Than you for your interesting video. I used to farm rice with my dad in the Philippines. And we were blessed to have received a similar machine [through the Japanese Overseas Volunteers Organization], of which you happen to label a "thresher". One other post was correct to mention that the machine is not a thresher. The proper name would be a "winnowing machine". And yes one can winnow threshed rice or any other grain. Threshed rice grain, meaning the rice still with the covering husk on it. The machine that removes the husk from the rice grain, is called the "rice mill". The other post described the older technology of "threshing", or removal of the rice grain from the stalks and hay, by hand pestle and mortar. This results in the rice grain still within the covering husk, mixed with much bits and pieces of rice stalks and hay. Which to clean up or separate would require the use of a winnower to separate the rice grain, after the pounding process. This wooden constructed hand driven winnower is the next level of the older technology, which relies on natural wind and hand elevated winnowing baskets. The wooden-hand driven-winnower machine here in your video, allows the winnowing process to be done in a lesser laborious process in a more productive output. Then again if the removal of the rice husk is done through the same old hand pestle and mortar. The same winnowing machine is again used to now separate the either brown rice or the polished rice from the pestle and mortar product, which will be a mixture of grain and rice husk and rice germ, and broken grain. But I remember back then, that in rice technology calendar of Japan, the wood and stone man or animal powered machines, by the late 50's, early 60's were being replaced by the next level of rice production technology. This powered by oil-fuel based engines and or electricity. But yes thank you for sharing this experience of yours. Your post of this relatively old technology of the wooden-winnower machine is interesting. That is why I use the term "relative". As you post it here this year of 2019. My experience with the machine was way back in the 1970"s. But you would be surprised to know, that in many rice producing Asian countries today. this wooden hand powered machine will still be considered modern in the yet developing economies of these Asian countries. So it is a wonder, that there happens to be one of these still in such a household!. Thank you indeed for your posting.
thank you sir for your info! :D my mother's grandparents were farmers in Tennessee and farmers/pulpwood/lumber loggers here in Alabama on my father's side many many years ago farming for five or more generations back. it's so interesting to see antique technologies and implements! plus to gain knowledge about these techniques and devices. thank you again!
Most Japanese working in the videogame or anime industry absolutely fit the "Japanese salaryman" lifestyle (not that there's anything wrong with it). I was there for a number of years so I know it first hand. These sectors have been completely industrialised in Japan for many decades. BTW, chances are that notebook isn't that old considering the colour of the pages despite not appearing to have been stored too carefully. It's probably no more than a decade old. Would be interesting to see any dates in these notebooks. So this person was 13 years old maybe about 15 years ago. Some drawings seem inspired by Metal Gear solid 3, which would place it around ~2004 or later. In the English exercise it says Sato Yumi, but that's probably just the exercise as the cover is signed 染矢隆之 (Someya Takayuki) and so is one of the drawings (albeit in katakana). I wonder if they did any research on the family, and if it was a refused inheritance then probably it was a family spanning 3+ generations living there in the kominka, old school.
@@ShadowsandCityLights It's not as bad as the videogame industry. If your input commands sales, that is more or less transparent so you can climb. But just drawing well won't cut it, as the craft is designed so the actual "hand" is pretty much indistinguishable between professionals, it's more about the ideas and the design. With modern tooling and productivity, there are essentially two layers in the creation of manga (assistants and directors although I'm not talking about job descriptions, but practice). If your own IP sells, you have more agency and you may hire a few assistants. Not that long ago, in the 80s, 90s and even early 00s to some degree, there were scores of minions down the line doing menial tasks that computers do now. Most of these people wouldn't get a chance at even learning the craft of the higher-ups. So now, if you are a full-time professional you will at least get by and the job won't be so exploitative. Animation is probably more vertical and more like videogame studios, but I don't really know any insiders personally.
Yes, it was quite emotional for me as well when I was clearing out all of the school books and old bags. I wish I'd filmed some of the CDs and music magazines too - it reminded me a lot of my childhood.
I know right, it would be like a museum! I would want to understand everything! Thank goodness for his MIL who just powered through it all with devastating energy
@@cherish78748 the energy of wanting some peace and quiet for when her house finally won't have energetic screaming twin 8 year olds living there any more haha
Well in the notebook you found a name: Sato Yumi. I could only imagine the thousands of questions you had asked yourself while in that house, on who the previous owners were, their history, why they abandoned it, and if any of them are still around. The pictures of the house you found when the house was new, are absolutely priceless!
