This is the most valuable house I´ve ever seen. And there is almost nothing to steal from it. That makes it pure art for me. The multi-million-mansions in Hollywood and LA can`t keep up with this. It´s simply beautiful!
I’m inspired by your actions and initiatives to conserve the traditional houses. I’ve always wined about how Japan for better and worse lost the old fashioned traditional housings and technologies, but seeing you taking actions is very inspiring and I’ll do something myself to help conserve them!
This video was randomly recommended to me and was quite the trip - enjoyable and made me giggle a lot. It does make you appreciate that there is a beauty to the the traditional housing
Admire your efforts for conservation and ecology. Joetsu is a great area to ride around, and in summer I've met Japanese and foreign cycle tourists in Joetsu. The 日本海 (Nihonkai, Sea of Japan) coast of Japan has a special feeling and energy, ranging from blizzard storms with purple lightning and thunder that howl across from Siberia to long, fine, sparkling summer days.Russia, South Korea, North Korea and China are not far across the sea, and things from those countries frequently wash up along the beaches of Joetsu.
Ok let me say this.. the guest house looking that maculate! Its breathtaking! Honestly the Cuda (How closed captioning is spelling it) I'd love to have a simple home built like that. Each one of these homes has great appeal. So detailed and always a REASON to be made the way they are.
The property and the houses are beautiful, but damn I seriously wish he knew more about it. I wanted to know more about the functions of the rooms, the history of the family or entity that owned it, who built it, the architectural designs, who that man is in the giant portrait, the meaning behind some of the decorations. Dude's just fumbling through the property making guesses about what's what.
The butsudan in this house is truly something else. But understandable that this is a very rich persons house, the attention to housing the spirit tablets and pictures of the family would have been immense, so to minimize that would be very disrespectful. The reason why everything is gold is because it correlates with the belief in the Pure Land and the light of wisdom of the Buddha in Golden rays. Thanks for the tour.
I have never seen a westerner wearing a pair of geta, which you seem quite familiar with and comfortable in. The original owner of the house must have been extraordinarily wealthy man with exceptional taste. You may wish to present this gorgeous mansion as 豪邸 rather than 高級お屋敷.
Yes. Preserving the house but also really updating it to make it fit for 21st-century living. That will definitely be crucial going forward in order to attract actually Japanese people back to these old properties, even if they are outside of the cities. Let alone people immigrating from other countries. Thankfully, it does seem like some people are trying to do so. We just need the number to increase by the thousands.
Very nice house. But I was shocked about your comments about the kitchen, the lamp and the “reason” why taking shoes off. For me this sounded disrespectful. Japan has a bath-culture of thousands of years, in times where in Europe nobody washed themselves and the US didn’t exist yet....And yes there are hygienic reasons not to wear shoes inside the the house. Very interesting to be able to view a traditional house.
When we visit many temples, monasteries, mosques and many Spiritual sanctuaries, homes in oriental/Asia countries..... Everyone takes off shoes before entering. Yes, no wearing outdoor shoes once INSIDE... 🙏☯️🪷🛐🌻
Everybody washed themselves everywhere, when it was possible. Ever heard of Roman bath-houses. The shoe thing is just peculiar and more specific for Japan. It is done elsewhere too but less strict. Temples in Europe were build as being outside (used/open 24/7 for living originally) so shoes are alowed. It's also more a spiritual thing to wash hand and feet before entering temples in most non christian beliefs. Apart from this it can be viewed as somewhat practical historically, as in keeping dust and dirt out. But there are other solutiions for that used everywhere else, making the strict Japanese part just "tradition", nothing more.
Alao Finns have had bath-culture (sauna) "for thousands of years" and you always take your shoes off when entering the house or apartment in Finland to keep inside clean.
