Japanese Minimalist🇯🇵 :The Best Morning Routine EVER
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
Hi. I'm Aki, a minimalist who is a school teacher living in a small village in Japan.
Today, I would like to share with you the best morning routine ever compared to my past morning routines.
In Japanese kanji, morning is written like this(朝)
If I break this kanji apart, it means 10 months and 10 days.
In Japanese culture, we say, babies are born within the 10th month of the 10th day.
So, in other words, morning represents a new birth.
If I think of it that way, it’s like we are reborn each morning and have a new start every day.
Don’t you think it’s important how you spend your mornings each day?
Well then, without further adieu, let’s get started.
WHO AM I:
Welcome to samurai matcha journey! I'm Aki, a minimalist, kimono style school teacher in Japan. I make videos about my usual life in really country side of Japan. You can enjoy beautiful scenery, learn about Japan, and pick up some interesting lifestyle tips.
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Many people have been asking me how to buy things that I use,
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WHAT I LIKE:
Minimal lifestyle
Matcha
Kimono
Anime(Ghibli)
Japanese food
CONNECT WITH ME:
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FACEBOOK / mizuno.akihito
GET IN TOUCH:
If you’d like to talk, feel free to email me at samuraimatcha.japan@gmail.com I try my best to reply to things but there sadly aren't enough hours in the day to respond to everyone... 
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Hi Aki, my husband and I watched this video, he is so impressed about your morning routine! He got up at 5am this morning, spend one hour cleaning our shower and toilet! Then he did yoga and walking, also he picked up the garbage from the park! Thank you so much to inspire him!
Omg let me show my husband then hahahha
Awww 💖
SHOW ALL YOUR HUSBANDS, LADIES!!!
I showed it to my roommate and he said nice try.
@@aubriewest1135 hahahaha
I've always been "a night owl", but since I forced myself to get up early (usually 05-06:00), make the bed and go for a 30-60min walk I've started to feel a whole lot better. Proper routines is really really important, even though I've neglected it all my life until I discovered the worth.
Konnichiwa, Aki san. Watashi wa Canadajin eto I am 60 years old ~ but people ALWAYS tell me I look 40. Just by chance, I have been doing this routine for decades, simply because it felt good. A teacher in my high school in 1979 encouraged us to contribute to a charity but I preferred to buy shoes (!!) so I committed to picking up a bag of trash every day, instead. Over the years, I have done this, on average, 5 days a week. Imagine what I have picked up in 43 years! Friends laugh at me when I clean up beaches on vacation or when I stop the car, jump out, put on my gloves, and clean up the road side. I am a flight attendant and I do this on my layovers, all over the world. It is my gift to the planet and I feel great about it. Like you, I hear the items calling me - ha! I admire your choices and consider us kindred spirits ~ but you might laugh (or cry!) at my (ima wa, totemo ooki) shoe collection. Daigaku de Nihongo wo benkiyoshimasu. Arrigato gozaimasu. Your videos inspire me! Is fall your favourite season?!! ha.
thank you for picking up every trashes you see. guess i have to pull up socks to contribute little to world
Your story about picking up trash has inspired me, thank you! I will pass your message on to other friends and family in Canada 🇨🇦
Lovely!!👌👌👍👍☺️☺️
Hi! It's very inspiring story and i got your messages in this story. I wish i'll like you at my next old age, always look younger, fresh and healthy (not meat of course! 🤭) I am 44th years old now. Thank you! 🙏🔥
Wow! Interesting share. Loved some of your practices n will apply a couple in my days 💜
Hi Aki,
I get up at 6:00 am, feed the dogs , have fruit for breakfast and then drive to my aquafit training at the pool. 1 hour later, I walk my dogs in a small forest for about 40 minutes. Then I tend to my garden. Since I am retired, I enjoy my active and natural lifestyle. I thoroughly enjoyed your video and give you thanks for it. Blessings from Canada.
How wonderful❤ Hi from Croatia
Wow, Aki gets more done in the first two hours of the day than I do in my whole day. You are an inspiration!
I lived in Japan for a year and I loved the cleanliness of the culture. I prefer to clean at night before I go to bed. My house and body are clean so I feel that I get a better night's rest and when I wake up it gives me more time in the morning to workout. I love a cold shower to open my sense of being and usually helps with my alertness. This is a fantastic video for someone who wants to be more organized and productive.
