瑞典零售商宜家将在东京出租一套小公寓，成为日本的房东。
根据宜家本周公布的详细信息，这套 10 平方米（107 平方英尺）的公寓位于新宿区，每月租金仅为 99 日元（0.86 美元）。
仅提供一个单元，并配有宜家家具和配件。该公司正在接受潜在租户的申请，这些租户必须年满 20 岁，直到 12 月 3 日。
宜家表示，该公寓随后将租用至 2023 年 1 月 15 日。租户必须自己支付水电费。
10 平方米不算多，但宜家表示，他们努力工作以充分利用可用面积。
“其中一个关键是充分利用垂直空间，”该公司在其网站上表示。 “通过三维捕捉房间，在有限的空间中开辟了新的可能性。”
东京是世界上人口最稠密的城市之一，推动了微型公寓的发展趋势。据东京都政府称，它拥有超过 1400 万人口。
宜家在一条名叫 Blahaj 的鲨鱼的帮助下推广它的小房子，它出现在 YouTube 上发布的一系列宣传视频中。
Blahaj 角色描绘了一位专门从事小空间的房地产经纪人。在剪辑中，布拉哈吉在宜家室内设计团队的一名成员的帮助下阐述了他对小公寓的愿景。
这不是宜家第一次涉足房地产。
该公司与瑞典建筑公司 Skanska 建立了合资企业 BoKlok，后者在瑞典、芬兰和挪威建造了价格合理的模块化住宅。
2019 年，BoKlok 为痴呆症患者推出了一种新型家居，旨在让他们继续在家中生活。
设计调整包括从浴室中取出镜子，并用老式旋钮而不是数字控制装置安装厨房电器。
Ikea is offering a tiny apartment in Tokyo for less than $1 per month
Swedish retailer Ikea is becoming a landlord in Japan with a tiny apartment it will rent out in Tokyo.
The 10-square-meter (107-square-foot) apartment is located in the Shinjuku district and will cost just 99 yen ($0.86) per month to rent, according to details released by Ikea this week.
Only one unit is available, and it is fully furnished with Ikea furniture and accessories. The company is accepting applications from potential tenants, who must be over 20 years old, until December 3.
The apartment will then be rented out with a lease through January 15, 2023, said Ikea. The tenant will have to pay their own utility bills.
Ten square meters isn't much, but Ikea say they have worked hard to make the most of the available area.
"One of the keys is to make good use of the vertical space," the company said on its website. "By capturing the room three-dimensionally, new possibilities open up in a limited space."
Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, driving a trend for micro apartments. It is home to just over 14 million people, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Ikea is promoting its tiny home with the help of a shark named Blahaj, who features in a series of promotional videos published on YouTube.
The character Blahaj portrays a real estate agent that specializes in small spaces. In the clips, Blahaj sets out his vision for the tiny apartment with the help of a member of the Ikea interior design team.
This is not the first time Ikea has got involved in property.
The company has a joint venture, BoKlok, with Swedish construction company Skanska, which has built affordable modular homes in Sweden, Finland and Norway.
In 2019, BoKlok launched a new style of home for dementia patients, designed to let them continue living at home.
Design tweaks included taking mirrors out of bathrooms and fitting kitchen appliances with old-fashioned knobs, rather than digital controls.
