Special features of a Japanese home 〜日本の家〜 Japan Vlog | easy Japanese home cooking recipe

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  • Опубликовано: 8 май 2024
  • In this video, I am not cooking but instead am showing the special features of a Japanese home.
    In my channel, I usually show authentic but alternative Japanese home cooking, which can be made with the ingredients that are available outside of Japan.
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    00:00 Intro
    01:20 Intercom
    01:45 Genkan (front entrance)
    03:17 Japanese Kitchen
    04:45 Japanese Toilet
    06:09 Japanese Bathingroom
    09:32 Washitsu (Japanese room)
    13:03 Engawa (terrace/veranda)
    14:10 Ending
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  • @PatHand-og9yd
    @PatHand-og9yd 3 месяца назад +65

    The Japanese way of living is really smart. Clean floors, water economy, efficient storage… and so much beauty in a family house.

  • @faithwalker5196
    @faithwalker5196 Год назад +1199

    Please thank your parents for allowing you to give us a tour of their home.

    • @emeliacantero9448
      @emeliacantero9448 Год назад +16

      I am a retired teacher.Our family need to build a new house and I desire to have like this as our home.I am a Filipino.
      Thank you.

    • @guillermotd
      @guillermotd Год назад +8

      Sarcastic?😂

    • @MandeepSingh-kd8pm
      @MandeepSingh-kd8pm Год назад +10

      I'm sure he already thanked them.

    • @guillermotd
      @guillermotd Год назад +3

      @@MandeepSingh-kd8pm for sure

    • @avihs92
      @avihs92 Год назад +14

      Not for a second did he act as if, nor say this is, his home. Yet, here you are condescending as they come.

  • @chrislaws4785
    @chrislaws4785 Год назад +78

    People might think that Japanese people have a weird thing about floor cleanliness, but really it's because Japanese culture is much more "floor centric" than other cultures. Unlike in western and European homes where everything is up off the floor, In traditional Japanese homes all of the furniture is situated close to or on the floor, they sit on the floor at the table, when they are just watching tv and they sleep on the floor. So that is where the cleanliness of the floor becomes SUPER important. Personally i would LOVE to move to Japan, I absolutely adore everything from the language, food, to the life style and culture to just little things like this guy is showing. Everything is just makes a lot more sense and is more centered around convenience than in how things are done in the western world.

    • @ws1814
      @ws1814 2 месяца назад +1

      …..and then they all go and use the same bath water 🤮

    • @dydx_
      @dydx_ 2 месяца назад

      That's why your pre wash yourself...@@ws1814

    • @GuyWets-zy5yt
      @GuyWets-zy5yt 2 месяца назад +2

      Most of the time, in my country, we left shoes in entrance hall. We are in appartment in Europ

    • @Petipulpul
      @Petipulpul Месяц назад

      @@ws1814 But they clean their bodies before they go into the bath. And you use swimmingpools where thousand of people swim every hour of every day, and the water is changed once a year only. The rest of the time chlorine is used to keep the filth body friendly , now tell me who are most disgusting, the Japanese that may use the same water in the bath for the few members of the family or Western civilization using the same pool water year round

    • @kinjalgandhi909
      @kinjalgandhi909 День назад

      Loved Japanese culture. I find something many similarities with our culture. I am from India (Bharat). We remove shoes at the entrance or outside the entrance. We seat on floor and eat with hands. And cleaning and moping of floor is mandatory. Many tradional houses in villages , they even cook and sleep on floor (on cotton mattress).

  • @Lina_TheAnimeArtist
    @Lina_TheAnimeArtist Год назад +371

    The thing I love the most about Japanese culture is that no matter how modern their lifestyle gets, there's always some room for a connection to the past and their origin? Legacy? It's just so heartwarming, esp that family book with their family's ancestors names, I mean... wow, I love Japan and the Japanese culture so much🇯🇵❤️

  • @nathalia5167
    @nathalia5167 Год назад +880

    I wish there were home tours of every country. Because it looks the same outside, but we can learn so much from each other. The water-saving techniques are especially fascinating to me.

    • @mortgagefinancing5558
      @mortgagefinancing5558 Год назад +11

      nasty when it comes to the bath idea.

    • @j.p.h.8126
      @j.p.h.8126 Год назад +14

      I could share the bath water with other family members. But reusing it for laundry maybe not. Even if you shower before entering the bath you will still leave behind like bodyhair and stuff. Would not want that stuff to end up on the clothes.

    • @InwardRTMP
      @InwardRTMP Год назад +4

      @@j.p.h.8126 what do you think happens to body hair that is in ur clothes when u wash them

    • @j.p.h.8126
      @j.p.h.8126 Год назад +4

      @@InwardRTMP It either stays on them like dog hair. Or it will wash of. I just dont like the idea of using dirty water to wash cloths. But yeah everyone can do it like they want to. 🙂

    • @worldrenownedchickenchef
      @worldrenownedchickenchef Год назад

      @@mortgagefinancing5558 Talking about hygiene, right? RIGHT???

  • @maureenmckenna5220
    @maureenmckenna5220 Год назад +1805

    So, saving water has been at the top of the list in Japan for a long time. Everything has been developed to do this, from bathing to washing clothes, to the toilet. Love the toilet idea. And, if the room were warm enough, it would be no problem to wash before getting into the bath water. Many places in the world will come to use these ideas over time.

