Day in the Life of a Typical Japanese Couple Moving in Tokyo

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this is a day in the life of a Japanese couple moving in for the first time together so this is my friend Eugene and his girlfriend ELISA it's a special day for them since today they're moving in for the first time together but at this moment they're just realizing that the laundry is still hanging on the balcony and it rained last night Eugene is 27 years old works for an IT solutions from in Tokyo as a salesperson and has lived in this Tokyo apartment by Yoyogi Park for two years now but he says 26 and they've been going out now for us strong eleven months as you can tell by the tooth brushing routine so Eugene usually takes baths at night and the morning while many Japanese take baths only at night I guess he likes to be extra clean to save water though Jiri uses the bath water from the previous night luckily his bout that automatically reheat the bath water with a press of a button this feature is common in newer Japanese homes so in front of Eugene's house right now that's gonna see how he's doing oh how far you were the packing yeah you know ya know has me Thundercat all yo so the movers are supposed to come earlier this afternoon but it looks like Eugene still has a long way to go so I brought over some Red Bull and coffee to help wake them up anyway let's get to know this couple a little more traditionally isn't the man supposed to get permission from your parents sorry didn't mean if they're using under the bus no I mean Who am I you can make it all Santa Casa ego which is a Lisa Nunziata letter till they could become oh damn it seems like he's already packed up all the chopsticks hey are you mad at Arisa about the laundry so Eugene is now headed to the coin laundry to try to dry the clothes off before the move in Japan drawing clothes outside is quite common as many households only have washing machines it's another way Japanese save on electricity why did you decide to live together we're actually in the middle of Golden Week right now which is about a ten day period starting at the end of April where banks government offices and many businesses closed down although a great time to move apartments apparently a terrible time to go to the coin laundry Oh Eugene just left his laundry on the street in front of the store in fact people are quite trusting in Japan and commonly leave their belongings as they know they'll soon return you'll even see this in many coffee shops as people will leave the iPhone on the table or bag on the seat unattended but they go to the bathroom personally I've left my wallet on the train before and it was returned okay he just had to buy something so he could get some chopsticks that emma means i'm back home and as always said when a Japanese person returns home Eugene how much is the rent for this place Adisa how about your rent and how much is the rent for the new apartment for the new apartment they've agreed to open up a joint bank account to cover the rent and utilities but they're still negotiating the split at the moment it sounds like Eugene 60% and a visa 40 or maybe even a 70/30 split aha she's asking for an 8020 Tomas has always said before eating it's often translated as I humbly receive but these days it feels more like let's eat and notice that they're eating soup with chopsticks is that normal from where you're from the movies are supposed to come between 1:00 and 3:00 today they don't really tell you the exact time because they have other jobs that they're doing and most of the stuff is packed even though they had like late night last night it's not done yet but and they don't care so much but I guess that's just them if it were me I'd be a little bit worried but it's just you know the personality and the clicking them they're just so young and happy right now so while they're eating right now let me just show you around a Japanese apartment and this is how it looked before all the packing started so they're moving out of this 1k apartment 1k means one room plus kitchen and bath it's a pretty typical size for a single person's apartment in Tokyo it may be small gross but since the rooms on the ninth floor it has a pretty decent view also the main room has two closets which is nice since Japanese apartments tend to have minimal storage spaces and this right here behind me is your standard kitchen you can see you have a small sink two stoves and then you have a little fish grill underneath he has a medium-sized fish as you can't really fit anything larger than this in the kitchen it's filled with your standard drinks fresh vegetables soy sauce and tea in the bathroom area there's a washing machine sink in toilet toilet itself has a standard Japanese but de and controller as expected in most newer apartments so as they're packing right now one thing I've wanted to mention is that when you're moving out of a Japanese apartment if you don't leave it in the way you've actually got it - like normal wear and tear they actually charge you the deposit we're gonna with that door that's sitting right there needs to be put back right there before he returns it to the landlord in fact when you move into an apartment it almost cost about half a year's worth of rent the reason being is in Japan when you move in you have the the first month's rent two months deposit two months it's called breaking it's like I'm thinking the landlord or letting you move in but that works out to be five months and then you have to pay an agent fee which is about half a month of rent looking at almost six months of rent before you move in that's kind of like pretty standard here in Japan recently they've a lot of places are doing zero raking or zero gift money or one month gift money but it really depends on the place and on the owner who is renting out the apartment looks like they ran out of boxes so Issa is going to grab a few more from her apartment luckily she's only a 5-minute walk away this is a good time to ask the visa some questions while usually using around do you want to get married soon when you do go out for dinner does he pay so this behind me is where Adisa has been living until now this apartment is only for women so I'm not actually able to go in so I'll just have to wait for her here oh wait I think she's coming now but so she says she wants to get married maybe when she's around 30 which is three to four years from now I'll be sure to ask using the same question later on and see if he feels the same way now that they've got more boxes time to finish up packing how are you feeling about the move Eugene yeah so who comes home later on workdays how about Eugene sounds like they're working hours and sleeping schedules are a bit different which may be concerned when