Is anyone else enjoying a wonderful autumn/fall where you are? If you need some extra cozy vibes, join us around the kotatsu and have a slice of apple pie! 🥧 Also we hope to see you over on Patreon for more behind-the-scenes updates and info on traveling in countryside Japan! 🤗
Ahahaha 😅 Thank you so much, that's so lovely! We'll just keep posting our videos and hopefully over time they should make their way to more lovely people such as yourself. 😊
I’ve heard that a kotatsu is a dangerously cozy heating device. Once you’re in, you’ll never want to get out-even if you really need to use the bathroom, you’ll end up holding it until the absolute last minute! Terrifyingly cozy, isn’t it?!😆Btw, the way you live there must be an inspiration for those who dream of one day moving to this safe, clean, and beautifully respectful country.
What you've heard is certainly right! We're typing this now whilst trapped by the warmth, and I don't see us moving for another few hours 😂 I'm glad to hear you enjoy seeing the way we live! Honestly, we quite often have moments of clarity where we really think "Ahh, this is life at it's best!" 🥰 Thank you for watching and your lovely comment!
Lovely to see how you keep warm as the cold weather sets in - was heartwarming for us too! Reminds me of when I first moved to Japan in the ‘80’s and we didn’t have an oven for awhile. I taught myself to make apple crumble using the toaster oven, by first stewing the apple, sugar and spices on the stovetop then making ‘the crumble” out of muesli, sugar, butter and cinnamon and putting whole thing in the toaster oven, to brown on top. Always extra delicious when you make it yourself! Thank you for sharing!
Oooh! I was saying to Aimee "Why don't we go the FULL length and make an apple crumble?" and she concluded it might be better to start off with just the pie 😅 Wahh, moving to Japan and not having an oven for a while? It's like... we're living the same life! (Then again life in Japan in the 80's would've been a whooooole different world I bet!) As always, thank you for watching and commenting 🤗
"Blind baking"? 😳. Oh no, another word I've (Aimee) have never heard of. We we're actually just thinking about baking another pie, so we'll have to give this a shot! Thanks for watching and the super advice! 🤗
Oh my, that looks like an absolute treat! We'll have to give that one a shot and hand out some slices to the local community for the German-X-Nagano crossover they didn't know they needed! Thanks for sharing that with us :D
Hmm, in the smaller name countryside places I think room shares are quite rare (I did a Google for roomshares in Nagano in both English and Japanese and it's next to non-existent). In bigger cities it's super easy with the big name companies like Oakhouse, Sakura House, Leopalace etc. Some of the previously mentioned companies have share houses out in places like Fussa, Narita etc which are pretty countryside, so that could be a solid option! Oh! Also potentially another option is Workaways/WWOOF which can get you into some DEEP countryside (and staying with wonderful families) for long term stays. We have a video on that on our channel here: th-cam.com/video/S364B1zenHc/w-d-xo.html if you're interested. Thank you for watching!
Is anyone else enjoying a wonderful autumn/fall where you are? If you need some extra cozy vibes, join us around the kotatsu and have a slice of apple pie! 🥧
Also we hope to see you over on Patreon for more behind-the-scenes updates and info on traveling in countryside Japan! 🤗
Love your videos!
Can’t believe you don’t have more viewers.
They are definitely missing out. 😊
Ahahaha 😅 Thank you so much, that's so lovely!
We'll just keep posting our videos and hopefully over time they should make their way to more lovely people such as yourself. 😊
Loved this vlog. That view is unreal!!
Yay! We're glad you liked it! The views sure are spectacular here 🥰
Thank you so much for watching 🤗
I’ve heard that a kotatsu is a dangerously cozy heating device. Once you’re in, you’ll never want to get out-even if you really need to use the bathroom, you’ll end up holding it until the absolute last minute! Terrifyingly cozy, isn’t it?!😆Btw, the way you live there must be an inspiration for those who dream of one day moving to this safe, clean, and beautifully respectful country.
What you've heard is certainly right! We're typing this now whilst trapped by the warmth, and I don't see us moving for another few hours 😂
I'm glad to hear you enjoy seeing the way we live! Honestly, we quite often have moments of clarity where we really think "Ahh, this is life at it's best!" 🥰
Thank you for watching and your lovely comment!
I’ll head over and finish up that pie!!!! Looks great. Good job!
Anytime you visit we'll guarantee you a big old slab of Nagano apple pie! 😁
Lovely to see how you keep warm as the cold weather sets in - was heartwarming for us too!
Reminds me of when I first moved to Japan in the ‘80’s and we didn’t have an oven for awhile. I taught myself to make apple crumble using the toaster oven, by first stewing the apple, sugar and spices on the stovetop then making ‘the crumble” out of muesli, sugar, butter and cinnamon and putting whole thing in the toaster oven, to brown on top.
Always extra delicious when you make it yourself! Thank you for sharing!
Oooh! I was saying to Aimee "Why don't we go the FULL length and make an apple crumble?" and she concluded it might be better to start off with just the pie 😅 Wahh, moving to Japan and not having an oven for a while? It's like... we're living the same life! (Then again life in Japan in the 80's would've been a whooooole different world I bet!)
As always, thank you for watching and commenting 🤗
So cozy!! I am jealous...
Is it not cozy where you are? Sending cozy vibes your wayyy! 🤗
Blind baking the base first can help with it not being soggy. Excited to see Saku through the seasons
"Blind baking"? 😳. Oh no, another word I've (Aimee) have never heard of. We we're actually just thinking about baking another pie, so we'll have to give this a shot! Thanks for watching and the super advice! 🤗
@RoyandAimee Haha no problem, hours of watching bake off have to be worthwhile! Hope the pie goes well, the first one looked delicious
If you still have any apples left look up the recipe for apfelkuchen (German apple cake), perfect for oven baking :)
Oh my, that looks like an absolute treat! We'll have to give that one a shot and hand out some slices to the local community for the German-X-Nagano crossover they didn't know they needed! Thanks for sharing that with us :D
6:19 Please invite me! 😄👍 The apple pie looks great!
KEN! You can come and hang (and eat apple pie) ANYTIME you like! We're waiting for ya! 🤗
Thank you for sharing your video. Do you have any suggestions for room shares in the country?
Hmm, in the smaller name countryside places I think room shares are quite rare (I did a Google for roomshares in Nagano in both English and Japanese and it's next to non-existent). In bigger cities it's super easy with the big name companies like Oakhouse, Sakura House, Leopalace etc. Some of the previously mentioned companies have share houses out in places like Fussa, Narita etc which are pretty countryside, so that could be a solid option! Oh! Also potentially another option is Workaways/WWOOF which can get you into some DEEP countryside (and staying with wonderful families) for long term stays. We have a video on that on our channel here: th-cam.com/video/S364B1zenHc/w-d-xo.html if you're interested.
Thank you for watching!
I love to snooze under a kotatsu on a cold day. Please spend the same happy time together in the kotatsu.
A fellow kotatsu lover! Yay! We sure will - thank you for watching and commenting! 🤗
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