I was thinking the exact thing. it's so sad to see a person pass, and no one cared enough or even loved him enough to at least take the pictures and a few things. nothing. just sad. it's a beautiful home and I wish they'd sell homes here in America w/ that price tag 27k thn many of our young people and lower salary workers could affordable to buy their first home. good luck
tempgirl00711 here there are government auction sites due to taxes and foreclosures it’s very similar, except as he mentioned that there isn’t a lot of money to be made depending on what you’re doing it for in Japan. Here, in the states, it’s similar you can buy properties away from metro areas like this. What’s different in the US is that there’s been such a popularity on home flipping that people began doing that I saw happening and now it’s everywhere with hgtv and people are famous for it. It takes away the first time buyer being able to buy a cheaper property and fixing it up ie fixer upper. Don’t be discouraged, though because keep looking you can find them , it takes research as he did for this one!
I met a very old man in Japan for the latern festival. He seemed very lonely. So linely he talked to foreigners. He was very old and there alone. I could sense his loneliness and I cried when we had to leave him. It was a festival to remember the dead, where were his relatives. We don't even leave my mom alone now that she has dementia. It was the reality of true Japan.
@@Samantha1970 if my grandpa belongs like this house really I can't sale ,this house and the farm is very beautiful,I will paid the tax like the others but this new generation cares only money.
TH-cam has heaps of abandoned house/hotel/hospital/ farm videos. Each one has a sad story judging by the articles & medical equipment left behind. One house was owned by English actor Trevor Howard.
There are a few things to keep in mind about why family may not have kept the house. They may not have been able to afford it or the commute to their jobs from the house. For some people their family was not a happy one, and it hurts too much to have to deal with everything the dead have left behind in a more metaphorical sense. We don't know the full story of the original family so I choose to not judge them.
That little buddhist shrine is simply so gorgeous, I hope you guys keep it and take care of it! It's simply stunning and I can't believe how brand new it looks. Decor alone, the shrine looks fascinating with all the elements on the outside and inside. And I know this was last year, but I can't wait to see how your house will look like when all the renovating stages are complete :)
the notebook brought back memories for me when I taught in the countryside in Hyogo-Ken 1993-1994. Good students. Good people. Love the countryside there, the rice fields, down to earth people....I am blessed to have lived there then. Thank you. peace from China.
@@TokyoLlama Did you keep the notebook or is it now in the notebook afterlife? It seems kinda sad to get rid of such amazing drawings, but it is still a random notebook...
@@TokyoLlama There's another youtuber called Curiosity Inc. who also bought an old house packed full of things and filmed he and his family clearing it out and restoring it. I think you have a few fans from his series now following you here! >
It reminds me a bit of those shows about hoarders. My grandpa used to do the same, collect stuff that he thought one day would repair and then it never happened. We took about 6 tonnes of useless items after he passed, so your videos reminds me of that time. For me it really opens a window to the past and I find it very entertaining. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! I think you're right - I heard the farmer had started buying and selling cars, which explains the wheels, and also the scooters. So perhaps he was also doing the same with some of the electrical goods too.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey. I have been to Japan twice and it always to feels like coming home to me. I've long dreamed of moving/retiring to the countryside Japan with a view to helping the old folks with their shopping, gardens and small farms. These videos show me that it is possible and inspire me to continue with my Japanese studies. Cheers
Seven things interesting? I would imagine in that place you could make 10 videos day and still not cover all that is interesting in there. Great job. Keep up the hard work.
I could spend the whole day seeing what other interesting things you found there. If it was me, I would have such a difficult time throwing out a lot of things I would find there
This gets me so excited, please keep updating and documenting your progress. This house is simply beautiful! Makes me want to undertake the same endeavour
Thanks, appreciate the comment. Will definitely keep updating - not much happening at the moment, just finalising design and getting quotes from contractors.
Even though I have never been to Japan, I love the country and am almost obsessed with visiting before my poor health prohibits that from happening. I still dream about it way too often. This is why I subscribed: You and your family are doing exactly what I have always wanted to do. I once hoped that I would retire from English teaching at the university and find a small house that didn't need too much work in Japan. One of my daughters and her children wanted to join me but that dream will not happen either. I can still find great joy hoping and dreaming for others! So, I will enjoy watching your remodeling adventure and cheer you on! Rachel M. Santa Fe New Mexico, USA
A friend in San Francisco is hoping to someday achieve her dream of living in Sante Fe. I can imagine the plot of a novel where 3 people rotate their houses for a year. Bet there's someone in Japan who'd like to live in San Francisco for a year.
@@helentongue1495 I know, I'm really impressed that a 13-year old had learned that kind of command of English. I can't imagine having written something that detailed and correct in Japanese at 13.
First I want to say that you have revealed the beautiful front of that home, so impressive! It's hard to believe it's only 30 years old. It made me feel sad to see that the family left so many personal items - and they even left the altar items and the ancestral cabinet. It makes me wonder about the people who lived in this house. A lot of amazing artifacts though, thank you for sharing them.
