Hi all! Thank you all for your wonderful comments so far! Just as a reminder, while I read all your comments, unfortunately, I’m unable to respond to them. To assist you better, I have created an FAQ page that contains the answers to some common questions here: www.maigomika.com/about-me/faq/ Thank you! -Mika
Nice job fixing up the house, Jesse's woodwork on that joinery was fantastic! Thank you for taking care and being mindful of the house ^^. Can't wait for more
"Some small projects here and there" !!! Wild. You guys are so cool. I haven't done 5% of what you have in my long-term home. Congrats, and thanks for the inspiring videos!
Thank you for the inspiring videos. As a city dweller all my life, I have a hard time adapting when I inherit my grandmother's house in the countryside(in Thailand) Everything is overwhelming, the cleaning, the neverending battle with weeds, hot weather, and creepy crawlies -- but your journey ignites my fire again! I learn that all you have to do is do it bit by bit so that you're not feeling overwhelmed and learn to accept and let go things that you can't control......Keep the videos coming! :)
You two have seriously unmistakable expertise in DIY. It almost feels like the entire house will change shape if I some much as looked away! Well done. 👏🏻
As someone who relies on constantly burning wood in winter to not drop below freezing indoors in winter, I can't believe you did not insulate these walls when you had them opened up! My nightmare is being cold... that would've been my first priority. Beautiful work on the beams and the shoji screens!
You guys should totally buy your own place and renovate it. Just recording daily what you do nothing fancy should totally help support your journey. TH-cam is great like that. Hope to see more!
Hi Mika! I know how hard you are working to make this beautiful home a place where you feel good! I also know how talented you are at creating content and telling stories. I'm super happy to see that you now have tens of thousands of people following you on this great adventure! I can't wait to see what's next! This is so relaxing... It reminds me a bit of my life in Japan even if it was very different... Thanks for the nostalgia!☺
Romeo-sensei, thank you! 😆 I think there's a bit of everyone's Japan experience nestled within the video, even if it's the countryside and others may be in the city. I'm really enjoying making this longer form of content. Ganbarimasu! 💃
がんばって ください......we lived in Japan for 14 years, in suburban Tokio. I was pretty much brought up there, 1960 to 1974. A very long time go, but I do really miss Japan and would love to have the opportunity to live there again. I have been back a few times, but that is not the same as living there. Love to see the 田舎!
I'm going to binge this whole series of videos on your playlist. This is just so relaxing to watch. If I ever win the lottery I am coming to Japan and going to the countryside to see all of the beauty that it shows us. Thanks for showing us all this beautiful landscapes and house. Such a lovely place to be.
- Lol, I *very much enjoyed* the bloopers && the fact your neighbor was worried about you talking to yourself. 😂 Great work on the house. I hope one day you guys can own it once the owners see how much love && effort you guys did. I wish the USA had houses for $300 a year, that would be a game changer. 🎮 ❤
That woodwork looked amazing, admittedly i know virtually nothing about woodworking but i am very impressed by how he fixed the engawa! Im also very impressed with the sliding doors! Good job both!
This is such a wonderful video series! I would love to see a longer tour of the house and grounds. It seems like you are on the side of a hill and the topography is really neat, would love to get a clearer sense of the houses surroundings! Thanks for making these!
Absolutely love the Japanese House restoration. Lots if work. It looks like you two love this kind of life and those Japanese homes need to be kept. A nice way to live. Those homes have a flow that seem to go with the seasons and I would have liked that When I was young and healthy, Loved your content. Can't wait to see what's next.❤
You guys are awesome. Those are some impressive renovations for sure. I love the bloopers at the end. A few of those had some strong "Kramer" door opening energy :D
Honestly, getting notifications for these videos is the highlight of my day when they're uploaded and I get to sit down and watch them! You're both doing an awesome job of renovating the house and I can't wait to see where this journey takes you!
Delightful videos. At least one of you certainly knows how to frame a shot. I enjoy the whimsy that is part of the more labourious work around the house.
Omg! I just discovered your channel and watched your two other videos a few hours ago! So happy about the new upload 😍 Your videos are so relaxing and help me appreciate the simple things and put things into perspective 💜
Jessy got some insane woodworking skills to get it that fitting. Gj Jessy. I think the most difficult challenge you guys face is that you rent the home and that there are limitations in what you can do to it as well as the fact you pointed out the visa status can always change. Otherwise there are a lot of easy diy things you can do to easily up the comfort levels of the house without taking away from the traditional look. Tip for the wood, wax based uv protective wood paint, then a matte boat laquer, it looks amazing and brings out the patterns of the wood, whilst protecting it. Its what I use for my home in a different part of the world, for all wood that is exposed to the weather or that I otherwise want protected or highlighted. How does the roof retain the heat? How do they make those in these traditional japanese houses? What kind of layers are there? You pointed out there are humity issues, have you considered adding dehumidifying plants to the home? It will spruce up the place as well as mitigate the issue.
