We started sleeping on these Japanese style beds, years ago in NY. Our apartment was small and had no actual bedroom. Now hubby and I live in a place three times as big, and still enjoy the floor sleeping experience.
I used to tell myself that life is too short and so making one's bed is not worth one's time. However, this man makes up a beautiful and practical bed (takes up no space during the day) in less than five minutes. There is no excuse.
Perhaps ironically, this appeals to me *because* I am lazy! :) I find the smallness of a Japanese futon much easier to manage quickly. And I only need a single size so it works perfectly! :)
Such a soothing video!! Love it. Wish I knew what he said exiting the room. I am in process of buying this mattress. Love the lifestyle. So simple and calming!
I am a beginner Japanese learner so if someone wants to correct me please feel free. :) But here is my best guess at what he said: 「いやどうも。ありがとうございました。」 「ありがとうございました。」(Here the guest said thank you very much while the hotel man said something I couldn't hear.) 「おゆくりどうぞ。おやすみなさい。」 Somewhere more literal translation: "Yeah, if you please. Thank you very much (past tense). My pleasure/if you please. A very good night to you." Basically he could have been saying, "Okay, there you go! Thank you so much for allowing me to serve you. It's my pleasure. Have a great night's sleep." A very very polite and hospitable way for a hotel staff to speak. :)
My future bed setup :) Moving in a while and planning on getting two 200x80cm tatami mats and futon, regular beds are fine but I sleep better on more firm surface and its better for your back. Later I think I'll maybe get nice wooden frame where to put the tatami mats to make low platform bed.
I sleep on a tatami matt and a futon ordered them on amazon.both were made in japan.took abot 1 and half months to get used to them.in the beggining used to wake up with stiff muscles and a bit of a back pain now i love them,sleep way better then i did on the bed.its worth it.
@@Apollo440 I didn't "hear" it, I've just always found that the harder a surface is, the more sore I am after sleeping on it. Furthermore the older you get, the harder it is to sleep on hard surfaces. For the truly elderly it is brutal. So could you get a little more specific than, "Like everywhere?" Thanks! :)
@@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim it is actually common knowledge. Therefore I wondered where specifically you have read or heard that soft sleeping surfaces are of any good for your back. Eating veggies is also harsh on some people, but that isn't proof that veggies are bad. Yet you say about the reaction of older people to hard surfaces as though everything that isn't "brutal" for them was the measure of its healthiness. I am not saying that doctors are the pinnacle of health knowledge - but I know people who had their doctors recommend sleeping on a hard surface for back problems. And I have never heard of soft beds being good for anything. I bet you can find information about sleeping in books and on the internet. I was just wondering whether you have some information on what you claim, because people usually stick to what they know and tend to ask others for their sources of information, although they don't have the slightest idea where their own beliefs came from.
The duvet has a diaper. Have never seen that before, but I'm still learning about this stuff. I guess the area that it covers would be the part that gets the most dirty. Not sure on that though.
As far as I can Google, it is called a futon collar cover, or futon rim cover. I wish I knew what the real name is, and where to get one in the US.... in queen size.
I always liked japanese life style, once i also started to sleep on the floor and it was good, however usually we european men are a bit taller, i am over 6ft so it's kinda more effort to get on the floor all the time, but i still love how japanese think, they are quite traditional, they seem to be in better harmony health wise and in the same time they are flexible when it comes to technology.
I am not Japanese, and I don't really know. However, to my understanding the "mattress" or first piece he laid directly on the floor is called "shikibuton" and the "think blanket or cover" that he put on after the pillow is called "kakefuton". Also the word "futon" is a more general word that encompasses both. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong, onegaishimasu!) I hope that helps a little. :)
greentheonly I’m going to japan this week and will be staying with a host family. I’ve never used a futon before so was just wondering what I will need to do
+greentheonly Wow! It does look really beautiful, though. Maybe if I grew up doing it I'd be used to it. Not sure I could get my lazy self motivated to learn this habit now. But I would like to try sleeping on one, just to see how it feels.
yes, every night but you dont have too take off the bed sheets over and the blanket top covers too, me only fold all in once then put them back at my corner cupboard, but yes some they redo over again because they dont like the tangle looks :-)
to show great respect and underscore their own low status in comparison. Similarly to how people kneel to emperors and the like. At a high-end ryokans guests are basically treated as pretty much royalty. In addition to bows and such, special super-polite forms of speech are used as well.