3:35 It doesn't a thresher but a separator. You can't thresh the rice with it. What should be put into this wooden machine is, "Threshed (but not separated yet) mixtures (of brown rice and chaff), which made by using a pestle and a mortar. The built-in windmill you turn separates brown rice and chaff by mass difference. In other words, brown rice is blown away by the wind, but the chaff is blown farther away than the rice. ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%94%90%E7%AE%95
Thank you for your postings!! I grew up in rural South Dakota/Minnesota, and there were many abandoned homes that were around the countryside. Most still had some belongings and furniture still in them. I'm happy that you have taken on this monumental restoration as it is a beautiful structure.
What a beautiful house and what great memories to find, though there is a sadness and poignancy about it. I hope you and your family can make a lot of happy memories in this house and fill it with life and love again 💖
A great series, great storytelling! Very thorough explanation of the process, but even though you thought you left "no stone unturned" there were many "hidden" ones once you started clearing away the land. I'd keep that original photo and put it in a prominent location once everything is completed. You're going to have a gorgeous place when this is all done.
Hello ! I live in Vienna/Austria . Congratulations to you for buying this house . The architecture is magic and i hope , if you can , preserve it . I am an garden architekt an have a great colection of plants also from Japan. I wish you can keep the house in his original ! Good luck!
So astonishing to see that such a beautiful house is abandoned and considered obsolete by many! What a different perspective! The wood-structure house in which I live is still in very good condition after 100 years and is ready to go on for another 100 years.
One of those wooden mallets is a mochi pestle!! It seems like your farmer used to grow rice! I bet he made a ton of mochi and sake- thats why you have so many bottles too!! :) how cool!
I'm guessing Sato Yumi, age 13, member of the softball team, really REALLY really liked Vincent from FF7 since they drew him over and over in that English notebook (and the Spider-Man peeking out on the cover was cute too)
Hey Jaya, Rob and Louisa watching from Melbs; we love seeing your house and all the progress and interesting finds along the way (and your impressive hat collection!) - keep it up! x Louisa + Rob
Hey Louisa & Rob, thanks for watching! There's a room there for you guys when you visit (I'd wait till after the renovation though - I'd be too scared to stay there overnight right now...)
I hope some of these things like the shrine or rice thresher didnt get thrown away thats something that should be kept and passed down or to some one who will appreciate it
@@TokyoLlama really cool you got it blessed and treated it with respect. Might help the feel of the house to bless it or clear it spiritually if the former owners last years there were sad.
your channel just showed up on my feed , but i'm glad it did. i love these style houses and very interested to see how it turns out. i,m on # 9 video so far , keep up the good work.
What a beautiful home it will be stunning once you are done . You have found many treasures loved the schoolbook the sketches were very well done . I did the same thing during class lol
My heart feels very emotional when you show the pictures of the house .. such a beautiful home and it was abandoned, but now is yours, i'm very happy about it :)!!
Man, this is why we need time machines, i want to go back to when this house was built and figure out what's the story behinde the decline, the house is gorgeous and massive not to mention the surrounding areas, and as you said, now its all just, dirt and abandoned, and i can't help but to ask why. I also get weirdly i guess you would call it, proxy sentimental when i see things like that english notebook, and wondrous about what happened there before, where are they now, well, wherever the previous owners or extended family are, i hope they are well and happy.
Thank you for sharing this interesting project. Interesting for a number of reasons, including some insider view of Japanese life. The changes of life.
Hello from New Zealand! I've just stumbled on your videos and I am fascinated by the lovely house and impressed by everyone's hard work ... especially the grandpas and nannas! May you enjoy your beautiful house -and the notebook... the kid was a pretty awesome manga sketcher and might be famous by now! I hope you make a video once the house is finished as I'd love to see it with lovely fresh tatami mats.
If the farmer had children, I wonder where they are now? Judging from the state of the house, he must've died alone. It's just sad. 😢 But thanks for making the video. As always, keep us updated your progress. 😉
The farmer died after a long illness in hospital - so not alone, but it’s partly why the house was left in the state it was. Regarding the children, I believe a couple are still in the area.
Photos of when the house was built are ones you should keep to show the history of the house. Nice find! And the note book with all the drawings looks like someone who was in the character development for "My Hero Academia"! lol. A great show of the property's history.
I think you find a very interesting house. Is a lot to do but sure after you see under this all mess a wonderful juwell. Congratulation for this business from the Canary islands Spain.
I always imagine an abandoned house... I also imagine my family’s house yearsssss from now... I feel so sad... it must have so many stories... the walls may still have the laughter, the sadness, tears shed captured ... 😭😭😭 and I am happy for your videos... I am sure you have made it into a new home... to capture more laughters and smiles... have a happy time..thank you for your videos discovered it today. Subscribed!!!
It's really interesting to see a glimpse into another persons past and wonder what their day-to-day life was like. Did all the days in that house blur together into one? Were the rooms once clean and lively? Were memories buried in every nook and cranny? It's impossible to know, but it really makes you think about all that we have and how one day, we will leave old memories behind for someone else to rediscover, and I think that's really amazing.
