Tokyo's micro-apartments: Justin McCurry spends a night in a tiny home

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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[@xrq3223]

$400 a month? Build this in NYC and people will wait in line for this😢

[@ginalolli3477]

That's luxurious compared to bedsits in London, and he has his own bathroom.

[@grmpEqweer]

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.

[@pepelepew1227]

you dont actually need big rooms when there is a shared kitchen & fridge.

[@elale8016]

@@pepelepew1227 You probably only sleep there and then complain, when there is a pandemic and have to stay indoors. You can't invite people over, cannot have a pet, no space to let siblings have a spot for the night, when they are visiting you...

[@pepelepew1227]

@@elale8016 i rented a 150 sqft room for 8 years in nyc, no biggie.

[@elale8016]

@@pepelepew1227 NYC is insane!

[@November8888]

i mean if you have single & hav a job and stay outside most of the time its enough to meet the requirements

[@elale8016]

Don't forget pandemics, not being able to have a pet, no sleep overs of friends visiting you, having to spend a lot of money, because you have to pay meals/drinks etc every time you are seeing friends. Don't expect others to invite you to their home, if you choose this nutshell to be your home. If people find THIS comfortable, prices will go up.

[@myoldvhstapes]

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.

[@julesceezy9694]

How much that cost 10k a month?

[@myoldvhstapes]

@@julesceezy9694: $700 with all utilities due to rent control.

[@J-oker251]

700 with bills, alot of people would take that in London

[@elale8016]

@@J-oker251 Rents need to go down. It's becoming inhumane.

[@TheUnitedDrills]

So basically, a closet? 😂

[@rachelsill79]

I would definitely live in a place like that if I were single.

[@pepelepew1227]

imagine having a small bladder and climbing down from bed ....

[@mikeanderson7549]

You from Tokyo?

[@101yayo]

Lap of luxury, living the dream and so on.

[@scholarlyreader383]

Much better than living in a tent in los Angeles.

[@elale8016]

OMG, I was just thinking, if this continues, people will call a capsule hotel a luxury. Sounds like we already are there. This needs to stop! Rent must be much more affordable. This is insane!

[@hasankeser]

A strong ventilation is a must, it looks like

[@dambrooks7578]

50,000 Japanese Yen equals 309.97 Pound sterling a month sounds great, but not for enough space 😢

[@ljtinney]

For $376 in a major city I could totally do that. I'm all about living in small spaces.

[@afnankhan7086]

I love small Apartments

[@Pendragon1122]

No we don't want pods in UK, or your 15 minute cities

[@autumnortiz6782]

Hope the rent is very very cheap. Kinda unfair to charge a lot for such meager comforts

[@Khadar106]

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 🤔

[@kimberlyclearwater6474]

Seems efficient and sufficient for someone young and agile. (That ladder would be killer for my middle aged gotta go 2x/night bladder)😅

[@hmq9052]

Make sure you drink plenty of fluids. You want Clearwater. Anything too yellow and you're probably not drinking sufficient

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

ever heard of a Traditional Urinal ? in my bad days it is maybe 3 tikes a night

[@jamessexton6]

😬 yikes!

[@trydowave]

Whats next. The workhouse?

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

congrats and Thanks. love it. will they be ok w a cat? or two ?

[@mrkitty777]

Meow purr purrrr

[@elale8016]

The space only allows anxiety, depression and claustrophoby to move in.

[@seabreezecottage1074]

Wow!

[@captinpriceentarozeratul8114]

아 .... 영국 사람들에게는 질식할 것 같은 느낌을 주겠군요 정원이 없잖아요 !!

[@russellschaeffler]

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.

[@JJONNYREPP]

Tokyo's micro-apartments: Justin McCurry spends a night in a tiny home 0103am 20.3.23 indeed.....

[@biwang2661]

much better than conditions in big city of China

[@y.israel922]

Cages 😅

[@SteveXNYC]

Toe key you..🤣😂🤣

[@captinpriceentarozeratul8114]

이 아파트 살 비용이면 그냥 트럭 개조해서 모바일 하우스 만드는 게 더 경제적 이익이 있다고 생각합니다 잘보고갑니다 👍

[@sitinorhayati5829]

Its livable ,far better thsn the caged home in hong kong

[@corsacorsa3134]

Same as my shop!!🤣

[@mayhewfisher62]

saw a smaller one than this (no loft) on another channel, and no frig in that one. haha.

[@akashsxo]

i would be homeless and live on road,rather than inside a matchbox

[@lofiftyfifty9206]

Perfect size and amenities. Living tiny.

[@mikebeatstsb7030]

Guys obviously not a camera man

[@PGHEngineer]

Wow. Looks to me like Japan needs a dramatic reduction in population density. Oh wait.......

[@theresenydahl9531]

Cosy.

[@elale8016]

If you want to cuddle with depression, anxiety and claustrophobia...

[@theresenydahl9531]

@@elale8016 Not everyone are suffering from all the conditions that you do🙄

[@solidaritywithsolids5738]

Test

[@janosik150]

overpopulation. period.

[@elale8016]

Greedy landlords. Period!