{"id":4574,"date":"2020-10-22T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T01:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=4574"},"modified":"2022-08-17T13:17:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T04:17:18","slug":"how-to-properly-clean-your-apartment-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/japanese-apartment-life\/how-to-properly-clean-your-apartment-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Properly Clean Your Apartment Walls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You may think that cleaning your apartment\nis pretty straightforward, but it can be a bit different than typical cleaning.\nCheck out our article on how to properly clean your apartment walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living in a Japanese apartment seems like\nit wouldn\u2019t be any different than any western version. The layouts are similar\nand the Japanese design has become more like western apartments over time. The\ntoilets have been the western standard for years now and the basic amenities\nhave mirrored the western style apartments except for the dryer hook-ups. There\ncan be some differences when trying to clean the apartment as well, and the\nwalls must be kept upin a particular way. It isn\u2019t anything unreasonable, but you\nwill need to perform some simple maintenance and even repair before leaving if\ncertain things look different from when you took possession of the apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wall Care<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Japanese walls are interesting in that\nthey fulfill the requirement of closing your area off from other people, but they\nare very thin. The material is not very thick and it can be damaged easily. The\nwall material is close to that of paper and can have the same problems of paper\nwhen it comes to humidity and discoloration. You have to be careful with how\nyou treat them when hanging pictures or decorations. They can be easily scratched\nleaving unnecessary damage that will cost you in the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing that you will need to do\nis make sure to keep all sticky substances away from your walls. Sticky\nadhesive will tear away pieces of the wall the moment you try to remove it.\nThere have been some new brands of adhesive that have been sold at the 100 yen\nshops, but some have been proven to be the same as the normal brands, and walls\nare damaged in the process.  You will\nneed to buy special hooks that are held up by small needle pins. They can hold\n1kg or and they do little damage to the walls. The needles will fit in the tiny\nholes that line the wallpaper and they are easily removed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It may a good idea to not hang anything as\nyou don\u2019t want to end up inadvertently costing yourself more than you need to.\nIt may hinder your ability to decorate your surroundings as you like but it is\nhelpful if you don\u2019t plan to stay in one place for longer than two years. You\ncan find some furniture that will help you hang some things or that allow you to\nmake the most of your space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cleaning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cleaning the walls isn\u2019t difficult, but\nyou can easily mess them up more than need be. Your best bet to keep them clean\nis to avoid using water or general cleaning products one them. If you have some\nsmall marks or discoloration you can buy special wipes or cleaning material\nfrom the local grocery store, pharmacy, or 100 yen store. They sell wipes that can\nclean walls while not harming the wallpaper or causing any unnecessary damage. You\nshouldn\u2019t need to worry about anything more than light dusting and vacuuming\nthe difficult corners. Just give them a light cleaning every other week and you\nshould be fine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before\nMoving Out<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vacating your Japanese apartment can be a\ndifficult ordeal. There are some rules that need to be followed before you can\ntry to leave, and there are some cleaning procedures you will need to follow as\nwell. The general rule to follow is to do light cleaning throughout the entire\napartment. Hit all of the usual places where you would be able to see\nobvious dust or dirt. This includes your walls and other fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your walls need to be left in the same\ncondition as they were when you arrived. They don\u2019t need to be sparkling clean,\nbut they need to have no large visible problems. Any scratches will need to be\nfixed by you. There are easy repair kits you can buy at department stores and\n100 yen shops. They can help in trying to fix any mistakes you may have made,\nbut it will still be noticeable. Any damage will result in a high cleaning and\nrepair bill so you need to be as careful as possible. If you find that you have\ncaused more damage than you can fix, it would be best to tell the landlord and\ntry to calmly discuss what happened. You will need to pay for the repairs since\nyou were the responsible party for the room at the time of damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It takes a while to get used to the types\nof walls in Japan, but it becomes second nature over time. As long as you try\nto be careful in your apartment and not cause large amounts of damage to your\nsurroundings you should be fine. Try and be respectful of your apartment and\nrealize that landlords take the well-being of their property seriously. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You may think that cleaning your apartment is pretty straightforward, but it can be a bit different than typical cleaning. Check out our article on how to properly clean your apartment walls. Living in a Japanese apartment seems like it wouldn\u2019t be any different than any western version. The layouts are similar and the Japanese […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese-apartment-life"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}