What I find the struggle point of wearing Kimono
Male tenants who came from overseas were struggling very hard on the Tabi(socks) to be worn for the first time. It was a funny story that one of tenants said “Where is my ring finger, where?!”
On the other hand, female tenants tried to make Obi(sash belt) by themselves! There are various shapes of Kimono Obi like ribbon.
Thanks to the guidance of the Kyoto Kimono Kikaku-san, everyone was able to dress in the kimono beautifully!
In fact, some neighbors participated the event as a “Kimono dressing” volunteer!
One of our lovely neighbors is O-san often come to Kyoto Kamigamo House. She remember all tenant’ names and nicknames. And then she participated as a volunteer this time because she wanted to become a power even a little for the tenants.
Let’s take a picture!
It was the first time for most of tenants to wear kimonos by themselves, so after the dressing they were excited and took a lot of photos
It was a “Natto pose” thought by a foreign tenant who loves natto too much and eats it in the morning, afternoon and evening!
Walking around “Kamigamo Shrine”, one of the world cultural heritage
After dressing, we divided into 3 teams and looked around Kamigamo Shrine. This shrine is located 3 minutes on foot from the Kyoto Kamigamo House.
Everyone (the participants and the staff) took a commemorative photo in front of the gateway of the shrine!
This place for ritual cleaning of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines.
Tea party was a great success!The beginning of a conversation is Korean dramas!?
After the walking around, 12 neighbors welcomed the tenants at the Kamigamo House! At the beginning, thee neighbors were nervous and had the following feelings of uneasiness. “I do not know how to start a talking” ”I can not speak English” However, It started a talking with a casual word! For example, one neighbor said to a Korean tenant, “I love Korean dramas!” “Oh! Which drama do you like!?” the tenant asked her. “I think that drama …” In this way, good communication at the tea party was born one after another. Those who told the tenants his history of the Kamigamo area that he was born and raised, while using gesture hand gestures. Some girls also positively visited the tenants to learn English and Korean.
Actually this is my second time I have been to Japan by house exchange program.
I have been to Tokyo with it and this time I visited Osaka!
During this trip, I tried to visit famous places in Osaka as many as I can!
I hope you guys enjoy my pictures!
The best thing I can get from house exchange program is friends!
I think it is really different to go trip by house exchange program or not.
I could make many good friends who are staying in Osaka Share House.
I am sure that it will be the best thing I can get from this tenants only program!
Because of House Exchange Program, I could feel many more things
than when I did not use this program!
When I had trip without this program, it was nice enough.
But when I had trip with this program, I think I feel and experience
many more things than that time.
I could concentrate to make my own plan because I applied House Exchange Program.
I would like to say thank you to all staffs in Borderless House Seoul and Kansai.
They were so helpful and nice, because of them this trip became the best trip I ever had!
This is one of my housemates in Osaka!
It was really nice to meet many people who are actually staying in Osaka.
During my trip in Osaka, they always helped me a lot.
Since they are locals, they advised me a lot about the places where I have to visit
and foods which I have to try in Osaka!
I think having dinner is the best and easiest way to become closer!
When I had a first dinner with my housemates in Osaka, I was so shy.
But it makes me closer with them day by day!
It was so happy to get closer with my housemates in Osaka!
If someone asks me to recommend food which he or she has to try in Japan,
I would like to recommend Takoyaki! Takoyaki was really awesome!
I had it many times in Korea, but it was really different having it in Japan!
You have to try it if you are planning to visit Japan! Do not miss it!
If you are staying in one of Borderless Share Houses, do not miss this awesome program!
It will give you really good memories and this is chance
that you can make local friends during your trip!
Hope you enjoyed my pictures and stories,
and I hope you guys apply this program
during the term you are staying in Borderless House!
* Only for tenant *
If you want to join our House exchange program,
feel free to contact us! Always welcome!
Please refer to the link below for more information.
http://www.borderless-house.com/houseexchange 
The foreign tenants have some kind of party every single day – sometimes I wonder where they get that much energy… but mostly, their positive attitude really cheers me up.
We’ve had various kinds of parties until now.
For example, welcome parties when a new housemate moves in.
And even on regular weekdays, it’s a lot of fun just having dinner or a few drinks together.
Generally, everyone cooks their own dinner. But since we live together with Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, German and Australian housemates, there is such a huge variety of different foods!
Once, our Korean housemate cooked a Korean dish called “jjigae” for everyone
(By the way, I hadn’t even heard of the TV show Midnight Diner. And there were other times when my foreign housemates told me about certain foods they learned about from this anime or that manga, and I didn’t know what they were talking about!