Arohamai, when you took your hat off, the first thing I said, please do not put your hat on the table.... 😮 im not Japaneese but as a Maaori, it's a sign of disrespect to the household. Is that the same for Japan? Thank you for showing this home. Its beautiful
amazing video even though i thought i done great research i still found new info like the summer shoji that was brilliant. i grew up in the middle east where its so hot. i often wonder was it that hot in Japan. do those techniques work. still very smart and beautiful no doubt
Mr. Chris I think you need to sit down and have a cup of green tea. The floor hall is called Engawa also all those sliding doors can change the room for a purpose and to tell you the truth what are you trying to explain to me?
I'm sorry but seen better Japanese house tours. Beautiful house restoration but Doesnt sound like this guy knows much about them. Was painful to listen to. 'Big entrance for cars.. no.. before cars.Ricksaws drop off here.' Like it's unusual for a house in an era of horses not to have a tall portico. No garage? would that be a stable then 🤔 It's lovely but it's only 100 years old, my home in the UK is over 180 years old😂 Even I know hallways are called Engawa.🙄
Почему? Мы никогда не начинаем первыми. Поэтому молчи лучше на своём месте. Напомни мне, какая страна использовала ядерное оружие, и кто начал войну в 2014 году на Украине? Подскажу: это одна и та же страна. ;) Учи историю своего позора, лузер.
This is the most valuable house I´ve ever seen. And there is almost nothing to steal from it. That makes it pure art for me. The multi-million-mansions in Hollywood and LA can`t keep up with this. It´s simply beautiful!
Smart man guy
I'd steal the samurai armor! 😅😅
7:45 大きいけどお風呂ではないですね。ただの睡蓮鉢か生活用水を井戸から汲んで貯めておく場所（非常消火用を兼ねる）か、もしかしたら水琴窟（水で音を奏でて楽しむもの）が近くにあったのかもしれません。あと窓ガラスですが外側は当時だと全て木戸であったと思われます。内側のガラスは当時は普通の障子か、飾り障子と思われます。ルームライトも新しいものです。古い部分を残しつつ少しづつ近代化していった建物で素敵です。
I love these old traditional buildings, most of all houses....even old ones in USA...
I’m in awe at this house. Just a beautiful, functional work of art and engineering.
oh dear, I'm so obsessed with the rich Japanese culture. Such beautiful traditional architectural design of buildings.
I’m inspired by your actions and initiatives to conserve the traditional houses. I’ve always wined about how Japan for better and worse lost the old fashioned traditional housings and technologies, but seeing you taking actions is very inspiring and I’ll do something myself to help conserve them!
The beauty of this house in its simplicity and materials is incredible. On an historical point of view, it would be a shame not to conserve it.
This video was randomly recommended to me and was quite the trip - enjoyable and made me giggle a lot. It does make you appreciate that there is a beauty to the the traditional housing
Thanks UA-cam for algorithms… I’m interest in the rejuvenation of preserving these homes. This is a stunning home.
Admire your efforts for conservation and ecology. Joetsu is a great area to ride around, and in summer I've met Japanese and foreign cycle tourists in Joetsu. The 日本海 (Nihonkai, Sea of Japan) coast of Japan has a special feeling and energy, ranging from blizzard storms with purple lightning and thunder that howl across from Siberia to long, fine, sparkling summer days.Russia, South Korea, North Korea and China are not far across the sea, and things from those countries frequently wash up along the beaches of Joetsu.
I live in America and plan on building a Japanese inspired house soon. Where could I buy materials like the Shoji sliding door, and tatami mats?
Ok let me say this.. the guest house looking that maculate! Its breathtaking! Honestly the Cuda (How closed captioning is spelling it) I'd love to have a simple home built like that. Each one of these homes has great appeal. So detailed and always a REASON to be made the way they are.
The property and the houses are beautiful, but damn I seriously wish he knew more about it. I wanted to know more about the functions of the rooms, the history of the family or entity that owned it, who built it, the architectural designs, who that man is in the giant portrait, the meaning behind some of the decorations. Dude's just fumbling through the property making guesses about what's what.
Yes, I noticed he was guessing a lot. Made me stop the video.
The butsudan in this house is truly something else. But understandable that this is a very rich persons house, the attention to housing the spirit tablets and pictures of the family would have been immense, so to minimize that would be very disrespectful.
