Buried in snow: Myoko, Japan
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Consistent heavy snowfall and below freezing temperatures have kept snow levels high and continuing to grow in Myoko this winter.
And today was yet another big day of snow!
But keep in mind there are days where I can be double or more!!
As for now, the big snow walls and snow piles are growing…and it looks both beautiful but also concerning.
Take a walk with me through the lower part of Myoko to enjoy the winter scape. It’s very impressive to see nature in full force a day after the heavy snow.
What do you notice in the video? Does anything stand out to you? How would you feel about this kind of snow and how would you manage it?
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私が小学生のころ、朝起きて雪が積もってると凄く嬉しくてその日は一日中外で雪遊びをしました。マットさんの表情はまさにその頃の私のものと同じですね😊
Love how this man always smiles 😁 love ur videos 💞
You can really tell how much he loves living here. Even with the struggles of dealing with such a massive amount of snow like this, he stays so upbeat. I love it too.
Thank you so much! Appreciate it! Life is great!! Hahaha ❄️
I’m not sure what it is, but I love seeing the power of nature and I’m curious about it. The people, animals, and everything in between makes the world so interesting!
Exactly the reason I keep watching him. He's just so happy and chill. I need a bit of that every now and then in my life. ❤
I am a Japanese living in the UK. I grew up in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, but many of my relatives used to live in the Joetsu area, and I have fond memories of visiting Myoko frequently as a child. Despite the ongoing aging society and population decline, I am delighted that people like you appreciate the charm of this area and share information about it.
You might find it hard to believe, but about 500 years ago, the Joetsu area, located north of Myoko, was one of the most populous regions in Japan (at that time, Kyoto had the largest population, and Tokyo was scarcely inhabited). Although summers are hot and winters bring heavy snowfall, this area is rich in nature and produces many delicious crops and foods. I believe that this place will shine again with the hands of new people.
You are living the dream ❄ Planning to visit Myoko City next month via the shinkansen.
I really love how sound changes when it snows. It has a really beautiful quality to it. It reminds me of cozy evenings spent sitting around the fire with a mug of hot chocolate and a good book. I hope you enjoyed your snowboarding. It's not safe for me to walk around in the snow these day as I use crutches but it's lovely being able to come along with you as you enjoy yourself.❤
Matt…you are having way too much Fun♥️there in Japan🤦🏽♀️I’m Jealous.
It looks magical!
Very special! Such a peaceful morning walk
What a beautiful place to live! Be careful when you get up on that roof!
It really is! The roof is waiting for me 😜
What??? I’ve never seen the sun come out while snowing. That’s a sight 😍
Wow, how amazing, it looks beautiful, those houses are made of strong stuff, the weight on some of those roofs must be immense, love it 😁
But strong but still concerning 😅
This is unreal, can't imagine having to clean snow forever but must be amazing place to snowboard
So much snow ⛄️ it’s seems like a fairy tale, but also brings difficulties as well! Greetings from Greece!
Thank you for sharing such a wonder packed moment of your day!
Love watching all the snow! It is magical ✨❄️✨ I remember the feeling it gives when being with it. Especially the amount you are experiencing 😊.
Knowing how much you enjoy the snow I’m happy for you.
I’m in Massachusetts, US and we’ve only had a couple small snowstorms and it keeps getting warm enough to melt everything.
I protected by yuki tsuri a few planted trees with bamboo after watching one of your videos.
I like the look, caring for the trees and the feeling I started a new tradition here that has its roots going back hundreds of years.
That’s awesome! That really made me smile knowing you’re using yuki tsuri over in Massachusetts!! It would look so great in the neighborhood!
The snow makes it so quiet there.
It's amazing how much snow Japan gets. It's in the temperate zone and nowhere near the arctic.
Spent time in Switzerland in the snow last year. It was so emotional. A massive reminder of the absolute beauty and importance of nature. I see why you love it.
Go on Matt - build that Snowman :)
❄❄❄❄🏠❄❄❄❄ It is impressive to hear that even elderly people shovel snow. When the snow is only several inches here in Colorado Springs many people (even young ones) complain about shovelling.
I agree, it is beautiful.
Wow, that is some crazy snow! It is beautiful. It is amazing how resilient the elderly people are that still shovel their snow. I guess it keeps them young.
I'm so worried about your roofs. I know it's a pain to maintain regularly, but with that quantity of snow, I know it's a necessity. Please be safe! Please main your roofs regularly. ❤❤❤
That is a crazy amount of snow!!!