I love the architectural design of these kind of houses and wish I was able to implement it on my own house here in the states but I'm sure if I tried the town and building code would go against it >
Than you for your interesting video. I used to farm rice with my dad in the Philippines. And we were blessed to have received a similar machine [through the Japanese Overseas Volunteers Organization], of which you happen to label a "thresher". One other post was correct to mention that the machine is not a thresher. The proper name would be a "winnowing machine". And yes one can winnow threshed rice or any other grain. Threshed rice grain, meaning the rice still with the covering husk on it. The machine that removes the husk from the rice grain, is called the "rice mill".
The other post described the older technology of "threshing", or removal of the rice grain from the stalks and hay, by hand pestle and mortar. This results in the rice grain still within the covering husk, mixed with much bits and pieces of rice stalks and hay. Which to clean up or separate would require the use of a winnower to separate the rice grain, after the pounding process. This wooden constructed hand driven winnower is the next level of the older technology, which relies on natural wind and hand elevated winnowing baskets. The wooden-hand driven-winnower machine here in your video, allows the winnowing process to be done in a lesser laborious process in a more productive output.
Then again if the removal of the rice husk is done through the same old hand pestle and mortar. The same winnowing machine is again used to now separate the either brown rice or the polished rice from the pestle and mortar product, which will be a mixture of grain and rice husk and rice germ, and broken grain.
But I remember back then, that in rice technology calendar of Japan, the wood and stone man or animal powered machines, by the late 50's, early 60's were being replaced by the next level of rice production technology. This powered by oil-fuel based engines and or electricity.
But yes thank you for sharing this experience of yours. Your post of this relatively old technology of the wooden-winnower machine is interesting. That is why I use the term "relative". As you post it here this year of 2019. My experience with the machine was way back in the 1970"s. But you would be surprised to know, that in many rice producing Asian countries today. this wooden hand powered machine will still be considered modern in the yet developing economies of these Asian countries.
So it is a wonder, that there happens to be one of these still in such a household!. Thank you indeed for your posting.
Thanks very much for that thorough explanation. Very interesting indeed! Apologies for my lazy research and thanks for watching!
@@TokyoLlama look at 17,52 minute! th-cam.com/video/NljSnaZ2WiY/w-d-xo.html
@@santiagofernandez3215 Well spotted! Thank you. I should restore my one like that.
That Buddhist shrine is beautiful!
A lot of useful stuff. What one may consider "rubbish", another could use for art ❤
thank you sir for your info! :D my mother's grandparents were farmers in Tennessee and farmers/pulpwood/lumber loggers here in Alabama on my father's side many many years ago farming for five or more generations back. it's so interesting to see antique technologies and implements! plus to gain knowledge about these techniques and devices. thank you again!
i hope sato yumi kept drawing cause man those were good
That's what im saying, he was only in junior high but he was really good.
@@-SP. she*
my doughter drow the same figures
@@ne9009 Yeah right, I forget it's last name first then first name in Japan
yes, drawing are really good for school, came here to appreciate it, i kinda imagine guy/girl became an artist :)
Many of the drawings in the book are of characters from the videogame "Final Fantasy VII" , which released in 1997. Just thought I'd mention it :)
The house is not abandoned for 30 years, it was BUILT 30 years ago. It was abandoned only few years back.
Thanks, very interesting.
I recognized that right away. Looks like one of my sketchbooks from when I was 13, getting lost in my favorite games.
One of the drawings looked like tank girl ( 1:47 ) the one with the helmet
Yes! I came to the comments to see if anyone noticed Cloud.
That kid's work isnt too bad. I hope they persued it rather than going the businessman route...
Most Japanese working in the videogame or anime industry absolutely fit the "Japanese salaryman" lifestyle (not that there's anything wrong with it). I was there for a number of years so I know it first hand. These sectors have been completely industrialised in Japan for many decades.
BTW, chances are that notebook isn't that old considering the colour of the pages despite not appearing to have been stored too carefully. It's probably no more than a decade old. Would be interesting to see any dates in these notebooks. So this person was 13 years old maybe about 15 years ago. Some drawings seem inspired by Metal Gear solid 3, which would place it around ~2004 or later. In the English exercise it says Sato Yumi, but that's probably just the exercise as the cover is signed 染矢隆之 (Someya Takayuki) and so is one of the drawings (albeit in katakana).
I wonder if they did any research on the family, and if it was a refused inheritance then probably it was a family spanning 3+ generations living there in the kominka, old school.
Not to be a downer, but I heard they have an over abundance of artist and animators. Which is why they get away with treating them like slave labor.
