope so! I will need to find one that accomodates two people, but there seems to be plenty of those online. I have been limited to looking on Sakura House though, because I obviously don't know enough Japanese to look at the other ones. I did try though...

[@theHimeyukichan]

Oh ok thank you ^^

[@LehstMobile]

cute place. thank you for videos. I couldn't survive for long though just because I collect too many things. I'm running out of space in my American apt!

[@vady]

Thanks for all your videos they are really informative. Hope one day I can go myself to japan :-) . Best wishes! from Tijuana Mexico :)

[@allyvv89]

cool apt, I like all the neat little differences b/t Japan and Canada. btw I think they sell the hot water things in Canada now, I have Asian friends who have one but maybe they brought it hear with them. I love the eco friendly sink on the toilet and lack of dryer, just wish it was more convenenent in Canada, I never use a dryer (dryer takes a loonie & 3 quarters which I never have) they dry fine but it sucks when friends come over and clothes hanging all over the apt

[@quailchow]

we have them in the US at our local stores ;) maybe not as high tech but still pretty cheap and useful :)

[@Leinarina]

An updated of your new/current apartment please... onegaishimasu

[@lmnsweetie123]

Omg Sharski I LOVE THIS PLACE!

[@PhantomOfMemories]

Updated apartment tour!