Each futon was single-sized. Two of them together were not quite as large as even a queen matrss, let alone king. For perspective, one tatami tile is 2.8' x 5.79' (85.5cm x 179cm)
Alvaro Rodriguez I found one similar on ebay and amazon by d&d furniture I believe. prices are reasonable and I'm awaiting mine to come by mail as I've been on the floor almost 3 weeks and I can't decide so i finally did and ordered it. sleeping on the floor has been the best sleep I've had in a long time it has taken time to adjust going from mattress to straight floor though. I'd def recommend using blankets or something to adjust and know it def takes time for the body to adjust if u so choose to do that
You can import one from global.rakuten.com/en. Just search for 'futon mattress'. EMS shipping can get pretty costly (~90$), but if you contact the seller asking for Surface Mail shipping (~30$), they'll probably comply. It will take much longer to be delivered though (1 month). Just don't forget that import duties may apply.
he said something along the lines of "thank you very much. ... please take your time, have a good night", cannot quite clearly hear one sentence before the ごゆっくりどぞ
At 3:40? This is a blanket, not a duvet. You cover yourself to keep warm and that top part typically contacts with your face, so looks like an extra hygiene precaution. Esp. since there's no "right side" marked on it, so today you might be facing what your feet touched yesterday? I have no idea what this is called, though to confirm and as such cannot really verify this theory.
this kind of behavior is done in hotels or the host who is having you he always kneel and bend his head ( greeting sign in japan ) and then close the door he was talking to someone i caught him saying thanks have a nice sleep / good evening which is easy to guess here ;)
In a way yes. Sine I paid for the hotel root for that night, that turns me into a very honored guest. In Japanese culture the guest is considered superior to staff, so you get all sorts of bows and respect. The more traditional the place is the more of that you see. They also use a different sort of speech forms when talking to you belittling themselves and praising you (very annoying to learn). There's also a special way to talk "from the high horse" to servants, but I think nowadays it's considered impolite ;)
OHHH that makes sense now. I knew about that sort of thing but it didn't occur to me that you where in a hotel room. And I also know what your talking about with the different language. Based on what I have seen, almost every language except English has different ways to say words when it is "proper" to someone who is important. Now do they do that every night then? Do you just call them and they setup the "bed"?
Ah, I though Ryokan made it clear. Ryokan is a type of a traditional Japanese hotel. They do make up a bed for you every night (usually they do it while you are away having a dinner) and move it out of the way in the mornings (while you are having a breakfast), but you get to see it if you decided to have food in your room. It's important to have the bed removed during the day since it takes so much space in the room (and space is at a premium obviously, in the video it is an unusually large room actually). As for the English not having proper way of addressing your superiors this is not entirely true. You just use more formal expressions and titles, though it's not as extreme as in some other languages (like the Japanese), but you still don't talk in the "yo dawg" style to the Queen and probably not even to your boss ;) Examples include stuff like "I want"->"I'd like to", "Do "->"Can you"->"Could you please"->"Would you be so kind to"->...
Well if you think about it, a job as a waiter or cashier or cleaning lady or teller or receptionist is called "guest services" even in English-speaking countries. Most people in most jobs these days are performing a "service" in a sense. I think a lot of people forget that they are in fact servants, which leads them to take their jobs less seriously and show less respect.
I'm in bed watching someone make a bed. Why am I doing this
XD
Same.
I am dying reading this hahahah
You may need a new bed, back problems related?
Same
We started sleeping on these Japanese style beds, years ago in NY. Our apartment was small and had no actual bedroom. Now hubby and I live in a place three times as big, and still enjoy the floor sleeping experience.
I used to tell myself that life is too short and so making one's bed is not worth one's time. However, this man makes up a beautiful and practical bed (takes up no space during the day) in less than five minutes. There is no excuse.
Making the bed sound like an martial arts performance.
It's the sound of the tatami mats.
😃😆
Their neat bed ritual is probably what keeps them so lean and not lazy...idk just saying lol. I need to get on this lifestyle.
Perhaps ironically, this appeals to me *because* I am lazy! :)
I find the smallness of a Japanese futon much easier to manage quickly. And I only need a single size so it works perfectly! :)
shikamaru?
