Introducing our Japanese yard!
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The best days we've had so far this year have just been existing in our yard and listening to the sounds of nature. Each time we've gone back to our apartment with such an incredible feeling of peace and happiness. We can't wait to start planning our garden! Obviously we need to be careful about staying away from where the house will go so we can only plant things in part of our yard for now. Let us know if you have any vegetables/fruit tree suggestions that we should plant! I think we're in hardiness zone 9.
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Hey guys!! We're so excited to start getting to work on our yard! This is seriously only the tip of the iceberg with our neighbors so far--they have been SO NICE and the neighborhood really seems like a fantastic place! We are so grateful we were able to buy this property. Thank you all so much for supporting us and helping us get here! We'll have many gardening and house videos coming!
Awesome 👌
Can I know it's that made of organic ?
So happy for you two!
EVERYTHING about this video is wholesome. Like I wish for such incredible neighbors. I'm so excited for you guys!!!
your yard is beautiful, unlike my yards is nothing but weeds. I got my banana trees coming back, but my tangerine tree didn't make it cause of the snow. I'm planning to get a lemon tree for my mom cause she used it for her unsweet tea.
Random guy shows up, cuts your grass, offers to even the land, and then grabs a couple kumquats and dips.
That's the kind of neighbor I'd love to have.
Bro, ikr! The neighborhood they live in is so kind and welcoming.
he's literally a ghibli character i can't even
@@doogelyjim8627 why are you right lmao they're living in a ghibli movie
Be that neighbor!!
We don't have a garden so our downstairs neighbours offers to plant some veggies in their garden for us every season we get some fresh veggies to cook. We don't have to give anything to them. So we offered (not now cause corona) to give an anual bbq and dinner every season with the veggie see get
Keep on doing sponsorships even after you’re all set on financing your house guys! They only take a few minutes and the content you post more than makes up for it. Don’t feel guilty or apologize for making a living on your channel.
absolutely agree. Also yours is one of the very few channels that I will ALWAYS watch the ads for. You deserve it
I totally agree. I don't mind sponsorships at all especially when the products aren't cramp
I'd rather my favorite creators get paid and can live comfortably. :)
Totally agree!
also these are really great sponsorships :)
I so agree! They use so much time to create videos for us, of course they should get paid properly for it!
Rachel just exposed herself as the nature fairy she is when she said "Ir goes against every fiber of my being to cut a tree"...
Shout out to all my druids and forest elves out there.
I loved this about rachel but kinda hated it too. See growing up my dad was a logger he owned his own company. Logging doesn't have to be evil the way most people see it. What my dad did was called select cut logging. He would only take very mature trees or trees that could cause problems. That way there was room for fresh growth and also left trees for the next generation. Clear cutting is where a company comes in and strips all trees down no matter the size. That makes me mad. But I'm totally fine with select cut logging. Besides the roads that are made which will eventually grow back over you can't tell my dad was even there. I spent many of a summer and weekend in the log woods and sawmill.
@@sashamartin3991 Thats so interesting! I didn't know about select cutting. Thank you for the insight.
Yes, i love having all the wildlfowers and what people consider "weeds". The only thing im 100% ok with removing is invasive plants that can choke out native ones like bittersweet.
We shall druidify the Earth! 🙏🍃🍄🌵
@@sashamartin3991 That's true! Most plants need to be harvested/pruned the way cows need to be milked. It's good for them if you do it right.
Cats, a house and a garden. You guys are living my dream life. Don't worry about making sponsored videos, you guys. We don't mind them at all. Actually we support it cause we want to see you have your dream life!
Okay this is two fandoms I didn't expect to see colliding here😆😄
What if Jikook isn't real and it's just a fanservice... everything is scripted...
Aye yo!!! Fancy seeing you here.
Agreed, I don't mind the sponsored videos. If just a couple minutes of an ad (which anyone can easily skip past) means I get to help and support what they're doing then it's no biggie one bit
@@naritruwireve1381 Very much this. I might have no intention of actually acting on what the ad shows me but I can kill 30 seconds checking my twitter to help a content creator.
This feels like Animal Crossing in real life. Rachel and Jun would make great villagers
Rachel would be a little red cat and jun would be a black one 😭😭
The shoveling. If only there would have been a star on the ground.
I know what you mean but man it's depressing that we're all so disconnected from the land that we think gardening is like a video game. I just want a little wildflower garden with a bramble patch without having to be a millionaire ;_;
Thats all I could think to myself!