@@ShadowsandCityLights It's not as bad as the videogame industry. If your input commands sales, that is more or less transparent so you can climb. But just drawing well won't cut it, as the craft is designed so the actual "hand" is pretty much indistinguishable between professionals, it's more about the ideas and the design.
With modern tooling and productivity, there are essentially two layers in the creation of manga (assistants and directors although I'm not talking about job descriptions, but practice). If your own IP sells, you have more agency and you may hire a few assistants. Not that long ago, in the 80s, 90s and even early 00s to some degree, there were scores of minions down the line doing menial tasks that computers do now. Most of these people wouldn't get a chance at even learning the craft of the higher-ups.
So now, if you are a full-time professional you will at least get by and the job won't be so exploitative.
Animation is probably more vertical and more like videogame studios, but I don't really know any insiders personally.
I hope so too, that he followed his dreams of art ❤
Omg, Qinni how wonderful and sad to find her here, she saddly pass away, may her sould rest in peace
I hope you kept most of the traditional furnitures and artifacts. These days traditionally made furnishings aren't easily available.
Yes, have kept the nicer stuff like the winnower/thresher. Will try to restore when I have time.
@@TokyoLlama Excellent idea! Congratulations.
Other peoples junk is always more interesting than our own.
This is so true!
I think I saw plenty of good things. Even the bottles.
I was so thinking it would be fun to dig through that and piece back together this family's history
@@jahd5790 I would totally find a use for for them
@@meowcula There must be some beautiful history there, even though it's sad to think what may lay behind it all.
This made me cry a little bit... Memories are so nostalgic...
Yes, it was quite emotional for me as well when I was clearing out all of the school books and old bags. I wish I'd filmed some of the CDs and music magazines too - it reminded me a lot of my childhood.
@Young Tang soo true..:photons
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If I were you it would have taken me years to sort out qll that rubbish because i would have just sat down and started examining everything.
I know right, it would be like a museum! I would want to understand everything! Thank goodness for his MIL who just powered through it all with devastating energy
@@cherish78748 the energy of wanting some peace and quiet for when her house finally won't have energetic screaming twin 8 year olds living there any more haha
Well in the notebook you found a name: Sato Yumi.
I could only imagine the thousands of questions you had asked yourself while in that house, on who the previous owners were, their history, why they abandoned it, and if any of them are still around.
The pictures of the house you found when the house was new, are absolutely priceless!
And he was 13, so you could figure out how old he is now :)
Isn't "Yumi" a large gang name?
Yumi is a girl's name.
@@drivestowork You're right, its last-first in japanese names, and the yakuza name is "Gumi". I really messed that up.
The house was abandoned because the previous owner passed away.
@@cannaroe1213 Someone in another thread here mentioned they had found her online, as a food artist.
I was thinking the exact thing. it's so sad to see a person pass, and no one cared enough or even loved him enough to at least take the pictures and a few things. nothing. just sad. it's a beautiful home and I wish they'd sell homes here in America w/ that price tag 27k thn many of our young people and lower salary workers could affordable to buy their first home. good luck
tempgirl00711 here there are government auction sites due to taxes and foreclosures it’s very similar, except as he mentioned that there isn’t a lot of money to be made depending on what you’re doing it for in Japan. Here, in the states, it’s similar you can buy properties away from metro areas like this. What’s different in the US is that there’s been such a popularity on home flipping that people began doing that I saw happening and now it’s everywhere with hgtv and people are famous for it. It takes away the first time buyer being able to buy a cheaper property and fixing it up ie fixer upper. Don’t be discouraged, though because keep looking you can find them , it takes research as he did for this one!
I met a very old man in Japan for the latern festival. He seemed very lonely. So linely he talked to foreigners. He was very old and there alone. I could sense his loneliness and I cried when we had to leave him. It was a festival to remember the dead, where were his relatives. We don't even leave my mom alone now that she has dementia. It was the reality of true Japan.
@@Samantha1970 if my grandpa belongs like this house really I can't sale ,this house and the farm is very beautiful,I will paid the tax like the others but this new generation cares only money.
TH-cam has heaps of abandoned house/hotel/hospital/ farm videos. Each one has a sad story judging by the articles & medical equipment left behind. One house was owned by English actor Trevor Howard.
There are a few things to keep in mind about why family may not have kept the house. They may not have been able to afford it or the commute to their jobs from the house. For some people their family was not a happy one, and it hurts too much to have to deal with everything the dead have left behind in a more metaphorical sense. We don't know the full story of the original family so I choose to not judge them.
That little buddhist shrine is simply so gorgeous, I hope you guys keep it and take care of it! It's simply stunning and I can't believe how brand new it looks. Decor alone, the shrine looks fascinating with all the elements on the outside and inside. And I know this was last year, but I can't wait to see how your house will look like when all the renovating stages are complete :)
the notebook brought back memories for me when I taught in the countryside in Hyogo-Ken 1993-1994. Good students. Good people. Love the countryside there, the rice fields, down to earth people....I am blessed to have lived there then. Thank you. peace from China.
