{"id":1212,"date":"2018-07-07T14:02:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T05:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryanilasasil.wordpress.com\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2018-07-07T14:02:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-07T05:02:46","slug":"my-first-apartment-as-an-alt-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?p=1212","title":{"rendered":"My first apartment as an ALT in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I got a job in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT), my company helped me find an accommodation. The company that I worked with had a contract with this apartment chain that I am not gonna name&#8230;.okay, I changed my mind. I`m just going to tell you. It is Leo Palace. Here you go. Now, you know. Well, if you are planning to work in Japan as an ALT or something else, you might come across with this apartment. Many ALTs are familiar with Leo Palace since most first-timers have lived in one.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the pictures of my apartment.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1212 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?attachment_id=1220'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_6848-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1220\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1220'>\n\t\t\t\tentrance view from inside\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?attachment_id=1221'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_6849-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1221\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1221'>\n\t\t\t\tentrance view upon entering the door\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?attachment_id=1222'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_6850-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1222\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1222'>\n\t\t\t\tentrance view upon entering the door\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?attachment_id=1215'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_6843-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1215\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1215'>\n\t\t\t\tthe main room \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1212 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?attachment_id=1217'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_6845-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1217\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1217'>\n\t\t\t\tthe small table and some chairs\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?attachment_id=1224'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_6852-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?attachment_id=1218'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_6846-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1218\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1218'>\n\t\t\t\tthe bed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?attachment_id=1214'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_6842-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1214\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1214'>\n\t\t\t\tthe tv and the cabinet\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?attachment_id=1219'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_6847-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1219\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1219'>\n\t\t\t\tthe tiny kichen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Pink is not my favorite color if that is what you think but it just happened that I had a pink blanket and curtains from my old apartment when i was still a student and so I decided to just match everything to create harmony, and peace, Amen. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>The rent was about \uffe550,000 which is about 20,000 Philippine peso and about $500 US dollars. When you moved in, you have to prepare like \uffe5200,000 as first payment. I know. It`s crazy. This first payment includes two months advance, plus thank you money, plus this and plus that and that and so on. I was lucky (or maybe just a victim of\u00a0 business opportunist) because my company provided loan and it covered my first payment, which in turn they had to deduct from my salary for a couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>This apartment is good for first-timers since it is a furnished apartment. You don`t need to buy a refrigerator, gas stove, air conditioner and microwave. They even provide curtains and it is internet ready. It is good for one person or \u4e00\u4eba\u66ae\u3089\u3057\u3000read as hitorigurashi meaning living alone by yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a common exterior of Leo Palace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/531f0-leopalaceexterior.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for leo palace room floor plan\"><\/p>\n<p>My apartment was like this in the outside<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leopalace21.com\/app\/image\/request?TABLE=LEO_IMAGE&amp;IMAGE=IM_IMAGE&amp;IM_BK_NO=17324\" alt=\"Image result for leo palace \u00e5\u00ae\u00bf\u00e7\u0094\u00ba\u00e9\u00b3\u00a5\u00e6\u00a0\u0096\u00e5\u00b8\u0082\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.leopalace21.com\/app\/image\/request?TABLE=LEO_IMAGE&amp;IMAGE=IM_IMAGE&amp;IM_BK_NO=38910\" alt=\"Image result for \u00e3\u0083\u00ac\u00e3\u0082\u00aa\u00e3\u0083\u0091\u00e3\u0083\u00ac\u00e3\u0082\u00b9 \u00ef\u00bc\u0092\u00ef\u00bc\u0091\u00e5\u00ae\u00bf\u00e7\u0094\u00ba\u00e9\u00b3\u00a5\u00e6\u00a0\u0096\u00e5\u00b8\u0082\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I got a job in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT), my company helped me find an accommodation. The company that I worked with had a contract with this apartment chain that I am not gonna name&#8230;.okay, I changed my mind. I`m just going to tell you. It is Leo Palace. Here you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alt-life","category-japan-living"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}