Here are some more pics of the apartment (
manshon in Japanese). This is the front hallway, looking toward the rear of the apartment. There's a little entryway where you leave your shoes (shoes inside Japanese homes are a no-no). There are floor-to-ceiling shelves to the right where we keep clothes and shoes.
This is the kitchen, obviously. Your eyes do not deceive you, there are approximately 12 inches of
counterspace. The microwave is actually a microwave/oven combo. It's the coolest thing, although it took us about 3 weeks to figure out how to work it. There's a 3-burner gas stove and a little broiler that we were told was only for fish. I don't know the reason for only fish, but I use it for toast too.
This is the bedroom. I had to stand in the closet to get this picture. The closet is actually a good size walk-in. We have plenty of space even though it's so small. There are
cubbies everywhere and we actually room left in some of them. Of course, our last 2 boxes haven't arrived yet, so I might be singing a different tune in 2 weeks.
Here's the bathroom. The shower/tub is through the frosted door. I love the tubs here. They are super-deep, so you can get in all the way up to your chin. And it's so snazzy- the water heater in the tub is automatic, so you set your water temp and it holds the temperature for as long as you stay in the tub. Plus, when it's finished filling up it plays a nice little song and a pleasant lady's voice tells you your bath is ready. Japanese custom is to shower first to get clean and then use the bath more as relaxation.
Remember how I said we live close to the sumo area? Here's a sumo wrestler biking down our street. I took this pic from the balcony.
Here are some more pics of the apartment (manshon in Japanese). This is the front hallway, looking toward the rear of the apartment. There's a little entryway where you leave your shoes (shoes inside Japanese homes are a no-no). There are floor-to-ceiling shelves to the right where we keep clothes and shoes.
This is the kitchen, obviously. Your eyes do not deceive you, there are approximately 12 inches of counterspace. The microwave is actually a microwave/oven combo. It's the coolest thing, although it took us about 3 weeks to figure out how to work it. There's a 3-burner gas stove and a little broiler that we were told was only for fish. I don't know the reason for only fish, but I use it for toast too.
This is the bedroom. I had to stand in the closet to get this picture. The closet is actually a good size walk-in. We have plenty of space even though it's so small. There are cubbies everywhere and we actually room left in some of them. Of course, our last 2 boxes haven't arrived yet, so I might be singing a different tune in 2 weeks.
Here's the bathroom. The shower/tub is through the frosted door. I love the tubs here. They are super-deep, so you can get in all the way up to your chin. And it's so snazzy- the water heater in the tub is automatic, so you set your water temp and it holds the temperature for as long as you stay in the tub. Plus, when it's finished filling up it plays a nice little song and a pleasant lady's voice tells you your bath is ready. Japanese custom is to shower first to get clean and then use the bath more as relaxation.
Remember how I said we live close to the sumo area? Here's a sumo wrestler biking down our street. I took this pic from the balcony.
I'm loving it. Thnks for letting us into your private space. It looks tiny but efficient an as you say, it is OK for two. By the way, do you have your dog with you?
ReplyDeleteAll the pics and descriptions are great. I am such a voyeur and you do a great job of showing us what is going on. This blog can serve as the basis for the book you can write when the experience is over.
Keep blogging!
Jeri
After I wrote the first comment today I read your response to my previous post and see that you don't have the doggie with you. I know you must miss her so much!
ReplyDeleteNelly the doggie stayed in the US. The quarantine procedures were just too much. Plus, she's having a great time in Kentucky with my parents. She gets to go to the farm and chase the squirrels and she is best friends with their dog, Divot. I think I'm going to have a hard time taking her back!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I found the blog. I'm loving living vicariously through you. Wow what an experience. The manshon is quite nice. I really want that bath. But may I please have a handsome sounding man to tell me it is ready please? As for miss Nellie, I think I am going to have to be somewhere else the day you come to get her. I do believe her grandmother is growing quite attached. She does like doing all the Kentucky stuff. She got to visit her first farm/feed store the other day. She liked that a lot. Ummm the smells.
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