Ah i missed the live streaming. I couldn't watch it because I had work to do. But at the first 2 minutes watching it, I felt so regret I missed the live streaming. So beautifiul view.
Just imagining going back in time, riding the rickshaw with matching kimono, seeing the beautiful foliage, the samurai houses, the trees that are 300 years old, this is why I love Japan.🤗🤗
You have to understand though the ones preserved are usually the big and nice ones of important folk. There are a few places where they preserved street of the homes of less well of retainers and esp. at the end of the Bakufu, the lower samurai led pretty miserable lives for various economic reasons.
@@nemisis3006 I'm pretty sure that would be something for Ashigaru or during wartime/sieges. I don't know for sure but my impression was that even the lowest retainer would be given a house or plot to build one on. Rounin or Ashigaru would be different of course. (Retainer = Samurai who has pledged loyalty to and been excepted into service of the lord, often for generations, Rounin = Samurai without a lord, pretty much a mercenary or bandit. Or both depending on the occasion.)
Wonderful place and wonderful stream. I managed to sleep through it cause a little nap turned into like eight hours straight of catching up on much lost sleep. Quite a time over here.
Incredible, John brings us yet another unique cultural experience with both exclusive access and local knowledge. And with the magic of a live stream we have the excitement of sharing an intimate journey of discovery alongside John who acts simultaneously as both an explorer and our personal guide. How good is that?
Yep, the samurai families of Kakunodate were part of the North Satake clan. They were very powerful and important, and they descended from the Minamoto clan which was one of the four most powerful clans in Japanese history. The Satake clan had direct access to the Shogun in Edo Castle, and the Shogun gave them the responsibility of many territories.
Thank you so much for showing this samurai town! One of the most beautiful places I've seen in your videos. The houses, the trees, those colours! OMG! It was indeed a time travelling. And the stories about the families, the culture, just a huge extra! xx
Great content as always, it would be good to see a episode on main channel about direct descendents of samurais, what are their lives and what they feel about their forefathers ranks and past bygone. And in this case how's daily life of Ishigurosan in his ancestral home.
I’ve had the great privilege to meet Tokugawa XV several times, the 15th descendent of the Shogun and visited his museum in Mito 3 years ago. I had plans to visit the Tokugawa private tombs but with Covid, it’s hard but if I do an episode, I go to the top. The Shogun ⚔️
just found this treasure. thumbs up so enjoyed the whole episode thx for getting permission to film in that house ... huge pace love the turtles swimming in the pond. the food store looked like tablet but I am sure it wasnt tablet thx John
That is such a beautiful surrounding. Would be interesting to walk around during sunset and get the feel of The Edo period! I pin this for my next trip. Excellent
I missed out again! Good morning from Oklahoma! And it’s beautiful love the Fall colors! Love your Kimono 👘. No speeding LOL 😂. Thank you for sharing 👍🏽
Very interesting John! I learned a lot today, so many details thst make this experience invaluable. The owner of the samurai house was really nice in showing this house. The video as a whole excellent! What a beautiful place this town is. Thanks for taking us along with you! 😊👍
Love learning about history and seeing hearing about the past. Its interesting that they were only 5 foot 6 inches which is around the same hight as I am. Thanks for the tour.
everytime i see John doing livestream like this, i always feel i am in the real place, and not watch it from video. and after that, when i see the same video from other channel, i feel like "oh i had been on this place before". even though i never go to Japan.
Thank u so much John for the lovely and informative video, I love that u got a personal tour of the samurai house from Mr Ishiguro himself! The view is breathtaking, the history is fascinating and the rickshaw operator is more than fabulous doubling as a tour guide. I do wish u would have brought ur wallet because I wanted u to try some of their food and describe them to us viewers 😋😋😋
This would be an excellent place to get an Airbnb and just stay for 2 weeks!! I could do a work holiday and just edit videos, enjoy the wonderful neighborhood!
