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Quick Question how representative is it really to show a house in the Tokyo area since houses there are usually more expensive then in most other areas?
My family actually just built a house in Japan! In our case, we’re in a small town, so land (and construction) prices are a bit lower. We also didn’t go with one of the major construction companies, but a small local company. The benefit of this is the whole process is a lot more hands on…we were actively involved in drawing up the plans and decision-making (and problem-solving) throughout the whole construction process. A little more work, but way more fun! Plus it really feels like YOUR house when it’s finished! (Did I mention, living in small town Japan is awesome? It works for me, anyway!)
@@shiromochi-kun Well the land cost about 10 million yen, and the construction costs were a bit less than 30 million. And if you’re interested in hearing more about the construction process, I video blogged the whole thing on my channel so feel free to check it out!
@@missplainjane3905 The construction costs were a little higher than average for our area, but that was because we had very specific ideas about the layout, materials, etc. Major construction companies tend to use a lot of prefab parts and premade blueprints to draw from, so construction is faster and costs are streamlined. Ours was a custom job, done mostly by a single carpenter using traditional building methods. He consulted with us at least once a week on how we wanted certain things done. And sometimes there were supply issues, etc., that required on the spot decision making. It was probably the most fun I’ve ever had! 😆
We bought a house + land package 2 years ago and have been living in it for a year now. We live in Chiba, around 45 minutes from Tokyo. And we paid 35 million yen for BOTH together. It really depends on the house maker and if you buy house and land separately. And of course the city you’d like to live in. :)
Just curious too. I live myself in Chiba but nearer to Tokyo probably. In the area I am in the terrain alone costs some 60 Mio yen (~350.000 USD) for some 120m2. In what place are you in? I would like to build myself.
@@Newmeishu houses that are already built tend to be much more expensive. If you look for a house maker on your own, they will show you better deals. :) We were also very lucky since our house maker showed us the land the minute is was on sale.
Im suffer from panicattacks etc. But i realized that watching your videos make me allot calmer and just hearing your voice makes me happy. Keep up the good work. Love this channel.
As a designer, I live for videos like this! Moving to japan and building a house is a dream of mine! Id definitely make some changes but overall this house looks amazing! Also, projects like this take WAYY longer (at least in Massachusetts). Like 1-2 years from planning to construction and furniture
Thanks for the video. Very nice modern house tour. If I was to ever move to Japan, I would prefer a more traditional style home. I also really like Maiko's family house.
Really hope Maiko was doing the editing on this one cause... it just felt great. Felt like I got to see the "corners' of the house from previous shots, kept me interested without the usual action when Paolo is in a more active space, normal but jazzy background jams, usual content which I can relax to. Thank you :)
I'm Japanese, but I'll share my personal opinion. Two years ago, my son's family built a house in Saitama Prefecture, next to Tokyo. It is less than an hour by train to central Tokyo. The house, including the land, cost about 50 million yen (approximately 320,000 USD at the current exchange rate). The area was about 90 square meters. Land prices vary greatly depending on the location, proximity to the station, and surrounding environment. In central Tokyo, it would likely cost over 100 million yen (more than 700,000 USD at the current exchange rate).
The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo reached JPY100m last year. At the same time, there are 9 million abandoned homes across Japan. Japanese government's housing policy is dysfunctional :(
@@rztrzt Not actively, no; but the tax system is distorting the housing market and much more needs to be done to take the pressure of the cities, especially in the age of WFH.
The government's vacant house measures were revised this year, but they are limited and may not be very effective. Therefore, I personally predict that the number of vacant houses will reach 10 million by the end of this year. However, due to the effects of the policy and the increase in private intermediary businesses, I predict that the rate of increase will be lower than before. In addition, the reason why many people move to Tokyo from rural areas is mainly because there are many universities there, and many companies have their headquarters in Tokyo, making it easy to find a job.
Great video, one thing I would like to see if you do this sort of video in the future ( and that is often included with video's like this) is to put up a basic floor plan of the house, flashing it up for a few seconds either all at once or each floor as you go, which makes it easier for your viewers to fully visualise the space. Hopefully that wouldn't be seen as too intrusive since you're already showing the house in its near entirety ( I noticed you skipped a room marked "Office" next to the Genkan, presumably for privacy/security reasons).
Our Toto toilet with bidet only was 2.5x the price of that toilet room with all the flooring, counter, etc on the second floor! So amazing that it cost so much less to build/buy house and renovate in Japan. We should have gotten a toilet from Bic when we were there!
