Hi Chani. I’m in Wakayama right now. I have just bought a house and thrilled with my choice. Coming from the Gold Coast I’m finding it very very cold but that’s just because I left a constant 32° Have a fabulous weekend ❤❤
Wakayama is a great choice! I hope you enjoy living there. Yes we had a few warm days but the temps have just dropped again. We even had some light snow the other morning.
Nice to meet you! I’m Hitomi. I accidentally found your channel and I was so surprised to see your videos ! “It's because the locations featured in the video are within my living area. I live in Misaki town (the southeast part of Osaka(next to Wakayama-city),so I often go to Wakayama-City to buy some groceries or fill the tank, you know the Big Gas station next to Komeri-Pro along the Route 24. I have a feeling that my friends or acquaintances might appear in your video some day 😅. I recommend the Café Argo (coffee and curry are so nice!)with the red roof in Kada. It should be near your friend's house in Kada. Now I am studying English for more fluent speaking. Your videos are very helpful for me to study real English conversation 😊 I’m a middle-aged girl and love cats and every animals and nature ❤ I am so thankful for you to rescue your Millie-chan and she looks so relaxed and being comfortable beside you 😊. Stay warm 🐾❄️
@@ChaniJapan カフェ・アルゴ is the one of my favorite cafes. You can see the nice ocean view from terrace seats. And,you talked about the New Community. I have one friend, (he is a foreigner and lives in Wakayama City over 20years). In Wakayama, there are quite a few foreigners who have moved from English-speaking countries. From my observations, most of them are men, and they generally live with Japanese women whom they have married. As a result, the community of foreign men is relatively active.My friend often goes to an Irish bar on weekends to exchange information. However, I hardly hear anything about a community of foreign women. Chani さんseems active and to be good at building a good relationship with your Japanese co-workers. 何故かchainさんに親近感をめっちゃ感じる私です😊
I'm a Japanese living in Sydney (with 3 rescue cats!) and love watching your videos. Growing up in a regional town in Japan, your truely local video makes me miss my home so much. Looking forward to your skin care video! Im also curious about what you normally cook..Aussie/japanese fusion?
I really enjoyed seeing all the back streets and basic everyday things. Wakayama is very pretty and the little lanes make it very charming. Would love to see more uploads of exploring areas - something that isn't typically seen a lot in vloggers channels. Thanks for the upload.
One of my favorite videos of yours is the one on loneliness where you bravely enter a new bar for the first time and end up singing karaoke! What a stark difference this video is, you seem so settled in and have made a number of really lovely friends. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
Your hair looks really georgeous!!!! A phantastic cut and very shiny hair! well chosen stylist! It is great that you have friends over there - that makes a huge difference and makes you really feel "home" there. I was in the UK and it was really hard to find friends. After 7 Years just very few also foreign friends. But it was helping me somehow to settle on an inner aspect.
It was so lovely hanging out with your friends and meeting Tama 💕 I mentioned before that your hair looks really lovely so it was nice to see you at the salon, he does a really nice job. Have a lovely evening Chani and Millie 💜🦘
Thank you for sharing your surprisingly normal weekend, in a country many may be surprised to find, is surprisingly normal. Much enjoyed and appreciated.
Noriko and Wayne look like a lovely couple. I'm sure the cakes you bought were delicious and the rest of the food looked great too. Your hairdresser really knows what he's doing. The colour and cut were both excellent and really suited you. You should definitely keep going to that hairdressing salon.
Hi Chani, i'm so glad you've started making friends you can visit, or have to your house. You're settling in very well, it makes all the difference when you feel like a native. It's cold here in London too tho like Japan it's been a mild winter so far. I find spring is a deceptively cold season, well it usually is here. Milly looks fabulous, you guys have a good understanding. Continue on your positive journey, i look forward to your next video, as per. ✌🏼🌻
Your hair looks great. Love those shoes, too. Great views. Are you thinking of buying there too? Nice to have a walk around in your area. Thanks for showing us.