The reason why everything is gold is because it correlates with the belief in the Pure Land and the light of wisdom of the Buddha in Golden rays.
Thanks for the tour.
I have never seen a westerner wearing a pair of geta, which you seem quite familiar with and comfortable in. The original owner of the house must have been extraordinarily wealthy man with exceptional taste. You may wish to present this gorgeous mansion as 豪邸 rather than 高級お屋敷.
Well, it's good to know I have inspired someone. Best way to conserve one is to get one and use it for its original intended purpose--a house!
Is it for sale
Yes. Preserving the house but also really updating it to make it fit for 21st-century living. That will definitely be crucial going forward in order to attract actually Japanese people back to these old properties, even if they are outside of the cities. Let alone people immigrating from other countries. Thankfully, it does seem like some people are trying to do so. We just need the number to increase by the thousands.
Thank you for the amazing tour! Such a lovely house. Would love to retire to a quiet village in a house much like this.
保坂邸素敵ですね❣️
西脇邸は中越地震で壊れた部分が沢山あるので残っていれば広いお屋敷でした
保坂邸UA-camで見られてよかったです✨✨✨
The house was great but the comments vert annoying
Great show, thanks for shering
Very nice house. But I was shocked about your comments about the kitchen, the lamp and the “reason” why taking shoes off. For me this sounded disrespectful. Japan has a bath-culture of thousands of years, in times where in Europe nobody washed themselves and the US didn’t exist yet....And yes there are hygienic reasons not to wear shoes inside the the house. Very interesting to be able to view a traditional house.
When we visit many temples, monasteries, mosques and many Spiritual sanctuaries, homes in oriental/Asia countries..... Everyone takes off shoes before entering. Yes, no wearing outdoor shoes once INSIDE...
🙏☯️🪷🛐🌻
Everybody washed themselves everywhere, when it was possible. Ever heard of Roman bath-houses. The shoe thing is just peculiar and more specific for Japan. It is done elsewhere too but less strict. Temples in Europe were build as being outside (used/open 24/7 for living originally) so shoes are alowed. It's also more a spiritual thing to wash hand and feet before entering temples in most non christian beliefs. Apart from this it can be viewed as somewhat practical historically, as in keeping dust and dirt out. But there are other solutiions for that used everywhere else, making the strict Japanese part just "tradition", nothing more.
Alao Finns have had bath-culture (sauna) "for thousands of years" and you always take your shoes off when entering the house or apartment in Finland to keep inside clean.
Wow the house looks absolutely stunning
It’s like having your home inside a greenhouse. Way ahead of it’s time. 👍🏻❤️
The house is stunning - I’d love an update ❤
Beautiful house.
Beautiful houses, very nice video 😊
車寄せだけでも人が住めるような豪華な家ですね。
Beautiful house and a wonderful tour; one can see how Frank Lloyd Wright drew inspiration for his Usonian concepts.
Good God, the crane landing just at they were walking by left me with my mouth agape.
Wonderful video, good sir!
Arohamai, when you took your hat off, the first thing I said, please do not put your hat on the table.... 😮 im not Japaneese but as a Maaori, it's a sign of disrespect to the household. Is that the same for Japan? Thank you for showing this home. Its beautiful
他所の家に行き汚い帽子をテーブルに置くのは失礼です。家主に二度と呼ばれないでしょう。
ヨーロッパの貴族の家でも同じだと思います。
マオリ族ってかっこいいですね。一度実際に見てみたいです。
What a gorgeous home 😍
This is an awesome house, very 👍 nice!!!
How do I find a place like this in Japan ?
I want to know too. Does this beautiful house have locks? I want to live in Japan❤
beautiful. i will spend the rest of my life rebuilding one if I can
Wow beautiful house.
A fascinating video, very nicely done.
Great video Phillips san!
Beautiful house ❤
tell me how do you find this house? and what city of this?
This is the most British man of all time....lol. Beautiful wood, lovely house.
Doesn't sound British to me.
The house looks like it's built in Taisho or Shōwa era.
