7 Interesting Things We Found in Our Abandoned House

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  • Опубліковано 19 тра 2019
  • A family used to live here, and it was once a thriving farm.
    There is so much stuff left behind in the abandoned house we bought in Japan. Most of it is rubbish, some of it is useful, and some of it is pretty fascinating and emotional in different ways.
    Here are some things I found interesting and I hope you do too.
    Coming soon: buying an abandoned property in Japan
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    1. Composition made in garageband
    2. Memories from www.bensound.com
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  • @andrewokubo1616
    @andrewokubo1616 4 роки тому +639

    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.

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +57

      Thanks very much for that thorough explanation. Very interesting indeed! Apologies for my lazy research and thanks for watching!

    • @santiagofernandez3215
      @santiagofernandez3215 4 роки тому +8

      @@TokyoLlama look at 17,52 minute! ua-cam.com/video/NljSnaZ2WiY/v-deo.html

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +16

      @@santiagofernandez3215 Well spotted! Thank you. I should restore my one like that.

    • @karmicvibez6377
      @karmicvibez6377 4 роки тому +16

      That Buddhist shrine is beautiful!
      A lot of useful stuff. What one may consider "rubbish", another could use for art ❤

    • @lesliekilgore648
      @lesliekilgore648 4 роки тому +5

      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!

  • @post_low
    @post_low 4 роки тому +1037

    i hope sato yumi kept drawing cause man those were good

    • @-SP.
      @-SP. 4 роки тому +53

      That's what im saying, he was only in junior high but he was really good.

    • @ne9009
      @ne9009 4 роки тому +56

      @@-SP. she*

    • @ceciliaszendroine7525
      @ceciliaszendroine7525 4 роки тому +3

      my doughter drow the same figures

    • @-SP.
      @-SP. 4 роки тому +25

      @@ne9009 Yeah right, I forget it's last name first then first name in Japan

    • @Uterr
      @Uterr 4 роки тому +21

      yes, drawing are really good for school, came here to appreciate it, i kinda imagine guy/girl became an artist :)

  • @mikedavey1996
    @mikedavey1996 4 роки тому +706

    Other peoples junk is always more interesting than our own.

    • @jamrockprincess
      @jamrockprincess 4 роки тому +4

      This is so true!

    • @jahd5790
      @jahd5790 4 роки тому +12

      I think I saw plenty of good things. Even the bottles.

    • @meowcula
      @meowcula 4 роки тому +6

      I was so thinking it would be fun to dig through that and piece back together this family's history

    • @meowcula
      @meowcula 4 роки тому +3

      ​@@jahd5790 I would totally find a use for for them

    • @wendyw5463
      @wendyw5463 4 роки тому +3

      @@meowcula There must be some beautiful history there, even though it's sad to think what may lay behind it all.

  • @Diugara
    @Diugara 4 роки тому +721

    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 :)

    • @esuil
      @esuil 4 роки тому +49

      The house is not abandoned for 30 years, it was BUILT 30 years ago. It was abandoned only few years back.

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +38

      Thanks, very interesting.

    • @joshawnard
      @joshawnard 4 роки тому +23

      I recognized that right away. Looks like one of my sketchbooks from when I was 13, getting lost in my favorite games.

    • @ginnied7346
      @ginnied7346 4 роки тому +2

      One of the drawings looked like tank girl ( 1:47 ) the one with the helmet

    • @MllesBrash
      @MllesBrash 4 роки тому +7

      Yes! I came to the comments to see if anyone noticed Cloud.

  • @TheGreenbutsad
    @TheGreenbutsad 4 роки тому +250

    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.

    • @cherish78748
      @cherish78748 4 роки тому +21

      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

    • @persomnus
      @persomnus 4 роки тому +9

      @@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

  • @Qinniart
    @Qinniart 4 роки тому +692

    That kid's work isnt too bad. I hope they persued it rather than going the businessman route...

    • @ergwer45624
      @ergwer45624 4 роки тому +45

      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
      @ShadowsandCityLights 4 роки тому +20

      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.

    • @ergwer45624
      @ergwer45624 4 роки тому +12

      @@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.

    • @karmicvibez6377
      @karmicvibez6377 4 роки тому +3

      I hope so too, that he followed his dreams of art ❤

    • @catbitch
      @catbitch 4 роки тому +46

      Omg, Qinni how wonderful and sad to find her here, she saddly pass away, may her sould rest in peace

  • @roeese1
    @roeese1 4 роки тому +384

    I hope you kept most of the traditional furnitures and artifacts. These days traditionally made furnishings aren't easily available.