@@whimsandworries Jun’s house would just be 2 different kitchens 😂
No shame in the sponsorship game, as long as they're relatively ethical. Plus Native deodorant is bomb. Y'all do what you need to to make your living
Yup, I'm totally okay with it considering they're buying a house and that's a lot of financial stress 😅
Yea ! I truly want them to live comfortably! So I dont mind the sponsorship at all
not a spon myself but coincidentally i jus bought native deodorant n ur right when u say its bomb 😭 the coconut and vanilla one smells amazing!!
I wish native shipped to where i live, I''d love to check it out
@@marseatheadrest Yeah! Lavender rose is my personal favorite. I mostly switch between that and Schmidt's vanilla rose deodorant
I'm in shock as such friendly, helpful neighbors, I'm almost crying. This is something I'm not used to at all. My neighbors throw their trash onto our yard most days, so this is so unreal to me.
We got so lucky!! One of the people we were talking to used to live in a nearby neighborhood where people aren't quite so nice, and I think they moved to where we are because of it. Even in Japan there's a dreaded stereotype about moving into a more traditional area where people could be less than enthusiastic about newcomers. Jun made me read all kinds of horror stories before we moved, HAHA. So glad we ended up with a good neighborhood!!
@@RachelandJunAdventures love your content :-)
My neighbors wont even wave...and my next door neighbor dumps his leaves in my yard 😞
That must be sad. I gladly have good nieghbors we sometimes have game Night. Hope its not to bad for you.
I know, right? My neighbour's a speed freak police informant who did 5 years in prison for grevious bodily harm. I'm not joking. I lent her my weed whacker when she first moved in but now hates me because I asked her to turn down her music because my son couldn't sleep. She blasts music and gets in fist fights with her adult daughter. Great Britain.
Rachel and Jun living out our slice-of-life anime dreams.
definitely haha totally reminds me of barakamon
when they mentioned a neighbour gave them base ball tickets, it reminded me of cross game ⚾️
they're literally Narumi and Hirotaka from Wotakoi
Yup the best genre
I can't see a comment more true
Rachel and jun: *gardening*
Neighbour: shit where are my onions, gotta give em some onions
Literally what my Dad does as a neighbor. "Ya'll wants some pears or apples? Here's some squash for ya."
Jun, you should cook the neighbours some cool stuff once you've moved, in return for all the vegetables and kindness.
GREAT IDEA GIIRL
Oh we've already offered it!!
@@RachelandJunAdventures This is amazing. I'm so happy for you both, I can't stop smiling!!
All of Rachel and Juns videos are very comfy.
Kirbo gang
Concentrated comf
They really do!
The mix of their voices, the music and colours of the video really make the vibe.
That’s such a perfect way to describe them! Just a very relaxed and enjoyable watch.
Oh, it seems like yesterday you were looking at land plots AND THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG SO FAST ALL OF A SUDDEN
I KNOW!!
I mean, compared to typical housebuilders here we are actually moving quite slowly, haha. We were very particular with our house plans...
@@RachelandJunAdventures I look forward to six months from now when you're picking out knit-knacks that the cats can't easily push over in a zoomie fit either way XD
@@RachelandJunAdventures Don't worry about how long something takes compared to others!! We research and analyze/compare all our options, sometimes multiple times, before making big decisions. I did it with my current house and job and I'm very happy. It pays to think a few steps ahead about problems and head them off before they happen, like with your flooring. A little anxiety now will prevent even more anxiety later. Weigh moving all your furniture, pulling up bad flooring, buying and replacing with new....ugh! compared to a little careful planning/budgeting now. Future Rachel and Jun will be very grateful to current Rachel and Jun for their patience and foresight!
For me, it's taking forever 😅 From what I understand it takes 1-3 months to finish the house floor plans. And still add around 7 more months to actually build the house 😢. It's gonna be a long wait til maybe november... 🤔😓
@@RachelandJunAdventures it's a big purchase! You don't want to be redoing it in 5 years.
Jun: “It’s a type of beetle grub I think...”
Rachel: “Oh yeah? What kind is it going to become?”
Jun: “A beetle...”
good ol beetle bro
... bring the beets in!! xD
The old guy who goes around helping all of the new people in the neighborhood is some low-key local legend, like he's some guardian spirit adapting to the new century or something, what an awesome dude for just offering to help where he can.
guardian yokai of the land
Its hilarious how the yard guy introduces himself. Sounds like he's the glue of the community there.