110,000,000 obese americans agree
This looks so hygienic, and that makes me happy !
This is so calming to watch 😄
Everything in Japan is calm
@@bizarroooyt6746 yep, especially the 14 hour workdays with no holidays, restless streets and cities awake 24h. Very calm.
reverence in everything. how i admire the traditional japanese culture.
so much culture, beautiful.
Despite how it may look, futon beds, especially on a tatami mat floor are very comfortable
Thank you very much for doing this video. I have a history of spine and neck problems and this is something that I am considering trying.
Do it! Been sleeping on the floor for 3 years now, won't go back to a bed.
Such a soothing video!! Love it. Wish I knew what he said exiting the room. I am in process of buying this mattress. Love the lifestyle. So simple and calming!
I am a beginner Japanese learner so if someone wants to correct me please feel free. :) But here is my best guess at what he said:
「いやどうも。ありがとうございました。」
「ありがとうございました。」(Here the guest said thank you very much while the hotel man said something I couldn't hear.)
「おゆくりどうぞ。おやすみなさい。」
Somewhere more literal translation: "Yeah, if you please. Thank you very much (past tense).
My pleasure/if you please. A very good night to you."
Basically he could have been saying, "Okay, there you go! Thank you so much for allowing me to serve you. It's my pleasure. Have a great night's sleep." A very very polite and hospitable way for a hotel staff to speak. :)
My future bed setup :) Moving in a while and planning on getting two 200x80cm tatami mats and futon, regular beds are fine but I sleep better on more firm surface and its better for your back. Later I think I'll maybe get nice wooden frame where to put the tatami mats to make low platform bed.
mukkaar where are you getting the futon from?
I sleep on a tatami matt and a futon ordered them on amazon.both were made in japan.took abot 1 and half months to get used to them.in the beggining used to wake up with stiff muscles and a bit of a back pain now i love them,sleep way better then i did on the bed.its worth it.
@@katherinewever3736 like everywhere. Where did you hear the opposite (that soft surfaces are better for your back)?
@@Apollo440 I didn't "hear" it, I've just always found that the harder a surface is, the more sore I am after sleeping on it. Furthermore the older you get, the harder it is to sleep on hard surfaces. For the truly elderly it is brutal.
So could you get a little more specific than, "Like everywhere?"
Thanks! :)
@@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim it is actually common knowledge. Therefore I wondered where specifically you have read or heard that soft sleeping surfaces are of any good for your back. Eating veggies is also harsh on some people, but that isn't proof that veggies are bad. Yet you say about the reaction of older people to hard surfaces as though everything that isn't "brutal" for them was the measure of its healthiness.
I am not saying that doctors are the pinnacle of health knowledge - but I know people who had their doctors recommend sleeping on a hard surface for back problems. And I have never heard of soft beds being good for anything. I bet you can find information about sleeping in books and on the internet.
I was just wondering whether you have some information on what you claim, because people usually stick to what they know and tend to ask others for their sources of information, although they don't have the slightest idea where their own beliefs came from.
This was soothing to watch.
Your home is so clean and beautiful! I need some improvements in my life.
This is not really my home. It's a traditional Japanese hotel (ryokan spelled 旅館)
I love how he didn’t disrespect the tatami mats by stepping on the outlines, man of etiquette
I’m staying at someone’s house on a floor bed. Soo I ended up here.
Same
The duvet has a diaper. Have never seen that before, but I'm still learning about this stuff. I guess the area that it covers would be the part that gets the most dirty. Not sure on that though.
I like those chairs and table setup. Where does one get them?
that looks soo comfortable to sleep in
This was really nice to watch!
O yasumi nasai - good night!
Simplicity is just theee best 👌😁
Does anyone know what the mini cover that he put over the top of the duvet is called?? Thanks xx
Fiona Lundy I've been trying to find that out too!
I THINK kakebuton is bottom and shikebuton is the top.. something close to that at least
I don't know how it's called but it's very smart to get such covers to dampen the impact of drool and armpits.
As far as I can Google, it is called a futon collar cover, or futon rim cover. I wish I knew what the real name is, and where to get one in the US.... in queen size.
aww very nice of him to host. I love cleaning videos
Very nice video!
A big work out to make a bed, cool
hi
silvana lucas Hey
Why does that look more comfy then my bed?