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +109

      Yes, have kept the nicer stuff like the winnower/thresher. Will try to restore when I have time.

    • @dacyana115
      @dacyana115 3 роки тому +6

      @@TokyoLlama Excellent idea! Congratulations.

  • @vvs7185
    @vvs7185 5 років тому +203

    This made me cry a little bit... Memories are so nostalgic...

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  5 років тому +39

      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.

    • @dawn409
      @dawn409 4 роки тому

      @Young Tang soo true..:photons
      Check Bill Donahue Hidden Meanings

  • @SkepticalChris
    @SkepticalChris 4 роки тому +304

    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!

    • @cannaroe1213
      @cannaroe1213 4 роки тому +10

      And he was 13, so you could figure out how old he is now :)
      Isn't "Yumi" a large gang name?

    • @drivestowork
      @drivestowork 4 роки тому +27

      Yumi is a girl's name.

    • @cannaroe1213
      @cannaroe1213 4 роки тому +10

      @@drivestowork You're right, its last-first in japanese names, and the yakuza name is "Gumi". I really messed that up.

    • @jesper3785
      @jesper3785 4 роки тому +5

      The house was abandoned because the previous owner passed away.

    • @cherish78748
      @cherish78748 4 роки тому +11

      @@cannaroe1213 Someone in another thread here mentioned they had found her online, as a food artist.

  • @sh0ck3d2
    @sh0ck3d2 4 роки тому +54

    When you opened that notebook my heart went warm

  • @tempgirl00711
    @tempgirl00711 4 роки тому +135

    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

    • @Samantha1970
      @Samantha1970 4 роки тому +8

      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!

    • @ashsar2408
      @ashsar2408 4 роки тому +23

      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.

    • @raheebeauty9053
      @raheebeauty9053 4 роки тому +5

      @@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.

    • @graemewilliams1308
      @graemewilliams1308 4 роки тому +2

      UA-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.

    • @eh1843
      @eh1843 4 роки тому +16

      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.

  • @jimjimgl3
    @jimjimgl3 4 роки тому +126

    I think coming into this house full of old things would give a heart attack to Marie Kondo 😂

    • @princessjello
      @princessjello 4 роки тому +16

      She's known for loving messes.

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +39

      Could have done with her help!

    • @primrosedahlia9466
      @primrosedahlia9466 4 роки тому +24

      @@TokyoLlama 😁well I think your inlaws did a good job removing everything that "didn't spark joy"

    • @kevingonzalez3673
      @kevingonzalez3673 4 роки тому +1

      She would shit a brick upon encountering the taxidermy bird. It would get all over her nice clothes.

    • @luanam.campos5513
      @luanam.campos5513 4 роки тому +1

      @@TokyoLlama you need the Britain's TOC people that help other people clean their homes.

  • @BNHC0
    @BNHC0 4 роки тому +335

    "I cant stand to study this English"

    • @meid789
      @meid789 4 роки тому +1

      a dog when does it say that? xD

    • @FunnelC
      @FunnelC 4 роки тому +5

      @@meid789 right at 1:45 it says something like that.

    • @osaniss
      @osaniss 4 роки тому +17

      it says start, not stand :)

    • @helentongue1495
      @helentongue1495 4 роки тому +4

      Japanese isn't easy either... From this side of the pond!

    • @cherish78748
      @cherish78748 4 роки тому +8

      @@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.

  • @mikemccar1296
    @mikemccar1296 5 років тому +160

    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.

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  5 років тому +26

      You're right - had to set myself a limit otherwise I'd never finish the video! Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comments.

    • @KarolYuuki
      @KarolYuuki 4 роки тому +8

      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

  • @OnibiTeru
    @OnibiTeru 4 роки тому +8

    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 :)

  • @ToruKun1
    @ToruKun1 4 роки тому +23

    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)

    • @aini6570
      @aini6570 2 роки тому +2

      The one who drew him is Someya Takayuki apparently... Sato Yumi is just a fictional name

  • @rpfree
    @rpfree 4 роки тому +19

    This is now easily my favorite UA-cam series.

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +2

      Thanks so much, appreciate hearing that.

    • @cherish78748
      @cherish78748 4 роки тому +1

      @@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! >

    • @dacyana115
      @dacyana115 3 роки тому

      Right, same here.

  • @bibit3856
    @bibit3856 4 роки тому +14

    It is fascinating to look into someone else’s world ..... through their belongings.