Thank you for bringing sanity and order into my life first thing in the morning.
I am baffled at how you can be so energetic and at the same time have such calming energy about you! Really love your videos they make me feel so relaxed and inspired at the same time :)
Thank you!!
It must be that sunlight in the morning! 😯
@@BunnyshtoCherri - Yes its mostly the sunlight on a morning. Specifically at dawn.
Hi Aki, I’m from Indonesia, I ever working with japanese people, they are so concern with time and discipline. May I request to you to share the habit working for japan’s people, so it could be inspiring for us.. thank you and keep continuing to share a goodness 😊😊🙏
I love this idea! Adding onto this, I'm sure being a minimalist has increased your self discipline - I would be interested to see your perspective about that!
Thank you!! I'm happy to hear that!
My whole time goes sleep, sleep, sleep until 07.00. Take a shower, eat breakfast & run to the office.
This is horrible. Ruining the morning is like ruining the whole day. I need to change my lifestyle.
Thank you for your valuable content!
Yeah, a stressful morning = a stressful day. I noticed if I have more time in the morning and can actually enjoy it, the day is also more enjoyable.
Good to see a minimalist who actually owns things and doesn't pretend to own nothing in their videos!!
I love this Aki!!! Good for you that you keep very busy and useful. My husband recently passed away and I've been terribly lost without him. I will use your suggestions to help get me back into life again and to honor his memory. I know he would not want me only sitting and grieving. Thank you for your helpful suggestions that are also inspiring.
Trash and other items speak to me also. . . you are not alone. Thank you, with many blessings~
I’m sorry for your loss- I hope you’ve found some peace and a new routine.
@@rm709 Thank you so kindly. I'm trying. He meant the world to me so every day remains a struggle. I do my best.
Hello Aki! Greetings from Germany, I am a new subscriber and I really enjoy watching your videos 😀I live in a city and I suffer from mild anxiety, and I learn from your videos how to be happy and contented with my life. After watching this particular video I took a walk this morning. It helped me starting my day, thank you so much!
The work and life balance you have created for yourself is admirable. Stay safe and healthy.
I love my mornings. I actually clean my kitchen night before so I come down to a clean simple kitchen. I love it.
Even though you say you are not Superman, you are still AMAZING and I appreciate all the motivation you give so freely. Because of your influence I also now drink green tea every morning and I am trying out many of your other suggestions. Thank you 🙏
Haha! Thank you!!
I like the way you find joy in the simple things in daily life. Optimistic and cheerful. I like the way you record your daily exercise.
Hi Aki, i accidentally ran into this video and it was a breath of fresh air. I love your morning routine. The village you are in seems like a wonderful place to live a peaceful life. Thank you for sharing.
Such an outstanding routine but I still wonder how you are really strong enough to do all these things without any boredom and what motivates you to continue this routine everyday especially doing cleaning, yoga, running every single day..
Good morning from New York and Thank you Aki for sharing. As a person with different lifestyle, mom living in the forest- I need to admit that most of your rutine is very universal. And my morning workout and meditation is snuggles with my kids and walk/run in the forest with my dog. I am so grateful to live in nature and to share this life with beautiful people and beings. Blessings to you Aki and all the folks here and now🙏🙏🙏
And yeah… garbage… even my dog picks them
it's amazing how many things can be done in the morning and I spend hours doing only one thing, every time I get up late I get a headache during the day, and I feel discouraged, I will adopt this method and get up earlier
I love this! As I get older I am shifting from a night owl to morning person, but I am still I the habit of going to sleep late! What time do you go to sleep and do you have a night time routine to help you get the best sleep? Please record your nighttime routine if you have one!
Thank you
Aki-sensei, congratulations on getting close to a million views on this video! Your content is so inspiring and I've been coming back to each video frequently.
I can't say I'm a minimalist just yet, but thanks to you, I've been waking up much earlier and already donated huge bags of stuff I don't need anymore. I'll be visiting Japan for my 2nd time in 3 days from now!
Cheers
*IM AN AUTHOR* I have been researching, testing and optimising my daily routine for about 8 years as part of my work *THIS ROUTINE IS ABOUT AS PERFECT AS YOU WILL GET*
Personally, I would not eat, one meal a day helps. Id walk before cleaning, the red light of sunrise is very beneficial, apart from that its PERFECT. Minimalist house, no clutter, sunlight, movement, cold shower, cleaning, ceremony [making tea], caffeine, gratitude, exercise, yoga, to-do today list ON PAPER, NO digital screes or music/podcasts for the first hour.
