<!-- 326.html -->  <div id="pagebody_outline">    <div id="left_box">      <div class="life_title_box">        <div class="life_titie_box_top">        <!-- Image -->        </div>        <div class="midashi"><span class="font_c"><strong><font color="#FF3366">This is no doubt a guest house revolution!</font></strong></span> </div>        <div class="life_titie_box_bottom">        <!-- Image -->        </div>      </div>      <div id="article">                  <div id="article_left">                        <img src="/english/images/life/326_life_03.JPG" width="140" />                                                  <img src="/english/images/life/326_life_05.JPG" width="140" />                                                  <img src="/english/images/life/326_life_07.JPG" width="140" />                                                  <img src="/english/images/life/326_life_09.JPG" width="140" />                                                  <img src="/english/images/life/326_life_11.JPG" width="140" />                                    </div>                <div id="article_right"><span class="font_c"><strong><font color="#FF3366">★“DK HOUSE WARABI” OPEN</font></strong></span><br /><br /><font color="#0033cc">Reporter: </font>Shiho Hitomi, W University 2nd year student<br /><br />Recently, I went to the private view of “DK HOUSE WARABI” which had just been opened.<br /><br />Before I went there, I had had the image that guest house is for “poor foreigners”. (Those associated please excuse me.)<br /><br />But “DK HOUSE WARABI” was really excellent! I’ll try to explain the reasons why I was surprised here.<br /><br /><strong><u>First of all, you only need to pay the “￥30,000 deposit”</u></strong> when you move in! You know, when I moved in to my room where the rent is ￥70,000 per month, I ended up paying almost ￥400,000. That’s almost 6 months of rent.<br /><br />What was even more surprising was <strong><u>the security. </u></strong>Despite the fact that many advanced machines are in operation, they are going to install twice as many security cameras.<br /><br />What I have realized since I started living by myself is that sometimes I get lonely at night. But since the manager and his wife are there the whole time, it’s really reassuring. <br /><br />Maybe that’s why there are many foreigners. Comparing to going to classes if you’re not learning much, maybe it’s easier to learn Japanese here. Also, there is a big kitchen where every one can enjoy cooking and eating together!<br /><br />From the Japanese style-room and the garden, we can see that they are trying to promote the Japanese culture. They also have <strong><u>Japanese harp practices</u></strong> as well as seminars on how to put on yukata.<br /><br />The rooms are <u><strong>big too! (8 tatami) Moreover,</strong></u> they’re all furnished! You can start your new life with just a bag. This is so good… If you want to be alone, this is the place where you can calm yourself. And since you can use the internet for free, you can also do the research required for your homework.<br /><br />You can see a row of cherry blossom trees through the window. The image I had had towards guest houses was totally changed by this gorgeous guest house which is located in a calm neighborhood. I should have moved here~~ (tears) </div>        <div class="both10"></div>      </div>    </div>  <!-- end of left_box -->  </div><!-- end of pagebody_outline -->