Dream mansion in Japan

So Kev got back from Japan on Sunday and things are in full swing! The family, friends, and bosses all know about the move. So we are a supposed '"go" for the move. Anyways, I can't stop looking at things related to the move.
Here are some of the housing sites I've become obsessed with:
http://minimini-kyoto.jp/ 
h-nw.jp
http://www.athome.co.jp

Here are some photos of my favorite place we have found online so far...keep in mind this in NOT a typical Japanese apartment. This apartment is 15 ten thousand yen, which translate to about $1500 USD. On the layout mp the funny room on the right is a loft (written in Katakana, 'rofuto" in Romanji is what it reads).

To read about your potential new apartment, the translation generally looks like this: 

At 50 meters squared this posh apartment comes in at a whopping 500sq ft!
1LDK = 1 bedroom, a living/dining/kitchen area
All apartments are measured in meters squared (or tatami mats, such as a bedroom is 6 tatami mats)
They will tell you about traffic and distance to the subway station, and give you a poorly translated description of the "equipment." Sometimes these make sense, but more than not they don't.

Below are photos of this epic apartment (or mansion as they call them in Japan). As I said, this is NOT a typical Japanese apartment....This is instead the Ikea-meets-trendy-NYC version of a Japanese apartment.  Note the "full-size" space for a fridge, full-size bathroom sink, and spacious bathroom floor...all uncommon in Japan.

If you are wonderig where this mansion of luxury is located, it is just south of the Nijojo castle, in the Nakagyo ward (ie the eastern portion of the center of the city).