I always liked japanese life style, once i also started to sleep on the floor and it was good, however usually we european men are a bit taller, i am over 6ft so it's kinda more effort to get on the floor all the time, but i still love how japanese think, they are quite traditional, they seem to be in better harmony health wise and in the same time they are flexible when it comes to technology.
Watching this after watching Chris Abroad miserably sets up futon.
I love there life style,
oh anime
i learn too much about japan bcz of it
Sui You're messed up
aaaaaaa it looks so comfy
i live in new zealand and i am maori we sleep on the floor too in a marae .. for family hui ect. gatherings
Maori culture is very intresting!
I've always wondered what it's like during a marae gathering
What’s the name of three futons in the beginning?
please if someone could describe those items in detail ! (that upper duvet cover too)
I am not Japanese, and I don't really know. However, to my understanding the "mattress" or first piece he laid directly on the floor is called "shikibuton" and the "think blanket or cover" that he put on after the pillow is called "kakefuton". Also the word "futon" is a more general word that encompasses both. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong, onegaishimasu!) I hope that helps a little. :)
Relaxing.
Which Ryokan is this? Lovely!
Just like the video description says, it's Tachibana-Ya in Yamagata Prefecture. www.tachibanaya.jp/lg_en/
And yes, I highly recommend it, btw.
i wish i could know what is that final cover the guy puts over the thick and cozy blanked.
a tea service on wheels. neat.
When staying in japan do you need to make your futon every night and fold it up every morning? Do you need to put it back in the cupboard?
If you are staying in a hotel, they would do it for you.
greentheonly I’m going to japan this week and will be staying with a host family. I’ve never used a futon before so was just wondering what I will need to do
@@rachelcookie321 how did it go?
Was this for a hotel or home?
Ryokan, in the title, would indicate, erm, well something like an inn, if I understand it right.
mans put a tshirt on a blanket
Do people go through this process every night? Or do they just leave them out?
+Yesica1993 Yes, every night to make the bed and then every morning in reverse to put it back into a closet.
+greentheonly Wow! It does look really beautiful, though. Maybe if I grew up doing it I'd be used to it. Not sure I could get my lazy self motivated to learn this habit now.
But I would like to try sleeping on one, just to see how it feels.
That sucks
yes, every night but you dont have too take off the bed sheets over and the blanket top covers too, me only fold all in once then put them back at my corner cupboard, but yes some they redo over again because they dont like the tangle looks :-)
+Yesica1993 same
what was the small cover thing he put on the top of the duvet? does anyone know? thanks
Are the linens washed daily or are they just taken off and folded after sleep?
In a hotel they probably change them daily. At home they just fold them for a few days I imagine.
why did the guy kneel down on the floor at the end of the video?
to show great respect and underscore their own low status in comparison. Similarly to how people kneel to emperors and the like.
At a high-end ryokans guests are basically treated as pretty much royalty. In addition to bows and such, special super-polite forms of speech are used as well.
Wondering is that a drool protector they put on last?
Okay do you sleep on top of a shiki futon or under it plz help
is that a.king size equivalent?? what are the sizes?
Each futon was single-sized. Two of them together were not quite as large as even a queen matrss, let alone king.
For perspective, one tatami tile is 2.8' x 5.79' (85.5cm x 179cm)
What does he say before entering the room?
I want to get some futons,no more beds!
I want this bed
Why that tiny blanket over the thick blanket?
a shy question: where could I buy that bed?
I just found this site called futonsfromjapan.com It seems legit and has good reviews. I'm saving up to purchase myself a set soon
ccross04 so on that site do you sleep on the shiki futons they sell or under them?
Alvaro Rodriguez
Alvaro Rodriguez I found one similar on ebay and amazon by d&d furniture I believe. prices are reasonable and I'm awaiting mine to come by mail as I've been on the floor almost 3 weeks and I can't decide so i finally did and ordered it. sleeping on the floor has been the best sleep I've had in a long time it has taken time to adjust going from mattress to straight floor though. I'd def recommend using blankets or something to adjust and know it def takes time for the body to adjust if u so choose to do that
Leave it to the Japanese to make an art out of making your bed👍
I tried like mad to get a real futon... I could not find one in the US at all.
You can import one from global.rakuten.com/en. Just search for 'futon mattress'. EMS shipping can get pretty costly (~90$), but if you contact the seller asking for Surface Mail shipping (~30$), they'll probably comply. It will take much longer to be delivered though (1 month). Just don't forget that import duties may apply.
