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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo

You could cook while on the toilet: a night in one of Tokyo’s micro-apartments

It is one of the shortest viewings in estate agency history. As soon as the door opens, every inch of living space except the sleeping quarters is visible.

A tiny genkan entryway, which could nearly accommodate three pairs of shoes, leads to a shower cubicle on the right with just enough room to swing a sponge, next to a toilet that – door left open – one could occupy while just about rustling up dinner in a kitchenette 50cm away on the other side of the “corridor”.

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