The pastry/cake shop was amazing. I'm a big fan of Japanese pastries, cakes and desserts. I'm also superstitious and try to avoid 4. I learned that it means to die in Chinese when I was growing up in Singapore.😂😂😂. The location for that piece of land is absolutely amazing. 💛♥️🩵
i ve found Your channel by an accident, (vlog about being blonde in Japan), and your vlogs are so cozy, and peacful. I realy admire you for courge to move to Japan and start new life as already adult person (people at certain age stop taking risks as they are afraid of unown) You are great inspiration for everoyne who feel its too late,especialy nowadys when we see everything on the interent and compare with people that achive something earlier than us.
Chani, I so relate to your experiences with making friends and doing many things on your own - these experiences happen here in the UK as well. Your posts are always refreshing and I love your candid narration with your experiences, thoughts and feelings. Keep your posts coming.
Oh dear 4 has always been my lucky number! 😮 Your hair look lovely, he did a good job and looking forward to you sharing your skin regime as it looks flawless and wrinkle free. Maybe I can pick up some tips. Have a great week Chani. ❤
If it helps, the Japanese word for poetry has the same sound as the word for death. So if 4 is your lucky number, you can remember that and carry on superstition-free.
Hi Chani, Sydneysider here. I am also actively looking to buy an akiya too in the Aichi area. Your videos have a great help and inspiration to me! 🎉❤ Arigatougozaimasu for sharing!
Glad that I came across your channel, new subscriber here. I'm Filipino and I'm lucky that I travelled few parts of the world. And one of my favorite is Japan. I love their place, peaceful, clean, culture, vibrant, food is delicious and healthy and people are discipline and respectful. I've been to Japan thrice and I'm always planning to go back to visit. Every place there is special. Watching your videos is so relaxing, interesting and fun, and I'm learning how you live simply and basic in the countryside. ❤
I would love a video on the best Japanese skin and hair products you have found. I’ve also got Rosacea, so particularly interested to know what has helped with that. I really enjoy watching these videos about your daily life x
Hi Chani, I wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your videos from the comfort of my home in Glen Ellyn, IL. We have a great Japanese market near us called Mitsuwa Marketplace. Have you heard of it? A bookstore called Kinokuyana has a store in the Marketplace that I really enjoy. Thank you for sharing your Japanese experience!
Thank you for sharing your “normal” routine and just taking us around as you visit friends. And your new haircut looks so nice! I appreciate your openness and honesty about how it takes time to settle in, and to create new relationships and friendships in Nihon. Your courage and perseverance to follow your dreams in Nihon is admirable and for what we should all strive! Happy Weekend!
I really loved this video Chani 😍 so many things you talked about, I was surprised about the cake number thing and that land at the end was perfect, I can just imagine the quality of any build over there
Congrats on finding your shoes and a hair stylist! I had that happen too where I saw something and then missed the boat! Really nice that you have friends and people you can visit with and those cakes look like artwork. Millie is gorgeous as usual. Macy you're having some milder weather but I know about those cold winds too. Have a great rest of your weekend
Heartwarming video and a lovely weekend routine 😊 the hairdresser did a lovely job on your hair ❤ It’s good to walk when you can especially while it’s cold. I have to walk my dogs early to beat the heat atm so I’m looking forward to autumn.
I really appreciate these calm, peaceful videos you share. Insightful to Japanese living while also remaining true to yourself and getting to know you better. Also, it's always nice to see your beautiful cat! Wishing you and yours a wonderful year from the US.
Love your videos. thank you for sharing! I just bought an Akiya in the mountains of Yamaga (about an hour north of Kumamoto city in Kumamoto Prefecture. The daily life you depict is 100% accurate! I moved here from the US a few months back with my husband who is Japanese- he’s been in the US for 40 years though so a lot of things are new to him. Everyday is an adventure!
