My Japanese Apartment ♡ (Ehime JET)

Hello again! For new viewers, I am an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher of English) on the JET Program. I was assigned to live in subsidized teachers housing which was arranged for me when I got this job. The rent is 18,000 yen (about $145) per month. Basically all of the furniture was already here (supplied by my BoE & left by predecessors), but Ive added my touch to the place~ I live in the inaka (countryside) of Japan ♡\r
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This was a requested video & I really wanted to make it so I could preserve the memory of this place, since I will be moving to Tokyo in 4 months.. Im so glad I can hear some of my students playing in the background ; u ;\r
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*Review of some of the Japanese words I used in the video:\r
Genkan - entrance area where you remove your shoes\r
Aircon - individual, wall-mounted air conditioning/heating unit\r
Futon - traditional Japanese-style bed that is essentially a big flat pillow that you lay on the floor to sleep on\r
Kotatsu - heated table with blanket\r
Tatami - traditional Japanese flooring made of woven straw\r
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*In case youre wondering why there is a really low mirror in the shower - Japanese people usually shower by sitting on a small stool in front of the mirror and then using the shower head to wash their body (you can take the it off of the holder on the wall). \r
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*Japan doesnt have central heating, air conditioning or even insulation in many of its buildings! Thats why kotatsu, hot baths & aircons are popular here.\r
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*In the video, I said I didnt really need the aircon in the living room because I have a kotatsu to keep me warm. Thats because, since winter is just now ending, I forgot all about how useful it is in summer when used for cool air - i definitely need it !!\r
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