I’m truly impressed by the woodwork. Doing all those complicated joints is not easy and almost a lost art. Redoing the sliding doors with all those delicate little pieces of wood was amazing! I’m just wondering if you guys are going to stay in Japan? Or maybe buy an abandoned house of your own? Maybe I should look at the FAQ that you guys posted first.🤔😂 Edit: Read the FAQ Still wondering if you guys want to buy your own home there in Japan? I would love to myself. My mother’s families Oita and I would love to have a home in Japan. I found my family in 1999, after 40 years of separation from my mother and her family. Very long bizarre. Story for another day. I’ve only been to Japan twice. The first time in 2000 and the last time in 2004. I’ve been to many places, but nothing that moved my soul like Japan did. It brings a smile to my face to see a young couple on an adventure like yours. I look forward to more videos. Really enjoying your videos. 🙏🏻💕🌸 PS I’m still trying to get over the size of those spiders! I know in Britain there are spiders about that size that are harmless, but I just can’t stand them! I would have to find something that would keep them away from me. Perhaps 12 cats?😂
I think that this is the loveliest old Japanese house I’ve seen. It opens up to such lovely views too. And you have an engawa! Good idea to go for something smaller. Some of the larger abandoned houses are impressive, but I can’t imagine trying to heat them in a Japanese winter or cool them in a Japanese summer.
I've been looking into akiya and mainly looking around Kyushu. It's interesting seeing how different it is to fix/renovate houses in Japan. I like your home and its location away from the hustle of cities. That looks ideal to me. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Jess and Mika. Really jealous about your Japanese experience and life. My wife and I lived in Japan for 3 years and although I am very adventurous and would love to live in this style of home in the Inaka my wife loves the city life. I am a carpenter joiner by trade and renovating homes and pure timber work really floats my boat. Nice job on the post reconstruction and joint.
To bad all this will fall back into disrepair after you leave. This was a nice snapshot into maintaining a older Japanese home. Someday I hope you find a Akiya Bank home that you can transform.
The urge to say おじゃましまーす at the beginning was there. Really nice intro 😊 I had a busy week and was looking forward to watching the video. Really nice to see the Shoji repairs and the beam repair looked so good. Probs to Jesse
You zipped through the replacement of that Engawa beam...but that could have been a multi-hour video all by itself! That was an intricate, beautiful cut. Nice job Jesse! @maigomika
What do you think someone would need to learn in order to do this? It seems on some level very romantic to just move away into the country side, but I imagine there was tons of prep involved: language learning, farming, home construction.
Nice demonstration of what you have done so far! Is there an opportunity to buy the place? It would be a great collab if you and Bitsy (who is in far western Ehime) could talk about your experiences--how they are different and how they are the same. The fact you have 53k subscribers after only 3 vids is JUST CRAZY!
Jesse has worked on renovations before, and I've done a bit of renovation work on other houses, but always guided. As for filming, I'm not a professional or have an educational background - I just do what feels natural.✌️
randomly found you on shorts, and i LOVE what you guys are doing. i would FREAK OUT about the spiders so kudos to you both. i'm living vicariously through you both! love your content!
I watch ur videos over and over. I love them so much. But I'm a airbrush artist and all so a draftman so I'm a bid architecture nut. So u guy r speak to the heart of this old moonshining southeastern ky boy heart. Thanks for sharing please make more.
Great video. I follow two other TH-cam channels that also renovate a old Japanese house. One is done with the project over ten years ago, the other is three years old and is still doing updates.
Hi all! Thank you all for your wonderful comments so far! Just as a reminder, while I read all your comments, unfortunately, I’m unable to respond to them. To assist you better, I have created an FAQ page that contains the answers to some common questions here: www.maigomika.com/about-me/faq/ Thank you! -Mika
Nice job fixing up the house, Jesse's woodwork on that joinery was fantastic! Thank you for taking care and being mindful of the house ^^. Can't wait for more
I was thinking the same!
Yea, like we're going to casually breeze by the fact that he recreated that 4d timber frame joint?!
"Some small projects here and there" !!! Wild. You guys are so cool. I haven't done 5% of what you have in my long-term home. Congrats, and thanks for the inspiring videos!
