Living in Japan - Ep.5: Humidity and Mold

A few other tips I forgot to mention...

As soon as you wake up, hang your sheets, blankets, futons, etc so they can dry out. Also, you want the area underneath of your bed/futon to stay dry as that is a common place mold grows. Keep fresh air moving through your house, weather permitting of course.

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[HelloCatkin]

Good heavens... thanks for posting this!! I am really allergic to mold, and I had problems living in draughty old buildings in Scotland, where it can be a bit wet indeed, but it's not warm / hot often. I seriously wonder if I could survive even a trip to the southern Asia, never mind live there for any amount of time... :*(

[LifeInShiga]

If you are allergic to mold, summer in Japan would not be recommended! Winter is considerably drier, but still humid and mold still grows. I have smelled mold even in restaurants in the city, so it is everywhere. Perhaps traveling more inland, like in China, would be better for you. However, it is horrible to think you couldn't enjoy Japan. Try the winter! :)

[JeremyScottThompson]

wouldnt it be cheaper to buy a humidifier...in england depending on where you live, type of house and the weather we can get bad humidity and all you need is one humidifier per room, theyre electrical so you only buy 1 and empty the water out...theyre like £30 each

[LifeInShiga]

i'm thinking you meant "de-humidifier" instead of "humidifier," right? my A/C unit has a de-humidifier function, but it uses electricity which is expensive here. the tubs of desiccant are only 100yen and last for a month. also, most people leave their windows open during the day and sometimes night. a de-humidifier would have to run non-stop to keep everything dry. it's really a matter of dealing with it and not so much preventing it. pretty much the japanese way ;)

[Toushirou24]

Awesome vid, enjoying all of them and hope you keep them coming.

[LifeInShiga]

Thank you! I'll have a new one up tonight or tomorrow :)

[MastaKadaj]

This is the first I've heard of mold problems in Japan, and something important that I should look out for. Good vid!

[alexriveronava]

you seriously look kind of oriental. af first i thought you were half asian, but i read you are from colorado

[McKcriminal]

Dude your apartment is huge btw! or at least looks that way. :P

[McKcriminal]

"So it's a little dark but... " *blinding light in background* lol

Love your videos man!

[jameswray50]

dude at the end of this vid you had mold in the edges of your celing

[thelastthingwedo]

Buy a dehumidifier!

[94babylozzi]

haha u have alot of those water collecting things! must be really hot there then :/

[iaschuster]

your apartment looks huge. is that standard for where you're living or do you have some amazing scholarship?

[sivmeister]

Wow, only 100 Yen each? that's real cheap, and that's those big one's right? Gosh if you were to use the dehumidifier function on your A/C for less than 12 hours you'd be close to even lol.

I hear Japan is expensive but that's only if you keep to western ways, if you do things the japanese way your usually better of financially. Is that really true?

[ITsHardstyle]

hey, how cold are the winters in tokyo?

its -20 celsius were i live now:P

btw, ty for the tips