That was beautiful! I would never have thought to make that video, but it was so worth it! That English exercise book was incredible.
Thank you! It took a bit longer to make than I expected. Yes, that English exercise book jumped out at me when I found it.
@@TokyoLlama Did you keep the notebook or is it now in the notebook afterlife? It seems kinda sad to get rid of such amazing drawings, but it is still a random notebook...
It is fascinating to look into someone else’s world ..... through their belongings.
This is now easily my favorite TH-cam series.
Thanks so much, appreciate hearing that.
@@TokyoLlama There's another youtuber called Curiosity Inc. who also bought an old house packed full of things and filmed he and his family clearing it out and restoring it. I think you have a few fans from his series now following you here! >
Right, same here.
It reminds me a bit of those shows about hoarders. My grandpa used to do the same, collect stuff that he thought one day would repair and then it never happened. We took about 6 tonnes of useless items after he passed, so your videos reminds me of that time. For me it really opens a window to the past and I find it very entertaining. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! I think you're right - I heard the farmer had started buying and selling cars, which explains the wheels, and also the scooters. So perhaps he was also doing the same with some of the electrical goods too.
I have so much respect for you for doing something you love instead of doing something that’s easiest
When you opened that notebook my heart went warm
You may be having a stroke
Mine too!
Your a$$ went warm? Stop eating beans.
@@cannaroe1213 time for a Dr Visit :)
This is such a beatiful house... It's nice to see someone will take care of it.
the notebook and the photos of the house in all of its glory, that really got to me. A family used to live here. That was wonderful.
What a find! House looks like its a hundred or more years old on the outside, but actually very young at 30.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey. I have been to Japan twice and it always to feels like coming home to me. I've long dreamed of moving/retiring to the countryside Japan with a view to helping the old folks with their shopping, gardens and small farms. These videos show me that it is possible and inspire me to continue with my Japanese studies. Cheers
Lovely house. Full of tradition and history. I hope your family make years of beautiful memories living in it.
I think coming into this house full of old things would give a heart attack to Marie Kondo 😂
She's known for loving messes.
Could have done with her help!
@@TokyoLlama 😁well I think your inlaws did a good job removing everything that "didn't spark joy"
She would shit a brick upon encountering the taxidermy bird. It would get all over her nice clothes.
@@TokyoLlama you need the Britain's TOC people that help other people clean their homes.
really neat things found, exterior of your place blows me away luv that traditional Japanese architecture
Please share more of what you find. This journey is so fascinating
Seven things interesting? I would imagine in that place you could make 10 videos day and still not cover all that is interesting in there. Great job. Keep up the hard work.
You're right - had to set myself a limit otherwise I'd never finish the video! Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comments.
I could spend the whole day seeing what other interesting things you found there.
If it was me, I would have such a difficult time throwing out a lot of things I would find there
This gets me so excited, please keep updating and documenting your progress. This house is simply beautiful! Makes me want to undertake the same endeavour
Thanks, appreciate the comment. Will definitely keep updating - not much happening at the moment, just finalising design and getting quotes from contractors.
I like to watch this kind of video...Especially foreign houses.Thanks
Even though I have never been to Japan, I love the country and am almost obsessed with visiting before my poor health prohibits that from happening. I still dream about it way too often.
This is why I subscribed: You and your family are doing exactly what I have always wanted to do.
I once hoped that I would retire from English teaching at the university and find a small house that didn't need too much work in Japan.
One of my daughters and her children wanted to join me but that dream will not happen either.
I can still find great joy hoping and dreaming for others!
So, I will enjoy watching your remodeling adventure and cheer you on!
Rachel M.
Santa Fe New Mexico, USA
Just plan on going and fulfill your desire. The right time may never come to you just make it happen before you can't do it anymore.
A friend in San Francisco is hoping to someday achieve her dream of living in Sante Fe. I can imagine the plot of a novel where 3 people rotate their houses for a year. Bet there's someone in Japan who'd like to live in San Francisco for a year.
Interesting step back in time of rural Japan 30 years ago.Time waits for no one. Thanks.
The house is only 30 years old? It looks as if it could be much older. Keep up the great work!
this video really made me so emotional.... I couldn't hold back my tears once you showed the pages of the notebook.
So beautiful the woodwork have always enjoyed Japanese architecture and antique furniture
Wow! Some very interesting items that were left behind. The two shrines were amazing looking that were in the house.
I think you bought a good house. 30 years ago is the Japanese bubble time. It must be a good building. Congratulations.
"I cant stand to study this English"
a dog when does it say that? xD
@@meid789 right at 1:45 it says something like that.
it says start, not stand :)
Japanese isn't easy either... From this side of the pond!
