How would you like to live?？

What is the main thing you would seek for in a Share House?

There have been many people, especially younger people, who are looking for things like monetary benefits and connections with others. But with the increase in time spent at home, there may now be more people, of all generations, who feel their homes are lacking something. Such a trend has been facilitating people to seek out Share Houses with excellent facilities.

While it’s difficult to find a “life that’s just right for you”, living in a Share House is definitely a perfect way to expand your living options.

The house to be introduced to you today is “Social Court Suginami”, which just opened this June. It’s a new Share House provided by Share Design- a company that continuously proposes properties with a playful spirit.

The first thing to note about Shareliet is that there are private rooms that can hold two residents at once, which makes it recommendable for those who’d like to share a room with a lover, sibling, or friend. There are mainly 2 shared spaces in this house: a stylish living room with a projector, and a shared kitchen where you can enjoy cooking to the fullest. In addition, there’s a beer server and a rice metering service… If you’d like to spend your time surrounded by the unique facilities, this is the perfect place for you.

Let’s take a quick look inside the house, and learn about the luxurious aspects that you can add onto your single life!

Luxurious facilities to be used at your own pace

The living room features a large projector. You can watch movies with your housemates here, or relax on the terrace beyond the sofa. There’s also a beer server installed in the corner, so you’re assured to have a lovely night here.

On the other hand, “Share Liet Suginami Honancho” is designed in a way that you can reach your private room without passing through the shared spaces like living room or kitchen, thus you’ll be able to socialize at your own pace.

Interactions accompanied by delicious smells.

Although there is a kitchen in the room, cooking in this shared kitchen may make your cooking time even more enjoyable.

A table adjacent to the kitchen can be used as a work space, as well as a place to eat. Although staying at home can seem monotonous at times, you can always refresh your mood by spending time at a shared space like this, which is one attractive point about Share House. Here, you’ll be able to enjoy socializing with your housemates along with the great aroma.

Feel the warmth of others everyday.

The rooms at “Share Liet Suginami Honancho” are mostly 2K rooms, and a resident will be given one of the two rooms in a 2K room. Of course, each room has its own key, while the facilities including kitchen, toilet, and bath room are shared between the two rooms.

On the other hand, some of the rooms are larger than 20 square meters. This type of room is recommended for those who are looking for a place to live together with their girlfriend, brothers and sisters living in Tokyo, or friends.

Find hobbies, as well as your social life.

“Share Liet Suginami Honancho” also has a music room.
With such a fun facility in the house, you can certainly seek more fun out of your life.

Another great thing about living in a Share House is that you can develop a new hobby. By learning from housemates that are experienced in the field you are new to, you’ll be able to acquire new skills while interacting with them.

Find everything you seek for, or even more.

How did you like it?

The nearest station from the house is Honancho Station (the first station), which is 11 minutes away from Shinjuku Station. Also, the property is located in a quiet residential area, and there is a large park with lush greenery nearby.
This house offers you a lifestyle in which you can live in a calm and relaxing location, with like-minded people. If that sounds like what you are looking for, you can definitely have a wonderful life in this house.

Those moving in with a lover or a friend will also be able to spend their time in a different way, probably better than in a regular rental house. It should be nice to have a place where you can casually interact with your housemates, rather than being alone with your partner all the time.
Share House indeed is a valuable environment in which you can switch your mood instantly, which avoids troubles and frustrations you would face otherwise.

If you’re interested, why not take a look at it for yourself? We’re sure you’ll find the lifestyle you’re looking for, at Share Liet Suginami Honancho.

A peaceful place to escape the buzz of city life

Are you ready to start your new dream life at this share house with people from Japan and all over the world? The sharehouse I would like to introduce in this opportunity is TOKYO SHARE HAMADAYAMA.

Enjoy a quiet and elegant place located in a residential area at only four minutes on foot from Eifuku Station or six from Hamadayama Station. The monthly rent is just 69,000 – 75,000 and is available for male and female tenants.