ようこそ。日本へ
アップロードありがとう。
素敵な古民家のリフォームお疲れ様でした。
応援していますよ。
Thank you for the inspiring videos. As a city dweller all my life, I have a hard time adapting when I inherit my grandmother's house in the countryside(in Thailand) Everything is overwhelming, the cleaning, the neverending battle with weeds, hot weather, and creepy crawlies -- but your journey ignites my fire again! I learn that all you have to do is do it bit by bit so that you're not feeling overwhelmed and learn to accept and let go things that you can't control......Keep the videos coming! :)
You two have seriously unmistakable expertise in DIY. It almost feels like the entire house will change shape if I some much as looked away!
Well done. 👏🏻
That spider caught me off guard 😅
Japanese spiders are terrifyingly big, I would spend my entire life shrieking.
Spiders wouldn't bother me. I catch in a jar and release outdoors BUT the many wiggly leg types make me shudder..
As someone who relies on constantly burning wood in winter to not drop below freezing indoors in winter, I can't believe you did not insulate these walls when you had them opened up! My nightmare is being cold... that would've been my first priority. Beautiful work on the beams and the shoji screens!
Those are not small projects! Very beautiful and excellent craftsmanship!
I love your videos they're so relaxing. Whenever I see a new one on my feed I'm excited to see what new changes/updates you have to share with us.
Haha!:) Same here. I'm watching this before going to bed and I find the videos so relaxing and comforting.💓
@@jayar3775 omg that is so sweet 😭❤️
@@jayar3775 that is exactly what i‘m doing right now! i‘ve been doing this for the past few days. these videos are indeed very calming.
You guys should totally buy your own place and renovate it.
Just recording daily what you do nothing fancy should totally help support your journey. TH-cam is great like that. Hope to see more!
If this was my old family home, I'd be thrilled with what you've done so far. Nice work 😊
For a future video you should show us around town with the same type of relaxing commentary. Or maybe a travel vlog!
I'll eventually show a general video about the surrounding area and how we get around. Coming soon!
Hi Mika! I know how hard you are working to make this beautiful home a place where you feel good! I also know how talented you are at creating content and telling stories. I'm super happy to see that you now have tens of thousands of people following you on this great adventure! I can't wait to see what's next! This is so relaxing... It reminds me a bit of my life in Japan even if it was very different... Thanks for the nostalgia!☺
Romeo-sensei, thank you! 😆 I think there's a bit of everyone's Japan experience nestled within the video, even if it's the countryside and others may be in the city. I'm really enjoying making this longer form of content. Ganbarimasu! 💃
がんばって ください......we lived in Japan for 14 years, in suburban Tokio. I was pretty much brought up there, 1960 to 1974. A very long time go, but I do really miss Japan and would love to have the opportunity to live there again. I have been back a few times, but that is not the same as living there. Love to see the 田舎!
I'm going to binge this whole series of videos on your playlist. This is just so relaxing to watch. If I ever win the lottery I am coming to Japan and going to the countryside to see all of the beauty that it shows us. Thanks for showing us all this beautiful landscapes and house. Such a lovely place to be.
- Lol, I *very much enjoyed* the bloopers && the fact your neighbor was worried about you talking to yourself. 😂 Great work on the house. I hope one day you guys can own it once the owners see how much love && effort you guys did. I wish the USA had houses for $300 a year, that would be a game changer. 🎮 ❤
yay happy to see an upload from you guys!
great video, I will be moving to Japan soon, so I was thinking of what kind of house to buy, you have a perfect house 😊
I really love the positive energy throughout the whole video. Cheers from tokyo and hope you have a great experience in shikoku!
Yay, new video! I'm so fascinated by the renovations and the beautiful landscapes. Can't wait for more!
That woodwork looked amazing, admittedly i know virtually nothing about woodworking but i am very impressed by how he fixed the engawa! Im also very impressed with the sliding doors! Good job both!
This is such a wonderful video series! I would love to see a longer tour of the house and grounds. It seems like you are on the side of a hill and the topography is really neat, would love to get a clearer sense of the houses surroundings! Thanks for making these!
You both are so skilled and hardworking!
The swallows nest good luck is also the same in estonia. Its even our national bird
You’re both very handy at repairs, that’s a goal I’d like to work towards as well. Thank you for posting such fascinating content!
Absolutely love the Japanese House restoration. Lots if work. It looks like you two love this kind of life and those Japanese homes need to be kept. A nice way to live. Those homes have a flow that seem to go with the seasons and I would have liked that When I was young and healthy, Loved your content. Can't wait to see what's next.❤
I very much appreciate that youre restoring rather than just completely remodeling the home. Xx Thank you for sharing these videos!
