That's whytheyhavelike a wholesectionatthegrocerystoreofsomethingcalledCobbyKillerinJapanwhereyoujustbleachandusetonsofchemicalstobasicallycleanyourapartment.
Sowhenthebaby's bornjustcarrying a newbornupanddownstairsisnotgoingtobeidealforusgoingupanddownthreeflightsofstairseverysingledayisnotgoingtobeidealeither.
Myhusbandhascomeandgottenmeatthestation a fewtimesbecause I wassonervousandkindoftraumatizedfromthosesituationsandmoments I livedherebecausemyworkwascloseby.
職場が近くにあったこともあり、緊張とトラウマで何度か夫に駅まで迎えに来てもらいました。
Butnow I don't workatthatplaceanymoreso I cangoprettymuchanywhere.
でも、今はもうその職場にはいないので、結構どこにでも行けるんですよ。
ObviouslymyhusbandworksinTokyosoweneedtofind a placethat's closeforhimtocommute.
Sowhenitrains, itgetsrusty, someonekeptliftingthatcoverupandlookingatourroomnumberandlikeitwasjustreallyshadystuffgoingonanditkindofscaredme a littlebit.
Itcouldbe a suicidewhichhappens a lothereinJapanoritcouldbe a murderwhichscaredmethemostbecauseyouneverknow.
日本ではよくある自殺かもしれないし、殺人かもしれないし、わからないから一番怖いんです。
Itblowsmymindthatthepolicedon't tellanybodyinthisapartmentbecause I guessit's likeconfidential, butlikeinmyopinion, I wouldwanttoknowifitwas a murdererornotbecause I don't wanttolivein a placewheresomeoneismessingwiththeirbikes.
I just, I'vebeenlivinginthissameplacefor I thinkfiveyearsthat I'vebeeninTokyo.
ただ、東京にいた5年間はずっと同じ場所に住んでいたんです。
Thatisthereasonwhywe'removing.
それが引越しの理由です。
It's prettystraightforward, We'rehaving a babyandwereallywant a nicerspaceandwewanttofeelsafewhereverwe'regoingandin a morefamilyfriendlyarea, ifthatmakessense.
Anotherthingthat I wanttoaddressisthereareapartmentsthatdon't allowforeignersunlessyouhave a Japanesehusbandorwife.
もうひとつは、日本人の夫か妻がいないと外国人お断りのマンションがあることです。
I knowit's crazy.
おかしいのはわかってるんです。
Myhusbanddidn't believeuntilwewenttotalktoanapartmentcompanyandhelookedattheapartmentthatwewerethinkingofgoingtoseeanditsaidnoforeignersallowedandtheapartmentcompanyactuallyhadtocallthemupandsaythere's a foreignerhere.
Thereasonwhytheydothisisbecausethereare a lotofforeignersthatrentapartmentsthatjustleaveandgobacktotheirowncountryandtheydon't paythefeesandtheytrytoavoidit, whichishowsomeforeignersruinitforallofusbasically.
Thereisnoenglishonthiswebsiteumandkanjicanbeveryoverwhelming, especiallyifyou'relookingfor a placelikeforexample, I meanit's googletranslatesolikethisisnotchinawebsite, it's calledsumoisthemostcommonwebsitetofindapartmentsinJapan.
Soyoupay a prettypennytothelandlordsayingthankyouand I callthisthankyoumoneysoyouhavetopay a goodamountofmoneytosaythankyoutothelandlordforlendingyouthisapartmentandthenthere's theguarantorfeeandthemovingfeesattheendofit.
Thisapartmentthatwe'relivinginnowwas 7000 or $8000.
今住んでいるこのアパートは、7000円か8000円でした。
Again I'm sayingthisindollarsbecausethemajorityofyouareintheStates, it's about $15,000 tomoveintothisplacewhichisextremelyexpensiveandthat's beforepaying a movingcompanywhichisusuallyanextra $1000 justtomoveapartmentsunlessyougetlike a reallycheapservicewhichwedidlasttimeandweregretitbecauseittookforeverandmyhusbandwasdoingmostoftheworkandthenyouhavetopaymoveoutfees.
It's verytinyanditlookslikethere's somelikecoversaboveideallyyouwouldwant a placethathas a loftwhereyoucansleepupstairsinthatloftandhavethisspacetoyourselfbecausethisis a very, verysmallspacetofitanything.
Umthisistheloungeareaintheapartmentcomplex, wowYeah, thisislike, youhavetobemaking a prettypennytolivehereandthisisrent, it's like $4000 eachmonthAnd I don't know, I'd lovetoknowyouropinion.
I don't reallyknowanyofthesestationsthat I waslookingatbutthisiskindoflikeintheKantoareanearthecity.
私はどの駅もよく知らないのですが、ここは関東近郊のような感じです。
I'm sureyoucanfindlike I saidlikeapartmentsthatare a lotmoreaffordableandbiggersizeoutsideofthecityandgenerallyifyouareworkinginTokyo, youcanfindsomeprettydecentplacesoutside.