Classy, inviting, and very charming, TOKYO SHARE HAMADAYAMA is based on an open design concept that encourages freedom of movement and the warmth of a more intimate home. 

Everything you need for your NEW lifestyle!

Chit-chat with your mates while cooking! The kitchen with face-to-face stations is good to cook together while having a nice chat. Basic items and kitchen appliances are equipped so you don’t have to worry when cooking your favorite home-made dishes. The kitchen includes 2 rice cookers, microwave, electric oven, and ingredients or supplies storages for each room. This kitchen was thought as a place that should make it easy to become close friends with your housemates. Something special in this house is the vegetable garden for you to grow fresh fruits and vegetables for every meal and even to hold a BBQ party with your news house mates!

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「Globe Asagaya ~International House~」for more infomation

Down the stepping stones along a narrow, moss-lined path The Japanese taste differs from that of the west in that it admires simplicity over dazzling gorgeousness. One of the fundamental elements in Japanese gardens is its stepping stones, something which is seen less and less in modern home gardens. This entrance of this property has been quietly set up in an unexpected place in between two houses.
Step through the front door and feel the atmosphere of the interior. Near the entrance a globe sits as a monument to the global atmosphere of the house.
GLOBE ASAGAYA is decorated with traditional Japanese trinkets. These cute little guys are the Seven Deities of Good Luck that are said to bring about good fortune. An explanation of each is written behind them on the wall. The ‘maneki neko’ cat is another famous symbol that brings good fortune. I spy a poster filled with words on the back wall! This is called a ‘banzuke’, a ranked listing of sumo wrestlers. Watching sumo wrestling seems to be a hobby for the guy managing this house. You could probably ask them anything you wanted to know about the sport!
The main feature of the house – a Japanese-style living room. In recent years we are seeing less and less of these tables in Japanese houses. With the westernization of Japan we are losing unique aspects of Japanese culture like these traditional interiors. However, visitors to Japan are intrigued by these things, and enjoy being able to experience them in a sharehouse setting.
The low, round table transforms into a warm ‘kotatsu’ in the winter. You can just imagine everyone sitting around together happily in here. The closet opens to reveal storage space, and the kitchen is in the back.
This storage unit has been divided among residents, which is great for storing things you don’t necessarily need in your room. This lamp looks like a paper lantern with a burning candle inside. The best thing about sharehouses is that you have everything you need at your fingertips. This iron and hair dryer are free for residents to use. The kitchen area feels like a vestige from the old house before the renovation. In general Japanese kitchens are quite small, and the compact size of this area may take Japanese tenants back in time to their youth and their mother’s kitchens. The stovetop uses IH technology. All the electrical appliances you need are on hand, as well as a strangely shaped toaster oven. Share a room and understand different cultures. Many people may feel uneasy about dormitory-type rooms, however living and sleeping in the same room can help to create close friendships. There are also single rooms in addition to the dormitory-type rooms. The main feature of these rooms are their spaciousness at 7 to 9m2 . Each single room comes equipped with a refrigerator and desk. This room has a large window that lets in natural light. There’s plenty of space, enough for an adult to spread out a carpet, lay down and stretch out their arms and legs if they wanted to. All rooms are fitted with an electronic locking system. This is something that’ll delight international visitors to Japan – artwork by Yumeji Takehisa, a poet and artist praised as one of the great painters of the Taisho era. A dormitory-style room. Rest assured there is plenty of space for each roommate to store their things. The window peeks out into a Japanese-style garden.
Sit on the veranda and experience Japanese aesthetic sense. ’Wabi Sabi’ is the aesthetic sense in Japanese art that emphasises quite simplicity and subdued refinement. It is based on acceptance of transience and imperfection, for example seeing elegance in falling cherry blossom leaves. Sitting out on the verandah and leisurely enjoying a sunny day is all fine and good, however gazing out at the water dripping from leaves in the garden on a rainy day is at the same time both sorrowful and fascinating. That is also wabisabi.
Open the paper sliding doors in this room to peek out at the verandah and garden. Drinking tea out here every so often seems like a great idea.
Washing can be hung outside underneath the eaves. This side of the house gets plenty of sunlight and is perfect for drying laundry! This sumo wrestler wind chime gazes out over the garden. Wind chimes are perfect for the current season! A fan is also an essential item in keeping cool this summer. This is also in sumo wrestler style. 。
The bathroom is a traditional tiled room. In the olden days tiled bathrooms were common in Japan, however nowadays molded plastic is the norm. The tiles in the toilet were DIY upgraded to their current bright color by the manager. Beside the toilet is the vacuum cleaner and ironing board, both free to use for residents. Many sharehouses use coin-operated washing machines, however the one in this house is free. Lucky!
On the way out you may spy something hanging in the entrance. It’s a charm from a Shinto shrine. Between the house and the station there is a Shinto shrine with a grand Torii gate. It’s the shrine the charm hanging in the house is from, and it has a long history dating back to the final days of the Kamakura period. The beauty of the blooming hydrangeas are intensified by the rain, epitomizing Japanese aesthetic sense.