Love seeing small streets like that in any country and they have so much character and often history. I tend to look them out here in scotland, which some people find a tad odd😝
If you ever find yourself looking for your next video topic, I would be interested in hearing more about the Japanese health care system. I saw a tv show where they discussed the issue of the increase of tourists and the need to treat them for emergencies. Apparently a lot of tourists don't get insurance and try to refuse care even when their condition is critical. Interestingly enough they had a feature of a hospital in Wakayama that employs an foreigner to help triage and deal with tourist patients.
Thanks, Chani and Millie, for another update on your adventures. My daughter is moving to the Tokyo region in September to live permanently, and I will be over visiting next March 2025 for 1 month. Will be joining your Japanese class after Easter. Cheers from New Zealand
It's great to meet the community you're building. Meeting people can be hard. Heck, just moving around America is isolating enough. I can't imagine moving to another country.
Hi Chani, thanks for your great videos. You should get a clothes dryer. You can probably mount it above your washing machine. In Japan most dryers run on gas (either propane or city gas). It will save you lots of time. We start the washer in the evening and put the clothes in the dryer in the morning.
I like your friends. I really like all your decisions, your car, the nice aesthetic in your house. Very wise. One thing caught my eye though and that's the gap under the front door. If you can afford to I would swap that rattly sliding door for a properly sealing sturdy swinging door.
Interesting tip on the odd numbers thing, thanks. I'm glad you found the shoes you wanted, I used to have some Converse high tops, they were so comfortable. 👍
Chani, it is great that the temp is somewhat warm in your area. Here is Kawanishi, it is coooooold. It snowed lightly this morning and the current temp at 6:15pm is 4C with a "real feel" of -2C! I use a Japanese tax specialist to do my Japan taxes. Just better for me working at home and not being able to read and write Japanese. I also use an expat specialist tax service for my US taxes. What is "potato bake"? Looks like fries on your plate, but not exactly. The lunch looks great...Yum! Thanks for sharing your weekend adventures. Great friends, good food, and a wonderful home (and daughter) to come home to!
Potato bake was on the table but not on my plate 👋 Just baked potatoes with cheese. As for my taxes, mine are really simple and not complicated at all so I can easily do it myself. The new app e-tax for Japan was tricky at first but the staff showed me and I think I can try it myself next year. Hopefully 😅
@@ChaniJapan What were the french fry (chips) looking things on your plate? US tax laws are more complicated including foreign bank information, high balances, what foreign taxes were paid on other US based income, certain transactions and gifts, and others. Luckily expats get an automatic extension to file so you can get all your company date, bank data, Japan tax forms done, and all the copies of documents ready. (It also helps when you dread "doing your taxes" and drag the process out .... LOL!)
Love your videos Chani, you show such a real picture of your daily life, actually you have started my 'addiction' on videos of life in Japan (well mostly shopping life in Japan, but I digress, LOL) hugs and kissies to Miss Millie!
Great video again and it look good the area you are living in and keep at it with the walking if you do a bit a day it will all had up and it good for the body and your mind that what I do I feel brilliant afterwards
Hiya, counting down to Asia lift off :) I should set foot in Naha first, iagtp. Very soon now. I just finished watching Shogun, I even understood some words :) Did you like it? I read the book back in the day. I loved it, the actors were so good. Wakayama is lovely.
Noriko was explaining what the black garage flip door was, but I couldn’t catch it. Milk and grocery drop maybe? Mini greenhouse? I’m not intuitive enough to figure this out.
I do Postcrossing and received an address of a Postcrosser in Wakayama! I told them I follow you and know a little about their city. Thanks for another great video.
One of my big regrets was starting a new job in a new city, being invited to lunch by some coworkers, and turning the invitation down because I was shy. You're right, you have to force yourself out of your social comfort zone in order to create a network of friends.
Love those transparent envelopes to hold important papers. ❤ hanging clothes to dry. ❤ all the little back lanes. ❤️ my Converse sneakers! So comfortable. I found my rosacea stopped when I went to a wheat-free diet.
