A tiny apartment for rent was called a giant toilet by netizens due to its “prison-style” layout and small area - just six square meters. The surge in attention for this property in Tokyo, Japan comes as international tourism rebounds in 2024, causing hotels across the country to become overcrowded and housing prices soaring. SCMP writes about this.

Among the main advantages of a small “prison-style” apartment are its convenient location (close to Waseda University) and affordable price. It is located in a six-story building built in 1981, which has all the amenities, including automatic locks and an elevator..

The room itself has air conditioning, a smart toilet, a shower stall and two folding tables. However, the extremely limited area makes a room with one window look like a prison cell. In particular, poor layout causes residents to stretch their legs into the shower area when using the toilet.

Monthly apartment rent is only 35,000 yen (or $222 USD), which is considered incredibly low for the area. For example, you will have to pay the same amount for just a few nights in neighboring hotels.

The non-standard premises caused a mixed reaction on the Internet. Some netizens would agree to live there, others categorically refuse.

By the way, according to the Japanese government, the number of foreign tourists visiting the country from January to June 2024 reached a record high of 17,777,200 in the first half of the year.

Recall that Penny Wilby from the UK said that her parents built a tiny house for her in their garden so that she would not spend money on rent. Recently, a woman gave a tour of the apartment and shared her impressions on her TikTok page.

But the father of Isaac French from the city of Diri, in the American state of Idaho, once saw an abandoned carriage on a neighbor's farm and thought that something interesting could be made out of it. However, then the man did not hope that the implementation of an ambitious project would help his descendants, if they wished, never to work again.