GLOBE ASAGAYA -International House- is run by TEAM SUKIMA JAPAN and located in Asagaya. The streets around the train station are lined with local shops, and if you lived here you may just find your next favorite store on your way home one day.

Living in the city, we are often swept up in our modern lifestyles and lose sight of who we are. It might be a nice change for Japanese people to step back and rediscover old Japan. And for visitors to this country, living in a sharehouse like this one offers an opportunity to experience the unique Japanese culture.

Imagine a group of people, nationality no bar, gathered around a table in the Japanese-style living room. It’s novel sight, and living in a house like this one could be the excitement you need to spice up your life while getting to know people from all over the world.

/Author:Inamine

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PROFILE
Kentaro Kuroishi is managing director of WILLFU, a company that provides a support service for students wanting to open their own business with ‘QAGO’, an entrepreneur talk event, ‘WILLFU STARTUP ACADEMY’, a business school for students and ‘WILLFU STARTUP VILLAGE’, a share house for student entrepreneurs.

A platform to support serious student entrepreneurs is essential

‘Student entrepreneur’ is a word I’ve been hearing often lately.

News of Mr. Murakami, head of LIVESENSE, starting up his business while he was a student to be the youngest man to list his company on the stock exchange may be still fresh in your mind.

 

However, generally speaking the success rate of student entrepreneurs is still quite low, and it is difficult for large-scale business ventures to be cultivated.

 

Today I interviewed the managing director of WILLFU, Mr. Kuroishi, the man who created his system in order to solve this problem.

His ‘WILLFU STARTUP VILLAGE’ is a concept share house created with the objective of giving support to student entrepreneurs, and operates the house with various entrepreneur and investment advisors including those with stock exchange experience.

Today I spoke to the project and business manager Mr. Kuroishi and 2 tenants living in the house.

 

If you’re a student thinking about opening your own business, please read on.

 

 

Student entrepreneur share house manager Mr .Kuroishi (right), and tenants Mr. Osawa(middle) and Ms. Okubo (left). I was impressed with Mr. Kuroishi’s attitude towards the students throughout the interview.

 

—Firstly, why did you want to help student entrepreneurs?

Mr. Kuroishi 

I started WILLFU because I felt it was necessary to increase the number of entrepreneurs in Japan in order to achieve national growth. When researching the pasts of entrepreneurs who have succeeded in business I noticed that a large number of them had started their companies while still students, and I decided to support student entrepreneurs because I believe that such experience when younger leads to successful careers. 

 

—So why did you start a share house?