Follow the small an alley next to Hongik University main gate, you could arrived our new house Sangsu 1 share house!
At this moment under construction!
Please look forward to open this house 6th of May!
You can enjoy real Korean culture
in the main area of Hongdae with housemates from all over the world!
Be our tenants! You are always welcomed!
早上9:30大家先一起在捷運西湖站附近的麥當勞吃早餐，然
後就朝著步道出發囉！沿著一號出口旁的巷道走到底，就能
抵達位於環山路二段136巷的登山口。
這次帶頭的是我們的員工Daniel（亮藍色外套男生），另
外還有日本及台灣的員工一起參加（Takato和Connie），房
客則是三個來自法國、一個來自韓國，還有兩個台灣女生
唷！雖然當天的人數不算多，但小小的團隊也比較不怕落
單，行動也比較彈性～
大家下山後看到了間鄭成功廟，便一起進去參觀，還體驗了
點香拜拜的過程。鄭成功是一位台灣的歷史人物，曾經統治
過台灣，因此在他去世後，民間陸續建立一些廟宇祭祀他。
這些跟台灣文化都有所相關，相信對外國房客來說會是一個
很不同的體驗呢！
Since I live in Korea, I decided that this was a good chance to explore other Asian countries.
Besides Korea,
the other Asian country that has always been at the top of my list to visit was Japan.
For this, the Borderless Share House free house exchange to Tokyo was a great opportunity!
Borderless Share House Japan has a lot of houses in Tokyo; in different areas of the city and of varying sizes.
So the first thing I did, was check out all the houses on the borderless website and do some research on which area of Tokyo I wanted to stay in, as well as consult with the borderless staff about which houses were available during the time I intended to stay in Japan.
After all the practical arrangement had been made, it was all smooth sailing from there.
I was only in Japan for 9 days, but it was great and very comforting to arrive and be greeted by the Japanese Borderless staff member, at the subway station nearby the house I was going to stay in.
As when you move into any Borderless house/apartment, I was given a tour of the house and the instructions I needed to know for my stay there (i.e. recycling, house rules), and the borderless staff member answered all the questions I had about my stay in Japan.
Since I was in only in Japan for 9 days I didn’t really have the opportunity to hang out that much with the other tenants of the house.
Most of them were workers and some where students, so they were also busy with their work and studies.
However those I did meet at the house were all really nice and curious to hear and learn, about my experience living in Korea and why I had chosen to come to Japan.
At the same time, my new Japanese housemates were also able to give me advice about the area in which we lived, as well as everything from transport to the best places to eat and shop in the local area.
During my time in Japan I not only stayed in Tokyo, I also when to Osaka and Kyoto.
Having Tokyo as my base for exploring Japan was great, because it meant that I could both start and finish my house exchange in Tokyo.
Not only was I able to visit Japan without spending a lot of money on accommodation,
I was also able to talk and interact with natives to Japan as well as other foreigners, while living with them in a share house – I truly believe that this, is the best and fastest way to gain insight into a country, its culture and its people.
I would definitely recommend the Borderless House exchange program.
Whether you want to study, do a language course or go on vacation to explore and learn about a new culture, this is a really good way to do it, because you immediately have to chance to meet and make friends with locals and other foreigners!
* Only for tenant *
If you want to join our House exchange program,
feel free to contact us! Always welcome!
Please refer to the link below for more information.
http://www.borderless-house.com/houseexchange 
A little bit of strained look in everyone’s face…seems like more ice breaking needed?
After the self-introduction was the game session! The tenants teamed up as each house.
We prepared 3 different kinds of games, and a big prize for the winner team: “rent discount ticket”!!!
The first game: ping pong match on an international standard ping-pong table!
Everybody frantically chases the ball for the rent discount ticket!
Looks like everybody is enjoying themselves! Ice breaking succeeded? 🙂
The second game: the world wide famous JENGA!
Considering its simplicity in rules, we thought each JENGA game will finish in a flash… but no!
All our tenants are such good players, each game went on for at least 30 minutes!
Look at everyone’s faces! So serious!
And this JENGA tower…look how tall it ended up as, impressive!
This has to be some professional level!
After the 2 ice breaking games…the final game: pop-up pirate game!!
All the participants got way more excited, as the winner team of this game wins the prizes!
So which house was the lucky team that won the 1st prize eventually??
Not only the game sessions have ended in a great success, but also the tenants that participated have brought us a variety of delicious international dish and desserts!