Jun should do a cooking video where he makes food for the neighbors
omg yes🥺 that would be nice and thoughtful
I totally agree😄
up
yes!
That would actually be cool
The neighbour just showing up to cut the grass is so lovely but also the kind of aggressive kindness is so fucking funny to me
He's the "just talk to me like we're already bffs" type of person. The confidence this guy has though lmao + the fact that he's done this with others and it just works. This man is some different level of extrovert that I cannot comprehend.
“Aggressive kindness” - never heard that before, I like it 😅
it gives me some anxiety, when does it end? Does he break into the house and repaint it as a surprise and take a cat in exchange??
"and help us out with our yard for way less than it would cost with anyone else"
the guy: "that'll be 2 kumquats please"
Thats a boy who still likes to play with his sandbox toys, and make everyone else just as happy as he is to be there. They couldn't be in a better situation, I am so excited to watch their journey!
I am sure if any of us where surprised by a neighbor like this, we would be fine paying them with fruits and veggies as well. I badly want to fill a large basket with fresh fruits and Veggies for this guy. That's why I love the smaller communities, everyone trying to help each other out.❤
Food is always a better option
Some other RUclips channels: Don't reside in Japan. The people are as cold as an iceberg.
Rachel & Jun: Mysterious Otoko appeared out of nowhere, helped with our garden and we offered him some Kumquat. And then another three neighbours gave us free baseball tickets, radishes, and bamboo shoots.
The people are only “cold” because they might not be confident with their English and hesitate to converse with foreigners. At least that’s according to Nobita.
With bilingual Jun around and Rachel having a good grasp at Japanese, they can really see how kind Japanese people can be.
@@frenne_dilley So true. Country people are generally nicer wherever you go in the world. Goes to show how stressful and unnatural city life is for us.
Ive never heard that theyre cold!
Perhaps those other people arent Japanese & cant speak Japanese. Rachel & Jun dont have this problem.
They'll be known as the young guy with a westerner wife.
To be honest, I feel like both opinions are sort of correct. I've lived here for 6 years now, and frankly never want to leave. My (also foreign) husband and I have a son now, and he's happy and adored by our neighbours and the nearby community. The feeling of warmth and community here is INCREDIBLE, both in the country and the city (especially Osaka).
There are also people for whom Japan is a bad fit. It's no one's fault. There are also Japanese people for whom Japan is a bad fit, and they end up living a much freer, happier life elsewhere in the world. For the people who don't fit well here, they'd certainly find Japanese people cold... if people don't have an affinity for you, they're not going to spend much time on you. That's true anywhere in the world, but for a society which is less diverse in attitudes than most, it means you'd have a hard time finding "your people" here and would be more likely to clash with neighbours or coworkers, whom you can't avoid.
To anyone reading this, my advice would be to TRY living in Japan, if you're interested... and, then, wait and see.
the neighbor!!! I can't believe how amazing this storyline is
Hi Caitlin!! 👋🏼👋🏼
ahhh hi!
Sometimes it really takes a village. I live in a condo and my downstairs neighbour fell ill with covid; his wife and him have 4 school-age children and with online classes, child stuff and covid treatment, she started to get really stressed. Quite a lot of neighbours started to collect money to help them with the cost of medicine and oxigen and every day one of us would give them food for the day. Now the husband is progressively getting better but everyone is still looking after them. Love your neighbours, built a nurturing community.
I'm gonna cry, that's so sweet
What a lovely story. Strong communities are so important.
We just moved to a newly built development and we've been trying to create a community since everyone's new and this is what I aspire for the community to become
@@natasha-ut7si Good luck!
I’m Christian, and that's one of the reasons I just love our church family. Everyone knows each other like family, cares and supports one another.
Youtubing is your job, there's nothing wrong to take some sponsor ship to earn your money. You deserves it all.
@hello hi What do you class as a 'real job'? Some RUclipsrs spend 60+ hours a week researching, scripting, filming, editing and doing whatever it is that pertains to their channel be it cooking, repairing stuff, etc. And exactly how does being sponsored by anything make one a 'sellout'? Really, unless it was something they were violently opposed to but still accepted as a sponsor anyway, then what's the issue?