  • @jtraczyk3484
    @jtraczyk3484 4 роки тому +26

    What a find! House looks like its a hundred or more years old on the outside, but actually very young at 30.

  • @leoyuanluo
    @leoyuanluo 4 роки тому +3

    I have so much respect for you for doing something you love instead of doing something that’s easiest

  • @ramonaliable
    @ramonaliable 4 роки тому +33

    "I think that was a caterpillar on my back" hahah

  • @biglance
    @biglance 4 роки тому +6

    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.

  • @adrianodicosenza4352
    @adrianodicosenza4352 5 років тому +14

    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!

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  5 років тому +5

      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.

  • @Davidhodges93
    @Davidhodges93 4 роки тому +48

    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
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +56

      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.

    • @parakeetpo
      @parakeetpo 4 роки тому +6

      @@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.

  • @tobynmanthorpe
    @tobynmanthorpe 5 років тому +54

    That was beautiful! I would never have thought to make that video, but it was so worth it! That English exercise book was incredible.

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  5 років тому +4

      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.

    • @bladepanthera
      @bladepanthera 4 роки тому +2

      @@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...

  • @RYN988
    @RYN988 21 день тому

    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.

  • @radmom05
    @radmom05 4 роки тому +17

    The house is only 30 years old? It looks as if it could be much older. Keep up the great work!

  • @NickyNightShine
    @NickyNightShine 4 роки тому +52

    The mallets are likely for making mochi

    • @EmmaAppleBerry
      @EmmaAppleBerry 4 роки тому +4

      Ikr as soon as i saw the fatter looking one i suddenly craved mochi 😂😂😂🐇🐇🐇

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +14

      Work well for knocking stakes into the ground though!

    • @octochan
      @octochan 4 роки тому +1

      I wondered where the mortars were, and why they had so many of them!

    • @sheilamayer3543
      @sheilamayer3543 4 роки тому

      @EmmaAppleBerry What is mochi? Does it have something to do with chocolate?

    • @octochan
      @octochan 4 роки тому +2

      @@sheilamayer3543 it's a paste made with steamed pounded glutinous rice that's usually wrapped around a filling to make a sweet. You also call the finished sweets mochi. Watch how they make it ua-cam.com/video/Be2Nnx5o9oA/v-deo.html

  • @eden6611
    @eden6611 4 роки тому +7

    The owner of the notebook might be a famous mangaka now cause the draws are fricking amazing!

  • @AWARHERO
    @AWARHERO 4 роки тому +10

    This is such a beatiful house... It's nice to see someone will take care of it.

  • @ryotaarai3816
    @ryotaarai3816 5 років тому +15

    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. 😉

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  5 років тому +20

      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.

  • @mhollifi1949
    @mhollifi1949 3 роки тому +2

    I think you bought a good house. 30 years ago is the Japanese bubble time. It must be a good building. Congratulations.

  • @richardthornhill4630
    @richardthornhill4630 4 роки тому +1

    Interesting step back in time of rural Japan 30 years ago.Time waits for no one. Thanks.

  • @mPDC-gh8jy
    @mPDC-gh8jy 4 роки тому +13

    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

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +2

      Yes, I should have called it a winnower. I've pinned another comment that's also gone into detail explaining it.

    • @haslinaabas8156
      @haslinaabas8156 4 роки тому

      We used to use the same machine in Malaysia.

  • @dizza4944
    @dizza4944 5 років тому +65

    I wonder what happened to that kid, where they are now. Whether they became a character designer at Square Enix :) Thanks for the video

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  5 років тому +34

      Thanks for the comment. I do sometimes wonder what the children are doing. Perhaps I will come across them someday.

    • @cherish78748
      @cherish78748 4 роки тому +16

      @@TokyoLlama Someone in another thread found Sato Yumi online. Apparently she is a food artist today!

    • @leoscheibelhut940
      @leoscheibelhut940 4 роки тому +5

      @@cherish78748 Sato Yumi is a pretty common name so she may or may not be the same one.

    • @sidneyrobinson18
      @sidneyrobinson18 3 роки тому

      @@cherish78748 Sato is the most common japanese last name, so it could be someone else

    • @user-cp3ip3rw7r
      @user-cp3ip3rw7r 3 роки тому

      @@sidneyrobinson18 yes Sato is the no.1 many last name in japan. yumi is also very common first name. same person very many.

