Our Model Apartment...

Both the agency and our apartment are located in Roppongi, an area famous for its nightclubs and links to organized crime. Our apartment is on the 6th floor of this building conveniently located near Roppongi Hills.

We were originally told that we'd be sharing a studio, but at the last minute we were informed that we'd be sharing a two-bedroom with another model, 21-year-old Maria from Finland. Apparently she's moving out later this week into her own place, but no idea if we'll get another roommate or have the place to ourselves; it hasn't taken us long to figure out that communication is sparse and we'll just have to go with the flow. Regardless, it's bigger than we were expecting with a kitchen...

...and a living room. The place is clean, but it is a bit shabby; could definitely use a paint job and some new appliances as the TV, oven and dryer don't work, but I'm thrilled there's a functioning washing machine. And the A/C units work well, which is really important during the muggy summer. 

You can see that our sleeping arrangements are tight; Ashlynn was kind enough to take the mattress on the floor. We were surprised to find a decent size walk-in closet and are happy that we're not tripping over our suitcases.

When you first enter the bathroom, there's a sink and the washer/dryer (the toilet is in a separate water closet). Then you go through another door to enter the shower room, which looks a bit strange at first glance but is actually very functional. On the left is the bathtub and on the right is a large space with a shower head just mounted on the wall and a drain on the floor. There's also a really good fan that manages to dry the whole place, including the towels, quite quickly.