Mr. Kuroishi

There are 3 reasons. Firstly, because the success rate of student entrepreneurs was low compared to those with more experience. I want to increase this statistic by creating an environment in which students can periodically get feedback from managers and investors already in the business. Secondly, while they are student entrepreneurs, there are many costs involved in establishing a company such as office and tax consultant fees. I want to cut costs by providing a share house that comes with office space for 37,000 a month. Furthermore, with the cooperation of the tax agents we are able to offer cheaper consultations. Lastly, there still aren’t many serious student entrepreneurs out there. If you start your own business your school friends might think you’re pretty amazing, but within the student entrepreneur community you’re more likely to be asked, ‘Man, you’re still messing around with that stuff?’. By making a place for serious students only I hope to raise the bar and stimulate their growth.

—I see. What kind of people can students get feedback from specifically?

Mr. Kuroishi 

The share house was created with an investment from CyberAgent boss Susumu Fujita, so we receive feedback mainly from the CyberAgent Group company president and also often from successful entrepreneurs like President Tsuruoka from BASE, which recently experienced rapid growth with funds of 200,000,000 yen; Mr. Suda, the CFO of AERIA who has had 3 companies on the stock exchange; Mr. Ijichi, the CEO of Creww, who experienced rapid growth with his 5th company by a capital alliance with Nippon TV. Students can also get feedback from investment bankers such as Mr. Ono, the man in charge of CyberAgent’s Fujita fund; Mr. Kinoshita, Skyland Ventures’s partner and Mr. Shimizu from Nippon Venture Capital.  

 

—What kind of support do you provide specifically?

Mr. Kuroishi

Once a month we invite an established entrepreneur to the house to check out the student’s state of progress and share their worries and concerns about opening a business, with the student’s being able to freely ask for advice on any matter.

 

—It sounds like a great program! It must be reassuring to the students to have such support.

Mr. Kuroishi 

That is true. With this environment in place I’d love for students who are thinking, ‘I seriously want to open my own business!’, ‘I want to make the most of this service!’ or even ‘I want to start a business that will solve society’s problems!’ to drop by. 

 

I want to create a service that is used worldwide

 

—Mr. Osawa, you’re a student at the moment and you’ve already launched your own service. Can you tell us little more about this service?

Mr. Osawa

I created a Q&A mobile application called aorb. It’s a simple application where one can answer a contributor’s 2-choice question posted with their photo, so it’s fun to ask questions you don’t usually get to ask people and because it’s anonymous you’ll definitely get a response. It’s also easy to collect responses. At the moment we have a 100% response rate within 24-hours so it’s an application for quickly getting responses. You can even ask questions you can’t ask Google (laughs).

—That sounds really interesting! Why did you decide on a web-based business?

Mr. Osawa

Ever since I got hooked on NicoNico Douga as a teenager I was really into the internet and it started from there I guess. I thought of the idea last summer, found like-minded friends on vidicon and it took 4 months to develop. This job involves playing with the same application day in and day out, so if I didn’t have an abnormal fondness for it I wouldn’t be able to continue doing it.

 

—Have you always wanted to start your own business?

Mr. Osawa

Rather than starting my own business, I wanted to create a service that everyone would use. Starting a business is one way to do that, and I started to become aware of the entrepreneurial world. My new objective is to make it into application that is used worldwide.

 

—Why are you living in this share house?

Mr. Osawa

I actually found out about it from a post made my Mr. Kuroishi on Facebook. Because I’m an entrepreneur I really liked the idea of an environment in which I can work for 24 hours without separating my work and private life. The house mentors was also a large appeal to me, so I moved in.

Tenants Ms. Okubo (left) and Mr. Osawa (right) say things you wouldn’t expect from students.

I want to solve world poverty through social work.

 

—Ms. Okubo, what kind of business are you working on?

Ms. Okubo 

I actually spent time volunteering in an orphanage in Vietnam. From there I went on to university, then worked as a Cambodian health and education aid worker. I wasn’t building schools or anything, which can be built straight away if you have the money, but working at creating a better life for these children through knowledge and wisdom, teaching them how to wash their hands and other ways to ward off malaria. It grew from there and now it’s become my main objective.

—You are currently taking leave from university and have moved from Kansai to Tokyo to live in this share house. What lead you to do this?