Wow the houses in Japan have really changed.....I lived there for 3 yrs in the late 90's and there was nothing like this to buy. Thanks for the tour...😀
As someone who use to live in Japan (Kanazawa prefecture) years ago while in the military, I enjoy your content a lot. I hope to live there again in the near future.
A small suggestion please turn down the background music a bit and try not play it the entire video. Sometimes it can be really tricky to decipher what you are saying.
This home is absolutely beautiful and so spacious and has great natural light during the day! I couldnt help but laugh at all the TV's Paolo wanted to put in this home. In the future I predict Paolo having a TV in every room when he gets a house lol
Wow, that home is very beautiful, but it's a bit smaller than my home, plus "5 x cheaper" in price. That's because I live in a very expensive area of Lake Tahoe Stateline NV. Definitely enjoyed this video on the price of building a new home in Japan. Paolo, are you and your wife thinking of buying a custom-built home in Japan because it would be cool to see what kind of style you would want to build out.
Hey Paolo, your videos are an inspiration for everyone to admire. Have you every considered doing a video in Jamaica. We have alot of amazing food, culture and good vibes
I’d like to see a house tour for a net zero house, a traditional style house / restoration, and a new build mansion (hopefully at a stage where you can customize some of the layout)
What a beautiful Home. The Major thing i really want to have in my Future House is the entrance Part with the little space for the shoes etc. Greetings from Germany ♥️ Love those Type of Videos
In Japan, there is a recent trend of including storage spaces next to the entrance in newly built houses. These spaces are typically used for storing items like rain gear, sports equipment, and camping gear.
there's a distinct lack of galvanized square steel and expansion screws. which, mind you, is a good thing. overall I'm surprised at the cost of some of these things, it all seems so affordable. as for personal changes. yeah, the bike not being on the ground floor is a bit of a weird touch. also, as someone who has a kitchen with the burners on the island instead of the wall section, keep it on the wall section. especially if you want to use the island as a form of bar/table, there's never enough room for knees.
Really interesting design. Reminds me of the prefab era housing we had in the UK oddly. Modern houses are cramped here and not well spaced out. I really like these designs and having 2 family 1 home is awesome.
How many modern British homes are 350 sq m like the one in the video? Any? - apart from footballers' homes, of course. The average new home in the UK is around 85 sq m with 5.2 rooms; so 350sq m is 4 x the average new home in UK.
This is so interesting! I live in a house that's 129 years old and wouldn't ever want a new build. I love your content that shows things i wouldn't normally be interested in.
Greetings from Germany. I think the interior design is simply beautiful and the layout of the house with the practical areas is ingenious. It's also very interesting that several generations can live together. I find the proximity to the street with the large windows a little disconcerting. Perhaps it's a cultural difference. I would definitely need a fence there. Thanks for the video and see you next time
This shows how out of control the US (in particular in New York where I am) because my house would sell for $795,000 minimum probably $815,000 and I bought it 11 years ago for $325,000 and it’s pretty nice but nothing like this house. In my area a similar house to this one is north of 1.25 Million dollars
The extra space in the master bedroom is called a sitting room here in the US. Many people put workout equipment or just more space for the wife's immense wardrobe. 🤣 This house is definitely a mashup of western and Japanese styles.
This is just a model home. They are usually more spacious to show off all the features and upgrades the homebuilder offers. Few people would build that exact house.
So not just for food, education, manners, and dedication, but it looks like Japan is my dream country for building a house too. This house's design and attention to detail is my goal house.
In utah, its a well known thing here that construction companies skip a lot of details to finish the build faster. One of my sisters used to be the top property manager in the state, and she told me that with her current house, she found $26k worth of work that wasn't installed properly or finished. She found it early enough that they had to pay to fix it, not her 😅 Does anyone else in the US have this problem? Or any other country?
It's not uncommon with new construction, or people renovating houses to flip. Do the minimum, sell it as premium, and hope the owner doesn't find out how bad you were until it's too late
Or importing low-skill workers because they work for less and do a worse job. Even then the house prices are ridiculous, can't imagine what they would cost if they were built by native skilled workers.
@@adamlee2550Yeah, this is common with large corporate home builders in the US. Typically you want to buy new builds from small local family owned builders, but homes will usually cost $100k-$200k more. The large corporations work on ecoomies of scale. They put out mediocre work for low prices. Most people won't catch the problems in time, and so the company comes out on top. If you're willing/able to stay on top of a large builder from beginning to end, and you hire an inspector about 4 times during the building process, you can get a good value.