@@helentongue1495 I know, I'm really impressed that a 13-year old had learned that kind of command of English. I can't imagine having written something that detailed and correct in Japanese at 13.
Those shrines are really beautiful! Love the threshing machine, too.
First I want to say that you have revealed the beautiful front of that home, so impressive! It's hard to believe it's only 30 years old. It made me feel sad to see that the family left so many personal items - and they even left the altar items and the ancestral cabinet. It makes me wonder about the people who lived in this house. A lot of amazing artifacts though, thank you for sharing them.
So lucky to have purchased this home!! DREAM for any remodeler like myself.
The little shrines are so beautiful - thank you for sharing
Please more updates~ Great videos. Really interesting content.
Thanks - update coming soon!
I love how your house is getting more prettier. I will like to see the finish of it. Enjoy your new home. Thank you for uploading.
You got yourself a new subscriber keep up with the good work and keep us updated on the renovation its super interesting
Love this house. I can understand why you bought it
I've traveled to Japan many times and I love it. These videos are so interesting.
wow this was amazing! please keep us updated!
Thanks, appreciate the feedback!
@@TokyoLlama Thank you! Loved the part of the English notebook, especially the creative manga style art a little boy seemed to have practiced in!
3:35 It doesn't a thresher but a separator. You can't thresh the rice with it. What should be put into this wooden machine is, "Threshed (but not separated yet) mixtures (of brown rice and chaff), which made by using a pestle and a mortar. The built-in windmill you turn separates brown rice and chaff by mass difference. In other words, brown rice is blown away by the wind, but the chaff is blown farther away than the rice.
ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%94%90%E7%AE%95
Yes, I should have called it a winnower. I've pinned another comment that's also gone into detail explaining it.
We used to use the same machine in Malaysia.
Thank you for your postings!! I grew up in rural South Dakota/Minnesota, and there were many abandoned homes that were around the countryside. Most still had some belongings and furniture still in them. I'm happy that you have taken on this monumental restoration as it is a beautiful structure.
What a beautiful house and what great memories to find, though there is a sadness and poignancy about it. I hope you and your family can make a lot of happy memories in this house and fill it with life and love again 💖
Thank you!
Beautiful house and some nice finds. Can hardly wait to see it all cleaned up and livable!
So many amazing things! Thank you for sharing with us!
Thanks for watching!
What a great beauty, this house. It is so deserving of respect and preservation. Good on you.
It is already looking loved and cared for again! Bravo !
I hope you keep the family shrine alter it’s beautiful and would be very nice to place your own family’s ancestors there :)
A great series, great storytelling! Very thorough explanation of the process, but even though you thought you left "no stone unturned" there were many "hidden" ones once you started clearing away the land. I'd keep that original photo and put it in a prominent location once everything is completed. You're going to have a gorgeous place when this is all done.
Wow 😳 it is very interesting and informative. Thank you for the great videos. Greetings from Germany 👍
Hello ! I live in Vienna/Austria . Congratulations to you for buying this house . The architecture is magic and i hope , if you can , preserve it . I am an garden architekt an have a great colection of plants also from Japan. I wish you can keep the house in his original ! Good luck!
So astonishing to see that such a beautiful house is abandoned and considered obsolete by many!
What a different perspective! The wood-structure house in which I live is still in very good condition after 100 years and is ready to go on for another 100 years.
Thank you for share the progress of you new home, very interesting.. I’m from California, USA..
I hope that kid kept up their drawing. Lots of cool finds
One of those wooden mallets is a mochi pestle!! It seems like your farmer used to grow rice! I bet he made a ton of mochi and sake- thats why you have so many bottles too!! :) how cool!
the art in that notebook is wonderful it would be nice to get a better look at it. thank you for sharing
I'm guessing Sato Yumi, age 13, member of the softball team, really REALLY really liked Vincent from FF7 since they drew him over and over in that English notebook (and the Spider-Man peeking out on the cover was cute too)
The one who drew him is Someya Takayuki apparently... Sato Yumi is just a fictional name
Very interesting topic for a channel. Seems like a real jewell in the rough. Thx for sharing.
Very cool! I had no doubt you'd find some truly worthwhile things while doing clean out. Truly disgusting discoveries as well! Thanks for sharing!
Hey Jaya, Rob and Louisa watching from Melbs; we love seeing your house and all the progress and interesting finds along the way (and your impressive hat collection!) - keep it up! x Louisa + Rob
Hey Louisa & Rob, thanks for watching! There's a room there for you guys when you visit (I'd wait till after the renovation though - I'd be too scared to stay there overnight right now...)
Gday mate, thanks for these videos, interesting I look forward to seeing more updates on this project, good luck mate
Thanks mate, will keep updating for sure. Enjoying working on the new place, and doing these videos.