Ms. Okubo 

In order to investigate what I wanted to do, I thought Tokyo would be the best place to get money, information and other people on board. I moved into this share house more for Mr. Kuroishi than its facilities or anything else. He really helped me by looked over my ideas and I was able to organise my own thoughts and a business plan to go with it.

—It’s amazing that you’ve taken leave from school. It’s quite difficult to get into uni life, how did you fare?

Ms. Okubo

I’ve always had an interest in the way society works and studied properly. Test grades in the Law Department are really important so I turned up to every class. Also university was so different from middle school and high school. I was able to come in contact with many different sets of values and my mind was stimulated so much. I was a very important place to me.

 

Everyone was at ease and had a good time during the interview.

—Lastly, a message to our readers?

Mr. Kuroishi 

Students in university thinking about starting up a business, or those who already have, should at least come over and check the house out. Whether you move in here or not, I want to support student entrepreneurs as much as I can.

Mr. Osawa 

I want someone really passionate about their goals, whatever their field, to move in. I think that such enthusiasm can encourage new motivation.

Ms. Okubo  

It’d be so much fun with people of different fields living here, whatever that field may be.

Mr. Osawa and Ms. Okubo spoke so steadily about their ideas it was hard to believe they were still students, and this left a deep impression on me. Mr. Kuroishi was also impressive with his passion for wanting to provide a complete program for these students and his realistic, objective ideas.

 

WILLFU STARTUP VILLAGE boasts an environment in which tenants can get motivated in their abilities and make use of the share house facilities. There are currently 7000 students trying their hand at business, and 140, 000 students thinking about it. It would be a waste to keep your bright ideas all to yourself.

 

I, the interviewer, am also a student myself, and throughout the interview I found that I could empathise with these students a lot. Talking with them made me realize that having courage to take the first step is essential in achieving one’s dreams.

 

 

It’s no dream that one day this house will raise an entrepreneur onto the world’s stage. This a a place that makes hearts beat in hope and expectation is right here.

 

 

 

Author/Yuta Emoto

Tokyo Sharehouse editor. Loves new things and experiences personal growth everyday. Growing a little too much upwards and stands at 188 cm in height.

 

 

 

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https://blog.sharehouse.in/?p=17322&lang=en https://blog.sharehouse.in/?p=17322&lang=en#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:00:19 +0000 http://blog.tokyosharehouse.com/?p=17322

Spacious rooms near a train route connecting two popular areas

People want to really enjoy themselves after work and on the weekend. I’m sure there are a lot of people who are thinking that if they are going to live in a share house, they would want to have the best time possible in an exciting environment. Everyone craves to reduce the work or school commute, and in turn spend time getting a little bit more sleep or swinging by the gym after work, going window shopping, or perhaps even setting aside time to chat with friends. The house we are introducing today is Domingo Inokashira 2, a 7-minute walk from Mitakadai station on the Keio Inokashira line. Domingo Inokashira 2 is close to a train route linking two areas popular with young people, Shibuya and Kichijōji and has just the right amount of rooms inside. The house is located in a very calm and quiet residential area with spacious rooms provided for a reasonable cost, and is recommended for those who would like to both interact with the others in the communal areas as well as spend time to themselves in their own rooms. Let’s head on inside, shall we!