Millie likes tummy rubs? My Gypsy loves tummy rubs too. I've heard most, people saying cats don't like their bellies being rubbed. I guess that's not true for all. Also I love the blue corduroy shoes!
Yes and really nice seeing some of the side streets and older homes. Are your friends able to do some gardening on the vacant spaces around them? Not sure how the government deals with that kind of thing
making friends in Japan is a bit different than the rest of the world I find...you have to schedule in hang outs. They don't do "spontaneous" usually. It can take a few months before you really make a friend over those hangout times. But you can be friends, you just have to make an effort. :)
I went from this to watching a new short on theflooftales, I wonder how Milly would go on a running wheel like that (a warning make sure you are not drinking anything at the last part of the short lol).
Loved your day-in-the-life. In an earlier video when you talked about your septic system, you mentioned that the outdoor water collection flowed to irrigate the fields. Do I have that right? Your area doesn't seem very rural/agricultural.
Hi Chani. I’m in Wakayama right now. I have just bought a house and thrilled with my choice. Coming from the Gold Coast I’m finding it very very cold but that’s just because I left a constant 32° Have a fabulous weekend ❤❤
Wakayama is a great choice! I hope you enjoy living there. Yes we had a few warm days but the temps have just dropped again. We even had some light snow the other morning.
Omedeto🎉on your new house 🎉We moved to Shikoku about a year ago. Shikoku is also an awesome place😊Osusume desu😊
@@carolynthompson6518 Wow! Congratulations 💐💜
@@BethDoublekickChick Thank you so much. I am so blessed. ♥️♥️
@@NatsuN-x7y Thank you so much. The 88-temple Buddhist pilgrimage route is on my bucket list 🙏🏻
I saw u organizing ur coffee table which made me look at mine and now im watching and organzing as well 😂
It’s funny how a quick glimpse of something can get you motivated to organize. 😄
Nice to meet you! I’m Hitomi. I accidentally found your channel and I was so surprised to see your videos !
“It's because the locations featured in the video are within my living area.
I live in Misaki town (the southeast part of Osaka(next to Wakayama-city),so I often
go to Wakayama-City to buy some groceries or fill the tank, you know the Big Gas station
next to Komeri-Pro along the Route 24.
I have a feeling that my friends or acquaintances might appear in your video some day 😅.
I recommend the Café Argo (coffee and curry are so nice!)with the red roof in Kada.
It should be near your friend's house in Kada.
Now I am studying English for more fluent speaking. Your videos are very helpful for me to study real English conversation 😊
I’m a middle-aged girl and love cats and every animals and nature ❤
I am so thankful for you to rescue your Millie-chan and she looks so relaxed and being comfortable beside you 😊.
Stay warm 🐾❄️
@@hitomi-natural oh what a coincidence😀👋 Yes we are very close by. I will try cafe Argo, it sounds great❤️ 🐈🐾
@@ChaniJapan
カフェ・アルゴ is the one of my favorite cafes. You can see the nice ocean view from terrace seats.
And,you talked about the New Community. I have one friend, (he is a foreigner and lives in Wakayama City over 20years).
In Wakayama, there are quite a few foreigners who have moved from English-speaking countries. From my observations, most of them are men, and they generally live with Japanese women whom they have married. As a result, the community of foreign men is relatively active.My friend often goes to an Irish bar on weekends to exchange information. However, I hardly hear anything about a community of foreign women.
Chani さんseems active and to be good at building a good relationship with your Japanese co-workers.
何故かchainさんに親近感をめっちゃ感じる私です😊
I'm a Japanese living in Sydney (with 3 rescue cats!) and love watching your videos. Growing up in a regional town in Japan, your truely local video makes me miss my home so much. Looking forward to your skin care video! Im also curious about what you normally cook..Aussie/japanese fusion?