In Japan, the Japanese are really meticulous, so with building houses, I think they don’t usually cut corners or try to defraud their customers (which is technically what the original poster is stating in the US). Of course there is fraud is all countries, but I think in Japan it would be lower than in the majority of countries, just like the crime rate is lower in comparison too.
I would love to see a 1-story house build on the outskirts of Tokyo or a neighboring town. I could see taking advantage of cheap land to build a house appropriate for an older couple.
Thanks Paolo! Sometimes I watch Canadian real estate vids. Although way more expensive, in some cases they have an elevator inside a private house - GrandMa will approve for sure! Also I wish we saw some materials they used to build the house, like real bricks and not tons of cardboard boxes and wood in between rooms. P.S. Paolo, as continuation for your recent mostly cuisine Azabudai exploration, please consider some real estate in Azabudai Hills new buildings with actual prices
That house is HUGE. Super nice. Its "multi-generation" but 2 1/2 times the size of my house in Japan. An average sinhle family home can be built for ¥20 million after land purchase.
The price per square meter is affordable for Western European standards (expensive for Japan, though) but does that actually include the shown interior? Because the prices company's name are usually for the base options only while show houses have all the luxury options.
I think this kind of video is super cool. It is def something I'm interested in. The issue for me at least is that the value of this home is way more than would ever be possible for someone like myself who wants to move to Japan. I don't know if you have the contacts or desire, but doing videos on reno'd homes would be super cool.
Gorgeous house. I do like the practicality and minimalism. The floorplan/layout is very nice and could be very conducive to entertaining. I think the price is rather reasonable. I live near a major city and this house would cost double, which is one of the many reasons I don't live in the city. All-in-all... I'd take it!
I liked the video but the house seems a bit too upmarket for most people, at least for myself. So I would like to see another of these but with a more affordable place. That would be interesting.
i used one of the top builders in japan, sekisui house, and while the planning stage took a long time (like 6 months), the actual construction only actually took like 3 months.
For Canada, the built price is about the same here in Kingston, ON. Now, did that price of $500 000 the complete cost? If so, man, what a deal!! You are talking a million here!!
2:56 that's my kind of remote. zero buttons you can have intrusive thoughts about. on/off, up & down. every remotes since 2010s have like 5 billion button combos just to set like a simple timer... WHY?
Ngl I would most def buy this new home! But if it cost that much to build for less than a year to be move in ready I’m going to start designing my blue prints now! 😅 this was very helpful to know.
Why was there a snowboard leaning against the wall? Do they have big ski resorts in Japan? If so, can you do a video on the skiing in Japan or something within the resorts? It would be cool.
Japan is a world-class skiing and snowboarding destination. The resorts are not massive or very steep like they can be in the Alps or Rockies but the quantity and quality of snow is unmatched. Japan's northern regions get the most snowfall of any inhabited area in the world
Hello Dear Paulo i love your videos 🌀 thank you so much I appreciate just a little suggestion very important suggestion for you / please put your audio music background a little bit down 🙏🏿 / I am artist musician and I hear the music is too loud compared to your speech / justa more recognise what you're talking about 🎉 So keep your job in good peace and love😊
Great vid. 560k construction cost is crazy though, and that’s with the cheap JPY! Back when JPY was 100 to 1 USD, that means would haven been 800k plus!
Don't out the stove and sink together. It can be an electrical hazard in the long run. Especially under the counter. You can do a special design, but not with normal construction methods
Well in Germany it can take Years to get all the approvals required. Allmost everything is regulated, even the outside appearance of the house and sometimes the materials as well. And if there is no big homebuilding company responsible, it will get very frustrating on every level. Labour shortages will bust Your plans and to round it up its much more expensive. I would suggest 1.500.000 € on the price tag in a major german city.
Man, I might have some brain issues but I couldn't focus on what you were saying because the background music, if you don't mind, please take that in consideration for the next videos. I love your work, keep the videos coming ❤️
Curious on what buying apartments in Japan ( not renting ) is like and if you have options of customizing, upgrading etc. In the US that size house would take like a year plus not including designing time and getting all the paperwork finalized before construction can even begin. Isn't this a huge house for Japan standards though ?
