Our Apartment

Here's the tour:

Front of the building. Our building actually starts just past the street sign - it's the yellow and peach one. 

This is the back of our building. We are on the second floor, second from the left. 

The epic toilet. Nope, sorry folks, no bidet here. Just your average western toilet, with a 2-function flush (you know..#1 #2...), a hand washing sink on the tank (which dispenses the appropriate amount of water for hand washing, depending on... your flushing choice), and a deodorizing cat sticker. You know, normal. 

View from the entryway. 3 more futons just arrived via delivery truck! Benefit of being a foreigner? Free shipping, sometimes. 

To the left in entry: washing machine, shower room/tub, and sink. 

Kitchen: 2 burner gas top, oven/microwave combo, toaster oven. Also have a rice cooker and water boiler (like a electric kettle, but it can be programmed  to keep water warmed all day for repeated use - tea) under the sink. 

Fridge on top. Two middle drawers are freezers, and bottom is veggie drawer.  

This is the living room area, but we sre going to make it our bedroom because it's right under the A/C! We took off the sliding doors to the kids room to share the cool (and heat in winter). 

To the left is the kids room. The futons are folded up for airing out/cleaning right now. This room has the traditional tatami floors. 

Second "bedroom" that will actually be our living room. It's also the only room besides the kitchen with storage,  so it's our family dresser. 

Out on the balcony we hang dry our laundry. We have a washer, but no dryer. The temperature, even in the dead of winter, apparently doesn't often go below freezing. 

Parking lot for our building and a nearby one. Very quiet residential area. 

 

There are some more Japanese-style houses with slate roofs in the neighborhood which is nice. It's not all apartment buildings. 

That's all for now!