  • @Minecraftexploring
    @Minecraftexploring 4 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @astrowolvez
    @astrowolvez 3 роки тому +1

    Seems like a dad who really cared for his kids, most people wouldn’t keep your old school books.

  • @cathpeterson1944
    @cathpeterson1944 3 роки тому +1

    really neat things found, exterior of your place blows me away luv that traditional Japanese architecture

  • @throow
    @throow 4 роки тому +13

    Love this house. I can understand why you bought it

  • @nauraalmira6618
    @nauraalmira6618 4 роки тому +1

    I like to watch this kind of video...Especially foreign houses.Thanks

  • @shuvanidev
    @shuvanidev 4 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @JohnPorsbjerg
    @JohnPorsbjerg 4 роки тому +145

    how is such a beautiful house abandoned after just 30 years??

    • @rkim5461
      @rkim5461 4 роки тому +4

      Exactly what I was going to say...

    • @TheShrededward
      @TheShrededward 4 роки тому +193

      The reason why it's abandoned is because the land is worth less than if it had no house in the first place. Our friend can spend a lot of time and money fixing it up, but it will not raise the value of the property at all. Westerners can look at a grand old house like this that obviously cost quite a bit to build and think it's just great! Japanese look at that same house and only see a future pile of debris that will cost a lot to remove in order to build a new house in its place.
      The man who owned it obviously spent his golden years drinking sake and watching TV alone because his children did what Japanese children are not supposed to do and moved to Tokyo. Traditionally, the eldest son stays with his parents, gets married, and a three generation home results. Well, Japanese women aren't much in the mood for that! She would have been expected to take care of the old man (and his wife who probably passed away earlier), clean the house, cook, as well as take care of her husband and children. This kind of drudgery in a place where the only nightlife is insect-based can be a real deal breaker. So the eldest son wouldn't have been able to even find a wife if he stayed there.

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +83

      @@TheShrededward Mate, you've pretty much hit the nail on the head there.

    • @hepat1t1s
      @hepat1t1s 4 роки тому +15

      @@TheShrededward hey i was just thinking how japanese society and culture can be so contradictive. I'm not considering myself as a expert on Japanese culture, but it seems that there is this common perception, that Japanese people really put a lot of effort to keep old buildings, shrines, even older objects in a good condition as possible. Trying to keep them refurbished and in a good state... Especially traditional houses. So after your insightful comment, i concluded, that they only take care of old important buildings, like castles and shrines.

    • @Kt-cn2rq
      @Kt-cn2rq 4 роки тому +9

      @@TheShrededward which is a shame this stuff is westerners love keep forever amazing to look at since to us old buildings are history. If we all had the money we upkeep old things so not taken down build modern homes.

  • @Castlegrrl
    @Castlegrrl 4 роки тому +5

    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

    • @George-ie1si
      @George-ie1si 4 роки тому

      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.

    • @loistucker774
      @loistucker774 Рік тому

      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.

  • @mtgravy
    @mtgravy 3 роки тому +1

    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!

  • @MichelleVisageOnlyFans
    @MichelleVisageOnlyFans 3 роки тому +2

    The English classes at Sato's school must've been boring as hell given the amount of doodles he made in the notebook, but thank God for that! Those are some good doodles, I tell ya!

    • @user-cp3ip3rw7r
      @user-cp3ip3rw7r 3 роки тому

      exactly. japanese english education sucks.every teacher is all japanese. no native teacher here. if only were part time native english teachers here.but our government dont do that. they dont want foreigners in to japanese society. really sucks.

  • @tamara782
    @tamara782 4 роки тому

    I hope you keep the family shrine alter it’s beautiful and would be very nice to place your own family’s ancestors there :)

  • @javiermachin1
    @javiermachin1 3 роки тому +1

    Lovely house. Full of tradition and history. I hope your family make years of beautiful memories living in it.

  • @kaylynxup
    @kaylynxup 4 роки тому

    I hope that kid kept up their drawing. Lots of cool finds

  • @dugongpoo
    @dugongpoo 4 роки тому +2

    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

  • @ami-kun
    @ami-kun 3 роки тому

    That kid who made those drawings are so nostalgic, gives me yu gi oh & FF7 vibes
    I pray that his art journey still goes well 🙏🏼

  • @stargirl7646
    @stargirl7646 4 роки тому +2

    I teach English in South Korea right now and that notebook got me emotional - it looks like it could be one of my students’ notebooks. Some of them are quite good at drawing too. Makes me wonder if any of their notebooks will ever be found randomly 20 years from now...