We are living in an appartement in Kita-ku with my family but we are actively searching for the best area(near Tokyo I guess, don't feel I could handle far in the countryside 😅) to build our house. Would be amazing to have feedback on that or even a video decidated to the best place to buy with kids (2 and 4 years old)
I thought this was your home showcase. Hahaha. Thanks for the video, its interesting to know how a multi generational house in Japan looks like. I like in Singapore which is land scarce so the price for a much smaller apartment costs about the same as this.
if a japanese home builder would build in america then they would be the next D.R Horton but better. If they hired the professionalism that builds the homes there then you know your home will be rock solid man
A very interesting and insightful walkthrough of a modern western style Japanese house. I’m shocked to hear the build time can be as low as 155 days. While where I live the average build time for something similar would be 1.5 years. You get 50 years guarantee on the build? The only thing I found extremely expensive was the kitchen, while the toilet and bathroom were relatively cheap. The only way that would work if they were some mass produced modules that you can customize to a certain degree and just slot into any house. By chance is that a model of your new house?
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Oh my gosh bro 🤣
the stove next to the sink what could go wrong
Quick Question how representative is it really to show a house in the Tokyo area since houses there are usually more expensive then in most other areas?
Tokyo treat = $600.00 for a few snacks wtf.
My family actually just built a house in Japan! In our case, we’re in a small town, so land (and construction) prices are a bit lower. We also didn’t go with one of the major construction companies, but a small local company. The benefit of this is the whole process is a lot more hands on…we were actively involved in drawing up the plans and decision-making (and problem-solving) throughout the whole construction process. A little more work, but way more fun! Plus it really feels like YOUR house when it’s finished! (Did I mention, living in small town Japan is awesome? It works for me, anyway!)
So…how much did your house cost to build? if you don’t mind me asking.
@@shiromochi-kun Well the land cost about 10 million yen, and the construction costs were a bit less than 30 million. And if you’re interested in hearing more about the construction process, I video blogged the whole thing on my channel so feel free to check it out!
ohhhh if i allow to rent a pretty house but its complete with what they can give la like good infrastruktur and the space is good
@@missplainjane3905 The construction costs were a little higher than average for our area, but that was because we had very specific ideas about the layout, materials, etc. Major construction companies tend to use a lot of prefab parts and premade blueprints to draw from, so construction is faster and costs are streamlined. Ours was a custom job, done mostly by a single carpenter using traditional building methods. He consulted with us at least once a week on how we wanted certain things done. And sometimes there were supply issues, etc., that required on the spot decision making. It was probably the most fun I’ve ever had! 😆
@@Jordan-inJapan 62,000 usd for land? you know theyre giving that shiet away free right? wtf
We bought a house + land package 2 years ago and have been living in it for a year now. We live in Chiba, around 45 minutes from Tokyo. And we paid 35 million yen for BOTH together. It really depends on the house maker and if you buy house and land separately. And of course the city you’d like to live in. :)
Just being curious - how many m2 for the house, and how many for the land around it?
Just curious too. I live myself in Chiba but nearer to Tokyo probably. In the area I am in the terrain alone costs some 60 Mio yen (~350.000 USD) for some 120m2. In what place are you in?
I would like to build myself.
@@BobSaint the house is around 100m2, I’m not sure about our land 😂
@@Newmeishu houses that are already built tend to be much more expensive. If you look for a house maker on your own, they will show you better deals. :) We were also very lucky since our house maker showed us the land the minute is was on sale.
So you bought a plot of land and then built on it? And it cost 60 mil yen total after the house was built?
Where's your "Day in the Life of a Yakuza Member" video???
Yes, all for it
I'm waiting for the episode "day in the life of a Japanese soapland courtesany"
Day in the life of a Japanese police detective
I’d wanna see a Day in the Life of Paolo.
Now that I’d like to see
This was such a really awesome video to see how much a modern Japanese house would be and the features and design it would have!
Im suffer from panicattacks etc. But i realized that watching your videos make me allot calmer and just hearing your voice makes me happy. Keep up the good work. Love this channel.
As a designer, I live for videos like this! Moving to japan and building a house is a dream of mine! Id definitely make some changes but overall this house looks amazing!
Also, projects like this take WAYY longer (at least in Massachusetts). Like 1-2 years from planning to construction and furniture
Vancouver Canada is approx. 30 months from permit application to completion.
This is a demo home. It is obviously on the highest level of quality.
cause they are incompetent and lazy
Always a good day when we get a Paolo upload 😊
Paolo in every room: "I would put a TV there."
"The toilet ? Hum what about a TV here !" :'D
@@hiroki_ravioli Pfff. That's nothing. I'd mount TVs on the ceilings if I had the cash. 😁
Thanks for the video. Very nice modern house tour. If I was to ever move to Japan, I would prefer a more traditional style home. I also really like Maiko's family house.
