A fewweeksagoWehad a chancetotake a lookatTokyo's cheapestapartmentandjustunder $100 a month.
数週間前、私たちは東京で最も安いアパートを見る機会がありました。月々100ドル弱。
Andagain, we'replayingfastandloosewiththewordapartmentasitcamewithsomeprettymajorcaveatsthatmadeitquestionableastowhetherornotitwasevenreally a livablespace.
Butthethingthat's alreadycaughtmyattentionthemostis a lotofthesesmallerJapaneseapartmentstendtohavesomethingcalledtheunitbathwhichislikethebathandthesinkandthetoiletallinthesame.
Asyoucanseetheyhaveput a lotofeffortintomakingsurethatboththewashroomintheshowerareahave a reallynewandcleanfieldsofthemgenuinelynicerthanwashroomsyou'llfindand a lotofapartmentsinJapan.
Infact, thisentireplaceissomethinglikeonlynine m square, whichmeansyou'relikelytofindsmallerplacesinTokyo.
実際、ここは9m四方の広さしかないので、東京ではもっと狭い場所があるでしょう。
Infact, myfirstapartmentwasprettymuchthesizeofthisroomhere, I didn't havemyownbathroom, itwas a sharedbathroombutthisplacecomeswithsomefeaturesandbenefitsthatmakeitverylivableandveryinteresting.
I figuredout I'veactuallyprobablyputmybeddownbelowanyway.
本当は下にベッドを置いていたのかもしれないと思いました。
I'd likelysetupmybeddownthereandthenusedthisformorestorageor I don't know I sawpicturesofonepersonusing a projectortowatchmoviesupintheirloftareawhich I thoughtwassuperneat.
YoucanhearthebirdsbuildingisalsojustasnewandbeautifulfromoutsideasitisfrominthisparticularoneislocatedintheMegurowardareain a spaceknownasyouTingeyisactuallypartof a projectforcheaphousingthatthey'retryingto, howcan I putit?
TheywanttoprovideaffordableHousingtohelplikestudentsandyoungpeoplearereallyanybodyget a legupandallofthesearelocatedwithin 10 minutesofthestationinmajorareaslikeShinjukuinthemetroarea, IkebukuroandstufflikethatallthroughoutTokyoand I love, the I thinktheprojectnameiscalledCody, whichKutiwhichisapparentlythegreekwordforcocoonsotheywantpeopletobeabletocomeoutoflikethesesmallspacesandhaveusedtheirtimehereto, togrowanddevelopand I, I knowit's kindofnerdybut I loveit, I absolutelylovetheideaofthatbut I alsohavemanagedtosetupaninterviewwithoneoftheresidentssolet's gosee, wecan't meetandtalktohimandseehowhehashisplacesetup.
ButconsideringthatinthisareaintheMegurokuareawhere I am A usedplaceforrentstartsataround $1,000 a monthandgoesmuchmuchhigherthanthatforplacesthataren't thiscleanandbeautiful.
Infactit's almostunheardoflike I just, I lovehowmuchlightyoucangetintothisplaceandifyoucanlivetheminimalistlifestyle, itmakesmovingreallyeasyaswellbecausemoving, inJapancanbesuperexpensive.
Solivingin a placelikethisyoucouldsayallkindsofmoneybut I'm justcuriousabouttheloftbecauseevencoke, hewassayingthatwhenhefirstmovedin, heusedit a lot, butnotasmuchanymore.