Muji Sumitai

Live in a Muji house prototype for two years? Yes, please. A simple but gorgeous little “wooden house” in the charming Mitaka neighbourhood – a bit of a trek from Central Tokyo, but you’d be near the Studio Ghibli museum – and did we mention it’s rent-free? Woot. You need to be able to communicate in Japanese though, and entertain site visits every month. Check out their website for a virtual walk-through, and their app does some cool AR stuff too. I’ve been going crazy apartment-hunting for the move to Boston, and man, housing can be such a pain. If Muji can pull off affordable, functional, and aesthetically clean housing in the near future – that’d be a dream come true.