    • @judybarlup9943
      @judybarlup9943 Год назад +3

      J

    • @dingcalma54
      @dingcalma54 Год назад +34

      I love your beautiful house. I hope to get some ideas from your post to incorporate in my proposed cottage. I always love Japanese gardens. They are soul inspiring. I hope to watch more posts from you. Take care!

    • @Imbatmn57
      @Imbatmn57 Год назад +39

      I like the toilet sink but i wish to see more models that have the sink out to the side instead of on the toilet, it would take more material to make, but i just think its awkward how the toilet bowl is between you and the sink, also it would make it more wheelchair friendly so they can wheel up to the sink, or even have the sink to the side so you can sit on the toilet while washing hands then transfer to the wheelchair.

    • @HIGHLANDER_ONLY_ONE
      @HIGHLANDER_ONLY_ONE Год назад +26

      Not the using one ton water for everyone though. I rather divide that same amount of water into the many family members.

    • @maurasullivan3259
      @maurasullivan3259 Год назад +28

      Re: many people waking up and using these idea in the future. I hope so! Here in Calif and so many places in the Southwest we are experiencing a terrible drought. Feels like it’s been going on f o r e v e r but it has been going on for three years now. It’s actually been on and off since 2000. Mostly on. Water conservation should be at the top of everyones list. 👍🏻

  • @karmakauffman7445
    @karmakauffman7445 Год назад +71

    I really like how the bathing room is separate from the dressing room and toilet area. I also really like that bathing area is built in such a way that everything can get wet. This must make cleaning the room easier and decrease concerns about humidity in the room damaging any wooden cabinets, walls, etc.. Thank you so much for sharing your home so that we might learn about Japanese homes!

  • @renae9365
    @renae9365 Год назад +75

    I love seeing how other cultures live and work. Thank you for letting us in your home.

  • @keishatackett4879
    @keishatackett4879 Год назад +533

    The Japanese are one of my favorite cultures, as an American girl I’ve always admired your cleanliness and respect for nature!

    • @stanley3385
      @stanley3385 Год назад +16

      Tell that to the dolphins.

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Год назад +10

      @@stanley3385 - Eh? Dolphins dislike respect for nature and saving water? Picky!

    • @adrianabonitaaziz
      @adrianabonitaaziz Год назад +11

      And they are so polite .

    • @adrianabonitaaziz
      @adrianabonitaaziz Год назад +8

      @@MossyMozart Europeans mistreat pigs and chickens , Africans are eating dogs ... At least the dolphins get to live a good life before they get slaughtered.

    • @chawntelh
      @chawntelh Год назад

      @@adrianabonitaaziz So, as long as you get treated ok, it's fine to kill them!?🤔 Let's tell the prison system this... Maybe more people on death row will get their punishment faster! 🤪🤞

  • @lizzybell6665
    @lizzybell6665 Год назад +520

    What an honor to be taken on a tour of your families home and truly sacred space. I have always loved the Japanese culture. Thank you so much. What a precious journey…

    • @go64bit
      @go64bit Год назад +14

      Exactly my thoughts. It was great to be guided by a Japanese person and in English.

    • @egyptnz27
      @egyptnz27 Год назад +3

      🌹😍

    • @egyptnz27
      @egyptnz27 Год назад +2

      Lovely

    • @merika206
      @merika206 Год назад

      If the culture is so great, then why are there so many suicides? There’s also a place there called Suicide Forest.

    • @egyptnz27
      @egyptnz27 Год назад

      @@merika206 OH REALLY ?! WHERE THE HECK IS THAT S.FOREST??!!!

  • @jjktng
    @jjktng 3 месяца назад +4

    Japanese designs and practices just make sense

  • @multipass888
    @multipass888 Год назад +33

    Thank you for such a thorough tour of your beautiful home. The Japanese home makes so much sense in so many ways! I wish we could live like that in Canada. For many years now, I have adopted the no shoes rule in my home as well as many other customs, and it is often a struggle to have people respect it, they look at me so strangely. I like how in Japan reason and tradition are respected!😊

    • @ksoosk
      @ksoosk Год назад +1

      I thought places with a fair share of snowy days leave there shoes in the hallway. I lived in Scandinavia and that was the case. You also wear footwear inside the house in the winter?

    • @kateh.2415
      @kateh.2415 Год назад +4

      I was born and raised in Canada. I have never seen a house where people wore shoes inside. When I moved to the US South as an older adult was the first time I saw people wearing outside shoes indoors. We even kept shoe covers at the door for workers or quick trips in to not make floors dirty.

  • @BrendaLopez-ki6hl
    @BrendaLopez-ki6hl Год назад +446

    I love the separation between inside and outside spaces! 🏡 It really helps keep the home clean.

    • @shayacookingandvlog
      @shayacookingandvlog Год назад +8

      You are right

    • @dee191403
      @dee191403 Год назад +13

      I think it's like that in many parts of Asia. I was surprised to know that in the west, they still wear shoes into the house, even inside their bedrooms.