@hello hi anyone can be president
You're basically gonna have a farmers market in your neighborhood, that's amazing
@ׁ thank you bot, very cool
Jun's Kitchen & Rachel's Market
I may be a total introvert, but having neighbors like that would bring me out of my shell. I'd would ADORE neighbors who are that sweet!
Me: aww man I want a garden 😭
Rachel and Jun: *pointing out all the insects*
Me: actually nevermind
there are gloves that can reach all the way to your elbow, maybe you could get some haha
Tasty
Lol, insects come with nature :D I don't mind them as long as they stay OUTSIDE.
My sister is like Misty with all the bug pokemon; she runs as far away from them as she can.
😂😂😂😂😂
I love having neighbors like that, one of my neighbors started cutting my grass after my dad died so I make him little nibbles every chance I get
Honestly don't mind the sponsorships 🤭 Get that moneh guys!!!
On another note, I'm so excited for when you guys actually move into your new house ♡
Me either! Make capitalism work for you!!
Always respect the hustle.
Agreed, thanks for doing sponsorships that are interesting products :)
@@bakedbrotatoes I got a Bokksu bc of them and its SO GOOD!
Yeah - we like seeing you guys make money!
We had new neighbors and they were young with 2 babies. The dad was trying to mow the lawn and his mower was broke so we sent my dad over to fix his mower no cost. 18 years later their kids are graduating. They really turned out to be amazing kids.
My parents went from 'the nice young people who shovel the older neighbors walk' to the older couple who gets their walk shoveled, lol
I just love that your neighbor invites himself over to cut your grass without saying anything 😂 what a man
Just as a heads-up: Blueberries like clay-ish soil. So if you have a very sandy soil, it will not have a great time.
Growing an Avocado tree isn't hard, but it takes so much time until the fruit start to grow. I think it took 6 years for ours
and ALOT of water
@@Winwino_ Yes! Avocados aren't really climate friendly because they use _so_ much water that is counted as hidden water waste. I mean that amount could be used for farming more water waste friendly grops or be kind of counted to be kind of like one shower here and another there.
@@marialindell9874 you are right, but in our case we installed a tank that we fill and it releases the water slowly and steadily, which is why it doesn't dry out and we don't use much less than you normally would for an avocado
OMG! SIX YEARS?!
I guess 6 years is a long time, but if they're planning on living in that house for the rest of their lives, 6 years will pass in the blink of an eye :)
OMG your neighbours are very helpful and generous 😳
We absolutely adore them already 🥺
Do you think the people who they bought the house from went around like 'you better be super nice to these nice kids!'
@@rachelrecycles369 maybe
Actually, the previous owners told us the whole area is super nice, and they themselves went above and beyond in helping us get settled in (we literally spent a whole afternoon at their house once while they walked us through all the information about the neighborhood), so we knew THEY were very nice. And they introduced us to the neighbor across the street before they moved out. The wife went to fetch her and they came back holding hands and I just knew it was going to be a great place.
Then we found out two of our neighbors and the previous owner all love cats and fed the community cats and we were over the moon, haha
@@RachelandJunAdventures awwwww, that's so nice!!!! It seems like such a nice area to move in to. I am so happy you guys found it!
A Kind neighbor shows up, helps with your land, offers you food and farm tools for a highly discounted price? This sounds like the opening to a Harvest Moon game! XD I'm so glad you guys have such amazing neighbors!
If this guy turns out to own a landscaping business, that's the best marketing I've ever heard of. And if not, that's the best neighbor I've ever heard of. 🌻
Everyone needs a neighbor like mysterious gardener Oji-san.
I love that for however many years that's just how this guy has introduced himself - sees people fighting with their gardens and just wanders up and mucks in with them. What a lovely, simple and proactive way of saying "hey, pleased to meet you and I'm here to help" without the words.
Your neighbors sound awesome, but as an introvert them coming over all the time is like my worst nightmare. 😂
My barbed wire isn't meant to be hostile, but I need to set my boundaries.
@@recoil53 barbed wire? 😱 Wouldn't a normal fence do fine to make good neighbours?
@@tvdsje I think/just making an assumption it was a joke! ^^
@@Nicole-zy4vb they didn’t do it without consent :), he asked if they wanted him to cut the grass and asked if they wanted it flattened. He was being supppperrrr nice, not creepy!
