I Won't Be Missing You - Doing Laundry in Japan

Doing laundry in Japan is a SERIOUS pain! I miss driers, especially in the humid summer when it takes days for clothes to dry. I will be happy to be an energy inefficient American doing laundry with hot water and a drier!

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[heats1]

@ArtieKirkland drie in japan are very rare to see. Some places have them only. Maybe you might be able to import one from america or something like that.

[lostindiancamp]

boil some water and pour it into the washing machine.

[ArtieKirkland]

I'm thinking about joining JET in a few years, and this is a concern of mine! I don't at all mind the lack of hot water, since I wash my clothes in cold water here in America anyway. BUT, is it possible to buy a dyer or a washer/drier combo of some sort if you want to spend the money on it? :I

[stargasior]

They do make washer/dryer combos in Japan, btw (one machine that washes and dries). I'm sure you could find one in any electronics store like Bic Camera.

[stargasior]

@109mytiger Actually my (Japanese) wife's parents use used bath water to fill the washer. Not everyday, but whenever we take a bath. Usually twice a week or so. They use a bathwater pump that empties the water from the bath into the washer.

[109mytiger]

When I lived in Japan, I had a family size washer and dryer in the eary 80', but can't use hot water. Some foreigners say that japanese use used bath water to fill washers, but that is a misconseption. In the U.S many people even don't have washer in their rental apartments, so they have to go to laundromats, but most japanese apartments have place to put washers.

[kwh72]

The first thing I bought in Japan was a big washer and a big dryer. Bought it used so was really cheap. Some people called me crazy, that was too big, not eco and unnecessary but thanks to that I never suffered washing my clothes :-D

Another thing I learned is that aluminum drum clean the clothes better than plastic drums.

Many Japanese people use their use hot bath water for washing their clothes. Good way to save energy and water.

[JackOnSkates]

Call me crazy, but I actually enjoy doing laundry here better than I did in the US. It's kind of therapeutic and relaxing...lol.

[Limastudent]

My toy washer was outside and filled up with a garden hose using cold water only. The ofuro (bathtub) was filled with a hose also. The outside washer could only hold one shirt and two undies at a time. Horrible.

[markshmily]

Wow.. seems like a major pain.

Does Japan offer some type of dry cleaning and/or laundry service? I'd imagine it would be pretty spendy.

Thanks for sharing.. I wouldn't miss it either. -_-