You guys are awesome. Those are some impressive renovations for sure. I love the bloopers at the end. A few of those had some strong "Kramer" door opening energy :D
Jesse is an artist when it comes to woods.
It’s a great thing to reuse older things and make it usable again 🎉
Jesse’s skills on the woodwork and repairs are amazing. The bloopers are funny too 😂 all the best to both of you
Honestly, getting notifications for these videos is the highlight of my day when they're uploaded and I get to sit down and watch them! You're both doing an awesome job of renovating the house and I can't wait to see where this journey takes you!
Thank you for your kind words 🫣 We'll do our best to share more of this life more regularly. More soon! 😆
I’m so pleased to have come across your delightful videos. Thank you so much for creating these and sharing your experiences. Kind regards John
This home is bringing up childhood memories. Love it guys!
I just got done reading the blog post, I really love reading and watching alongside! Thanks for sharing your time.
I just finished watching all your three videos. It's awesome and relaxing. Hope your next video is coming soon.
Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Watching from the Philippines. Enjoyed watching your videos. Love the Japanese home. ❤
It was very insightful.
Japanese houses are beautifully yet frightfully lightly built.
Delightful videos. At least one of you certainly knows how to frame a shot. I enjoy the whimsy that is part of the more labourious work around the house.
Omg! I just discovered your channel and watched your two other videos a few hours ago! So happy about the new upload 😍 Your videos are so relaxing and help me appreciate the simple things and put things into perspective 💜
im just leaving a comment hoping more will see your fantastic work
Wow the home owners must be so happy to have you there!!
Seeing these videos calms me. I love the sound too.
So nice to see the bloopers at the end too. Can't wait for the next video!
That view from the summer bedroom is amazing
love the bloopers! about time we can get insight into fan-girling on your guys lives!
Aw man I like your videos very, very, very much!!!!! They’re so calming:)
Jessy got some insane woodworking skills to get it that fitting. Gj Jessy.
I think the most difficult challenge you guys face is that you rent the home and that there are limitations in what you can do to it as well as the fact you pointed out the visa status can always change.
Otherwise there are a lot of easy diy things you can do to easily up the comfort levels of the house without taking away from the traditional look.
Tip for the wood, wax based uv protective wood paint, then a matte boat laquer, it looks amazing and brings out the patterns of the wood, whilst protecting it. Its what I use for my home in a different part of the world, for all wood that is exposed to the weather or that I otherwise want protected or highlighted.
How does the roof retain the heat? How do they make those in these traditional japanese houses? What kind of layers are there?
You pointed out there are humity issues, have you considered adding dehumidifying plants to the home? It will spruce up the place as well as mitigate the issue.
I’m truly impressed by the woodwork. Doing all those complicated joints is not easy and almost a lost art.
Redoing the sliding doors with all those delicate little pieces of wood was amazing! I’m just wondering if you guys are going to stay in Japan? Or maybe buy an abandoned house of your own?
Maybe I should look at the FAQ that you guys posted first.🤔😂
Edit: Read the FAQ
Still wondering if you guys want to buy your own home there in Japan? I would love to myself. My mother’s families Oita and I would love to have a home in Japan.
I found my family in 1999, after 40 years of separation from my mother and her family. Very long bizarre. Story for another day.
I’ve only been to Japan twice. The first time in 2000 and the last time in 2004. I’ve been to many places, but nothing that moved my soul like Japan did.
It brings a smile to my face to see a young couple on an adventure like yours. I look forward to more videos.
Really enjoying your videos.
🙏🏻💕🌸
PS I’m still trying to get over the size of those spiders! I know in Britain there are spiders about that size that are harmless, but I just can’t stand them! I would have to find something that would keep them away from me. Perhaps 12 cats?😂
I think that this is the loveliest old Japanese house I’ve seen. It opens up to such lovely views too. And you have an engawa! Good idea to go for something smaller. Some of the larger abandoned houses are impressive, but I can’t imagine trying to heat them in a Japanese winter or cool them in a Japanese summer.
My favorite channel on TH-cam rn
That join he did on the beam was artistic.
I've been looking into akiya and mainly looking around Kyushu. It's interesting seeing how different it is to fix/renovate houses in Japan. I like your home and its location away from the hustle of cities. That looks ideal to me. Thanks for sharing.