Really hope Maiko was doing the editing on this one cause... it just felt great. Felt like I got to see the "corners' of the house from previous shots, kept me interested without the usual action when Paolo is in a more active space, normal but jazzy background jams, usual content which I can relax to. Thank you :)
I'm Japanese, but I'll share my personal opinion. Two years ago, my son's family built a house in Saitama Prefecture, next to Tokyo. It is less than an hour by train to central Tokyo. The house, including the land, cost about 50 million yen (approximately 320,000 USD at the current exchange rate). The area was about 90 square meters. Land prices vary greatly depending on the location, proximity to the station, and surrounding environment. In central Tokyo, it would likely cost over 100 million yen (more than 700,000 USD at the current exchange rate).
The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo reached JPY100m last year. At the same time, there are 9 million abandoned homes across Japan. Japanese government's housing policy is dysfunctional :(
@@peterww3241 Is the gov forcing people to leave rural areas? Many smaller towns have programs and incentives to attract people.
@@rztrzt Not actively, no; but the tax system is distorting the housing market and much more needs to be done to take the pressure of the cities, especially in the age of WFH.
The government's vacant house measures were revised this year, but they are limited and may not be very effective. Therefore, I personally predict that the number of vacant houses will reach 10 million by the end of this year. However, due to the effects of the policy and the increase in private intermediary businesses, I predict that the rate of increase will be lower than before. In addition, the reason why many people move to Tokyo from rural areas is mainly because there are many universities there, and many companies have their headquarters in Tokyo, making it easy to find a job.
@@peterww3241 Just Tokyo is too atractive, that's it.
Great video, one thing I would like to see if you do this sort of video in the future ( and that is often included with video's like this) is to put up a basic floor plan of the house, flashing it up for a few seconds either all at once or each floor as you go, which makes it easier for your viewers to fully visualise the space. Hopefully that wouldn't be seen as too intrusive since you're already showing the house in its near entirety ( I noticed you skipped a room marked "Office" next to the Genkan, presumably for privacy/security reasons).
Just cant stop watching all of these great content videos at 2-3am before sleeping
Our Toto toilet with bidet only was 2.5x the price of that toilet room with all the flooring, counter, etc on the second floor! So amazing that it cost so much less to build/buy house and renovate in Japan. We should have gotten a toilet from Bic when we were there!
Would have been helpful to see a floor plan for the home. I really couldn’t get a sense of the size or where we were in the house.
Again another video to enjoy at 4 AM WEEKLY
Love your videos❤❤
Exactly what I needed to see. Thank you.
Wow the houses in Japan have really changed.....I lived there for 3 yrs in the late 90's and there was nothing like this to buy. Thanks for the tour...😀
My dad recently built a house here in the States. Due to various issues, it took a little over 3 years. 200 days sounds pretty good. :)
Yeah house building takes forever in the states
As someone who use to live in Japan (Kanazawa prefecture) years ago while in the military, I enjoy your content a lot. I hope to live there again in the near future.
Paolo, this house is incredibly beautiful!
Great stuff as always Paolo! Informative and entertaining.
A small suggestion please turn down the background music a bit and try not play it the entire video. Sometimes it can be really tricky to decipher what you are saying.
The music is annoying and he mumbles at times.
Request that to his wife. She edits the videos.
You can solve this problem by killing yourself. You'd be doing everybody else a favor too. Especially your family.
Yes music is too loud in this one, great video otherwise
@@happycook6737 Really? I had no problem understanding him . . .
This home is absolutely beautiful and so spacious and has great natural light during the day!
I couldnt help but laugh at all the TV's Paolo wanted to put in this home. In the future I predict Paolo having a TV in every room when he gets a house lol
Watching your videos since 2018.
They are good . 👍
Wow, that home is very beautiful, but it's a bit smaller than my home, plus "5 x cheaper" in price. That's because I live in a very expensive area of Lake Tahoe Stateline NV. Definitely enjoyed this video on the price of building a new home in Japan. Paolo, are you and your wife thinking of buying a custom-built home in Japan because it would be cool to see what kind of style you would want to build out.
Hey Paolo, your videos are an inspiration for everyone to admire. Have you every considered doing a video in Jamaica. We have alot of amazing food, culture and good vibes
What a nice relaxing watch 👍 more please
I really love videos like( houses in japan) Thank you Paolo-san!!!!
This is nothing like a normal Japanese house. This is a rich person house.
@@Mikelennon78 yeah it's really spacious for Japanese standards
I’d like to see a house tour for a net zero house, a traditional style house / restoration, and a new build mansion (hopefully at a stage where you can customize some of the layout)
Net zero is a technocratic grift. Don't fall for it.