The streams is awesome John, enjoy it alot to be able to studying about Samurai and also fascinated by autumn colors foliage. Thank you for sharing it John 👍
I've been to Kakunodate in Autumn 2014. Awesome place. Didn't try the Jinrikusha though. I have to admit that I was tempted but I prefer my own two legs whenever possible.
Ah I just booked hotel near Kakunodate for April to enjoy cherry blossoms, i hadn't planned on it but its on my way to hirosaki sakura that I'm going to so thought, why not. Interesting to watch.
They are kinda same but they are different - hahahaha I hope next year I could visit Japan and this lovely place, I really want to be there and enjoy a rickshaw view in Kakunodate
beatiful houses surrounded by trees, i like to now wy they did the houses in wood and paper and not other materials, the houses mas by very cood in the winter can you explaind?
Yes go back take Kanae beautiful place maybe you pull Kanae in a Rickshaw or take one together this type of video is brilliant Loved it learnt heaps this is what closes the gap between us if you are willing to be open respectful to something that is different.
Yeah. It's the other way around the dress of the Jedi was inspired by Japanese dresses. Although their dress would be considered very informal almost sloven. A Samurai without Hakama and Haori is practically naked if you under stand what I mean.
Lord Ishiguro is quite the country gentleman. So very cool. You were treated very well, John.
The vibrant foliage colors and autumn vibe are awesome!
Ah i missed the live streaming.
I couldn't watch it because I had work to do.
But at the first 2 minutes watching it, I felt so regret I missed the live streaming.
So beautifiul view.
Beautiful fall colors and amazing town and house.
Just imagining going back in time, riding the rickshaw with matching kimono, seeing the beautiful foliage, the samurai houses, the trees that are 300 years old, this is why I love Japan.🤗🤗
Wow absolutely gorgeous and filmed brilliantly. Made me feel as though I was there too. 🙏🏻
Thanks for joining us today :) so pretty here now and glad to share it at its peak!
Always wondered what the samurai homes looked like. Thanks John for the tour.
You have to understand though the ones preserved are usually the big and nice ones of important folk. There are a few places where they preserved street of the homes of less well of retainers and esp. at the end of the Bakufu, the lower samurai led pretty miserable lives for various economic reasons.
@@kaltaron1284 I figured they would stay in dorms or a barracks of some kind but no one shows that end of it either.
@@nemisis3006 I'm pretty sure that would be something for Ashigaru or during wartime/sieges. I don't know for sure but my impression was that even the lowest retainer would be given a house or plot to build one on. Rounin or Ashigaru would be different of course.
(Retainer = Samurai who has pledged loyalty to and been excepted into service of the lord, often for generations, Rounin = Samurai without a lord, pretty much a mercenary or bandit. Or both depending on the occasion.)
hugely informatics and a visual treat to watch abut Samurai ara, sir John
That was so Awesome, and Absolutely Beautiful
This was a great one, John.
Absolutely awesome streaming, John 😁✌🍡
Looking smart John and with security!!!😁😎
Very interesting vid!!!! 👍🏻
Wonderful place and wonderful stream. I managed to sleep through it cause a little nap turned into like eight hours straight of catching up on much lost sleep. Quite a time over here.
Samurai suburbia is so pretty!
Wow! Found this channel from Mike Chen and you definitely got a subscription from me!
Thank you!! Mike is awesome - very good friend!
Be sure and also check out "Only in Japan * john Daub" for John's edited documentary style videos.
@@NoshAbroad 👍🏻
Incredible, John brings us yet another unique cultural experience with both exclusive access and local knowledge. And with the magic of a live stream we have the excitement of sharing an intimate journey of discovery alongside John who acts simultaneously as both an explorer and our personal guide. How good is that?