Thanks for the suggested adds & subtractions! Appreciate you.
One meal only? Which one?
1 amend I suggest: I do my to do list the night before having just reviewed the day. I decide my most important task the night before and get that done first without thinking about anything else or checking email. I strike that off and my day is up and running.
Recently i noticed that the best routine for me included all of this things you are doing for you, but i never had the courage because i thought it was too much for me. But, I was doing it step by step: i started waking up at 6, and cleaning naturally, and after that i like to drink a strawberry smoothie.. I love your lifestyle. thank you for doing this videos, now i feel like this is a signal for believing in myself.
Picking up trash while exercising outdoors is called Plogging. This activity was named by a Erik Ahlstrom from Stockholm Sweden . I carry 2 plastic bags in my pockets, use one bag on my hands like a glove and fill the other with trash. I enjoyed this video enough to subscribe.
I will do this too, excellent idea.
Thank You Aki. Good Samurai! To hold this discipline is the most difficulty, I guess. Go out every morning, gymnastics and cleaning mind, soul and all you own is a necessary habit for any good human. Hold on! Thank You giving me more motivation again.
Im obsessed with how organised your fridge is... Could you please maybe make a video about Japanese habit of managing fridge and maintain kitchen hygiene? Loveeee it !!!!!
Inspiring. Better than rolling out of bed, cursung the pre-dawn and linkng up at a Starbucks drive-theu. Lol
From all the morning routine videos on youtube, yours is for sure my favourite.
There's just something very special about you. Thank you for inspiring. Keep it up! ☺
love an light
You are so generous to share this wonderful routine with us! You sure inspire me. Thank you! :)
your videos have really been inspiring me lately! thank you so much for sharing your life with us!
HUGE THANK YOU. LIFE IS BETTER IF LIVED SUPER SIMPLE. Easy to Track and Maintain. LESS is Definitely MORE.
I work for a Japanese company and I live by these videos
You have inspired me and my partner to make a new morning routine! Thank you for the great videos!
This gave me so much motivation 🙏🏻 ✨ thank you
I start work at 4 am. I will start using some of your ideas. Thank you for this post. I like your humor.
That's amazing!
So you always fold your futon and bedding every morning and put them up on the shelf for easier cleaning! That’s genius!!
I’m American but I’ve been sleeping on futon for a year now. But I never put it away, it’s always on the floor, and I even vacuum around it. It’s a pain to have to step over it. I can clear some space in my closet and I’ll put it away every day from now on.
Hallo from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦🇯🇵
Love your video and Japan.
My son stay in Saga Japan for almost 8 years.
He is married to a Japanese woman. My lovely daughter in law.
They have small kids and is so happy there.
My dream is to come and visit one day.
Stay save..
Love from South Africa 🇿🇦🇯🇵♥️
Thank you!!!
Once again another great insight into how you live your life! I really like the way you explain things and I always find your videos interesting.
OH MY GOODNESS ...yes I too hear the garbage in the wild..and cannot walk past it. Thank for this very inspirational video 🙏🕊
I like that tip about the chain. Thanks!
your morning routine > a whole week of mine
That’s why I admire the Japanese culture and people. They are really different than rest of the world. One trait which outshines is being thankful to nature or to the human beings who helped them in anyway and it is fantastic.
My Japanese friend Aya taught me that new thing of saying ”Itadakimasu” (頂きます) is the phrase Japanese people usually say before eating. It means “Thank you for the food” but literally translates as “I humbly receive this meal”. It is also a beautiful gesture of thanks & appreciation for everyone who helped in bringing that food to their table.
In Vedic Sanskrit there is a similar Mantra called Annapate:-
ओ3म् अन्नपतेSन्नस्य नो देह्यनमीवस्य शुष्मिणः/
प्र प्रदातारं तारिष ऊर्ज्जं नो धेहि द्विपदे चतुष्पदे //
ओ3म् शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ! - यजुर्वेद ११.८३
It is from Yajurveda. There is a similarity between the two and difference at the same time. The Japanese version is more thankful towards the human beings while the Vedic Mantra is sort of being thankful towards Ishwar or God. I think the later one includes everything because we all are creation of God. In my honest opinion very few people say this Vedic prayer & neither people are aware about it nor they say it in routine but the Japanese version “Itadakimasu” is short and sweet and easy to remember.