@@Nicole-zy4vb he was just cutting their grass. they haven’t even moved in or built anything on the land yet, it’s not like he’s in their house lmao
I know it is April but... its ok. I do not know how it is in Japan, but in Europe April is known as the chaotic, detached from all seasons period, when you can have both snowstorm and summer sun in the same day... twice!
Sadly for me it is snowing for three days already and I am wearing my winter clothes because of that. Greetings from Poland :D
We had a hail storm for 3 days last week and the day before everyone was already running around in tshirts and shorts. April is wild! Greetings from Germany
@@fleon4115 haha, for me in the Netherlands too!
Yes it’s been crazy in the U.K., we’ve had 30+ degree weather and hail in the same week 💀
Michigan is on PMS at all times. Just had warm weather this previous week(72-83°F) and after the week/weekend we have low 30/50°F with rain,snow and wind.
Yeah, we call it "Aprilwetter". It's just all over the place. 😂
That neighbor was lowkey surveying the land for the long lost treasure chest that his great grandfather hid from the war.
That bold neighbour sounds like my father lol 😂 my father behaves exactly like that, it's hilarious to see his Japanese counterpart in action
The amount of serotonin I got seeing you guys upload
right. this is better than therapy.
Every one of their videos gives me free serotonin :D
I totally agree! Their videos give me some kind of target because the life they are living is quiet similar to what I wanna see mine in like 10-15 years and it really is motivating me!
I totally felt that when Rachel said" it goes against my fiber of my being to cut a tree". We had to cut down 3 huge mesquite trees in our backyard from the previous owners , but they were causing problems and we're about to damage the foundation of the house if they weren't stopped in time. But we replaced then with 2 majestic ashes that are further away from the house so they don't cause problems.
Me too! There were 5 tall dying pines that were in danger of falling on my roof. So I had them cut down but I've planted 6 fruit trees so I figure I'm up a tree.
Ooh, those have good wood for cooking meat! Hope someone put it to use!
@@ANPC-pi9vu yep! We gave them to as many people as we could. Definitely not for fire wood as I learned as it made a ton of smoke ( obviously) which caused me to cough like crazy.
We have a large pear tree in front of our house (it doesn't actually grow nice edible pears) but it's almost completely dead. We want to cut it down, which is sad, but we are going to put something like a magnolia tree where it was when we take it down and those are so beautiful it probably makes up for it.
@@sonjadepiro3143 pear trees tend to have beautiful wood. If it's still solid inside, a wood worker would probably love to have it. They tend to be yellow or gold on the inside. Really stunning. You could put the wood on craigslist or something.
I love that Rachel is so excited about the community aspect of their new neighborhood. I live in a rural town in Tennessee, USA and my neighborhood is like that too. There are a few "karen" type neighbors that I know talk bad about my yard/garden grooming & choices. Lol but other than that, I know if our house burned down or anything like that, they would have our backs. It makes me feel good to be apart of a community of people that genuinely care about each other. I know how being away from the place you grew up can feel sometimes isolating, so community is so so so SO important. I'm so happy for Rachel. For finding that home away from home/new home type of feeling.
There's an anime, called Wolf's children, and you are literally living in it. Except that Jun is not a wolf. 🐺
I mean it's exactly what was happening to the main character, some neighbours were just coming by and helping
That’s what I was thinking too! Their neighbor is real life Nirasaki!
This is such a desperate attempt to paint them as anime/fairy tail characters. I mean come on, neighbors coming by and helping? That is the most plainest common thing to happen. Just enjoy Rachel and Jun’s content without making it weird...
@@mordecai8707 the point of this isn't to make it out like a fairy tale, it shows how real these stories can be which is incredible
@@mordecai8707 what's weird about comparing a scenario in anime with real life? loosen up a little.
@@c0_nes now you’re just trying over generalizing, is that what I said or do you want to re read again?
Is it weird, that I am weirdly exited to hear about your neighbours first interactions with your cats. I feel like it'd be super wholesome!
Your neighbor sounds like the archetype in films that will eventually send you off on your hero’s journey... truly, an enigma!
Rachel, you dug up horseradish, chop off most of the root, and you can replant the top, also if you wash the rest of the root and then grind it up with a bit of water, vinegar, and sugar, and salt. and then put it in the fridge, remember no metal spoons are to be used with horseradish it will discolor both the spoon and the condiment. I would recommend storing it in a glass container.
Also be careful of fumes. Some horseradish is really strong and you will feel it when grating them.