「Domingo Inokashira 2」House Detail Page

Two stations from Kichijoji and within walking distance to Inokashira park. Domingo Inokashira 2 is a house located in a quiet residential area down a lane off the main shopping district in front of the station. It stands calmly in an area so serene you wouldn’t think it to be Tokyo, but with Shibuya only one station away there is great access to the city!
Bicycle parking. Plenty of space for everyone to park their bike. The entrance. The front hallway. On the right hand side there is space to store your shoes.
A colorful wall highlighting the wooden texture The lounge with its impressive, colorful wall cheers you up with its brightness and has ample room for relaxing.
While the layout is simple, the coloring of the wall, the warmth of the lighting and the decorative plants placed around here and there gives way to a kind of exotic feeling. Sitting here in the sofa makes you want to drink not from a can but something bottled like cola or beer. Don’t you agree?
The wall of the lounge was made by management by nailing up plank after plank of colorful wood. There is also one television set in provided in the lounge. Many movies are lined up along this shelf. Let’s have a look at some bits and pieces around the place. This Corona light makes you feel like you are in a bar. An open-mouthed hippopotamus money box in the kitchen. This nameplate at the entrance is inscribed with the name of the house. The garbage bins also blend into the house’s interior. There is a simple, easy-to-use kitchen. The sink. The bathroom/laundry. A washing machine and dryer are provided. The bathroom comes complete with a tub. Immerse and soak yourself in a nice, hot bath. Toilets on the 1F and 2F, both with washlets.
Comfortable, spacious rooms The rooms are approximately 6 tatami mats (or 9.18m2), big enough to relax in even if you fill it with your favourite furniture. The simple layout means you can decorate and arrange as you please.
Room 202. Room 203. Room 204. Rom 205. Room 206. Room 207.

 

Managing Domingo Inokashira 2 is Domingo. Managing 5 other properties other than this one, many different people are living together in their houses, nationality and gender no bar, and the real value of share houses is that magic is discovered in these environments.

Moreover, the houses are in great locations near train stations and the rent is a reasonable. Domingo manages with an earnest approach, always seeking to provide great, comfortable rooms and being able to look at things from the tenants point of view.

The share house we’ve shown you today is also in a popular area, and with spacious rooms to hang out in and the playful design of the lounge, you can really start to get a feel for the extraordinary lifestyle that is shared living.

The colorful wall in the lounge and an interior with quirky accents found at every turn brings about a kind of exotic mood, and just by being there your spirits are miraculously lifted.

The manager of this laughed while telling us ‘It was really hard making this wall all by myself. It turned out pretty good, right?”, but you can tell it was a labor of love.

/Author: Kagawa

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https://blog.sharehouse.in/?p=15247&lang=en https://blog.sharehouse.in/?p=15247&lang=en#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:00:46 +0000 http://blog.tokyosharehouse.com/?p=15247

A gift from the sun

Recently women have been avoiding the sun for fear of tanning. It is not uncommon to see many of them walking around outside with a parasol. However, sunbathing is something fundamental to our lifestyles and it is said that it’s not just good for our physical health, but also essential in maintaining stability of mind. Sunbathing is important in helping to lead a healthy lifestyle, as we have seen alarming the consequences of people not getting enough sunlight, such as people easily falling into depression and the rise of cancer-related deaths. So, we introduce to you today CLASSICO Hachimanyama, a share house just 3-minutes walk from Hachimanyama station on the Keio line. Let’s not waste another minute and have a look inside!

「CLASSICO Hachimanyama」 House Detail Page

The exterior The house we are introducing to you today is a 3-minute walk from Hachimanyama station on the Keio line, CLASSICO Hachimanyama. Surrounding buildings are on the north side of the apartment, which means the sunlight hits just right with nothing to obstruct it.
The main entrance. Sunlight flows in from the glass beside the door. This is a board used for tenants to communicate with, whether it be the details of an event or just a few positive words to make a great start to the day. Let’s head up the stairs to the lounge.

Main Lounge The light shining in from the window and the white-toned interior exudes a translucent ambiance. The colorful items here and there add a nice accent.

Here is a kotatsu, an item usually difficult to add into a share house. It’s almost cherry blossom season at the moment, but it seems like a great place for tenants to come together during the cooler months. Remove the blanket and use it as a low table. There is also a dining table, so you can choose which one to use depending on the mood of the moment. With three large windows in the lounge there is no need to use the lights except at night.

The kitchen. There are three refrigerators so there should be no trouble storing food. A brand-new sink and induction cooktop. Everything you need for cooking has been provided. There is a storage box provided for each tenant. Great for storing things like condiments and rice.

The toilet. The bathroom. Have a soak and relax from time to time in this bathtub. Just before the bathroom there is a washing machine and dryer.