Nevertheless It’s a good practice to show gratitude and appreciation. I am impressed by the Japanese way of living a life.
Buddhist monks join the hands into the lotus bud shape , and read this before eating meal “
“ at this time , we sit around to have meal .
Even the bowl of rice is less but still full .
We join our hands .
Drinking water , we remember the water source .
Eating the fruits , we remember the people who grow the plants “ .
When finishing , they bow their head ( to thank the people who grow food )
@@nguoithichhoasim1233 Great, thank you for educating me! Gautam Shakya Muni who attained bodhisatva is still a guiding light for the whole world.
I am still curious about your ethnicity and culture. Many Thanks for writing back.
@@sanmarino647 :
Just sharing something I learnt .
I am A southern Vietnamese, from Hue , The Ex royal Capitol , living in An english speaking country after the Vietnam war . Hue is also a Buddhist city .
@@nguoithichhoasim1233 I was thinking that you might be a Vietnamese or from some other part of Indo-china. Well, they are really good people & great devotees of budha & his teachings.
@@sanmarino647 : Thank you very much , Buddhism came to our country about 2.000 years ago , then one Vietnamese bikhsu brought Buddha teachings to China . Later on , the monks of Theravada school brought Back the buddha dharma to VN .
Owww~ I learned cleaning in the morning in the morning because of my mother. I couldn't understand why my mom didn't directly take breakfast but just directly clean. I will try to get up at 5 am. Recently I started to get up at 6 am.
Another thing about staying motivated to your physical exercises is to change everyday routines! One day your do more running, another day you do more strength, there could be days when you'd want simply to have mindfull slow stretching.
Now this is what I call a morning routine !
Love your videos! Keep up all the helpful suggestions and sharing of Japanese culture.
This is so inspiring! Thank you
Aki here from Ayer, Mass. The USA. I have always loved Japanese culture! You are an inspiration.
Great video and content. This reminds me of my grandfather, very similar to the way he structured his days, and his routine in the mornings.
Love your sympathetic and humble approach - really inspiring❤️
You have inspired me to become a better person and I will implement this routine into my daily being. Arigato Aki sensei
This is so inspiring! Thank you Aki!
This video is such an inspiration! It makes me calm and peaceful just by watching it. I’m really grateful for your hard work Aki and I can’t thank you enough.
I love your videos, they’re always so informative and inspiring. I also love how well structured they are too. I would love to learn more about your culture and how Shintoism still plays a role in everyday life
Thank you very much for teach us this!
Thank you for the inspiration!😊
You're routine inspired me to look at my own and see if I can make it better! Thanks for the video.
Hi Aki. Another great upload. I love the positive energy and your flexible approach and motivated to life. Have a great week. I’m pleased you’ve recovered well after Covid.
This was so inspiring, and exactly the morning boost I’ve been needing as of late! 🙏 thank you for posting, very grateful for stumbling across your channel!
Thank You for taking the time to create and share this wonderful video with us all 🙂
Hello, I stumbled across your video. The best piece of advice for me was create your own morning routine. Always interesting to see how other people live. Cheers Vancouver Island Canada.
Your amazing man true legend keep it up I hope you live a long and healthy life you really inspired me to do good.
Hi THANK YOU for your daily rutine ..my grandma used to clean her bedroom everynight before bed..I do whenever i feel like cleaning...but i wont from now on..thanks for your share
so simple yet inspirational. thanks for posting.
Thanks for sharing your routine and I'm glad you seem to have gotten over your illness without lasting effects. I am also interested in your evening routine because can't wake up early without going to sleep early and this is always my biggest problem! :D
You definitely set the bar high! I think rising early has EVERYTHING to do with starting the day right! Still trying to get back into the swing of things after baby # 4
I love your house, simple but perfection!
Clutter and excess definitely stresses you out, adding to the already strenuous lifestyle we live in😅
And your matcha routine is like a religion😍
Thank you for this video!
I love the message and the way you convey it
Hi Aki! I think you must be an amazing teacher. The way you explain things and give your why it's inspiring. Routines are so important, because we are what we choose to do each moment. So, the more mindful we are, then we can become our best, healthier version! Lots of love from Brazil 🌻
Hi Aki! Thank you for inspiring us with your altruistic, calming strength. I will try to establish my routines emulating yours. After a whole evening of insomnia and diarrhea, and possibly covid, your sharing of life makes my day. Thank you.