Hope she sees this one! Fresh horseradish sauce is under rated.
rachel and jun`s neighbor: *shows up to cut weeds, will flatten land in the near future, random gifts, humble af*
my neighbor: wHat tHe f aRe yoU doInG cLeanInG thE fIng cReaK
What is a creak? 😮💛
@@Nicole-zy4vb luckily you lived around the same type of people then.
@@Nicole-zy4vb Dear, it sounds as if you and @recoil would be best friends .
I feel like Rachel and Jun are living in an animal crossing world with the amount of things they are getting from their neighbours
I DONT CARE IF YOU GUYS DO 20 AD READS IN A VIDEO YOU GUYS DESERVE YOUR DREAM HOUSE
And for the cats deserve all the spaces and toys they need!
Leaving lots of "weeds" and native plants will help attract insects and birds for you to photograph! Maybe you could put up a birdfeeder near a window for the cats, too.
They’re great for native bees too!!
My grandpa is that guy lol he mows his lawn and mows the neighbors yard too 😅😅
Those plants need compost! Please start a compost. It’s so easy and it’s a good way to get rid of scraps. Also much cheaper than buying fertilizer or compost from the store.
Here’s some info if interested:
Hot compost is a good option if you have a lot of weeds, dead leaves and food scraps. Better if you have a yard. This can be done in multiple batches to create different times for the compost to finish.
I live in an apartment and do worm compost. It’s done in bins and is really easy as well. The worms eat food scraps and some brown material and you can use their pop for compost. Good for small batches.
yes worm compost is amazing! if it has a good lid it won't smell and the soil they make is like magic for plants!
i want to start one because i heard food in landfills cant properly decompose because lack of oxygen and releases methane, which is waay more potent than CO2
You are the only youtubers I never skip the ads in the video, because I want to support you in any way I can. You dont need to apologize for making sponsorship deals. Your content is worth it and I am so glad that you share your adventures with us.
I relate to Rachel so much. I love wild plants. I want a big property, and my boyfriend is always fretting about having too much grass to cut. Pft. Like we're going to have a lawn. Also saving worms.
I moved in to new house a couple weeks ago, and our new neighbours are exactly like this. One offered to convert our closet into a bathroom for just the cost of the materials needed, and another brought us fresh baked bread and hot drinks while we moved our stuff in. I was so shocked, especially as the house I bought is in London! I never experienced this level of neighbourly kindness in other towns or villages, and I certainly didn't expect it here. I cannot wait to repay their kindness with fresh fruits and vegetables come summer
im so envious of having super friendly neighbors. the last time i was friends with a neighbor while living in America was 6 years ago. we were both mexican so we would trade sugar, squash, watermelon, and plates of barbeque food whenever either of us would have family gatherings. having friendly neighbors is the best u.u
Be that neighbor. : ) I walk right up to my neighbors when they're in their yard and say "Hi I'm new here, just moved, my name is xyz, what's yours? Nice to meet you, if you ever need anything, feel free to ask" and then wave hi and call them by name when I see them in passing. Sometimes I'd randomly knock on their door and say "hey, I just baked a cake, it's xyz flavor, would you like some?"
Good to have helping neighbors. We moved to a rural community 21 years ago and it took 15 years for my retired farmer neighbor to decide we weren't normal "city folk" and talk to me. Now he's a great friend and helps out with the big machines for yard stuff and heavy snowblowing.
Honestly never apologise for doing sponsorships, it’s you career and I’m so happy for you guys in this house building journey it’s awesome
I swear, its like watching a fairytale. A perfect couple who has the most healthy relationship ever, with very friendly neighbors
All your sponsorships are lovely and you incorporate them well. I don't mind watching them on your videos at all. Get that coin to support those cats. :-)
Everything for those cats!!!
I feel like an old man myself watching these videos. "Ah! Rachel, Jun how are you two doing? How are your cats? I see you're moving into a new house, how's that going? Tell me all the little details, I could sit and chat with you for a few hours."
Nagi (at least I think it was nagi) in the frame for the deodorant was the cutest thing I've seen all week
Yup, that's Nagi. Such a cutie.
Mmhhmm >^_^
Whenever I feel anxious or stressed, I visit their channel and watch them do random relaxing stuff like cooking, doing stuff for their cats, looking after their garden, and it helps me calm down sometimes 😊
I dream of living in a community where everyone helps each other out because they can, can't wait to see more as your yard and home continue to grow and be built
Rachel trying to get used to the cold is literally me right now.