Those shades are beyond awesome 😀
It's just fabulous!
Off of the beaten track is where the MOST interesting things are found.
amazing video even though i thought i done great research i still found new info like the summer shoji that was brilliant. i grew up in the middle east where its so hot. i often wonder was it that hot in Japan. do those techniques work. still very smart and beautiful no doubt
Absolutely incredible.
立派な家ですね！
beautiful house !
Its sooo beautiful omg i love the brown shades so calm
Beautiful. However, I wish you had stated what each room was used for.
素晴らしいです
17:00: That toilet is considered (As my personal opinion) "off the rails" for me becuase of its deisgner
Fabulous
石曽根様、この間西脇邸を隅々まで案内して頂いてありがとうございました。願ったりかなったりでした。上越へお越しの際はぜひお立ち寄り下さい。
the guest house you showed at the beginning, would it be for sale?
was waiting to see the bathtub
Good on you Chris. What did you do with the Jaguar??
Maintenance costs must be insane?
I think it would be better with Plaster ceiling, stronger tones of brown and modern bathroom.
beautiful beyond belief
❤️
Another episode of "A man with too many hobbies." Brilliant.
Lovely.
I just wondering why is he wearing this outfit? Why he has to make so obvius that he is a explorer and is about to enter a florest XD lol
Which camera do you use?
Oh man, that kitchen.... no....
May house from ToToRo :)
So they used the green house principle that some rich people have done.
Quando devi fare un tour di una casa alle 8 ma alle 8:30 hai un safari
commendable comment 😂
é luxo
Lovely
Mr. Chris I think you need to sit down and have a cup of green tea. The floor hall is called Engawa also all those sliding doors can change the room for a purpose and to tell you the truth what are you trying to explain to me?
So basically mr Chris don’t know shizz ?? 😂
Is no one going to mention the glasses outfit combo?!
I don’t like that carpet on the floor.
Everything is nice, but I just don't like sleeping on the floor all the time.
In Japanese houses there is no bed.
この屋敷の格式はそれほど高くない。柱が細すぎるし、柱の材質が柾目でない。天井が低すぎる。柱に釘隠しなどの装飾がぜんぜん無い。
Western architecture is unbreathable and too much concrete everywhere.
And Asian cities are taking the lead and have completely destroyed their cities with concrete
17:47 i am watching this video while on my toilet
interesting
Yowza your a temple
masterclass
Omg, he walks with barefoot outside then walks all over the house.
The... colonial... hat... but hey you're clearly super enthusiastic about the culture so I guess it must have been a fashion misfire.
What’s with the pith helmet, Morton Stanley?
I'm sorry but seen better Japanese house tours. Beautiful house restoration but Doesnt sound like this guy knows much about them. Was painful to listen to.
'Big entrance for cars.. no.. before cars.Ricksaws drop off here.'
Like it's unusual for a house in an era of horses not to have a tall portico. No garage? would that be a stable then 🤔
It's lovely but it's only 100 years old, my home in the UK is over 180 years old😂
Even I know hallways are called Engawa.🙄
Lol got it
constipated ?
My favourite was that people were shorter in those days... Just over 100 years ago, which was probably around the time his father was born 😂
My land sold by white gouse GRUL
Why other people in the video shown faded
Hasu Lotus root
The narrator is so hot! sorry i can't help it.
ER DRAGONE X ha detto "dieci su dieci, ottime palle"
Сначала бомбят, потом восхищаются 🤕
I wouldn't speak of bombing if I were you!
Почему? Мы никогда не начинаем первыми. Поэтому молчи лучше на своём месте. Напомни мне, какая страна использовала ядерное оружие, и кто начал войну в 2014 году на Украине? Подскажу: это одна и та же страна. ;) Учи историю своего позора, лузер.
Take of your hat
The oriental carpets and that ugly furniture ,disfigure the house
Beautiful house, horrible taste of your furniture
Incredible, thank you so much!
""Modern days people are living in crap house"".......ha ha ha ha....funny
Take the chin strap off