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I wish there were a photo of the omelet.

If you are so serious about expensive jeans, forget about freezing, just spend more money and buy a new pair each time you want to show the world how rich you are. You can donate your old pairs to places like Salvation Army and someone else will get them for a reasonable price, and relaxed enough to wash them!

I came from Japan, lived in Tokyo about 10 years, and know how small living space is in that big city!
I don't know how much a rent would be like nowadays, but when I lived there in the 90's, I paid 7 man yen per month for my puny little dig with 6 tatami-mat-room-with-a-bath-and-a- jokingly-tiny-kitchen, so this apartment looks to me at least 15 man yen. (Sorry to be so graceless to talk about money!!!)
Now I live in Montreal, and I do miss that Japanese bath room. The mirror is low since the bath room is designed for Japanese people who sit on a low stool while washing themselves next to the tub, before diving into it. Why sit? Because they relax while in the bath room.
I actually want to buy and install a Japanese bath room in my current house in Montreal because warm bath is truly relaxing. I believe that the bathing culture is the key for Japanese people to survival in that insane level of stress.
I sincerely hope that James and Briony and all the rest of non Japanese people living in Japan enjoy the wonderful nature and culture of my country.

I love your space very much except dead animals.

Is it really "About 1,150 square feet?" The house looks much bigger than 1,150 square feet. It would be helpful if we can see a floor plan of the house.
I think some of the photos are a bit too dark and we cannot see much of the detail in shadowy areas in the room.

Isn't the white desktop uneven? The desk in your office I mean?

Very nice, but it does look cool.
How do you insulate a house with concrete structure like this? Since it's in Toronto, you do have winters with minus 10 to 20 degrees at least?

Bamboos expand and you will start finding small shoots coming out of the earth at the oddest place in a few years! We eat them in Japan when shoots are still underground. If yours is edible, you can try them!