Step out onto the rooftop from the 3rd floor. You could probably dry your clothes in no time when the weather is good. Looking back towards the house from the verandah we can see this ladder. It’s a little bit high up, but if you’re courageous enough to climb up there… … you’ll be met with a great view. Whether you’re exhausted from work or just have something troubling you, spend time here and all your worries will be forgotten.

Private rooms Size and style differs from room to room, so it might be an idea to go and inspect them for yourself. We’ll have a look at a couple of these rooms today. This is Room 103, with a curved window. Open the curtains in the morning and wake up feeling fresh as you bath in the morning rays. Room 303. This room is smaller than room 103 and so the rent is a tad cheaper. A dormitory-style room. These are female-exclusive. The sky is painted on the ceiling. There is a desk and chair beneath the bed, perfect for doing things like taking time for yourself and doing a bit of reading.

 

The management of this house, Classicompany, also takes care of other properties all within a 10-minute walk from a nearby station in metropolitan Tokyo. They also have English and Italian speaking staff which is good news for non-Japanese tenants.

From nearby Hachimanyama station you can get to Shinjuku within 15-minutes and the area itself is quite peaceful, a great environment for those working in the city to come home and relax in. There is also a Summit supermarket open until 1am, something that those working late in the city and miss dinner will be thankful for.

Metropolitan Tokyo has been called a concrete jungle, and always working inside its buildings makes it very hard to embrace the sunlight. If you at least spend your weekend relaxing in the sun-bathed loungeroom or even on the rooftop of this share house, you may be able to refresh yourself to face reality once again.

Living a healthy lifestyle while receiving the blessing of the sun is something you should definitely experience here at CLASSICO Hachimanyama.

/Author: Kagawa

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https://blog.sharehouse.in/?p=6795&lang=en https://blog.sharehouse.in/?p=6795&lang=en#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:00:23 +0000 http://blog.tokyosharehouse.com/?p=6795

A warm, rustic log cabin-style share house.

You live in Tokyo, in a designer apartment, living the life you had always yearned for, yet somehow cannot find satisfaction in coming home after work and turning the lights on only to find a quiet, empty room every single day. I want people repeating such a monotonous lifestyle day in and day out to know that with shared living one can live together with others as friends and family. The friends you make in share houses are always there to cheer you up. Living together as adults you are able to build deep relationships with others different to those you have with normal friends, and that, I think, is a wonderful thing. What you want is not fancy facilities or a ridiculous amount of space, but just really awesome people to live with. If this sounds like something you would say, then enjoy the rest of the article as we introduce to you Hidamari Nishieifuku. The house is located 9-minutes walk from Nishieifuku station on the Keio Inokashira line. Once a family home, it has been renovated into a share house. It seems like a place where tenants can take deep breaths and relax their mind and body. Let’s have a look at Hidamari Nishieifuku, a share house newly opened by the company Come On Up.

「Hidamari Nishieifuku」House Details Page

The exterior. With the area around the house surrounded by lush greenery and also shinto shrines, this is a location very close to nature.		The front hallway. Stepping in the hallway you feel at ease as if you are visiting your parents or a relative.
The lounge is straight ahead with an impressive, asian-style purple-colored carpet.		The table in the middle is low to the ground and must be host to many gatherings with tenants sitting around on the floor and chatting together.
Looking outside from the lounge there is a fantastic Japanese garden. You will feel relaxed as you look out the window at this scene.		A shelf in the living room. The inside has been lined with artificial grass and can be used as a place to store cushions. Come On Up work to create little touches like this in all of their share houses, which fosters a good environment to relax in.
The table and bench forms a barrier between the lounge and kitchen. The blue light shades are quite sophisticated.		The kitchen. Spacious with plenty of room to do your own cooking. There is a washing machine at the back of the room.
Free-standing basin		おThe bathroom. Complete with tiled interior and a bathwater-reheating function.
The toilet. Complete with a Japanese-style washlet, great for those who feel uncomfortable using a toilet without one.