3 cats! You are so lucky ❤️ I cook a bit of everything. I guess you could call it a fusion. 😆
I really enjoyed seeing all the back streets and basic everyday things. Wakayama is very pretty and the little lanes make it very charming. Would love to see more uploads of exploring areas - something that isn't typically seen a lot in vloggers channels. Thanks for the upload.
I love watching your ‘normal’ daily routine, I particularly like going shopping with you and seeing all the differences between our countries. ❤🇬🇧
I will be hitting the shops next week too!
Happy birthday brave girl! I am so super excited that you made some friends!! So so happy!
It’s not my birthday 😅 thanks anyway! Just eating cake to celebrate friendship.
@ happy friendship then! Sorry I misunderstood!
l love that you are you
Thanks 😀👋
That is a very nice weekend, Chani! Socialising, shopping and eating as well as getting your chores done!
It was a great weekend to catch up with friends!
One of my favorite videos of yours is the one on loneliness where you bravely enter a new bar for the first time and end up singing karaoke! What a stark difference this video is, you seem so settled in and have made a number of really lovely friends. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
Your hair looks really georgeous!!!! A phantastic cut and very shiny hair! well chosen stylist! It is great that you have friends over there - that makes a huge difference and makes you really feel "home" there. I was in the UK and it was really hard to find friends. After 7 Years just very few also foreign friends. But it was helping me somehow to settle on an inner aspect.
Up at 4:15 am USA Michigan time watching your video. I liked it a lot.
Wow! That's early! Thanks for watching. 😊
What a wonderful video. Thank You for sharing your experiences with us ! Texas, USA. 🌷🌷🌷
Once again, I enjoyed your everyday video! Thanks for being there.
It was so lovely hanging out with your friends and meeting Tama 💕 I mentioned before that your hair looks really lovely so it was nice to see you at the salon, he does a really nice job.
Have a lovely evening Chani and Millie 💜🦘
Tama is a lovely cat and it was a fun day with friends! 💕
Thank you for sharing your surprisingly normal weekend, in a country many may be surprised to find, is surprisingly normal. Much enjoyed and appreciated.
It is a surprisingly normal weekend😆
@@ChaniJapan Lol... As perhaps most weekends normally are for most of us normal people.
It's very generous of Noriko and Wayne to open their home to us.
The tiles behind your washing machine are gorgeous.
They are actually vinyl stickers. They look like tiles. Very DIY but it works well.
I'm so happy to see you making new connections!
Noriko and Wayne look like a lovely couple. I'm sure the cakes you bought were delicious and the rest of the food looked great too. Your hairdresser really knows what he's doing. The colour and cut were both excellent and really suited you. You should definitely keep going to that hairdressing salon.
Hi Chani, i'm so glad you've started making friends you can visit, or have to your house. You're settling in very well, it makes all the difference when you feel like a native. It's cold here in London too tho like Japan it's been a mild winter so far. I find spring is a deceptively cold season, well it usually is here. Milly looks fabulous, you guys have a good understanding. Continue on your positive journey, i look forward to your next video, as per. ✌🏼🌻
Your hair looks great. Love those shoes, too. Great views. Are you thinking of buying there too? Nice to have a walk around in your area. Thanks for showing us.
Thanks. I won’t be able to buy there. It’s just a bit too far from my work. Nice to visit❤️
Some of my oldest friends are people I met in Japan back in the 90s. Still visit them when I can.
Your hair looks great! How lucky to find someone so great so close. It is wonderful you have such nice friends
Fun video! Exactly fitting for a sunday lazy morning with hot coffee!
Thank youuuu, lovely weekend ❤
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The pastry/cake shop was amazing. I'm a big fan of Japanese pastries, cakes and desserts. I'm also superstitious and try to avoid 4. I learned that it means to die in Chinese when I was growing up in Singapore.😂😂😂. The location for that piece of land is absolutely amazing. 💛♥️🩵
That’s so interesting. I thought it was only in Japan about the number 4! Yes I think John found a great bit of land.
