Eye-watering rents for tiny Tokyo apartments seem to have reached a new low, with “capsule apartments” in central Tokyo making their TV debut.
The rent for the tiny Shibuya tomb is quoted at ¥45,000:
The “residences,” part of a “super tiny share house,” appear to be intended to provide ultra-convenient sleeping space in some of Tokyo’s most in-demand areas, rather than as conventional dwelling space.
The monthly rent of some ¥45,000 has been massively criticised as a huge rip-off even for central Tokyo – and it is indeed hard to ignore the fact that even in Minato city, Tokyo’s most expensive area, it is possible to find conventional (if dreadful) 1-room apartments for ¥50,000-¥60,000.
Comparisons to Hong Kong’s “cage” housing are also all but inevitable:
The boxes – despite reporting to the contrary overseas – are almost unheard of in Tokyo and have been the subject of much enthusiastic scorn and mockery online:
“Poor Tokyoites!”
“This is a joke, right?”
“Even Japanese would not want to live in this.”
“I like these tiny spaces – though not at that price.”
“I could understand it if they were paying ¥5,000 for it…”
“10k is the limit for this.”
“Guys – you can get a rubbish apartment in Tokyo for 50k, no problem.”
“Come on now – 50-60k gets you a one room apartment even in Tokyo.”
“I’m surprised anyone thinks the merits of living in central Tokyo extend this far.”
“These are just country bumpkins showing off.”
“They are probably in the very top residential district in Tokyo though. But if you could live in these, wouldn’t you be better off making a 1 hour commute into Tokyo from the suburbs?”
“When I was a kid this is how I imagined prison cells.”
“This much would get you 3DK public housing in the regions.”
“Good way to keep yourself working – have a dwelling so dismal you don’t want to go home.”
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Just get a suicide apartment, they are cheaper
And plentiful in Japan.
This is obviously a joke/fake.
But it raises a question. Why the fuck does it have to be Tokyo? Can't Japanese people get a job somewhere else? What if someone nukes Tokyo, will that immediately destroy the complete working class of Japan o___O
Unfortunately, it's where most of the jobs are. If something happened to Tokyo Japan would be screwed six ways from Sunday.
On the upside, you get to roleplay Doraemon for free.
"The Hive Cluster is under attack!" I have faith in Japan to always rebuild.
They should start by constructing additional pylons.
At least the cages of Hong Kong seem to be more well-ventilated.
$500 a month for a closet are they crazy?
You might as well live inside a van or buy a camper as it would be roomier and you can leave a bad neighborhood.
Owning a car and renting a parking space costs more than $500 a month in Tokyo.
Then why live in Tokyo if things are so expensive?
Even a lower paying job were things are cheaper might be a better option once you consider the cost of living.
because Comiket and Comitia are in Tokyo :)
I know where I live, That would violate many, many fire codes. Fire marshal be all over that shit.
And 500$ a month?! Gods damn thats high. Last time I worked in a huge city, I just commuted about 1.2 hours each way and had a nice 2 bedroom apartment in a safer community outside of the city. Public transportation or my motorcycle. Cheap cheap cheap!
I may be living in a third world country, but dear lord that thing is not a house, it's a fking cabinet drawer.
So That's what Nobita's House got paid each month.
He got Doraemon, so no biggy
Yah you probably could hide a full scale replica of the SDM inside Doraemon's pocket.
I dont really buy this t.b.h.
If it was that crappy, you are much better going to a hotel, or hop between hotels.
I think the issue is that the population is so great the damand far surpassess the capabilities of hotels alone. So the price skyrockets for a hotel.
I will be going to japan soon. I will confirm this by sleeping in one for a night. =(
Well, at least you are not living with yor parents like a loser.
Sometimes its better to live with parents, at least you're not wasting anymore houses just for the sake of "growing up". There are others who need houses more than you do.
Living in a trailer complete with the usual trailer part denizens as neighbors would be like living in a 5 million dollar mansion in Beverly hills by comparison.