  

Let’s move on to the rooms. This is Room 101 on the 1F. The two windows give great lighting. With a high ceiling also, this room guarantees the space you need. (10.71m2 / 72,000 yen)		Room 102 next door. (6.89m2 / 59,000 yen)
Let’s head upstairs. This is the 2F hallway.		Room 201. This room has lighting fixed to the walls as well as the main light, so you can adjust the brightness to suit whatever you may be doing. (6.89m2 / 58,000 yen)
Room 202 has a retro-style storage shelving that breathes a kind of elegance. (6.89m2 / 58,000 yen)		Room 203 is quite luxurious with a balcony as well as two windows. (9.18m2 / 68,000 yen)
Room 204. You can get out onto the balcony from this room. (9.18m2 / 68,000 yen)		The private balcony shared by room 203 and 204. It’s perfect for hanging out washing on a sunny day or for just relaxing and gazing around at the view.

Every time I visit one of Come On Up’s houses I see everyone living there having such a great time and think again to myself how great shared living is.

I asked the company if there was any kind of specific knowledge needed in order to bring about good communication between tenants, and was told that all you need is people to exchange greetings with each other, such as ‘good morning’ and ‘good night.’

If these everyday greetings, which we take for granted, are the trick to maintaining good communication between housemates then just about any share house can achieve it, but that’s not to say that there haven’t been any occasions where people have just kept to themselves after meeting the others for the first time.

I think real, honest communication happens when people get together in an environment that helps them to express who they are.

The word for ‘everyday greetings’ in Japanese is ‘aisatsu’ (挨拶), made up of two characters. ‘ai’ (挨) means ‘to open one’s heart’ and ‘satsu’ (拶) means to ‘to get to know’, together giving the meaning of ‘opening your heart to get to know another’.

In today’s busy society we tend to shy away from greeting others, however doing so may unwittingly lead to closing off your heart to those around you.

Opening your heart and getting to know others will result in others doing the same for you. Doing this everyday will give you more confidence in your actions and you may just become more assertive in all things.

At Come On Up’s new share house, Hidamari Nishieifuku, variety of life is waiting for you with exciting events as well as a relaxing environment. If that sounds like something for you, you should definitely check it out. The staff are great and even invited me along next time they hold an event, so I’m looking forward to writing a report about that.

I’m sure there are people out there who will find their second home in Tokyo living at Hidamari Nishieifuku.

/Author: Kagawa

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A true traditional Japanese home with deck and garden.

Come on UP Eifuku is a share house with a charming deck and garden that looks and feels like a ‘ryokan’, a traditional Japanese inn. With a 22.96m² kitchen and living area as well as a porch and garden flourishing in greenery, the house has a calm ambiance about it. How great to be able to watch the seasons change by gazing out of the window in the living room.

「Come on UP Eifuku」House Details Page

Lounge The floorboards are solid wood you can’t help but want to walk on barefoot. Deck [ENGAWA] The deck looking out onto the garden. Hang out your washing or bath in the sunlight. You can even feast on seasonal foods while listening to the buzz of the insects outside.

The exterior. Open the gates to behold a traditional Japanese world waiting for you. The entrance. The living room. How great is this living room with its large television and greenery to be seen through the window. This electric fan caught my eye. You can really feel the warmth of the wood in these floorboards. Right beside the living room is the kitchen. The cups are stacked very nicely. The bathroom. The bathroom from above. A window in the bathroom is a rare feat to see, and I snapped this shot. The toilet was also immaculate. The Japanese-style interior. A cute Come on UP Eifuku sign hangs at the entrance.

 

When I was told I would be coming to a Come on UP property, I was expecting a western-style house, however it was refreshing to be met with a traditional Japanese house. It‘s a great place for those of you who like to relax in traditional environments like these. You may even have non-Japanese friends wanting to experience Japanese culture and interact with Japanese people to introduce to this house.

/Author:moriyama

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