Another cool video. Thanks for sharing a slice of life with us.
i ve found Your channel by an accident, (vlog about being blonde in Japan), and your vlogs are so cozy, and peacful. I realy admire you for courge to move to Japan and start new life as already adult person (people at certain age stop taking risks as they are afraid of unown) You are great inspiration for everoyne who feel its too late,especialy nowadys when we see everything on the interent and compare with people that achive something earlier than us.
Chani, I so relate to your experiences with making friends and doing many things on your own - these experiences happen here in the UK as well. Your posts are always refreshing and I love your candid narration with your experiences, thoughts and feelings. Keep your posts coming.
Thanks so much. It was nice to share the weekend!
Thank you so much for posting☺🎂
Thanks for watching! ❤️
Oh dear 4 has always been my lucky number! 😮
Your hair look lovely, he did a good job and looking forward to you sharing your skin regime as it looks flawless and wrinkle free. Maybe I can pick up some tips. Have a great week Chani. ❤
If it helps, the Japanese word for poetry has the same sound as the word for death. So if 4 is your lucky number, you can remember that and carry on superstition-free.
Another great informative video, thank you Chani and a big hugs for Milly! 😍😍😍
Hi Chani, Sydneysider here. I am also actively looking to buy an akiya too in the Aichi area. Your videos have a great help and inspiration to me! 🎉❤ Arigatougozaimasu for sharing!
Glad that I came across your channel, new subscriber here. I'm Filipino and I'm lucky that I travelled few parts of the world. And one of my favorite is Japan. I love their place, peaceful, clean, culture, vibrant, food is delicious and healthy and people are discipline and respectful. I've been to Japan thrice and I'm always planning to go back to visit. Every place there is special. Watching your videos is so relaxing, interesting and fun, and I'm learning how you live simply and basic in the countryside. ❤
A lovely video to watch and enjoy vicariously with you. Nicely done!
My favorite new channel 🎉
I would love a video on the best Japanese skin and hair products you have found. I’ve also got Rosacea, so particularly interested to know what has helped with that. I really enjoy watching these videos about your daily life x
Love the layering on your hair.
Slice of life videos are so interesting to me. I do enjoy you sharing your life with us!
Hi Chani, I wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your videos from the comfort of my home in Glen Ellyn, IL. We have a great Japanese market near us called Mitsuwa Marketplace. Have you heard of it? A bookstore called Kinokuyana has a store in the Marketplace that I really enjoy. Thank you for sharing your Japanese experience!
I enjoyed this video! Thanks for sharing. Your life seems peaceful and fulfilling
Love the walk to the cake shop lol
Thank you for your videos!
Thank you for sharing your “normal” routine and just taking us around as you visit friends. And your new haircut looks so nice! I appreciate your openness and honesty about how it takes time to settle in, and to create new relationships and friendships in Nihon. Your courage and perseverance to follow your dreams in Nihon is admirable and for what we should all strive! Happy Weekend!
Those shoes are so neat, thank you for sharing your weekend.
I was on the look out for them!
I sure did enjoy this video! I love seeing all of the details of ordinary life in Japan.
Tama is so cute! She got her outdoor house.
It was so fun to see your busy social weekend. Thanks for sharing!.I look forward to it every week!
I really loved this video Chani 😍 so many things you talked about, I was surprised about the cake number thing and that land at the end was perfect, I can just imagine the quality of any build over there
Thx for taking us along! Just bought 2 pairs of Converse, including high tops, plus their fun socks! Corduroy for winter is so practical!👠
"Frizz Ease"! I've used that! Good product; very effective.
Action packed weekend. Looked like lots of fun. Love the hair and the new shoes!