I hope some of these things like the shrine or rice thresher didnt get thrown away thats something that should be kept and passed down or to some one who will appreciate it
I've still got the thresher, when I have time I'll try to restore. The butsudan got blessed by a Buddhist priest and they took it away.
@@TokyoLlama really cool you got it blessed and treated it with respect. Might help the feel of the house to bless it or clear it spiritually if the former owners last years there were sad.
Patiently waiting for your next upload.
Sorry! Just been a bit busy with work. Hopefully this week.
your channel just showed up on my feed , but i'm glad it did. i love these style houses and very interested to see how it turns out. i,m on # 9 video so far , keep up the good work.
Beautiful place and very interesting things in this house love it thank you for sharing this with us
What a beautiful home it will be stunning once you are done . You have found many treasures loved the schoolbook the sketches were very well done . I did the same thing during class lol
It’s a really beautiful building. Congratulations!
My heart feels very emotional when you show the pictures of the house .. such a beautiful home and it was abandoned, but now is yours, i'm very happy about it :)!!
quite a wonderful video in style and substance - almost like a one generation archeology -- of 'sunrise and sunsets'.
I'm loving this series.
"I think that was a caterpillar on my back" hahah
Wow. Very interesting. More videos please. I like them!
The owner of the notebook might be a famous mangaka now cause the draws are fricking amazing!
I'm now binge watching your videos because one day I feel like I'm going to plan these kind of things and it's just nice to see the process of it
That's wonderful! Looking forward for more episodes! Thank you very much!
Thanks for watching!
Man, this is why we need time machines, i want to go back to when this house was built and figure out what's the story behinde the decline, the house is gorgeous and massive not to mention the surrounding areas, and as you said, now its all just, dirt and abandoned, and i can't help but to ask why.
I also get weirdly i guess you would call it, proxy sentimental when i see things like that english notebook, and wondrous about what happened there before, where are they now, well, wherever the previous owners or extended family are, i hope they are well and happy.
Wow! What a beautiful house, I am sure you can bring it back to life.
This is quite fascinating. Thanks so much for making these videos.
Sad to see the disarray and now you are giving this situation a new?start and so organized wonderful
Printed photograghs are always precious find
Un hola desde Argentina¡!! Hermoso va quedando su hogar!!! Me gusto lo que explico del santuario para honrar o recordar a los ancestros!🤗
Thank you for sharing this interesting project. Interesting for a number of reasons, including some insider view of Japanese life. The changes of life.
Last video, that was really enjoyable and hopefully you have the time to put out many more like this. I hope it's going well too👍
Thanks very much - I’ll see if I can put some more interesting videos together.
@@TokyoLlama Thank you so much for your time and effort
Hello from New Zealand! I've just stumbled on your videos and I am fascinated by the lovely house and impressed by everyone's hard work ... especially the grandpas and nannas! May you enjoy your beautiful house -and the notebook... the kid was a pretty awesome manga sketcher and might be famous by now! I hope you make a video once the house is finished as I'd love to see it with lovely fresh tatami mats.
If the farmer had children, I wonder where they are now?
Judging from the state of the house, he must've died alone. It's just sad. 😢
But thanks for making the video. As always, keep us updated your progress. 😉
The farmer died after a long illness in hospital - so not alone, but it’s partly why the house was left in the state it was. Regarding the children, I believe a couple are still in the area.
Photos of when the house was built are ones you should keep to show the history of the house. Nice find! And the note book with all the drawings looks like someone who was in the character development for "My Hero Academia"! lol. A great show of the property's history.
I think you find a very interesting house. Is a lot to do but sure after you see under this all mess a wonderful juwell. Congratulation for this business from the Canary islands Spain.
I always imagine an abandoned house... I also imagine my family’s house yearsssss from now... I feel so sad... it must have so many stories... the walls may still have the laughter, the sadness, tears shed captured ... 😭😭😭 and I am happy for your videos... I am sure you have made it into a new home... to capture more laughters and smiles... have a happy time..thank you for your videos discovered it today. Subscribed!!!
Good find the shrine is beautiful
It's really interesting to see a glimpse into another persons past and wonder what their day-to-day life was like. Did all the days in that house blur together into one? Were the rooms once clean and lively? Were memories buried in every nook and cranny? It's impossible to know, but it really makes you think about all that we have and how one day, we will leave old memories behind for someone else to rediscover, and I think that's really amazing.
I love the architectural design of these kind of houses and wish I was able to implement it on my own house here in the states but I'm sure if I tried the town and building code would go against it >
I love the Zatoichi: Blind Swordsman films, and a favorite scene is when we watch traditional carpentry techniques, I believe it is the 2003 version.
Post and beam construction is still allowed under the building code in most areas.
Muy Bonita casa japonesa, muy tradicional
I just found your channel and I love it. Great work. So cool to watch the process progress.