And it’s still coming, we’re only just getting to the peak time which is end of January to mid February on average. You just never know how things play out
I never would have thought that getting that much snow would look so beautiful. You see, I live in one of the coldest, and snowiest cities in Canada (nicknamed Winter-peg). Yet, it does not get snow as bad as that (usually). When I looked up where Myoko is, I was surprised to find out that it is not that far North from Tokyo. I expected it to be in the Northern end of the Japanese islands to get that much snow. So, thank you very much for this very informative and beautiful video.
I am truly jealous! We here in Wisconsin USA have no snow currently, and it is January! Thank you for sharing this beautiful footage with us!!!
Winter wonderland ❤❤❤ Sehr schön❤
So much snow! I live in Florida and grew up with snow in Colorado. I do miss it! 😊. I used to go up to the ski resorts to ski, and it's been a long time since then.
Thanks for your positive and athletic attitude. It's much appreciated!🏂
Lovely video Matt!
Thank you! Hopefully some peaceful scenery helped with relaxing after studies! ❄️
I live in a very snowy area and that's a lot of snow!
It's interesting how many doors and even garage doors are at ground level. Here in my city, the entryways are always raised a little bit so you can never get trapped inside of your house because of snow.
Where I live we used to get a loit of snow before global warming and so doors swing inwards.
It is interesting how the design of houses are so different between snowy areas! These days the houses here in this area are mostly built from the second level up. The ground level is concrete for parking and storing a snow blower machine
Matt, thank you so much for sharing the beautiful snowfall. I used to live in a snowy place in the West United States and I loved it. We now live in the South East USA and we had a snow fall of one inch, and the tv news went 😝! I’m saving this video to enjoy over and over, the snow is the most beautiful thing!
Hi from Scotland just came across your channel and have been bing watching your house and village is stunning happy new year i really enjoyed catching up with your journey from the begining take care cheers till next time
I'd love to see a video on what driving in this level of snow is like, what tips and equipment you'd need too.
Also if you can, make a long uncut video of you clearing the roof from a chest mounted go pro or something would be pretty relaxing to watch.
You have the same powder as we have in Alberta Canada. Great for skiing and boarding, not bad for shoveling, and not as heavy as it looks to others. Great workouts, and not cold to do. ❤ the channel ❤ winter 🇨🇦
Thank you!! How is your season this year? I kinda forget about other snowy areas when I’m wrapped up in my own little world of shovels hahaha
Enjoying your videos! I lived in Joetsu for 4 years and taught in Arai and Nakago. The snow was difficult to live with at times but the atmosphere is magical. Loved waking up to fresh powder!
awesome video! Thanks for the wonderful show
My wife and I have really been enjoying your videos Matt. It's really interesting to see how other people live, keep up the great content. Cheers for all the hard work. Looks cold there perfect for some shabu shabu or oden
😊 beautiful
Wow that’s a lot! We got a load here in Niagara, Ontario too. Just came in from shovelling also my neighbour’s driveway ( handicapped) Escaped an armed robbery today in the local mall and I’m pretty shaken up! Enjoy your peaceful little town in Japan because the rest of the world is going crazy!❤
Holy s***. 😮
I'd love to buy one of those Orija hoodies!!! Hello from South Africa
I finally made a store for the hoodies and some other merch! Check it out on www.orija.me/category/all-products :)
Hope you had an awesome day in the powder!
Cebu here. Could use a cool breeze or two, but you can keep your snow 🤣😂👍 Best Regards and Best Wishes!
Oh wow! You’ll be having some great weather ☀️ 😃
Just amazing! it is great exercise to move all that snow.. kudos to those older residents that don't want any help
It’s really heartwarming to see the older generation still out there doing it! Great attitude for life
I CAN NOT WAIT.. I arrive on sunday
Kudos to you and your commitment to live in the snow Matt!! My partner and I watch your content religiously 💪❤️ 2 months ago we put a deposit down for a house in Naruko Onsen and were so close but unfortunately the seller backed out of the sale. Japan is so epic completely love it: back to the drawing board we will be here soon also (part time). Here now currently for another few weeks in Nagano.
Hello from Finland. I saw the video where you buy the house, looking good and the are is dream world. As Finn with lapland and snowy winter you did hit a jackpot. I need to think hard my pension days where i want to go. Japan might be one spot to be 3-4 months a year along with Italy and Finland :)
I can't believe how much snow those roofs hold!!! that must be a fair amount of weight
ill be there next weekend, woohoo
Bring your shovel hahaha
I would enjoy it more if you would translate your interactions with the locals. After you are done speaking with them, of course. 🤗
It doesn't seem that long ago that you working on your home and were drenched in sweat. The seasonal changes are amazing
that is truly an obscene amount of snow @-@
Myoko is so different from Kagoshima. It was colder earlier in the week (4C) but it will be 11C in Kagoshima today an 15C on Sunday. Average for the month is 10C.