More coming tomorrow and the next day in Tottori! National Parks and good 😋
Yep, the samurai families of Kakunodate were part of the North Satake clan. They were very powerful and important, and they descended from the Minamoto clan which was one of the four most powerful clans in Japanese history. The Satake clan had direct access to the Shogun in Edo Castle, and the Shogun gave them the responsibility of many territories.
Beautiful area
Thank you so much for showing this samurai town! One of the most beautiful places I've seen in your videos. The houses, the trees, those colours! OMG! It was indeed a time travelling. And the stories about the families, the culture, just a huge extra! xx
Love when you do activities like this John digging deeper into Japans culture and natural beauty. Keep it up bro
love history of the samurai, beautiful old houses and surroundings
Mama mia! Another wonderful piece! It may be my favorite one! The stable POV aspect was soul stirring! Thank u again & again!
The Sakuras are beautiful. Thank you for this experience
Great content as always, it would be good to see a episode on main channel about direct descendents of samurais, what are their lives and what they feel about their forefathers ranks and past bygone. And in this case how's daily life of Ishigurosan in his ancestral home.
I’ve had the great privilege to meet Tokugawa XV several times, the 15th descendent of the Shogun and visited his museum in Mito 3 years ago. I had plans to visit the Tokugawa private tombs but with Covid, it’s hard but if I do an episode, I go to the top. The Shogun ⚔️
just found this treasure. thumbs up so enjoyed the whole episode thx for getting permission to film in that house ... huge pace love the turtles swimming in the pond. the food store looked like tablet but I am sure it wasnt tablet thx John
That is such a beautiful surrounding. Would be interesting to walk around during sunset and get the feel of The Edo period! I pin this for my next trip. Excellent
I missed out again! Good morning from Oklahoma! And it’s beautiful love the Fall colors! Love your Kimono 👘. No speeding LOL 😂. Thank you for sharing 👍🏽
That was a really good episode. I learned a lot.
samuel and aurdrey was going around nikko john and kania i wondered if you have ever been there ,what a beautifull place to go to
Enjoyed the Rickishaw ride! Beautiful foliage and interesting Buke yashiki.
Very interesting John! I learned a lot today, so many details thst make this experience invaluable. The owner of the samurai house was really nice in showing this house. The video as a whole excellent! What a beautiful place this town is. Thanks for taking us along with you! 😊👍
This was a superb video really enjoyed the Samurai house tour. On that jinrikisha you looked like you had just walked out of 19th century Japan.
Love learning about history and seeing hearing about the past. Its interesting that they were only 5 foot 6 inches which is around the same hight as I am. Thanks for the tour.
Magnificent tour! Thank you! 👏🏻
A beautiful street and an interesting place for a history buff. I must remember to go here on my next fall trip.
素敵な所!今度行ってみよう🥰
Thank you for posting these,
they provide some very valuable insights into other friendly peoples' lives.
Now that's cool Samurai had Uber before we did
😂 hahaha
everytime i see John doing livestream like this, i always feel i am in the real place, and not watch it from video. and after that, when i see the same video from other channel, i feel like "oh i had been on this place before". even though i never go to Japan.
Thank u so much John for the lovely and informative video, I love that u got a personal tour of the samurai house from Mr Ishiguro himself! The view is breathtaking, the history is fascinating and the rickshaw operator is more than fabulous doubling as a tour guide. I do wish u would have brought ur wallet because I wanted u to try some of their food and describe them to us viewers 😋😋😋
Very nice walk! I love these walks.
Wonderful beautiful trees thanks for sharing
John, it looks like you had 4 bodyguards protecting you.
😂 well, I wasn’t going to let my enemies near me unprotected in a Kimono 👘 heading to Ishikuro-san’s house! Of course!!
I would love to be a resident there, and have one of those impressive gateways to my house. Thankyou John for showing us all around.👍
This would be an excellent place to get an Airbnb and just stay for 2 weeks!! I could do a work holiday and just edit videos, enjoy the wonderful neighborhood!