Gut, das ich sowas nicht jeden Abend machen muss. Das würde mir total auf den Sack gehen.
Me too I want to but I don't know where to get one
what is the last part he added and what is its purpose?
he said something along the lines of "thank you very much. ... please take your time, have a good night", cannot quite clearly hear one sentence before the ごゆっくりどぞ
Wouldn't that be uncomfortable when you're sick?
how so? sleeping in this way has shown to ease the back muscles.
it's more like making a Toyota than a bed
How thick is the mattress?
what kind of futon is that?
So what is the point of the small underwear shaped cover he added to the duvet?
At 3:40?
This is a blanket, not a duvet. You cover yourself to keep warm and that top part typically contacts with your face, so looks like an extra hygiene precaution. Esp. since there's no "right side" marked on it, so today you might be facing what your feet touched yesterday?
I have no idea what this is called, though to confirm and as such cannot really verify this theory.
Is he praying at the end or talking to someone?
this kind of behavior is done in hotels or the host who is having you he always kneel and bend his head ( greeting sign in japan ) and then close the door he was talking to someone i caught him saying thanks have a nice sleep / good evening which is easy to guess here ;)
Donde puedo conseguir un fotón así? Vivo en México D.F. 😀
George Cenhdz www.amazon.com/dp/B003VQNM2I/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_H35ryb8DGR0T1
so like...where do you sleep? in that hole? under that thick comforter
huh?
@@Slyngbom hah nvm this comment was made before i went to japan. i wasnt aware the comforter had a covering. excuse my ignorance lol
Damnit Im staying in a traditional Ryokan and my futon looks totally different 😑
Are these single beds or doubles?
single
greentheonly awesome. Thank you! I’m buying some futons and it’s good to have a sizing reference!
what is he worshiping for?
that's not worshipping. That's greetings/goodnights to guests (that are treated as royalty pretty much)
*hi*
humbug?
u can do it with your eyes closed ninja
Why on earth did he bow down before entering his bedroom? or was he some sort of servant?
In a way yes. Sine I paid for the hotel root for that night, that turns me into a very honored guest. In Japanese culture the guest is considered superior to staff, so you get all sorts of bows and respect. The more traditional the place is the more of that you see. They also use a different sort of speech forms when talking to you belittling themselves and praising you (very annoying to learn).
There's also a special way to talk "from the high horse" to servants, but I think nowadays it's considered impolite ;)
OHHH that makes sense now. I knew about that sort of thing but it didn't occur to me that you where in a hotel room. And I also know what your talking about with the different language. Based on what I have seen, almost every language except English has different ways to say words when it is "proper" to someone who is important. Now do they do that every night then? Do you just call them and they setup the "bed"?
Ah, I though Ryokan made it clear. Ryokan is a type of a traditional Japanese hotel. They do make up a bed for you every night (usually they do it while you are away having a dinner) and move it out of the way in the mornings (while you are having a breakfast), but you get to see it if you decided to have food in your room.
It's important to have the bed removed during the day since it takes so much space in the room (and space is at a premium obviously, in the video it is an unusually large room actually).
As for the English not having proper way of addressing your superiors this is not entirely true. You just use more formal expressions and titles, though it's not as extreme as in some other languages (like the Japanese), but you still don't talk in the "yo dawg" style to the Queen and probably not even to your boss ;) Examples include stuff like "I want"->"I'd like to", "Do "->"Can you"->"Could you please"->"Would you be so kind to"->...
Well if you think about it, a job as a waiter or cashier or cleaning lady or teller or receptionist is called "guest services" even in English-speaking countries. Most people in most jobs these days are performing a "service" in a sense. I think a lot of people forget that they are in fact servants, which leads them to take their jobs less seriously and show less respect.
No thank you
I got 2 times more furniture in a romm ... and i doenst need all of them ... welcome in the west world, where everbody lifes in a mess
客の布団を踏んでいるね、こりゃ駄目だ。
too much thing to do.. said lazy me.
Good. Now stop killing whales and I'll be really impressed...
+Ashmedai Iii whales suck
mcoffely you suck.
they taste too good
I believe, (might be wrong) that some Japanese protest on whale killing.
Like it or not, thats the real truth .