    • @nuthinbutlove
      @nuthinbutlove Год назад +10

      @@dee191403 shoes inside the home are definitely a bad habit. I used to do the same until I spent some time in Japan and from the moment I first removed my shoes inside the home I knew it would remain a habit the rest of my days.
      Something about the removal of footwear is very relieving, even if they're just sneakers.

    • @BrendaLopez-ki6hl
      @BrendaLopez-ki6hl Год назад +6

      Clean Home=Order=Harmony= Peaceful mind ☮🧠

    • @alyjiyu
      @alyjiyu Год назад +11

      I've tried to adapt Japanese culture into my home, because I'm very open to other problem-solving ideas.
      I've reconfigured a small studio into a tatami room where I sleep on a double shikibuton...and get the best sleep with the light scent of the igusa tatami mat.
      I threw out my old spring mattress & got another twin shikibuton, which makes a low, asian-style comfy couch/guest bed.
      No shoes keeps things cleaner, for sure.
      Loving it!

  • @rosyannfloresca8115
    @rosyannfloresca8115 Год назад +336

    I am from the Philippines and i really love Japanese home designs-- they're cozy,functional,traditional and homey. More power to your channel👍

    • @egyptnz27
      @egyptnz27 Год назад +2

      Hii Rosey how r u

    • @beverlyledbetter4906
      @beverlyledbetter4906 Год назад +2

      I just finished cleaning my greasy stove, countertop and washed the sink. I was going to wait until the sun was out, but I couldn't take it anymore. I don't want to see all that grease when the sun shines!😩

    • @dannap8445
      @dannap8445 Год назад

      @@egyptnz27 ò⁹⁹9⁹0⁰⁹⁹⁰⁰⁹9⁰⁰0⁰ⁿy878⁹⁸⁸z

  • @MrSteve280
    @MrSteve280 Год назад +18

    I watch videos like this and can't help but wonder how traditions and practices developed for each culture. I realize that many countries and societies are becoming modernized, or "westernized as some call it, but I truly hope we never lose the essence of what makes each culture unique. Thank you for sharing the home you grew up in.

  • @danmidkiff5416
    @danmidkiff5416 Год назад +40

    I lived in Japan for 6 years, but I did not live out on the economy. My friend did live out, and his house was very fascinating. One thing that I thought was quite unique was a sunken storage pantry in the kitchen floor. It had a cover over it that matched the flooring. When you opened it, it was about three feet long, 18 inches wide, and maybe 16 inches deep. It was tiered on the sides so that taller things could sit in the deep part, and shorter cans and things could sit on the steps (tiers). I loved living in Japan and have great memories! Thank you for the tour!

  • @kayliathequeen9612
    @kayliathequeen9612 Год назад +148

    Love the importance of cleanliness. No outside shoes inside the home. I was raised that way in Jamaica. Shoes come off on the veranda.
    I love the water conservation. Prewash before getting in the tub and recycling the hand washing water to flush. The book of the ancestors names, so beautiful.
    Thanks for sharing

    • @josiezarudny551
      @josiezarudny551 Год назад +3

      Neat

    • @Explorerbabe3469
      @Explorerbabe3469 Год назад

      He’s wasn’t very clean, touch toilet seat and didn’t wash hands with soap.

    • @amandashineyourlight2498
      @amandashineyourlight2498 Год назад

      I used to wash sitting on a low stool with a bucket and "lota" or jug in India. I loved it and felt more connected to myself that way.

    • @shrujk7065
      @shrujk7065 Год назад

      South indian hindus dont wear chappals only inside

    • @abudia6403
      @abudia6403 Год назад +3

      @@Explorerbabe3469 he knew what he was dealing with because it is a private home toilet. Different story if it is a public toilet

  • @michaelhipps4430
    @michaelhipps4430 Год назад +415

    I live in the US in the Southwest desert. We have serious concerns these days about our water supply. It makes SO much sense for us to adopt the Japanese water conservation practices inside our homes. Thanks for this video. Probably the coolest, most informative video I’ve seen about Japan. I am a new subscriber after seeing this. ❤

    • @astroradha7124
      @astroradha7124 Год назад +21

      Yeah, I think there is a lot of wastage in the US, not just water, but electric power, even so much plastic that is still used. So sad

    • @user-ct8re8xo5z
      @user-ct8re8xo5z Год назад

      Russians don't save money. They build all kinds of houses.

    • @utakollmann2126
      @utakollmann2126 Год назад +1

      uta benoist
      👋you for sharing 🧿💙🇬🇷

    • @Voidrunner01
      @Voidrunner01 9 месяцев назад +7

      Yeah, as a New Mexican, the toilet with the faucet for washing your hands just makes a TON of sense from a water conservation standpoint.

    • @ws1814
      @ws1814 2 месяца назад

      Some yes, some don’t. For example using the same bath water by everyone is just disgusting.

  • @nasrimarc7050
    @nasrimarc7050 Год назад +3

    I'm living in Hausmannian building in Paris , but i didn't seen houses more relaxing than those of Japan

  • @peter2327
    @peter2327 Год назад +1

    I like the clear lines. and the windows without sills. Thank you for that tour!

