Nakamura House

Yahoo!! New computer! Finally I can update the blog with pictures! First: OUR HOUSE!! It has a name, it's called Nakamura House. We absolutely LOVE it. I took some pictures when we first got here, before anything went into it. As I finish getting settled in, (IE adding furniture, rugs, things on the wall, etc) I'll add some new pictures :)

This is the front of the house from the street. We have a garage AND a storage room! It's really excellent, and very rare in Japan!

The site of my future garden! This is on the South side of the house. So far I've planted broccoli, brussel sprouts, a lime tree, basil and I'm starting more herbs and spinach inside while it's still a million degrees. 

Sam is THOROUGHLY enjoying being home with us!

The view from the front door

The reverse view; back to the front door. No shoes allowed in the house! 

My very small, very Japanese kitchen. I have 3 burners and a fish oven!

The dining room on the left and the living room is behind Alex and Sam. 

The front, living room windows 

Past the kitchen and dining room, there's a door and some stairs! The bathroom is directly forward and to the right is a room.

Our fancy Japanese Toto Toilet

Guest room/Office (where we slept the first week here)

The bathroom! That empty place to the left there is where the washer/dryer stands. To the left behind the door is where the shower/bath room is (Below)

Stairs! VERY steep!

Sam wanted to help give the tour. 

At the top of the stairs is a sink (very odd) to the right is a closet and the master bedroom (where Sam is)

Our room! There's a balcony and a sliding glass door there.

The right side of our room.

Balcony! We get a lovely view of the mountains out here. I can't wait to get some patio furniture!

The upstairs guest room.

At the top of the stairs there's a storage room to the left as well as a toilet.

This is our new car! It's a 2001 (2002? I don't remember) Toyota Altezza hatchback. Also known as Tessa!

The sticker you see on the front (there's one on the back) that notify other drivers of my "new driver" status (ie please give me space I'm not good at this!)

We're having a funny adventure in the insane amount of cash that we have to get out! Japan primarily uses yen for everything, rather than debit or credit cards. We paid for the car in all cash, which wasn't too bad (that's the picture with me holding all the money.) And we ALSO paid for our move in fees, first months rent and security deposit (roughly $9200) in cash too. Those are the ones with Alex feeling like a big money baller. We were very tempted to make it rain and throw it all over the place. Instead we just posed for pictures.