We live in an average size apartment by Japanese standards. Most
apartments are sized not in square meters, but by the number of tatami mats
of floor space there is. A tatami mat is a woven rice mat about 80cm
by 160cm. Our bedroom and living room are each six tatami mats in
size. Our kitchen, dining area, bathroom, and shower are about another
twelve tatami mats in size. Altogether our apartment is about 30
square meters, or about 325 square feet.
It's small, but we've managed to
cope. The hardest part really is keeping the place clean. It so
easy to clutter the place up.
If you want to visit, don't
feel shy, we've been able find space for four other people to spend the
night.
Above: Sunset from our apartment balcony.
Our apartment building.
The neighborhood.
View
from the balcony.