  • @NBDesign
    @NBDesign 4 роки тому +1

    this video really made me so emotional.... I couldn't hold back my tears once you showed the pages of the notebook.

  • @Derhek
    @Derhek 4 роки тому +12

    Have you thought of trying to find the children and give them the things back? Sure it would take time but that could make a very interesting encounter. And for us viewers, a nice story to watch

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  4 роки тому +23

      We did ask the neighbours about it, but it was suggested we let sleeping dogs lie.

    • @DickCheeseman
      @DickCheeseman 4 роки тому +5

      It’s possible that the kids had fallen out with their parents. In any case, they must’ve had the opportunity to retrieve any items had they wanted to

    • @stargirl7646
      @stargirl7646 4 роки тому

      Tokyo Llama that’s so sad...

    • @jillsmcfarland2001
      @jillsmcfarland2001 3 роки тому +1

      Nobody has the space or storage,especially in Japan.

  • @jayda2364
    @jayda2364 4 роки тому +2

    Please share more of what you find. This journey is so fascinating

  • @azechu
    @azechu 4 роки тому +3

    the floating caterpillar was the star of the show!

  • @maggygraham2218
    @maggygraham2218 4 роки тому

    This is quite fascinating. Thanks so much for making these videos.

  • @pauladelucio
    @pauladelucio 4 роки тому +1

    i felt a little emotional with that old house photo, and that notebook OMG, i have a 10 years old boy, and he also draws, just makes me want to keep all those things he does, i mean probably the parents keept those notebooks as memories, and the children who sold the house missed the oportunity of memories. thanks again for this video, also the music behind your narrative, gives a good environment , maybe a little lower would have lets us hear you better. cya!

  • @IsisOya
    @IsisOya 4 роки тому

    I'm loving this series.

  • @carlosfernandez7098
    @carlosfernandez7098 4 роки тому

    How nice it would be to be a guest at your first barbecue and talk about all of those interesting things you’ve found in that house and what you felt during those moments while enjoying a good beer, like a Fosters.

  • @queenteddy5747
    @queenteddy5747 4 роки тому

    I love this videos! The progress you are making are amazing!! 👏

  • @mintayayy27
    @mintayayy27 4 роки тому

    So beautiful and amazing to find photos!

  • @jomama5186
    @jomama5186 4 роки тому

    It is already looking loved and cared for again! Bravo !

  • @ArrohFFXI
    @ArrohFFXI 4 роки тому +20

    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 >

    • @valkasolidor6727
      @valkasolidor6727 4 роки тому +2

      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.

    • @olegkostoglotov8800
      @olegkostoglotov8800 4 роки тому +1

      Post and beam construction is still allowed under the building code in most areas.

  • @msgrabando
    @msgrabando 4 роки тому

    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 :)!!

  • @Slammer_1970
    @Slammer_1970 3 роки тому

    Wow! Some very interesting items that were left behind. The two shrines were amazing looking that were in the house.

  • @johnvincenti5805
    @johnvincenti5805 4 роки тому

    Beautiful house and some nice finds. Can hardly wait to see it all cleaned up and livable!

  • @shirleyoliv8675
    @shirleyoliv8675 4 роки тому

    Beautiful place and very interesting things in this house love it thank you for sharing this with us

  • @milora11
    @milora11 4 роки тому

    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.

  • @victorxavier7288
    @victorxavier7288 5 років тому +2

    So many amazing things! Thank you for sharing with us!

  • @giovannipiccardi4056
    @giovannipiccardi4056 5 років тому +1

    That's wonderful! Looking forward for more episodes! Thank you very much!

  • @januzzell8631
    @januzzell8631 4 роки тому

    The little shrines are so beautiful - thank you for sharing

  • @mattedwards4533
    @mattedwards4533 4 роки тому

    I was amazed at the country side of Japan. I went to morioko to visit my brother-in-law. We drove up to a mountain far away from the crowded places so I could see Japan,s country men, lakes, forest and study the architecture of rural buildings. I stayed away from the places that tourist frequented.Some of the Japanese people I came in contact with appeared to have never seen an American?These people were most helpful and considerate.They went out of their way to make my stay enjoyable. I wish every American could see how clean , neat and polite the japanese people are. Maybe they would think twice before throwing trash on the ground and treat their fellow man a little bit better.I have the highest respect for the Japanese!

  • @jakemoeller7850
    @jakemoeller7850 4 роки тому

    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.