  • @SarahPerine
    @SarahPerine 2 года назад +287

    I loved your parents’ house! I wish we reused water in the US the way you do! Thank you so much for sharing 💚 Such an intelligent design and very beautiful 🤩

    • @348Tobico
      @348Tobico Год назад +11

      At least where I live we can use diverters on indoor drain pipes to redirect waste bath and sink water as well as kitchen sink water. Ours goes into a 250 gallon recycled liquid container and is then pumped into our garden. Laundry tubs can be used to recycle bath water in the house the same way, basically. My Mom had 2 deep laundry tubs and would fill them with bath water, then use that water for the first wash cycle in the washing machine. She would just move the pump hose for the machine to siphon the water into the machine. My Dad put a diverter on the bath drain, added a hose, and Mom could turn it on or off as she needed water for washing. I have a similar system that I did myself. My dear husband doesn't like plumbing and didn't believe it would "work". Easy peasy. I do save water and that really is a good thing.

  • @carolgriffiths7562
    @carolgriffiths7562 Год назад +91

    Used to live in Yokohama in the 1950’s. Japan has really modernized since then. I remember the tubs being upright and such a good idea.
    People I knew used hibachis to cook food. I was young but remember the beauty and many other things. You explanation of things is so good! Thank-you!

  • @christinesmith9993
    @christinesmith9993 Год назад

    Everything is so well thought out. I wish we had these features here. Thank you so much for the tour.

  • @cecilevalencia4199
    @cecilevalencia4199 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing your home with us. I got some ideas from your vlog.

  • @MercyAlwyz23
    @MercyAlwyz23 Год назад +282

    I love the ancestor name list. Being able to keep track of the family line is a beautiful thing.

    • @alejandraparker7272
      @alejandraparker7272 Год назад +7

      Christians have the same thing . They write their families name in their Bibles. Catholics keep their family Bible on Altars.

    • @mortgagefinancing5558
      @mortgagefinancing5558 Год назад

      Yes but the false religion is hard to deal with.

    • @Vhryce
      @Vhryce Год назад +8

      @@mortgagefinancing5558 false? in what way

    • @mortgagefinancing5558
      @mortgagefinancing5558 Год назад

      @@Vhryce There is no God in it

    • @Vhryce
      @Vhryce Год назад +7

      @@mortgagefinancing5558 oh you were talking about buddhism, i thought maybe christianity, my mistake, no disrespects to buddhists though because we all suffer regardless

  • @veggiegirl3848
    @veggiegirl3848 2 года назад +116

    Thank you so much for sharing your home with us! I learned so much! It would be nice if we had those eco-friendly water features here in the US. Very interesting! Enjoy your visit with your family, I love your home.

    • @taijiskitchen
      @taijiskitchen  2 года назад +21

      thanx so much for your comment!
      I actually was unsure of sharing this video, b/c I was not sure of the quality. so its sooooo glad to hear your feedback!!

    • @marxel6231
      @marxel6231 Год назад +1

      @@taijiskitchen Pastor please pray for the release of curses and magic. Please pray to facilitate the brain and be given intelligence. Please pray to get rid of the disease in the body. Please pray for smooth finances and be given wealth.

  • @ceciliasoans8113
    @ceciliasoans8113 Год назад +1

    I like that they live so mindfully about every aspect of their lives

  • @danayroque2043
    @danayroque2043 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for sharing your home tradition 😊

  • @HTNPSullivan
    @HTNPSullivan Год назад +95

    I think my favorite part of this video is the explanation about washing before bathing - with "bathing" having a different kind of meaning, more like relaxing, not washing. I also admire the smart use of water - handwashing water fills the toilet tank, bath water can be used to wash clothing. Very elegant and Earth friendly. The only problem I think I'd have in a Japanese home is sleeping on the floor. I am older and I have some mobility issues. It's almost impossible for me to get up from the floor and it's even a challenge to get safely down to the floor. I currently sleep on a twin bed with a thin mattress with a 4-inch memory foam topper because anything hard hurts my joints, so I think I'd need a cot and maybe two mattresses! Boy, that would make me a high maintenance guest, wouldn't it! By the way, I also like the fish broiler feature. I'd love to have that as part of my stove. So smart!

    • @kathume724
      @kathume724 Год назад +7

      Amazon has folding mattress memory foam bed toppers, and if your wrists aren't too fragile there is a technique to getting off the floor that uses pushing up using arms ( do t worry, not too much strength!) rather than all the strain on the knees to get up. Once mastered it's second nature bc it hurts legs so much less and it's even faster! I will see if I can find a video.

    • @carisaunders2346
      @carisaunders2346 Год назад +20

      I watch a Filipino chiropractor on YT, he says because in many Asian countries people continue to squat, sit on floor, etc. They don't have the mobility issues we do as they are using these joints all the time. Not like European or N. American people sitting on chairs, couches and raised beds. Totally doing ourselves a disservice by using chairs!! I now encourage my grandchildren to squat instead of sitting on their butts.