moving in together but they have agreed to at least have dinner together on the weekends I'm hoping it works out for them oh no they found an old frozen bamboo root and happy Yukimi daifuku ice cream oh the treasures we find during a move oh and look they have a cute little lizard maybe bichang so everything is packed up I think they're all ready to go we're just waiting to see universe done a lot yeah and this is shitty he's Eugene's friend and he's come to help with a move but at this point there's not a lot of packing left before the movers come but at least he can help take out the trash so this apartment has a 24-hour trash disposal room in the building which is pretty common in Japanese apartments the trash sorting system is very strict in Japan and you need to separate and put out your burner bowls Don Berna bowls cans bottles glass boxes on specific dates but if you have a dedicated sposa room you can pre sort your trash and the building management will take it out for you hey Eugene when do you want to get married they're busy something I did I get off each inning cannot do so do you to say I love you to each other you know the Japanese phrase I said it I stated the one I consider you the phrase I Syria has quite a strong romantic meaning in Japanese and you would never say to family members in fact most Japanese couples are feel uncomfortable saying I love you in Japanese even when they're in a serious relationship instead they often use a lighter phrase scheme meaning I like you whereas Yujin explains they express their emotions non-verbally so you didn't is telling the movers exactly what needs to be placed in the trunk and what to bring down in the trash area as he's not taking everything to the new apartment they basically do everything for you which is why most people in Japan use the moving company even smaller single residents like Eugene it's also mandatory for the movers to protect and cover all the building walls including the elevators that's on there moving around as they're liable for any scratches or damages caused by the move oh if you don't know it's customary to take your shoes off when entering a Japanese home this custom holds true even during a move as you can see the movers take off and put on their shoes every time in and out of the apartment quite a balancing act when they're also carrying heavy furniture oh they even prepared a tall box with a built-in clothes rack to make transporting clothes even easier like mattresses tables and flat-screen TVs they'll even break down your bed for you [Music] so we're finishing up right now and it started at 3:00 and it's about 4:15 right now so about 15 to 20 minutes it will be done and although me Eugene at the new apartment Adisa how was it all right so as you can see we're all done everything's clean and ready to go to the next spot that wasn't too bad at all so the moving van has gone already and we are now taxi or moved Evy because don't want the moving people to take her excited to get to the next part is Evy doing all right back there good job hey by the way this is a new type of taxi in Japan designed for the 2020 Olympics I love them because the passenger seats are a lot more spacious yes we finally made it to the new apartment I'm quite excited to see what it looks like inside well even though they might not say it in words doesn't look like they love each other oh look at some of you Dee's friends all right so this is Eugene's new place as friends are here but I wanted to just collect kind of show you before the movers come hear me so basically there's two bedrooms they have the kitchen and I get the dining are not kind of combined and then you have a separate bath the Eugene actually told me that he's gonna turn this room into kind of like a private office right behind me is a toilet the water used to wash your hands is reused to fill the toilet and it also has the basic bidet and then we walk here this is the bath here you have your sink and then just behind me is where you're gonna put the washing machine and then next to that you have the bathtub area and the entrance which is called Genk on has a built-in shoe closet and it even has a balcony with enough room to hang the new laundry in the future and then moving into the main area this is like the living dining room section you can see right there you have a kitchen that has two stoves it has a fish grill it has a regular light storage you need and it looks like everyone else's in the master bedroom actually interesting is that this place has come with curtains I'm usually a lot of apartments don't come with when you're first moving in but this place did no no what do you guys think of the guys finally all the bucks is coming in the movies will actually reconnect major appliances like the TV washing machine and fridge it's very helpful as many people don't know how to reconnect appliances like a washing machine our wonder which box has the wet clothes though so it's time to pay the movers the total came out to forty two thousand two hundred yen about three hundred and ninety three dollars apparently Eugene was initially quoted 70,000 yen but he was able to negotiate the price down in general though it's often considered rude and Japan to negotiate on prices but sometimes smaller service companies can be flexible with a price also did you notice that the mover knelt down and collecting the payment it's a sign of gratitude for the business you often see this when a maintenance person comes to pick something inside their house as a final check a person from the moving company's main office calls Eugene over the phone to confirm that everything was delivered and there were no damages or other issues with the movers does this happen in your country it's customary in Japan for friends to visit on the day of your move it's kind of like a on-the-spot housewarming party in fact it's tradition to have soba also known as the Koshi subah meaning moving sober with your friends nowadays though people usually just do something easy like order pizza or sushi his friend even brought a nice bottle of Saki as a housewarming gift Andy Beaton seems to be happy as well all right so Eugene a Visa have finally moved into the new spot what do you guys think but since the movers moved everything that really didn't have to help so much just here to have a drink have some food and just enjoy the rest of the night also I'm making other Japan day-in-the-life series so if you want to catch those videos I wanna catch my Japanese guides then definitely hit that subscribe button and the del button and I'll catch you guys in the next one

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Length: 14min 23sec (863 seconds)

Published: Fri May 10 2019

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