私はクリスタベルに住んでいますが、ここの住宅市場は過去 7 ～ 8 年で前例のない状況です。2017 年に 13 万ドルで購入された家が、現在 59 万ドルで売られています。これらは、住宅街にある、小さくて粗末な造りの平方フィートの家です。一方、10 年前には 30 万ドル以上だった、より良い住宅街にある、よりよい平均的な大きさの家が、現在 75 万ドル以上で売られています。これはすごいことです。
非常に悪い状況ではありますが、注意していれば市場で良い購入機会が生まれ、またボラティリティも生まれ、短期間で素晴らしい売買の機会が生まれます。これは金融アドバイスではありませんが、買いましょう。この時期に現金はまったく親切ではありません!
私はビジネスを始めたときからずっとファイナンシャル アドバイザーと連絡を取っています。課題は、トレンドの株に投資する際にいつ購入または売却するかを知ることですが、これは非常に簡単です。1 年ちょっとで 90 万ドル以上成長した私のポートフォリオでは、アドバイザーがエントリー オーダーとエグジット オーダーを選択します。
興味深いですね。素晴らしい進歩と評判の良いアドバイザーの探求につながるアイデアや戦略を共有していただき、感謝します。あなたを導いているこの人物について、もっと詳しく教えていただけますか?
@@TomášDavídekLukeアドバイザーを選ぶタイミングは、非常に個人的なものです。私は成長目標を達成し、間違いを避けるために「Lisa Lynn Lang」から指導を受けています。彼女は十分な資格を持ち、彼女のページはネット上で簡単に見つけることができます。
@@MarijaAnicaCrnovršanin76私は彼女の名前を全部コピーしてブラウザに貼り付けました。彼女のウェブサイトがすぐに表示され、彼女の資格は素晴らしいです。共有していただきありがとうございます。試して彼女についてもっと情報を入手してみます。
What a beautiful Home. The Major thing i really want to have in my Future House is the entrance Part with the little space for the shoes etc.
Greetings from Germany ♥️ Love those Type of Videos
In Japan, there is a recent trend of including storage spaces next to the entrance in newly built houses. These spaces are typically used for storing items like rain gear, sports equipment, and camping gear.
there's a distinct lack of galvanized square steel and expansion screws.
which, mind you, is a good thing.
overall I'm surprised at the cost of some of these things, it all seems so affordable.
as for personal changes.
yeah, the bike not being on the ground floor is a bit of a weird touch.
also, as someone who has a kitchen with the burners on the island instead of the wall section, keep it on the wall section.
especially if you want to use the island as a form of bar/table, there's never enough room for knees.
No bathroom on the first floor for the grandparents. They are going to fall down the stairs and shit themselves in the middle of the night.
😂
this might be the funniest shit I've ever read in the comments in these videos
@@centurion9726 I agree
lmaooooo
LMFAOOOOO they can wear diapers
Really interesting design. Reminds me of the prefab era housing we had in the UK oddly. Modern houses are cramped here and not well spaced out. I really like these designs and having 2 family 1 home is awesome.
How many modern British homes are 350 sq m like the one in the video? Any? - apart from footballers' homes, of course. The average new home in the UK is around 85 sq m with 5.2 rooms; so 350sq m is 4 x the average new home in UK.
This is so interesting! I live in a house that's 129 years old and wouldn't ever want a new build. I love your content that shows things i wouldn't normally be interested in.
You must be a Mennonite.😂
Greetings from Germany. I think the interior design is simply beautiful and the layout of the house with the practical areas is ingenious. It's also very interesting that several generations can live together. I find the proximity to the street with the large windows a little disconcerting. Perhaps it's a cultural difference. I would definitely need a fence there.
Thanks for the video and see you next time
I nearly thought this was paolo and maiko’s new house.
This shows how out of control the US (in particular in New York where I am) because my house would sell for $795,000 minimum probably $815,000 and I bought it 11 years ago for $325,000 and it’s pretty nice but nothing like this house. In my area a similar house to this one is north of 1.25 Million dollars
I love this kind of house. Hope to buy one someday.
The extra space in the master bedroom is called a sitting room here in the US. Many people put workout equipment or just more space for the wife's immense wardrobe. 🤣 This house is definitely a mashup of western and Japanese styles.
This is just a model home. They are usually more spacious to show off all the features and upgrades the homebuilder offers. Few people would build that exact house.
So not just for food, education, manners, and dedication, but it looks like Japan is my dream country for building a house too. This house's design and attention to detail is my goal house.