Last February we had a snowfall that turned my 20 minute drive home into 6 hours of bumper to bumper traffic. 12km of long hills. Thankfully i had my Kindle to read.
In Vancouver we haven't had even a frost yet. Last week was 10 degrees Celsius. With so little snow on our mountains , I worry about another hot dry summer with water restrictions. C'mon snow!! Send some snow over here Matt.
Aomori, Sapporo in winter almost every week snow falling the reason why it is the number one snowiest place on Earth.
Aomori is the snowiest city with over a million inhabitants, not the snowiest in the world.
The snowiest city of any size is Tokamachi in Niigata prefecture, and the snowiest inhabited place on earth is a few towns over in Tsunan.
For some perspective, Tsunan town gets, on average, over *twice* the snowfall of Aomori.
It’s fascinating how different the culture is there. I just left USA & my neighbor had a snow blower & never cleared in front of my house. 😢
Yeah I think it’s just a cultural difference that really dates back hundreds of years
So beautiful , but now i remember why i decided to leave that area 😅 i live in Madrid now ❣
Oh wow! Your life must be so different! Very cool :)
Was there couple years back, 137 inches in 4 days, was amazing🤙
on days like this wiht heavy snow it must be a pain in the .... to go the the next supermarket or kombini, like you content greetings from Germany/Berlin
Hello Berlin! Yes, it takes some extra effort but somehow it’s also nice to see the town in action this time of the year. The landscape and scenery changes quite dramatically everyday and it’s always interesting
It's minus 22 C here in Fort St John BC Canada....and yes we love our snow here too..from October until May every year...
That’s super cold… how is your winter this year?
great video, hi Matt this is Shadowpuppet my question is what kind of camera equipment do you use to make your video's and what mounting stick or tripod do you use to record your video's thanks - Shadowpuppet (Andrew)
You ara obsessed with snow 😂
If you like the interaction of live streaming you could try premiering a video which would allow for live chat with a pre-recorded video. Thanks for making these videos. I love seeing the beautiful country you live in.
That snow is amazing! Nobody uses snow blowers there?
I'm enjoying watching the snow from Arizona, US right now xD
The snow banks remind me of when I was little in Idaho, I used to dig out the inside of the snow and make "igloos" - basically making the snow banks into a clubhouse to hang out in. Surprisingly not cold INSIDE the snow lol!
I wish I could live there and have my kids experience the same, but as an adult, after 23 or so years in AZ, I can't handle the cold anymore.
Looks amazing.
Hello I am from Montreal Quebec Canada.. I really like what you did with your house your village is so beautiful I admit that I saw snow, but not like at your home. you really have to find a solution to tie with a harness.
I love how chill your videos are! I really enjoy how happy you are just being there in Myoko, but in this one, I can feel your giddiness from all the snow. I watch your vids with a smile on my face every time. 😊
*I'm from the US in the Arizona desert and the snowy weather day-to-day life is unknown to me and it's so fun to watch all you have to do to live there. I love to learn and watch you go through it!
i cant wait to move to japan i study japanese everyday along with getting my masters in computer science
I've been using Duolingo and Japanese workbooks for the past six months. good luck
That sounds like a plan! :)
@@im.mattguy is 40k usd enough to fully move over there and find a job by then?
Currently getting a bachelors in education. Afterwards I’ll try to get a masters in education. :D I want to try to be a English teacher in Japan ❤
@ keep it up and keep working towards your dream and you never know we might meet each other in the future :D
The issue is the layer of snow on the roof, which i believe might be heavy and needs to be removed?🙂
It should be removed around now, yes! But the houses were designed to take this load
It is like painting.
It’s very pretty!!
No need to go to the gym in winter! You’ll have Popeye arms by spring😅. Time to invest in a Japanese Honda snow blower.
Winter in Myoko. When you know which homes are vacant... and which ones to check on when you know someone lives there.
What visa have you used to stay in Japan long term ?
how do you get up on that roof and when you do what do you do with all that snow !
I had two ladders permanently attached to roof. You’ll see one on the front of the house and one is out the back. I think they’re visible on my roof snow clearing video from a few weeks back.