The quiet little "Mika-san!" in the distance!!! ♥♥♥
Hi Jess and Mika. Really jealous about your Japanese experience and life. My wife and I lived in Japan for 3 years and although I am very adventurous and would love to live in this style of home in the Inaka my wife loves the city life. I am a carpenter joiner by trade and renovating homes and pure timber work really floats my boat. Nice job on the post reconstruction and joint.
Wow, the new shoji screens made such a difference!
Wow! What an amazing jobs you two have done!!!
え〜家を見つけたね〜
その家に住んだら健康で
120歳まで生きるぜ！
日本🇯🇵楽しんで下さい
You got lucky 🍀 house 🏡 ❤enjoy ❤
Thank you for sharing both your lives in Japan, looking forward for more diy's and gardening.
To bad all this will fall back into disrepair after you leave. This was a nice snapshot into maintaining a older Japanese home.
Someday I hope you find a Akiya Bank home that you can transform.
The urge to say おじゃましまーす at the beginning was there. Really nice intro 😊
I had a busy week and was looking forward to watching the video. Really nice to see the Shoji repairs and the beam repair looked so good. Probs to Jesse
Great job on the steps you’re taking to gently renovate. Jesse’s joint was really impressive! Can’t wait to see more!
You zipped through the replacement of that Engawa beam...but that could have been a multi-hour video all by itself! That was an intricate, beautiful cut. Nice job Jesse! @maigomika
Great video! Awesome narration! It’s like a Wes Anderson move in Japan.
Love the work! And I love listening to your voice. So soothing!
Thank you!
Like this kind vibes from Japan countryside
Great Vid! Thanks for Sharing! -- The Bloopers were Fun 🙂 - Have a Wonderful Week!
What do you think someone would need to learn in order to do this? It seems on some level very romantic to just move away into the country side, but I imagine there was tons of prep involved: language learning, farming, home construction.
Very impressive bit of traditional joinery repair at the engawa
Awesome video! Really cool to see the renovations you guys are doing and how you are bringing this abandoned house back to life.
Good job on the shoji doors. They really make a difference with the natural lighting in the house.
Masterful music selection for the bathroom reno scene 😁
you guys are my favorite channel! keep it up, love the videos
Nice demonstration of what you have done so far! Is there an opportunity to buy the place? It would be a great collab if you and Bitsy (who is in far western Ehime) could talk about your experiences--how they are different and how they are the same. The fact you have 53k subscribers after only 3 vids is JUST CRAZY!
Your videos are so cute and make me so happy 🥰 wishing you both many blessings & happiness ✨
This is so peaceful
My favorite youtube's serie. Holaa. It's so relaxing to watch!! And beautiful. Houss looks awesome now.
I can never get enough of these series. Seriously you guys are amazing. 👍😀
Beautiful old house with plenty of potential ❤.
You doing well adaptation to your new life.
Greetings from England 🇬🇧 Simon and Beth ❤️ 😀
Loved it. You are a natural comedienne! Looking forward to the next video.
Great job, guys. And an amazing result
Those screens are stunning 🤩💛
Thanks for sharing your journey! It's very interesting!
Have yall renovated or built a house before? And do yall also have a background in filmmaking? Yall so good at both ❤
Jesse has worked on renovations before, and I've done a bit of renovation work on other houses, but always guided. As for filming, I'm not a professional or have an educational background - I just do what feels natural.✌️
randomly found you on shorts, and i LOVE what you guys are doing. i would FREAK OUT about the spiders so kudos to you both. i'm living vicariously through you both! love your content!
I was praying that you would install a vapour barrier and when you did I had a big smile on my face.
This is just like the game Japanese rural life Adventure!
So fascinating to see the process of renovating. I would freak out with those bugs but those views would make up for it 😍
I watch ur videos over and over. I love them so much. But I'm a airbrush artist and all so a draftman so I'm a bid architecture nut. So u guy r speak to the heart of this old moonshining southeastern ky boy heart. Thanks for sharing please make more.
It’s amazing how much you’ve improved your house. 😯 It’s lovely.
i wanna know more about the bath! the baths in traditional japanese homes have always fascinated me.
Thank you for the video, after long drive home, this relaxing video is just what I needed.
love to see your life style in remote country/abroad
Yay! I've been looking forward to your next video!
Love how you restored it❤
You both are amazing! I loved watching your progress and listening to your experiences. I hope you can continue making these videos! 💓💓💓
Great video. I follow two other TH-cam channels that also renovate a old Japanese house. One is done with the project over ten years ago, the other is three years old and is still doing updates.
loved the bloopers at the end there haha. thank you for another video! i enjoyed it.
Wow. You guys are good. Enjoyed watching your videos. Looking forward to more!