    • @HTNPSullivan
      @HTNPSullivan Год назад +14

      ​@@carisaunders2346 I can see how what the chiropractor said could be true. I cannot even imagine squatting at this point in my life, I am so stiff. I bought a CD called Classical Stretch, by a woman (a former dancer) who works with people older than myself and all kinds of body types, and she apparently has helped people in their 70s and 80s become limber again.
      I am learning that the human body can continue to be strong and flexible well into our older years, but yes, we have to work at it.
      Ever since the pandemic began and I got stuck indoors for a couple of years, more or less, the amount of time I've spent sitting (with my legs stretched out in front of me) watching stuff on my laptop, and posting on social media, has made my mobility issues worse. I don't know that I can undo that kind of damage with this stretching program unless I do less sitting, but we shall see.
      As for your grandchildren, they should be able to squat just fine now; it's getting them to understand why they should continue the practice as they get older that might be the challenging part.

    • @melissasaint3283
      @melissasaint3283 Год назад +4

      @@HTNPSullivan Classical Stretch is excellent! Just be very gentle and go easy,stay relaxed as she said. When you first start, it helps to do it every other day, rather than every day, to give your muscles time to build themselves if they need that

    • @HTNPSullivan
      @HTNPSullivan Год назад

      @@melissasaint3283 Back when I used to exercise regularly, I did just what you recommend. Good reminder!

  • @Contractor-xf8ml
    @Contractor-xf8ml Год назад +124

    So refreshing to see how the Japanese incorporate hygienic practices into their culture. Love it!!!

  • @zendog57
    @zendog57 6 месяцев назад

    Fascinating tour! Thank you for sharing your culture.

  • @garthhahn3406
    @garthhahn3406 Год назад +7

    Thank you for inviting us in and showing us the beauty of your parents home!!! It was great!

  • @user-gx9nj4ym8f
    @user-gx9nj4ym8f 2 года назад +51

    It's very nice and quite interesting to have a glimpse of what the inside of Japanese houses looks like. Thank you for sharing.

  • @gnorman8852
    @gnorman8852 Год назад +77

    My friend's house had another nice feature. In the kitchen, there was a door in the floor that opened to a cooler space for veggies & fruits. I don't think it was refrigerated but maybe could be. It was a good use of space.

    • @onnacarley515
      @onnacarley515 Год назад +22

      Its called a root cellar. Its been used for centuries, but not common now.

    • @JPphil
      @JPphil Год назад +3

      That space opens to under the house (which is cooler) and will usually have a box to separate it from bugs. Many houses now are built on a fully encased concrete crawlspace but older ones have just a dirt floor for humidity ventilation.

  • @ignax132
    @ignax132 Год назад +2

    I love how neat and tidy Japanese are. Thats first idea that comes to head watching your video.

  • @dimplev8226
    @dimplev8226 Год назад

    I love this - the way you did the video, your home, the features - everything is lovely. 💕

  • @teresafarrell6457
    @teresafarrell6457 Год назад +45

    Growing up in Chicago 1970's/80's, my grandparents has a similar "gen kan" area upon entering their front and back doors. NO SHOES allowed. 🙂
    It always made perfect sense to me, even more-so now as an adult.

  • @twiggie7834
    @twiggie7834 Год назад +23

    makes me homesick! while i was little my dad built a home based on JP idea in Taiwan where's a Japanese colony during WWII, i remember my shower/bath took up the whole room! we cleaned up w/basin before got into bath tub. we folded/unfolded our sheet everyday yes. my son especially envies the room size wet shower/bath when he visited my hometown with me. thx for the nostalgia

  • @lyricrepublic8768
    @lyricrepublic8768 Год назад +1

    So calming and simple. Felt so serene

  • @stephanotania470
    @stephanotania470 Год назад

    Happy to know the life style;thanking you and your family.

  • @anna40299
    @anna40299 Год назад +28

    I love how eco friendly the Japanese are with water usage. Living in the western world should learn from the Japanese

    • @joybeum7177
      @joybeum7177 Год назад

      Here in California, our state is in a serious drought and seems to be turning back into a desert. Water conservation is more important than ever.

  • @linshannon4480
    @linshannon4480 Год назад +125

    You're a gracious host to invite people into your home, and thank you to your parents as well. It was lovely seeing the blend of west/east in practice. While I loved the bathing/toileting facilities, I confess to be most envious of the grill for fish. How I wish we had them in the states.

  • @hortenseclarke2589
    @hortenseclarke2589 8 месяцев назад

    Nice! Thanks for showing us your home.

  • @Maggie_R
    @Maggie_R Месяц назад

    Thank you for this lovely tour, and also for taking the time to explain so much about each part of the home and the customs that surround the different spaces. ❤

  • @joanmayo3330
    @joanmayo3330 Год назад +19

    Japanese civilization is lovely and sensible. Thank you for your home tour!

  • @itstartsrighthere
    @itstartsrighthere Год назад +158

    I've often wondered how water could be used efficiently in households. I just think there's so much waste going on. Growing up, my mother would also recycle water. And I would follow her example, except that it would take more effort than your household.
    I like these Japanese home features because they help make recycling water easier.
    I just wish that the whole developed world would adopt and adapt these ideas, and that the developing worlds would incorporate these as they modernise their systems. Thank you for sharing!

    • @TH-eb5ro
      @TH-eb5ro Год назад +8

      We also repurposed water, even thawed snow in the winter and I maintained some of those habits as an adult.