I've never understood the mentality of being a loser if you live with your parents. I'm living with my parents, I'm paying the bills for them since they are getting old and I can always be by their side without the need to travel.
And if I took that mentality seriously then you were a loser since as child or teen you probably stayed with your parents.
Not everyone who lives with their parents is a loser. I live with my father as well, and like you I am working and paying bills. Hopefully what that other anon meant to say and what other people immediately think when they hear of someone of age still living with their parents is that they are living with their parents and have no job, are not going to school, etc. Otherwise, they are being very ignorant and judgemental.
I'd rather live in the comfort of my parents house while still working and able to pay bills than to live in a shitty, overpriced apartment and worrying about how to pay for things simply for reasons such as pride or to avoid embarrassment, or because I don't want anyone on the internet to think I'm childish.
Do what you want to do with your money regardless of what other people think. At the end of the day the only one who will reap the consequences and rewards is you.
What's the matter, don't love your family?
$500 for a box?
Only worth it if there was a Loli inside.
so that's what happened to the bear who smelled like strawberries(not sunflowers) end up after Toy Story 3.He migrated to Japan when all those national security and stuff happens in the U.S.
i think its good though i love how sankaku been producing us with variety of story.
Reminds me of the slum areas of Deus Ex Human Revolution.
The future is now... >_>;
Wow. you read my mind.
I think that was actually linked in an article on Kotaku when this was featured a couple days ago. So you guys are definitely not the only ones.
They're already here few years ago, 'mun! For people who missed the train or something!
Only if you live outside of the states. We're the last home-owning nation on earth, and yesterday some guy on the radio was going on about turning us into a nation of renters. ;_;
"We're the last home-owning nation on earth"
No, you're not.
You sir, are utterly ignorant. It baffles me that you would even come to such a conclusion. There are 196 countries in the world and out of those 19 are ahead of USA in home ownership rate..
You do realize that homeowners in some countries actually *own* their homes, as opposed to being in debt up to your eyeballs and owe more money to the bank than your home's worth... right?
Yeah, some "ownership" you've got there. Cows that love being milked, moo.
I was about to take his comment seriously...but then I realized he's from 'MURICA!! >.>
well, if you weren't soo bitchy about what kind of work you'd want, maybe you wouldn't BE in debt in the first place. 'muricans tend to be like that frequently.
No, people spend more money then they have, that puts them in debt, not whatever job they did or didn't take.
You know.. even if you believe otherwise,... but before you actually payed for that home, you don't really own it. Buying on credit doesn't equal paying for it.
Tell this to ppl in post-soviet countries, where almost every family owns their houses. Without any mortgages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_hotel
I don't buy this, too. My guess is that these boxes aren't intended to be lived in permanently, but only for a night or so if you have business in central Tokyo and don't want to get in and out in the morning/evening.
So it's more like a hotel room, which is very expensive, too, if you rent it for whole month. But who'd do somehting like that?
That is entirely correct. These establishments are called capsule hotels (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_hotel) and are mainly intended for people who missed the last train or otherwise ended up getting stuck in the area.
However, similar to how it works with net cafes, services intended for temporary use can be used long-term or permanently if the situation calls for it. (If you were unaware, a similar situation is occurring where some people live in net cafes 24/7.)
Right because capsule hotels are usually filled with personal effects
Yeah, as someone who's both hung over and lived in manga cafe's and capsule hotels for a not exactly trivial amount of time, the above pictures are clearly the kind of places that are intended for longer residents.
They don't require any key money nor 'gift' money (sometimes 2-4 times monthly rent).
Gift money to the land lord is one of the stupider things about Japanese culture.
ITs not a capsule hotel.
Capsule hotels exist, of course. That's long been known. Sankaku has shown it as well. It's because they're specifically making capsule APARTMENTS now that we're getting a post about it.
But who'd do somehting like that?
Duh: http://img4.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/safe-misc-xviii/tiny-tiny-tokyo-apartments-009.jpg