@@onlyinjapanGO sounds like a plan to me John, and I bet Kanae would love to get away from the city for a break too😀
The streams is awesome John, enjoy it alot to be able to studying about Samurai and also fascinated by autumn colors foliage. Thank you for sharing it John 👍
I loved it when you began singing. From now on you will be known as Samurai Claus.
Hahaha!! 🎅 ほーほーほおお！
The 👘 kimono that you are wearing looks like the one in the 'only in Japan' intro. Nice!
48:10 life imitating art
Another must-visit on the list when I return next month!
I've been to Kakunodate in Autumn 2014. Awesome place. Didn't try the Jinrikusha though. I have to admit that I was tempted but I prefer my own two legs whenever possible.
Loved Kakunidate when I was there in fall 4 years ago. Would love to go again.
This video is so fascinating , thank you for showing us this.
Nice video John, makes me wanna go visit. 😂 By the way, what's the charges like for the 30 minutes rickshaw ride?
Just got to see this. Funny, your guide has a hat made in Seattle by Kavu. The Chillba model. We have 2.
I enjoyed watching this video ❤
I thought that Samurai lived in mountains village like the movie Last Samurai(loved the movie btw)
I would really love to see that kinda village
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Ah I just booked hotel near Kakunodate for April to enjoy cherry blossoms, i hadn't planned on it but its on my way to hirosaki sakura that I'm going to so thought, why not. Interesting to watch.
Beautiful 😍
Happy Culture Day, John!
They are kinda same but they are different - hahahaha
I hope next year I could visit Japan and this lovely place, I really want to be there and enjoy a rickshaw view in Kakunodate
OMG this is another pretty country side...💞💞💞💞💞💞💞👍👍👍👏
beatiful houses surrounded by trees, i like to now wy they did the houses in wood and paper and not other materials, the houses mas by very cood in the winter can you explaind?
Never visited akita..someday next year
i once saw a programme on cottages that had to have the thatched roofs replaced it was every 20 years
Hey John, Mike was in South Korea last time we checked :))
I’ll be surprised if we can train at one of those samurai houses to become a samurai 😂
It is pretty!
Interesting
The house is Ishiguro Samurai House 武家屋敷｢石黒家｣ Japan, 〒014-0331 Akita, Semboku, Kakunodatemachi Omotemachishimocho, １.
I added the link in the video description now - thank you for this!
We still have a few rickshaws of similar type left, here in kolkata
John is the complete opposite of Ryan boundless. Lol
Hi JD.. Wheres Kanae... Love Akita.. Is this the birthplace of PM? Thanks for your vlog.
Kanae does have her own obligations.
Woo
i understand 1:02:28 onakagatsuita watashi mo are you hungry? yeah me too... 😆
Good one! Onaka ga tsuita! 😋 (we are Oyakudon and Soba!)
HELLO👋😃
着物似合ってますね☺
素敵です(^_^)v💞
They should hook a motorized bicycle to the rickshaw. You could do more distance
Yes go back take Kanae beautiful place maybe you pull Kanae in a Rickshaw or take one together this type of video is brilliant Loved it learnt heaps this is what closes the gap between us if you are willing to be open respectful to something that is different.
日本人なのにこういうとこ1度も行ったことない。
I also visited the same samurai house last year January, winter season!
Is this also a residential area?
ハッピー文化の日🇯🇵🍺
👍👍
I seen a Japanese man run the whole Honolulu marathon with geta sandals.
first comment uwu cool places
The video quality was not grate . Excellent content great
When is it from?
What time period
It's probably just me... But I think you dress a like a Jedi. Obiwan if you will. But then again George Lucas was influenced by Akira Kurosawa. 😁
Yeah. It's the other way around the dress of the Jedi was inspired by Japanese dresses. Although their dress would be considered very informal almost sloven.
A Samurai without Hakama and Haori is practically naked if you under stand what I mean.
the "woman's" kimono is not as good at keeping things in.