sowe'reinOsakaJapanrightnowand I foundanapartmentthat a, I absolutelyloveandbeisdirtcheapandthesehallwaysarereallylong.
WejustneedtofindourunitcameallthewayouttoOsakajusttolookatthisplacebecause I lovethelayoutofitsomuch.
I think I thinkthisone's ourshere.
Alright, thisistheonerighthere, rightfromthesecondthatwegetintheentrance, lookatthisplace, thisisallthespacethat I havetostandrighthere.
Whatisthisplace?
Thisplaceismadeupofalltheseneatlayers, giveme a secondandtakeoffmyshoesandwe'llcheckitout.
Staystairsarebarelywideenoughsoyoucouldcomeinfromtheentrancethereandthenyou'vegotthisroomherewith a little, I guessloftesquespaceuphere.
Thesestairsareactuallyslightlyscary.
Okay, alright.
Probablyforatleastonethinghere, myinitialthoughtwhenseeingthislittleloftspacewasthatmaybethiscouldbethebedroomandcheckandseeif I'd evenbeabletolaydowninthis, myheadwouldbebasicallyrightagainthiswallthinghere, not, not a tonofspace, butifyou'reshortyoucould, youcouldprobablydoit, nohandrailsbutatleast I canjustbracemyhandontheceiling.
Oneofthebigstressesfor a lotofpeoplesearchingforapartmentsinJapanisaretheygoingtoallowforeignersbecausesomeapartmentsarekindofpickyaboutthat.
Thisplaceiscompletelyokaywithforeignersanditfeels a littlebitlike a secretfortandthat's oneofthethings I loveaboutit.
When I firstsawthisspace, itremindedmeofthisshopthat I usedtoloveinTorontocalledhonestEd's thatwasbrokendownintoalltheselittlelater.
Itwasjust a reallyfunshoptogotoanddownhere.
Weactuallyhavelike a coldstoragespace.
Soifyouwantyoucanusethat.
Ithonestlydoesfeellike a secretforAnyway, thisisthetinylittlesuperminimalkitchen, you'vegotjustenoughtostoresomestuff, You'vegotsomecabinetspaceunderhereandthereis a fridgehereaswellas a hotplateinsteadofgassoitfeelsmuchsafer.
Pluswhenyou'retaking a showerandwhatnot, becauseofhowsmallthespaceismoreoftenthenightyouactuallyhavetotakeoutthetoiletpaperandleaveitoutsidesoitdoesn't endupalldamp.