Saturday, May 28, 2022

House Hunting Update 2022-5-28

Last Monday night (Tuesday morning in Japan) we got to virtually tour the house we'd been eyeing online! It was everything we had hoped for! There were kids playing in the park across the street and a kindergarten walked by the house as well. 

Inside we saw a place for a clothes washer, which we weren't sure it had. The place for the fridge is kind of wonky, but it will be fine! There are two doors leading to the backyard and a place outside to hang clothes. 

Upstairs was just what we were expecting, although we couldn't find the room marked 's' at first-- we figured it was storage, but wanted to see it. It took Kota san sending the floor plan to the lady that was touring for us in order for her to find it. It turns out the entrance is through a shoji screen door in the upstairs tatami room! She hadn't noticed the door originally! 😂🤣

We decided after seeing it that we wanted to put our application in right away! This was the *first* house we toured virtually, but if you know, you know, right?! The next day Kota san asked for proof of our cats rabies vaccination and a picture of us with the cats for the application?! I don't think that is something they would ask for in the US, but we complied. I took this picture of Papa P and he also submitted the family picture we just took. 

Here is the house in case you didn't see my last housing update:

Yesterday we got word that our application had been accepted! We're so excited to have this major issue figured out. The last big thing (that we have control over) is the cat situation. We have multiple choices on this one and it's a tough call! For now, we are so excited to have a place to call "home" in Japan. 

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