The snow at the front of the house goes down to the road and is cleared by the government. The house on the back side of the roof falls in my yard and stored there for the season
So if you can't be there all winter does the city charge you to clean snow?
Just curious what is the purpose of the concrete wall between your neighbors house and yours by your garden. Thanks
I'm sure it was there for privacy to an extent? Not sure 😊
The house next door has a self shedding roof. The wall is to stop the most of that show from spilling over to my property.
My area has been good about it but I’ve heard of “snow wars” between neighbors and whose snow is whose 😂
I think you don't have to make a snowman. You just stand there for a couple of hours, and you'll become one.
😂😂
he is the snowman 😂💪
Build Snoopy on top of his Dog House Pls. Looks Beautiful, ❤ the videos. Do you need winter tires for the cars?
Thank you so much and good idea! Snow sculpting :) You definitely need winter tires!
We had no snow in Shizuoka, and I'm cycling daily on dry roads. I hate snow. Misery, cold and miserable
Shizuoka is beautiful too! Snowboarding is my thing, so the more the better 🙌
Can you collapse your snow wall onto the street for the plow
Did you find a snow saw when you moved in or bought one since(collapsing snow block would be easier) & clearing the roof could be easier when it doubles in depth though it's shallow enough to be able to cut with the Japanese Scoop(can't get them here)
It's so boring here in the tropical without snow
The fire hydrant looks like a garden gnome with it's pointed hat.😄 Do you have snow shoe trails there? Love the blanket that you found for your front door, is it from Japan? Deep snow is the reason why your boots have laces at the tops, yes?
Endless options for snowshoeing here! Lots of flat areas to explore with and without trees for some peaceful walks. Yes, I picked the blanket up online and it works great! Yep, the laces are to close the boot but I’m considering upgrading to the pants with built in boots. It’s waist deep sometimes 😅
Certainly a lot more snow than when we drove through the town on the weekend. #akiya-hunting
I thought Newfoundland Canada got some snow,but hard pass on your snowfall. Yikes.
winter season that side is snow white winter wonderland indeed
you used to it right like God bless always Matt who used to work in Google
新潟から電車で5時間の距離の太平洋側に位置する名古屋は全く雪がありません
中部地方は西側に高い山があるので雪を降らす雲が滅多に到達できません
That's deep. Go get after it! Can't wait for the JAPOW shred sesh footage later! 🏂
As I am watching this , hearing you say you want to set up your camera, i was thinking about those relaxing videos with music and some cozy background image repeating , that is what you should create and put it up on UA-cam. with some kind of jazz or instrumental music going on.
I’ve been thinking the very same thing lately. What a great way to share the simple countryside at any time
lot of people die from falling off roofs while clearing snow, so be careful🤕
Matt I'm here in Tampa Bay Florida lmfao 😂😅😂 wondering if it's easier to get out of your back door and then seeing all of the snow ❄️ 😂 🤣 in your backyard. And then when I saw your house roof so thick with the snow and icesickles. It's in the 50's and 60's here and I'm cold. If only we could take some of that snow ❄️ away from you guys 😂😂😂.
You’re living the good life just walking outside and not having to prepare too much 😂 ☀️ The back door has been inaccessible for about a month now 😂
Would an Cordless Snow Shovel Blower work?
which resort do you like the best in the Myoko region?
Where’s your van? Is it buried under that pile of snow in your garden space? Lol 😂
I miss the snow and we barely had any out in Mie. Tho my home is cold! Still need proper insulation
You need a snowblower!!!
Wish I was in Japan right now or we had Japanese standards of efficiency here.
We got a dump of snow overnight (about a foot) and the no one's clearing anything. The roads are almost impassible and I was practically snowed in today and had to fight to leave.
Go skiing!
Ohh don’t worry. I did! I just don’t need to rush out with all the resorts close by and the endless lines. I went to one of Japans biggest powder resorts yesterday called Seki Onsen. I made a video for it and need to put it together. Big powder day as you would imagine
a week or so ago the UK had about 3 inch of snow in 1 day and the entire country went to sh*t in a basket , schools closed , busses stopped running takeaways wouldnt deliver took a week for the country to get back to normal
10:20 dive into it :D
I dived into snow twice yesterday 😂
how long does such an intense winter last in this area?
Oh my gosh... that's more snow then I've ever seen in one place. Half of that would put Germany in snow catastrophy mode. *laughs* But I would love a portal to come over helping shoveling snow, I love shoveling snow and rarely get to do it. Have fun, it truely is spectacular!
the roof seems to be about to colapse with the snow