11:50 idk how many will relate but that is the perfect area for study
Can you do a video on building a traditional machiya-style home with modern amenities and building codes?
15:58 "Hmm, let's see... Peter Rabbit and.....Memoirs of a Geisha" 😂😂
The quality of the build looks amazing
In utah, its a well known thing here that construction companies skip a lot of details to finish the build faster. One of my sisters used to be the top property manager in the state, and she told me that with her current house, she found $26k worth of work that wasn't installed properly or finished. She found it early enough that they had to pay to fix it, not her 😅 Does anyone else in the US have this problem? Or any other country?
It's not uncommon with new construction, or people renovating houses to flip. Do the minimum, sell it as premium, and hope the owner doesn't find out how bad you were until it's too late
Heck yeah - global problem!
Or importing low-skill workers because they work for less and do a worse job.
Even then the house prices are ridiculous, can't imagine what they would cost if they were built by native skilled workers.
@@adamlee2550Yeah, this is common with large corporate home builders in the US. Typically you want to buy new builds from small local family owned builders, but homes will usually cost $100k-$200k more.
The large corporations work on ecoomies of scale. They put out mediocre work for low prices. Most people won't catch the problems in time, and so the company comes out on top. If you're willing/able to stay on top of a large builder from beginning to end, and you hire an inspector about 4 times during the building process, you can get a good value.
In Japan, the Japanese are really meticulous, so with building houses, I think they don’t usually cut corners or try to defraud their customers (which is technically what the original poster is stating in the US). Of course there is fraud is all countries, but I think in Japan it would be lower than in the majority of countries, just like the crime rate is lower in comparison too.
I would love to see a 1-story house build on the outskirts of Tokyo or a neighboring town. I could see taking advantage of cheap land to build a house appropriate for an older couple.
Thanks Paolo! Sometimes I watch Canadian real estate vids.
Although way more expensive, in some cases they have an elevator inside a private house - GrandMa will approve for sure!
Also I wish we saw some materials they used to build the house, like real bricks and not tons of cardboard boxes and wood in between rooms.
P.S. Paolo, as continuation for your recent mostly cuisine Azabudai exploration, please consider some real estate in Azabudai Hills new buildings with actual prices
That house is HUGE. Super nice. Its "multi-generation" but 2 1/2 times the size of my house in Japan. An average sinhle family home can be built for ¥20 million after land purchase.
What a great video! I would like to have this kind of video from time to time in different parts of Tokyo.
good to know! thank you!
Love the design of the house, very modern and beautiful.
Paolo its been 12 daysss, i hope u're doing okay bcs we're all waiting for ur new video 🎉
Omg I love the house it’s so big and beautiful
Idk why but Paolo always seems like he would be a very good Realtor
Do the houses have central AC? Or do they have aircon in every room?
This is surprisingly affordable!!
The price per square meter is affordable for Western European standards (expensive for Japan, though) but does that actually include the shown interior?
Because the prices company's name are usually for the base options only while show houses have all the luxury options.
I think this kind of video is super cool. It is def something I'm interested in. The issue for me at least is that the value of this home is way more than would ever be possible for someone like myself who wants to move to Japan. I don't know if you have the contacts or desire, but doing videos on reno'd homes would be super cool.
Gorgeous house. I do like the practicality and minimalism. The floorplan/layout is very nice and could be very conducive to entertaining. I think the price is rather reasonable. I live near a major city and this house would cost double, which is one of the many reasons I don't live in the city. All-in-all... I'd take it!
Another valuable content! How about a day in a the life of a Jet Program Teacher?
I liked the video but the house seems a bit too upmarket for most people, at least for myself. So I would like to see another of these but with a more affordable place. That would be interesting.
i used one of the top builders in japan, sekisui house, and while the planning stage took a long time (like 6 months), the actual construction only actually took like 3 months.
For Canada, the built price is about the same here in Kingston, ON. Now, did that price of $500 000 the complete cost? If so, man, what a deal!! You are talking a million here!!
Yup our housing is wild in Ontario
What Paolo introduced covers only the "house itself," excluding the cost of the land. Land prices vary significantly depending on the region.
My townhouse is $1m and I’m 45mins away from Vancouver!!!
Absolutely insane.
Taking HELLA notes for my Japan house savings fund 😂
2:56
that's my kind of remote. zero buttons you can have intrusive thoughts about. on/off, up & down. every remotes since 2010s have like 5 billion button combos just to set like a simple timer... WHY?
this was and entertaining video, i want to see more house videos like this one XD
I'd move into that home in a heartbeat.
