I've been busy packing my stuffs as we are moving out the end of the month. We found a nice flat very convenient with a kitchen wide enough to contain a table and a chair (not 2 though...but it's Tokyo can't be helped)
Honestly ,it has been quite a challenge to find a flat. Most of the time we got this answer from the landlord ,"Gaijin wa muzukashii desu ne" meaning ," foreigner... It's not easy " or ,"Get lost ,we don't bloody want a foreigner in our neighbourhood !!! They will burn our houses and rape our children !!!!!"
When I ask my wife she says,"No it isn't racism it's just that they don't like foreigners ....." Irony?
Anyways we found a nice flat thanks to my mother-in-law's boyfriend as he became our warrant otherwise I suppose I would be taking company to the cicadas at the nearest park....
Anyways we found a nice flat thanks to my mother-in-law's boyfriend as he became our warrant otherwise I suppose I would be taking company to the cicadas at the nearest park....
Can you guess how much I paid ?
I paid : 2 months security deposit (190000 yens)
1 month rent (95000 yens)
2 months reikin (meaning 2 months as a present for the landlord to express our gratitude ???gratitude's price= 190000 yens)
plus agency fees (120000 yens)
So I paid : 595000 yens (3872 euros /3271 pounds)
You may see it as a total rip off (of course me too ) but it's absolutely normal here (different custom)
Anyways ,I am broke .......
A festival was held last week in my town . Enjoy the pictures
御神輿: omikoshi :portable Shinto Shrine
お好み焼き: okonomiyaki: Japanese savoury pancake
I'm gonna eat you little fishie