Love this routine! thanks for sharing it with us ❤.
Love your videos. So inspiring!
Such a helpful video! Thank you 😊
Thank you!!
Aki, I’m jealous, I love your space! I think being surrounded by nature helps. I was happy in Vancouver, Canada, but since moving to London, UK it’s difficult having a good routine because you end up living in an ugly place, in an ugly area, and all of a sudden you have roommates. I think I just need to move somewhere better 😂 Love the video and your attitude ❤
Good luck, Julie! I know London VERY well. I Have visited this city for decades, and it has changed a lot. Love from Germany
I went to London and I honestly can’t think of an ugly place in London. I absolutely loved the city.
Maybe, embrace a new more positive point of view. England and London are great places. There are so many beautiful parks for a morning walk or run. As for your place, it’s up to you to clean it up and keep it tidy and clutter free. You can always move to a better area and rent something smaller that you can afford without roommates 😊 Okage samade 😊
Yes get lut of there now
So inspiring ☺️☺️☺️ thank you for sharing !!!!
You re a champion! Say Hi when you pass by Yokohama!
oh nooooo the little Ant ended up in the bin !!!
Hi. Liked your video so much, Aki. I am retiring in a couple days and want to incorporate some of your routines into my new life to help with my transition. Thank you.
Great man! Keep going! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your morning routine. It is inspirational!
You are such an amazing person! I live on the other side of the planet but I can feel your great energy through the screen and it's so motivating. And unlike other videos about ideal routines and lifestyle advice, that often can feel so pressuring and achievement-focused, yours actually feel so freeing and peaceful - even though you do a lot of tasking. Your mindset is incredible! Thank you for spreading joy
Thank you! I'll keep doing my best!
@@SamuraiMatcha Now I am fangirling because you replied! 🥰 Have a great day!
@@zaprude ☺️
@@CarmenValladares1003 I couldn't help it :)
Good morning! Thank you for this video. This truly is the best morning routine. Like you said at the end of the video, it’s important to have “flexibility” in your routine. This will help a lot of people.
So glad you’re feeling better! Thanks for the great video!
Thank you for motivation! Today I started my day like you and i feel much much better:)
Hello from Brazil Aki!
RUclips just recently recommended me your channel and i am fascinated! Learning about your lifestyle in a small village in Japan, with all those beautiful and refreshing good habits. That fills me with so much joy! It feels just like a child who first discovered its life's dream!
I am struggling to find my own identity in this world, and watching myself watching you, i could see how i was in peace for the first time in a long time. This is definitely a direction, at least a hint of what i really seek but struggles to find in this world.
That is why, i wish to leave my sincere gratitude to you. I like to say that a really good professor is the one which its own way of living overflows with teachings. So is life. So is you. Thank you, really.
Real samurai! Good to know that’s possible. Even my cat watched it almost up to the end, he got so fascinated! My routine takes longer and sometimes it’s draining.
wow! Thanks Sir! Gratitude! From Montréal, Canada
You are so inspiring! ❤️
I desire to be in a relationship with someone possessing that mindset n those values.
Moshi Moshi Aki, what a wonderful world of wonders you’re living in? This is amazing stuff, I’m also an early riser but nothing compared to you. Cleanliness gives peace of mind and it takes few minutes of your precious time. You definitely have inspired many and best wishes from Oz 👌👌🙏🏼🙏🏼💕💕
this inspired me so much. thank you 💜
Once again another really inspiring video!
Such an amazing video! So calm, organized, and healthy! I watched this video in the morning and it has inspired me to implement some of these habits. Great job and keep up the great work! Sending support from the USA :)
Thank you!
I do a to do list it helps when you feel overwhelmed and dont know where to start. After the list is done I do one thing at a time until its done crossing off the chore is so satisfying. I need to improve my morning routine. I work till 1:00am every day so I have a hard time getting up early. If I try I can get to bed by 1:30 I can try to get up at 8:30 that would still be considered early for me then I can walk my dog who has more energy in the morning and would love to get out with me that early. Im going to try this.
Very inspirational! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! This makes me excited for tomorrow to start my own routine inspired by yours.