  • @fictiveescapes
    @fictiveescapes 4 роки тому

    I just found your channel and I love it. Great work. So cool to watch the process progress.

  • @tygrahof9268
    @tygrahof9268 4 роки тому

    So lucky to have purchased this home!! DREAM for any remodeler like myself.

  • @Strike_Raid
    @Strike_Raid 4 роки тому +10

    1:20, The kid was in to Final Fantasy.

  • @jonwebb5241
    @jonwebb5241 4 роки тому

    What a great beauty, this house. It is so deserving of respect and preservation. Good on you.

  • @silvipeppers
    @silvipeppers 4 роки тому +11

    There's nothing more I want than to go through your trash and check out everything

  • @freetogo6901
    @freetogo6901 4 роки тому

    Very interesting topic for a channel. Seems like a real jewell in the rough. Thx for sharing.

  • @Annie59G
    @Annie59G 4 роки тому

    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.

  • @waynelkduarte45
    @waynelkduarte45 3 роки тому

    So beautiful the woodwork have always enjoyed Japanese architecture and antique furniture

  • @ladybug7967
    @ladybug7967 4 роки тому

    Wow. Very interesting. More videos please. I like them!

  • @VisionaryGardener
    @VisionaryGardener 2 роки тому

    Those shrines are really beautiful! Love the threshing machine, too.

  • @Toxicsock15
    @Toxicsock15 4 роки тому

    Very interesting! Keep the videos coming!

  • @jibrilaz8186
    @jibrilaz8186 4 роки тому +1

    You got yourself a new subscriber keep up with the good work and keep us updated on the renovation its super interesting

  • @VegasLoungeAct
    @VegasLoungeAct Рік тому

    I've traveled to Japan many times and I love it. These videos are so interesting.

  • @FlyFreshTaDef
    @FlyFreshTaDef 4 роки тому

    I think your videos of this whole process are amazing! Ive always dreamt of being able to do this and the house you found looks absolutely stunning to me! Its a little sad that it would be left abandoned like this,but Im glad you and your family will be able to appreciate it! Some elbow grease and itll be looking good as new! Thanks for sharing this,its very inspiring to me.

  • @AwareLife
    @AwareLife 4 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing this interesting project. Interesting for a number of reasons, including some insider view of Japanese life. The changes of life.

  • @Gabriel87100
    @Gabriel87100 4 роки тому +3

    Music was a bit loud, but nice video overall. The school notebook was such a nice thing to find.

  • @bich-vanle
    @bich-vanle 4 роки тому

    Wow beautiful. Very beautiful shrine cabinet which is very expensive to buy, and those old ones aren’t really easy to find nowadays. Like this one it would cost few thousands at least here in America but won’t be as beautiful as the one you found. Not to mention lady Buddha. You are blessed! Thank you for sharing🙏🙏🙏

  • @Huuutproductions
    @Huuutproductions 5 років тому +5

    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

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  5 років тому +3

      Thanks, appreciate the comment. Will definitely keep updating - not much happening at the moment, just finalising design and getting quotes from contractors.

  • @marthaphillips4827
    @marthaphillips4827 4 роки тому

    Sad to see the disarray and now you are giving this situation a new?start and so organized wonderful

  • @Nemesis093781
    @Nemesis093781 4 роки тому

    Thank you for the video, Thumbs up.

  • @ENKAI8
    @ENKAI8 3 роки тому

    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

  • @TeeB7
    @TeeB7 4 роки тому

    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!!!

  • @sleepmark
    @sleepmark 5 років тому +5

    Gday mate, thanks for these videos, interesting I look forward to seeing more updates on this project, good luck mate

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  5 років тому

      Thanks mate, will keep updating for sure. Enjoying working on the new place, and doing these videos.

  • @johnc7642
    @johnc7642 4 роки тому

    that is cool. Would love to see more of what you found.

  • @aelomari1
    @aelomari1 5 років тому +3

    wow this was amazing! please keep us updated!

    • @TokyoLlama
      @TokyoLlama  5 років тому +1

      Thanks, appreciate the feedback!

    • @aelomari1
      @aelomari1 5 років тому +3

      @@TokyoLlama Thank you! Loved the part of the English notebook, especially the creative manga style art a little boy seemed to have practiced in!

  • @oswaldohipolito8400
    @oswaldohipolito8400 4 роки тому

    Just found your channel and subscribed. loving the videos from Dallas , TX .

  • @amysbees6686
    @amysbees6686 4 роки тому

    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!