Congrats on finding your shoes and a hair stylist! I had that happen too where I saw something and then missed the boat! Really nice that you have friends and people you can visit with and those cakes look like artwork. Millie is gorgeous as usual. Macy you're having some milder weather but I know about those cold winds too. Have a great rest of your weekend
Heartwarming video and a lovely weekend routine 😊 the hairdresser did a lovely job on your hair ❤
It’s good to walk when you can especially while it’s cold. I have to walk my dogs early to beat the heat atm so I’m looking forward to autumn.
I really appreciate these calm, peaceful videos you share. Insightful to Japanese living while also remaining true to yourself and getting to know you better. Also, it's always nice to see your beautiful cat! Wishing you and yours a wonderful year from the US.
Love your videos. thank you for sharing! I just bought an Akiya in the mountains of Yamaga (about an hour north of Kumamoto city in Kumamoto Prefecture. The daily life you depict is 100% accurate! I moved here from the US a few months back with my husband who is Japanese- he’s been in the US for 40 years though so a lot of things are new to him. Everyday is an adventure!
That goodbye-meow from Tama is so cute ❤
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Thank you…..so pretty Weekend 😊
Thanks ❤️
Skin aqua SPF all the way !
John Frieda beach spray would be good for you
Love seeing small streets like that in any country and they have so much character and often history. I tend to look them out here in scotland, which some people find a tad odd😝
If you ever find yourself looking for your next video topic, I would be interested in hearing more about the Japanese health care system. I saw a tv show where they discussed the issue of the increase of tourists and the need to treat them for emergencies. Apparently a lot of tourists don't get insurance and try to refuse care even when their condition is critical. Interestingly enough they had a feature of a hospital in Wakayama that employs an foreigner to help triage and deal with tourist patients.
thank you Chani
Thanks, Chani and Millie, for another update on your adventures. My daughter is moving to the Tokyo region in September to live permanently, and I will be over visiting next March 2025 for 1 month. Will be joining your Japanese class after Easter. Cheers from New Zealand
It's great to meet the community you're building. Meeting people can be hard. Heck, just moving around America is isolating enough. I can't imagine moving to another country.
Interesting fact about the number four (し). The shi symbol seems to have so many meanings. Love the new haircut and shoes.
You are such an inspiration! ❤
Hi Chani, thanks for your great videos. You should get a clothes dryer. You can probably mount it above your washing machine. In Japan most dryers run on gas (either propane or city gas). It will save you lots of time. We start the washer in the evening and put the clothes in the dryer in the morning.
I like your friends. I really like all your decisions, your car, the nice aesthetic in your house. Very wise. One thing caught my eye though and that's the gap under the front door. If you can afford to I would swap that rattly sliding door for a properly sealing sturdy swinging door.
I love your new haircut! ❤
Thanks! 😃 some new layers
Interesting tip on the odd numbers thing, thanks. I'm glad you found the shoes you wanted, I used to have some Converse high tops, they were so comfortable. 👍
Love your converse ❤!
Hello from Phoenix, Arizona. I really enjoy your channel. ❤
Chani, it is great that the temp is somewhat warm in your area. Here is Kawanishi, it is coooooold. It snowed lightly this morning and the current temp at 6:15pm is 4C with a "real feel" of -2C!
I use a Japanese tax specialist to do my Japan taxes. Just better for me working at home and not being able to read and write Japanese. I also use an expat specialist tax service for my US taxes.
What is "potato bake"? Looks like fries on your plate, but not exactly. The lunch looks great...Yum!
Thanks for sharing your weekend adventures. Great friends, good food, and a wonderful home (and daughter) to come home to!
Potato bake was on the table but not on my plate 👋 Just baked potatoes with cheese.
As for my taxes, mine are really simple and not complicated at all so I can easily do it myself. The new app e-tax for Japan was tricky at first but the staff showed me and I think I can try it myself next year. Hopefully 😅
@@ChaniJapan What were the french fry (chips) looking things on your plate?