Seriously. It was snowing here last week and now it's really sunny so I keep thinking it's warm but I'm still freezing in my home
I love spring so much but my body is always confused lol. And coming out of winter always forget whether I should wear a heavy jacket, light jacket or short sleeves when the temperature is X degrees lol
I'm the complete opposite, trying to get use to the heat.
@@TheShinyShow Man I'm in Manchester, UK and this literally is how things are rn
Jun and Rachel have to start counting their debts in veggies now
As someone who lives in Ireland, which is almost entirely countryside, it is strange to me that you guys have never had a garden, but I guess it would be strange to you guys for me to never have lived in a town/city! Anyway I am so happy for you and what you've achieved, love from Ireland/UK!
Living in a major US city my whole life, I've never had a garden/yard nor a house. And I probably never will :/
That's why I love Rachel and Jun so much, they're such a lovely couple and them getting their dream home makes me so happy! I really appreciate them including us on their journey.
With every (US) movie set in the Irish Countryside you see complaints that there are cities in Ireland.
@@recoil53 lmao there are but most of the big ones are near the ocean, Dublin, Galway and Cork are next to the ocean, the only one that I can think of that isn't is Kilkenny
@@milbruh6671 I'm in Wexford here, just a 15 min walk to the quays, but we've still got our own garden AND it's only half an hour in the other direction directly to the farms lmao
In America people make the distinction between an outdoor space on your land (a yard) and a place where you grow things specifically (a garden). So rachel has probably had a yard before but shes probably never planted her own plants and gardened. Most people in america have yards unless they live in apartments
A tip for the future, that I've done for my own plants that are in pots (because I didn't have time to figure out where to plant them before winter strikes) is to just find a spot in a garden bed (or ground where it won't get in the way), dig a whole, and plop the pot inside. Then come spring after the snow has melted, you lift the pot out of the hole and do what you will with it. That way the plant stays warm being in the ground, versus being exposed on all sides to the colder weather. Love these house update videos, I find the process so fascinating!
You guys deserve the sponsorships and you are promoting things you believe in that work and don't have harmful ingredients 💕
Your neighbors are so sweet. It's been a difficult month with a lot of angry people in the US. Seeing your nice neighbors and the beautiful plants at your house is so comforting.🥰❤
Way more than a month!
I was always so in awe of the opening scene in Totoro, when the family is moving in and introducing themselves to all the neighbors, and all the neighbors being so friendly and helpful. Rachel and Jun are literally reliving that movie, I'm so jealous
Can we hope for Totoro in the next video? 😁
I was just thinking about that. Nanny came over to help clean and set up their house. No invitational request just showing up. I’m glad Rachel and Jun have good neighbors:3
Aww the neighbour that just starts helping people in their garden is so cute, I love that hes probably not super social in a typical way but just wants to help and be nice
This is all so wholesome. Even burying a grub so it can chill in your yard.
Rachel is everyone dream youtuber to sponsor, how she presentate stuff makes me really interested in buying
I'm trying to type this without all CAPS to show my excitement for y'all! My wife & I are SO happy for you two. Your neighbors sound just amazing! Thank you for sharing all this with us. I will admit that part of our excitement for y'all is nostalgia from our excitement of building our home, but so much of it comes from y'all's kindness and sense of sheer joy you show. Please, stay warm and take care of yourselves.
hope the sponsorship people are rewarding you well because all these house updates are an instant click for me.
I can earnestly say Rachel and Jun are some the coolest youtubers. These videos really bring some sort of peace of mind and excitement for the future. As an architect, this journey has been interesting to watch. I hope they can have the most beautiful home. I'm so excited.
6:44 that's mealy bugs that sucks the life out of plants. Lady bugs and lacewings will eat mealy bugs but they are very persistent.
Remember to get actual avocado cuttings, don’t just plant the pits from a random avocado! Like apples, avocados are _not_ true to seed. Also, plant two from of two different varieties (and one male, one female, judging from other comments) to take advantage of hybrid vigor.
"This is just how he introduces himself to everyone." lol he picked a good way I'd say
This makes me want to cry. I want to live in a neighborhood like this. I’m so happy for them.
insert spiderman meme
Aw, what an amazing community!