    • @margaretmojica8190
      @margaretmojica8190 Год назад +8

      If it is not too difficult and your washing machine is close to the outside, you could have your washing machine waste water hose connected to a long hose like they use for swimming pools and water different parts of your back garden with the washing machine water. This is assuming you are not washing grease covered clothes. I am on a water meter and this saves about $10. per month. I don't know how many gallons that is.

    • @yadealone
      @yadealone Год назад +7

      I am in California and we are in a drought. I placed a small bowl inside my bathroom sink that I capture water when I wash my hands and put that in a bucket. Are usually take really short showers but once in a while treat myself to a bath. It’s just me but I save as much water from the bath or even showers and put it out bucket by bucket in my garden. I even save a bucket of water for washing my car. Most of my kitchen sink water I also put out in the garden. My washing machine and dishwasher water of course is not saved. The layout of my house would make it expensive for me to divert greywater. I also save the bathwater and shower water for flushing my toilet. My water use is very low. It does take time but I’m down for it. There’s a lot of other things I do that definitely safe on everything from electricity to amount of water I use in my garden.

    • @rosebrombacher7297
      @rosebrombacher7297 Год назад +3

      Me too...I've been recycling my kitchen rinse water. I put a bit bowl in my sink to catch rinse water. Pour it in a bucket to add on to my rain water Barrel to water my plants. I'm not sure about sharing the same bath water with everyone but I do like the toilet features specially the toilet sink to recycle water from hand rinse to flush the toilet...I was raised in Hawaii and most of us do remove our shoes when entering our home but I really like the Japanese feature of their main entrance door. Why would any of us in the world bring in our dirty footwear in the house anyway! I just witnessed this guy who just spat on the ground yesterday! Just imagine stepping on his spit and who knows what else our shoes steps on before bringing it in our house!! Discussting isn't it?!! Yeaks....Thanks to this Japanese man for sharing.

    • @rosebrombacher7297
      @rosebrombacher7297 Год назад +4

      @@yadealone good tips...I have been saving water too by placing a big bowl in my kitchen sink. After each time I rinse a dish or pot or my hands. The I place the bowl of water in a big bucket. Whrn the bucket is full, I use it to water my plants or if my plants do not need watering, I placed the bucket of used water in my barrel of rain water. In Germany, the washing machine hoses are built in to the house main water pipes on soni eont be able to do what you do. But my friend in Hawaii do exactly what you do. Addrd a longer hose to her washing machine hose towater her plants

  • @bohemianlifeofyang
    @bohemianlifeofyang 7 месяцев назад

    Just Stunning!

  • @pablog80
    @pablog80 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for showing

  • @mrs.kchannel9417
    @mrs.kchannel9417 Год назад +23

    Married with Japanese. I visited their apartment or so called mansion and I was totally amazed with the toilet and bathroom. Even with the multiple underground parkings. While touring around their neighborhood, I would always tell my husband that I'm very curious how the traditional houses would look inside. I asked him if he knew someone who could show me what's inside as I've been very curious to see a real one because of doraemon and nobita. Thank you for showing us around your wonderful house. Hope I could experience myself the next time I visit Japan.

  • @kittywhite1924
    @kittywhite1924 Год назад +22

    Love the zero waste approach to daily life.
    Love the design and natural materials of your home, very calming and peaceful.

  • @EeeEee-bm5gx
    @EeeEee-bm5gx 11 дней назад

    I love the bathroom. Extremely sensible, relaxing and convenient.

  • @rushreemaity3170
    @rushreemaity3170 5 месяцев назад

    we can learn many things from this house tour.. thank you so much❤

  • @sophiegae
    @sophiegae Год назад +47

    This really made me miss Japan. I studied abroad in Japan for one year and spent a few further months there as part of a working holiday. If I’m ever able to buy a house I hope to include some of the Japanese features like the deep large bath with separate shower area, the toilet, porch and genkan.

  • @StarOnTheWater
    @StarOnTheWater Год назад +60

    Thank you and your parents for showing their beautiful home. :)
    Now I have a much better impression of what a "normal" house looks like that is neither tradition nor a super modern Tokyo-style house.
    I'm German but if I ever built my own house I'd design it with a genkan area and a bathroom/toilet/dressing room area just like this, it's just perfect. Any of the other facilities can still be used even when one of them is occupied- makes so much sense, especially for a family.

  • @madhus5729
    @madhus5729 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for the experience given ❤

  • @smr4952
    @smr4952 3 месяца назад +1

    This video explains everything that I saw when I visited a Japanese home in Toyogashi. Thank you.

  • @thegirlwhospeaks236
    @thegirlwhospeaks236 2 года назад +18

    Precious your respect for your ancestors in which they never leave you… and you them. The prayer room is stunning ritual that is absolutely breathtaking! It shows the absolute respect you have with the connection to the other realms of consciousness that we so sadly lack here in America! … and sadly it shows… thank you so very much for sharing this!

  • @craigh8861
    @craigh8861 2 года назад +148

    I just discovered your channel and enjoy it very much. I especially liked this episode showing what’s it like to live in a Japanese house. I’m interested in Japanese culture, so I appreciate your openness to share this part of your life. I believe you live in Germany now, but hope you continue to share your knowledge of Japanese customs. Also thank you for the easy Japanese recipes.