US tax laws are more complicated including foreign bank information, high balances, what foreign taxes were paid on other US based income, certain transactions and gifts, and others. Luckily expats get an automatic extension to file so you can get all your company date, bank data, Japan tax forms done, and all the copies of documents ready. (It also helps when you dread "doing your taxes" and drag the process out .... LOL!)
@@japanham5973 Chips on the plate.......lol. Chips are chips wherever we are in the world me thunks
Love your videos Chani, you show such a real picture of your daily life, actually you have started my 'addiction' on videos of life in Japan (well mostly shopping life in Japan, but I digress, LOL) hugs and kissies to Miss Millie!
Great video again and it look good the area you are living in and keep at it with the walking if you do a bit a day it will all had up and it good for the body and your mind that what I do I feel brilliant afterwards
Love, love your videos. My dream is to purchase a house in that area! 🙏💕
I really enjoy your down-to-earth videos. What is the tipping protocol in Japan with hairdressers & restaurants?
Hiya, counting down to Asia lift off :) I should set foot in Naha first, iagtp. Very soon now.
I just finished watching Shogun, I even understood some words :) Did you like it? I read the book back in the day. I loved it, the actors were so good.
Wakayama is lovely.
Lovely video.👍🥰
happy birthday！🍰Have a wonderful day!
@@-MINILIFE- no birthdays! 🤣Just any excuse to eat cake.
@@ChaniJapan Oh my God! lol. English is difficult
Noriko was explaining what the black garage flip door was, but I couldn’t catch it.
Milk and grocery drop maybe?
Mini greenhouse?
I’m not intuitive enough to figure this out.
I do Postcrossing and received an address of a Postcrosser in Wakayama! I told them I follow you and know a little about their city. Thanks for another great video.
Love the shoes!!❤
Special shout out to the air NZ hoodie.
One of my big regrets was starting a new job in a new city, being invited to lunch by some coworkers, and turning the invitation down because I was shy. You're right, you have to force yourself out of your social comfort zone in order to create a network of friends.
Love those transparent envelopes to hold important papers. ❤ hanging clothes to dry. ❤ all the little back lanes. ❤️ my Converse sneakers! So comfortable.
I found my rosacea stopped when I went to a wheat-free diet.
They really help with organization. 🙂 It’s not my birthday just having cake with friend 🤣
I consider that an eventful weekend 😂 thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching ❤️😀
Cute shoes!!
Millie likes tummy rubs? My Gypsy loves tummy rubs too. I've heard most, people saying cats don't like their bellies being rubbed. I guess that's not true for all. Also I love the blue corduroy shoes!
Yes and really nice seeing some of the side streets and older homes. Are your friends able to do some gardening on the vacant spaces around them? Not sure how the government deals with that kind of thing
making friends in Japan is a bit different than the rest of the world I find...you have to schedule in hang outs. They don't do "spontaneous" usually. It can take a few months before you really make a friend over those hangout times. But you can be friends, you just have to make an effort. :)
Onya John representing with the AirNZ hoodie!
I noticed that too
If only they started flying back into KIX! There surely would be enough demand now, even for a couple of days a week!
@mecha_genki or direct to CTS for the skiers
Love your new converse. ❤❤❤made me want to buy a pair too.😊😊
You should! They go with everything🩵
I went from this to watching a new short on theflooftales, I wonder how Milly would go on a running wheel like that (a warning make sure you are not drinking anything at the last part of the short lol).
I'd love to hear your Rosacea tips if you could share as I suffer too and I have tried everything going! Love your channel! ❤
Great. I will share next week ❤️
cute video, I am excited about the skincare video!
Me too. I’ve wanted to talk about all the products I found here!
Your hair is so naturally beautiful ❤️ Don't mess with it 🤷
Loved your day-in-the-life. In an earlier video when you talked about your septic system, you mentioned that the outdoor water collection flowed to irrigate the fields. Do I have that right? Your area doesn't seem very rural/agricultural.
OMG I love your jeans! You are so cute as a 46 year old mom you make 50 look like 30-