Also, if you guys do end up planting an avocado tree, definitely recommend one that’s already fairly mature from a nursery so you don’t have to wait 5-10 years for it to produce any fruit!
Neighbors in more rural neighborhoods in Japan can be really chill and sweet. When I visited my grandma during the summer her neighbors would constantly come over to check up on her (grandpa was hospitalized then) and they’d bring so much vegetables. Unfortunately a lot of it ended up rotting since they’d bring too much for only me and my grandma to eat. But they were always willing to check in to see if my grandma was doing ok.
The new neighborhood is so wholesome 🥺
My friend's sister planted a pit from an avocado and I heard it's basically indestructible so maybe it would be a good idea to try growing one
Awesome! I only wish it didn't take so long to start growing avocados, haha
They take forever to grow into a full tree but that being said it would be nice to go into your yard in 30 years and go-yeah that was a pit we stuck in the ground when we moved it :)
@@RachelandJunAdventures Avocado pits don't really grow trees with fruits, you can totally grow a tree from a pit but you won't get the same avocado you planted, you will probably get a tinier, non edible avocado. Make sure to do a lot of reading on avocado plants!
@@andalouchien yes, this is true of most tree fruit we buy! Lots of them are clones & even sterile so they may never produce any fruit at all!
The neighborhood community in your new house reminds me of the neighborhood community from the anime wolfchildren after Hannah and her children moved to the country side
Had the exact same thought!
Thank y'all so much dearest 🌹
Y'all such an inspiration 🥰
Appreciate y'all from the bottom of my heart 💖
Be Blissful Eternally 🙏👼🌈
So glad your move has been really "fruitful" ! wish all neighbourhoods in all countries could be like that!
Rachel: woah what is that?
Jun: a kind of beetle worm
Rachel: what will it become?
Jun: a type of beetle I think
I love you two so much
But he said what it was in Japanese xD
I think it's the larva of a beetle called rose chafer in English (said google)
@@lenaschneider7706 I'm pretty sure it's a larvae from a Maikäfer/cockchafer (meaning of the german name: direct translated to ''May-beetle', because they (as the name suggests) metamorphose to the final beetle in May :D)
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Yes :(
This is giving me "Wolf Children" vibes. It's a great movie where the main character moves herself and her children to a more rural area and all the neighbors help her. There's a lot more to the movie than that but it just makes me happy to know that part wasn't fabricated and Japanese people are that kind. The world needs more of this behavior.
When you plant in the future, make sure you open up the root ball more and put in nutritious top soil in the hole with it. You also need to water them in afterwards.
Aw I love the Japanese country side because people are always so nice there even if you’re a foreigner I never had a problem 🥺
I would also find it weird that my neighbor would randomly start mowing my lawn, It seems sketchy at first but that neighbor was nicer than all my neighbors combined!
Important advice: you got horsetail growing in between your grass. It looks pretty, but it's a mean weed. It's going to suck all the vitamins out of the soil, and can rapidly take over your garden within a year. (We had it 2 years back, it grew from a small square meter patch to covering half our garden and killing all other grass and other small herbs/flowers. I quickly rechecked the video again: you zoom in on the plant at 14:46
I think this comment needs more views just in case they do have this plant. Apparently rich soil is not ideal for horsetails
Though if this garden has been this way for a while, perhaps it's not too much of an issue. Depends on if those plants are new or not.
They also spread through spores, which makes them extra tough to get rid of.
@@vixxcelacea2778 Our garden had rich soil and didn't have the plant originally but one year it got in (i didn't know what it was at that time and as such didn't see it as a threat. Big mistake). We indeed had a hard time getting rid of it (burning, cutting, literally digging up the roots). Sadly it grew back as if nothing happened. We finally got rid of it by using a strong poison. (which sadly meant the death of a whole lot of other plants and ruined our soil ) :(
Don´t ever feel bad for all the sponsorships, they seem so genuine but mainly I´m so excited to see this house being built that I´d happily see even more sponsorships! your videos are so good and make me so interested in Japanese culture :D
Rachel, I’m an American living abroad as well (Finland for me!) and I am living through you with these videos! I miss the normal American life with gardens and backyards. I live in the city and have a balcony as my “yard”. Keep posting no matter how boring it may feel. I love seeing any progress on the house and yard 🥰
Being 25 and starting their own life as an adult (getting interested in houses and stuff like that) and spreading my wings slowly I really find this content interesting.