    • @veggieworld4439
      @veggieworld4439 Год назад +4

      Same here🤩 deserve New Sub👍

    • @jackieflynt995
      @jackieflynt995 Год назад +15

      Fascinating! So many great ideas. Can you purchase the toilets with the sink above for water conservation in the US?
      It makes so much sense!

    • @marjoriegarner5369
      @marjoriegarner5369 Год назад

      Craig, what recipes?

    • @craigh8861
      @craigh8861 Год назад

      @@marjoriegarner5369 , the recipes from his other videos. Just a thank you for his hard work. 😃

  • @Rohit-ox4wg
    @Rohit-ox4wg 8 месяцев назад

    I like how they have specific ways of doing each thing. I am taking something from this video. Thanks

  • @PingMeislife
    @PingMeislife 5 месяцев назад

    The scenery here is beautiful

  • @charlievk2353
    @charlievk2353 Год назад +34

    That was fascinating. I'm 62 years old and I've never seen inside a Japanese house. Thank you for kindly showing us round.

  • @cherricher6012
    @cherricher6012 Год назад +60

    How extremely interesting! Thanks for taking the time to do this, Taiji! It was an honour to be allowed into your parents' home.

  • @soulbowl8763
    @soulbowl8763 8 месяцев назад +1

    So much to learn!!!!!!!!

  • @marcialynn3469
    @marcialynn3469 Год назад +24

    You taught me a lot today. Ive been watching videos about Japan for a year, and had students from there, and a childhood friend there. You really taught me a lot. Thank you, from Mexico Baja

  • @christiekaye5013
    @christiekaye5013 Год назад +24

    Just found this channel & I AM so glad I did❣️ Very interesting how all Japanese have the same respectful lifestyle. Many Americans could learn from this. Thank you very much; I really enjoyed the tour/education. ✨💖✨

  • @valerielester7210
    @valerielester7210 8 месяцев назад

    Very nice, thank you for sharing. Its good to understand our brothers and sisters across the world.

  • @wes5532
    @wes5532 8 месяцев назад

    Interesting and informative. Thanks for the tour.

  • @hanar.563
    @hanar.563 Год назад +38

    I live in Canada and I think the entrance is really cool! I never really minded walking in the house and just putting my boots on a large mat but seeing this concept of Japanese entrances makes a lot of sense. I feel like I’d like to have one of these custom built one day for my own house 🤧

    • @twosisters6984
      @twosisters6984 Год назад +1

    • @user-ph6yv1xc3j
      @user-ph6yv1xc3j Год назад +1

      I live in Russia and I dream to make a same entrance when I will have a haus. I think It's very cool and comfortable 👍🏼

    • @robertk5441
      @robertk5441 Год назад +1

      I also live in Canada. It's just common sense. We've been using this concept since the beginning of time. We don't even think about it. But it works great. I would encourage everyone to adopt this simple concept. As for bathing, I admit, we're not even remotely close to Japanese ideas. We just shower. Some of those showers are really big.

  • @rainebuquid2299
    @rainebuquid2299 2 года назад +13

    New subscriber here, from Manila, Philippines. Thank you for the video tour around your home. I love how simple Japanese homes are, and the discipline and rituals Japanese people practice inside their home. Your home is lovely and beautiful. 😊

  • @lujayt009
    @lujayt009 Год назад +1

    Very practical home, really love it. The storing shoes closet next to the door, the toilet sink and the healthy idea of sleeping on the floor which is good for your back. Love it!

  • @ABD4VIDS
    @ABD4VIDS Год назад +1

    This is an excellent video!!! Thank you and your parents for making this!! Lovely home and some things I definitely want to incorporate to mine!

  • @maritesalexander556
    @maritesalexander556 Год назад +38

    So much respect with Japanese culture, thank you for a nice tour ❤️ 💕

  • @Raven74408
    @Raven74408 Год назад +31

    I wasn't expecting the Buddhist alter to make me so emotional. The way you appreciate and pay homage to your ancestors who have passed is so beautiful. It's like they live on by never being forgotten.

    • @Ploiesti2001
      @Ploiesti2001 Год назад +8

      Yes, I'm sure I'm not the only one whose knowledge about members of the extended family only goes as far as the grandparents. But I don't know anything about my grandparents' families, how many children there were and their children, these Budist records are priceless.

    • @junemcnamara9535
      @junemcnamara9535 Год назад +1

      Thst was beautiful !

  • @rooseveltreeves4020
    @rooseveltreeves4020 Год назад

    Thank you sharing these interesting features of a Japanese home. It is always interesting to see how you (Japanese) manage resources in the home.

  • @xoxardnekoxo
    @xoxardnekoxo Год назад +58

    Thank you so much for the tour! My husband and I hope to visit Japan someday, so it's nice to learn so much! Your parents' home is beautiful!

    • @taijiskitchen
      @taijiskitchen  Год назад +8

      you are welcome! glad you enjoyed it!!

  • @MeAndMyJam
    @MeAndMyJam Год назад +3

    What I love most with japanese is their discipline. The house is so organized, so homey, clutter free. Love that reuse of water, some Filipino household do the same thing.