Please make more videos about the real estate market in Tokyo. Thanks
PaolofromTokyo is my comfort place
Nice video, but the music too loud. Thank you!
Cool vid but the succession of camera angles is too choppy. It’s hard to get a general sense of the house or the rooms.
From the company's perspective you just made a commercial for them, that they didn't have to pay for. Oh and it makes you money. Win-win all around.
A barter deal
He's probably shopping for houses right now and is looking into it anyway so might just as well make a video.
He did not mention the name of the company.
@@Newmeishu He mentions the company, Withearth Home, at around 0:28 and you can also see the company name at 0:23
Ngl I would most def buy this new home! But if it cost that much to build for less than a year to be move in ready I’m going to start designing my blue prints now! 😅 this was very helpful to know.
omg that kitchen 😍😍😍😍
How much is the central air system? Would be interested to see a video about buying the land and negotiating the floor plan/features of a house.
Why was there a snowboard leaning against the wall?
Do they have big ski resorts in Japan?
If so, can you do a video on the skiing in Japan or something within the resorts? It would be cool.
Japan is a world-class skiing and snowboarding destination. The resorts are not massive or very steep like they can be in the Alps or Rockies but the quantity and quality of snow is unmatched. Japan's northern regions get the most snowfall of any inhabited area in the world
Hi paolo! love your videos
Hello Dear Paulo i love your videos 🌀 thank you so much I appreciate just a little suggestion very important suggestion for you / please put your audio music background a little bit down 🙏🏿 / I am artist musician and I hear the music is too loud compared to your speech / justa more recognise what you're talking about 🎉 So keep your job in good peace and love😊
That's beautiful house, I liked it. Here in California you can't find a house like that price it would be over $1m or maybe $2m in the rich area.
Great vid. 560k construction cost is crazy though, and that’s with the cheap JPY! Back when JPY was 100 to 1 USD, that means would haven been 800k plus!
Don't out the stove and sink together. It can be an electrical hazard in the long run. Especially under the counter. You can do a special design, but not with normal construction methods
Well in Germany it can take Years to get all the approvals required. Allmost everything is regulated, even the outside appearance of the house and sometimes the materials as well. And if there is no big homebuilding company responsible, it will get very frustrating on every level. Labour shortages will bust Your plans and to round it up its much more expensive. I would suggest 1.500.000 € on the price tag in a major german city.
Personally I wouldn't construct a home next to a busy highway or with too many lights but to the closest train station is a must
What city is this? Cost of building depends a lot on the city. Like countryside areas in Aomori, Kuma, these are so much cheaper to live there.
By comparison, in Singapore, a similar sized and spec house that's fully furnished and decorated somewhat like this example would cost 3x the price.
Because it smells like south east asia (butthole of the world).
Man, I might have some brain issues but I couldn't focus on what you were saying because the background music, if you don't mind, please take that in consideration for the next videos. I love your work, keep the videos coming ❤️
Is Alexa or similar an option? Solar? Is central heating really an advantage without multi zoning?
Curious on what buying apartments in Japan ( not renting ) is like and if you have options of customizing, upgrading etc. In the US that size house would take like a year plus not including designing time and getting all the paperwork finalized before construction can even begin. Isn't this a huge house for Japan standards though ?
We are living in an appartement in Kita-ku with my family but we are actively searching for the best area(near Tokyo I guess, don't feel I could handle far in the countryside 😅) to build our house.
Would be amazing to have feedback on that or even a video decidated to the best place to buy with kids (2 and 4 years old)
I thought this was your home showcase. Hahaha. Thanks for the video, its interesting to know how a multi generational house in Japan looks like. I like in Singapore which is land scarce so the price for a much smaller apartment costs about the same as this.
Would be cool to see a similar video but for the country side, maybe a more traditional house? Thanks
I like traditional old Samurai house style better. That place was nice for the city. I would buy an Akiya and have it rebuilt.
Always good content.
Beautiful house! ❤
if a japanese home builder would build in america then they would be the next D.R Horton but better. If they hired the professionalism that builds the homes there then you know your home will be rock solid man
They would not be able to source professional labor and reliable supplies.
A very interesting and insightful walkthrough of a modern western style Japanese house. I’m shocked to hear the build time can be as low as 155 days. While where I live the average build time for something similar would be 1.5 years. You get 50 years guarantee on the build? The only thing I found extremely expensive was the kitchen, while the toilet and bathroom were relatively cheap. The only way that would work if they were some mass produced modules that you can customize to a certain degree and just slot into any house. By chance is that a model of your new house?