" - Winnie the Pooh
A new day and a new home
Our next day was, in fact, better. We started with a glorious breakfast in the hotel restaurant. They had all sorts of things there - eggs, sausage, rice, bread (with fresh jams - strawberry - YUM!), did I mention the rice?, honey bread balls, and a variety of things with tags in Japanese that we'll likely never identify. None of it was bad. We experimented with a little of lots of things and I put nothing in my mouth that didn't taste just wonderful. Then, we extended our hotel stay for an extra night and headed out to get our apartment taken care of.
Our apartment is a wonderful blend of Western and Japanese styling. We have a Western toilet (HOORAY!), but two tatami rooms and sliding doors on all rooms but the kitchen and office. The shower has a separate bath for the traditional long, hot soak (which I have yet to enjoy...maybe tonight as a reward for posting these records). We have only one full length closet, but 3 futon closets (divided top/bottom so one can store the futons during the day). We selected the two tatami rooms as the bedrooms, leaving a room in the middle as the living room. The tatami room that Chrys and I use opens to the living room. Both bedrooms and the living room have access to the balcony - where we hang the laundry. The living room and our tatami room have access to the kitchen. The kitchen has a small, two burner, stove with a broiler for fish. We also have a small fridge barely big enough for 2-3 days of groceries. Off of the kitchen is the room we use as an office. Right now, there is one desk, but we hope to rent two more. The kitchen also has a door to the entry hall and, across from that door, is the bathroom. The end of the entry hall has Owl's room and the living room.
When you walk into the bathroom, you see the sink and the washing machine. The washing machine is certainly not what I'm used it. It's largest load is 55L, which I discovered today is barely enough for our sheets and 3 pairs of pants. Between that and having to line dry everything, laundry will not be a fast process and will require at least a load a day if not 2 or 3. Oh well, apparently the Japanese housewife does only that, clean and grocery shop every day so I suppose I can squeeze it in. To the left of the sink is the room with the toilet. To the right is the shower/tub stall.
We found that we get great air flow with the windows on the front and the doors on the back open. It's going to take me a while to adjust to the smell of the tatami mats - right now, they almost stink, but not quite. I'm sure it will all be normal before too long. We have two heat & A/C units and hope to get two more. The previous occupants left us a table and chairs and a small futon (about twin size). We purchased a larger (about full size) futon for Chrys and me in lieu of staying in a hotel until the rental company gets back to us. It's not the most comfortable thing, but it should do for a year. We could have gotten a bed (either on our own or from the rental company), but chose to embrace the Japanese styling. Plus, the tatami rooms are fairly small and with a bed, we would have had some awkward and practically unusable spaces. Lastly, We also have two floor chairs that will suffice until we can get a love seat in the living room.
Our apartment is a wonderful blend of Western and Japanese styling. We have a Western toilet (HOORAY!), but two tatami rooms and sliding doors on all rooms but the kitchen and office. The shower has a separate bath for the traditional long, hot soak (which I have yet to enjoy...maybe tonight as a reward for posting these records). We have only one full length closet, but 3 futon closets (divided top/bottom so one can store the futons during the day). We selected the two tatami rooms as the bedrooms, leaving a room in the middle as the living room. The tatami room that Chrys and I use opens to the living room. Both bedrooms and the living room have access to the balcony - where we hang the laundry. The living room and our tatami room have access to the kitchen. The kitchen has a small, two burner, stove with a broiler for fish. We also have a small fridge barely big enough for 2-3 days of groceries. Off of the kitchen is the room we use as an office. Right now, there is one desk, but we hope to rent two more. The kitchen also has a door to the entry hall and, across from that door, is the bathroom. The end of the entry hall has Owl's room and the living room.
When you walk into the bathroom, you see the sink and the washing machine. The washing machine is certainly not what I'm used it. It's largest load is 55L, which I discovered today is barely enough for our sheets and 3 pairs of pants. Between that and having to line dry everything, laundry will not be a fast process and will require at least a load a day if not 2 or 3. Oh well, apparently the Japanese housewife does only that, clean and grocery shop every day so I suppose I can squeeze it in. To the left of the sink is the room with the toilet. To the right is the shower/tub stall.
We found that we get great air flow with the windows on the front and the doors on the back open. It's going to take me a while to adjust to the smell of the tatami mats - right now, they almost stink, but not quite. I'm sure it will all be normal before too long. We have two heat & A/C units and hope to get two more. The previous occupants left us a table and chairs and a small futon (about twin size). We purchased a larger (about full size) futon for Chrys and me in lieu of staying in a hotel until the rental company gets back to us. It's not the most comfortable thing, but it should do for a year. We could have gotten a bed (either on our own or from the rental company), but chose to embrace the Japanese styling. Plus, the tatami rooms are fairly small and with a bed, we would have had some awkward and practically unusable spaces. Lastly, We also have two floor chairs that will suffice until we can get a love seat in the living room.
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