  • @questernisha
    @questernisha 8 месяцев назад

    Wow...I loved it. Thanks a lot for sharing it with us❤️

  • @mallawaarachchishyam1711
    @mallawaarachchishyam1711 7 месяцев назад

    Oooh ❤Thank you very much that video did realize my life when I was Japan
    So amazing ❤

  • @job2249
    @job2249 2 года назад +56

    Very hightech home 🙂. I really admire Japanese when it comes to technology and nature, scenery and the way they prepare their food. New subscriber here from Australia.

  • @joybeum7177
    @joybeum7177 Год назад +5

    Love the customs of Japan, especially not wearing outside shoes inside ... Love that!

  • @tonmarinaxxzz
    @tonmarinaxxzz 7 месяцев назад

    I love learning about different cultures. Arigatou

  • @user-os1rw6bz8m
    @user-os1rw6bz8m Год назад

    Thank u, learned so much about Japanese living. Love it

  • @Janttura
    @Janttura Год назад +87

    I can imagine that floors stay quite clean and last longer. Also the way to re-use the water three times and it still making absolute sense - points for Japan and japanese! Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮

  • @sirenialpz
    @sirenialpz Год назад +66

    Loved everything about your parents house. Everything is so organized and the water recycling idea I loved it. I just got my home a year ago and I'm still decorating and organizing spaces and I want to add a genkan to my entrance because I think is an amazing idea to keep your home clean and I've also been planning to install a home water treatment system so I can reuse all the Grey water in my home. Although is a bit more complicated because of the way my plumbing is already designed but hopefully I can make it work. Thank you for your videos. I've always been fan of Japanese culture so having the opportunity to see a real Japanese home is really cool. Thank you.

    • @patriciastewart2537
      @patriciastewart2537 Год назад +2

      You CAN stomp out your "hand washing" in the shower, after cleaning yourself, plug the drain, and use the fun water that you use to enjoy HOT WATER then, to wash some clothes.

    • @allouttabubblegum1984
      @allouttabubblegum1984 Год назад

      You can buy one of those toilet sinks easily.

  • @iramvahora2659
    @iramvahora2659 9 месяцев назад

    Really loved your home

  • @sharinaross1865
    @sharinaross1865 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for the tour

  • @Rakkari
    @Rakkari 2 года назад +26

    This was such a great video, thanks for sharing this with us! I love the wooden aesthetic to your family home.

    • @taijiskitchen
      @taijiskitchen  2 года назад +4

      you are so welcome! and thank you for your comment!

  • @dedhampster4730
    @dedhampster4730 Год назад +23

    I love how your parents' house has wood panel on the inside. That is normal in the US for homes built in the 60s and 70s and so many people rip it out for drywall when they renovate. I also wish the US reused our water like that too.

    • @tajr.2650
      @tajr.2650 Год назад +1

      I think there is an element of using the wood relates to bringing the outside in the home. It’s very comforting on the soul. I love when homes feel alive and grounded where majority of new homes feel cold and dead of energy.

    • @darleneholtrop4532
      @darleneholtrop4532 Год назад

      I predict that wood paneling will come back in style in America, and of course it will be very expensive now because of all the forest fires.

  • @marycompogno5665
    @marycompogno5665 Год назад

    Thankyou for sharing your home. It is beautiful. I like your garden space it's very nice!

  • @kimulm0619
    @kimulm0619 7 месяцев назад

    This was a really interesting video.Thank you.🙏🌻

  • @groverbrown5152
    @groverbrown5152 Год назад +5

    Thank you and your parents for allowing us to tour your home. It sheds light on how you put conservation of water in your life.

  • @debbiedean3165
    @debbiedean3165 Год назад +16

    I enjoyed this video so much. Thank you for making it. I like the emphasis on reusing water resources, cleanliness, and minimalistic beauty. It’s so calming.
    Not like most homes in the U.S.
    Very lovely.

  • @walterluus6174
    @walterluus6174 26 дней назад

    Thank you for sharing. I've always loved traditional Japanese homes. Functional, beautiful and enduring.

  • @redroseibarahime8755
    @redroseibarahime8755 4 месяца назад +1

    Such a marvelous house! Beautiful, very spacious and practical combination of both worlds. You are very fortunate to have grown up in this lovely house and inherit it later on!

  • @kimwinchester218
    @kimwinchester218 Год назад +11

    Brings back beautiful memories when I lived in Japan for a year in 1992. Was the best year of my life so far. Was an amazing experience. ❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺❤️

  • @jefsara1662
    @jefsara1662 Год назад +9

    Hi I'm a srilankan and we always love Japan,such a beautiful country, with amezing great peoples, God bless Japan ❤

  • @catmom1322
    @catmom1322 Год назад +1

    Fascinating & oh so eco-friendly! The Japanese have perfected the system!

  • @heatherjustcreate
    @heatherjustcreate Год назад

    This was so lovely! I watched this during my lunch. Thanks for inviting us into your home!

  • @sappysamurai5170
    @sappysamurai5170 Год назад +9

    I admire the thoughtfulness and earthy elegance of Japanese design. Thanks for sharing with us. 🙏

  • @Zamek13
    @Zamek13 Год назад +3

    This was amazing, thanks 🙏🏼 ❤️ it’s lovely to see how daily life is organised