What a cool little town. It’s got absolutely everything you could need. I would love to see you do this exact same route in the middle of snowy winter. For comparison.
It’s definitely not a cliche statement to support your local businesses. It’s a wonderful way to become more a part of the community. And you can also see the growth of the spirit of support around you reflected in the actions of others doing the same. This is genuine and wholesome support and I try to do the same in my community here in the states.❤
Hi,I’m Christine, 75 myself and I live in Niagara on the Lake. I’m lucky to live here because the countryside full of vineyards and orchards resembles a bit your beautiful neighbourhood without the mountains. I have only recently become interested in Japan after purchasing the Quest 3 and using an app called “wander”that enables me to wander around the world in 360 ° VR. I’ve been (in VR) to many places and it’s the next best thing besides being there in person. We’re living in crazy uncertain times right now and VR gives me some peace and relaxation sorely needed nowadays! The winters must bring a lot of snow in order to cover certain structures completely. Thanks for your beautiful video, I subscribed and I’m looking forward to see more of your neighbourhood!❤️
Thanks for the walk through a Japanese mountain neighborhood in the summer. Enjoyed every step, loved seeing the flowers. Your life ... finding your hidden treasure house and remodeling, living in Japan ... a chance for me to explore outside of my world. Am loving it!
wow, so appreciate you taking the time to actually walk around the neighbourhood, so impressed, no fences around homes was something different, but no one else walking in the mid day heat, even the train station lacked people. Thank you for the tour.
I just found your channel and immediately subscribed! I love how you show us the area without any obnoxious music or editing, just raw and with natures ambience. This town is so cute and so is your house. Love seeing how you live life like we all should, but we all forgot how to. You're an inspiration, keep it up!
Well done Matt. I’m coming over to cycle around for a few months and checking out all that I have see you’ve shown about Japan… thank you. I have been fascinated by rural Japan for a good while.
Greetings from NZ Matt. Great channel, really enjoying watching and learning more about what you are doing. Never know, we could be neighbours one day! Looking forward to our trip to Japan in Jan this year and a bit of time on the mountains.
❤❤❤Such a nice place; loved every thing. Nice where U can live and help others too❤. So lucky thank you for sharing your dream with us. An older person from AZ- USA- many blessings for you.
It looks like you have found a lovely place to live. Very peaceful but also with access to the facilities you need to be comfortable day to day only a short walk, or brief drive, away
Gorgeous evening sun over mountain , lovely quiet well sorted community. At 64 I could see living there with a spouse of Japanese extract , and having a lovely life .... I am a photographer , and I looked carefully through your video. The stores are nice and having things in walking bike distance is wonderful. Also the note about parking , thanks. 🇺🇸
That sounds great. One of my neighbors retired here and became a photographer. He spends most days in the mountains with his camera and displays his photography at local exhibitions
We bought a large commercial space (7500sq ft) that has an uninsulated bow-truss roof. We were told by one architect that this style of roof was uninsulated since the heat from the building's interior was meant to help melt the snow on the roof. Now with new codes in place insulation is required either on top of the roof itself or under the roof.
stunning views matt! love what you said about supporting local businesses, also been binging your videos XD love the house and how much you have done to it! genuinely inspired me to go for it one day.
Thanks so much!! Its great people make sure to help out the people in their community. Privileged to be part of it :) appreciate your comment and I’m sure you can make it :D
Thanks for the tour. I can see why you moved there. It's so peaceful and such a beautiful view of the mountains. I love how everything you need is just a walking distance from your home. I look forward to more videos. Take care and God bless.🥰
I cannot believe they have -10 temperatures and ZERO insulation. smh I live in San Francisco, California in the US and we have very moderate year round temps, and our houses without insulation are uncomfortably cold in the winter, especially with single pane glass. I can't imagine living in -10 C temps like that. That new sports center looks impressive, at least from the outside. Also, it seems like biking is synonymous with Japan, so I can hardly believe mountain biking is not a popular sport already? What a lovely walk/tour around your area. Thank you for inviting strangers into your town~
I have a video suggestion if you don't have it already or if you are already planning. Perhaps a video about how hard it is to become legal to drive and what types of paperworks you had to deal with both with visas, house, etc? I've been really interested in the possibility of moving to Japan so I'm looking for different perspectives on those things. Great video as always Matt!
I would think an international driving license should do the trick? Heck, when I was in AU, I used my US driving license to rent cars and drive around. It was fairly easy to drive on the opposite side of the road. I did keep turning on the wipers instead of the turn signal, though. lol Great video suggestion though! Even if it is just an int'l driving license requirement.
Wow this was an awesome video...I am from Sapporo and watching this felt like I was home. Altho Sapporo is a lot bigger but the neighborhood outside of the city is abt the same setting. Sure made me home sick seeing supermarkets, small restraints, and quiet and clean streets...Thank you so much...can't wait for the next one!!! :))
I hope I can go to Mt. Myoko with my wife and ski! I've been to Japan 4 times now and my mother lives in Joetsu, Niigata. The countryside vibes is really immaculate.
You got a great deal, nice great priced home, beautiful views, a quiet neighbourhood, all the food shops you need, and great services. I wish my neighbours were like that. I'm from Australia too and alsolive in the mountains. Does it get busy during the snowy season? Thank you for the video
Delighted to have this view of your countryside life. What a charming town with so many amenities within a short walk. Even the 5-10 minute drive to reach larger DIY or grocery centers is hardly an inconvenience. Thank you, too, for pointing out that with Japan's size, "the middle of nowhere" is barely half a morning's distance from Tokyo. The added bonus of hot springs direct from the volcano dotted around town and the shared recovery pool at the rec center are amazing. So tempting. However, the deal breaker for me is snow. Not a fan of more than a sugar dusting of it glitter-on-a-greeting-card style. Not even for a $6000 home.
Thanks for the comment! The snow can really be a deal breaker especially for people that would just like a temporary place whether they’re Japanese or international. It comes with a lot of unknowns and responsibilities. I remember at least 4 mornings last winter where I woke up to 90cm/3ft of snow. It takes some getting used to beyond that it’s going to be a great ski day - it brings some dangers and more labour in everyday life. For now it’s a great match for me :)
Even Fuji Films camera shop near your home lovely we have Fuji films shops also here in Fiji islands and the Kodak films cameras somethings tend to be everywhere in many countries
I watched this with my dad. I live in rural(ish) Kagoshima but he enjoyed the walk. I had to explain the weeds in the neighborhood and the rough looking outdoor patio look of the closed coffee shop. He was expecting neatly trimmed geass and nice tables. You made it pretty easy to find your home on Google maps. Not that it matters. I checked out the food at that closed restaurant. It looks AWESOME. Not the menu I'd expected. You are lucky. You have a rural feel but not really rural. Restaurants, hospital, hotels, ATM, post office, etc. ive got none of that near my house. Rice fields, tea fields, and mountains... but we do have a Family Mart and 7-11. Everything else is at leadt 20 minutes walk or 5km by car.
Thank you for the walk! I have so many questions but all to do either when it snows!! How do you get out of your house? Can you get to shops? I live in a part of Australia that does not get snow so very hard to imagine when you say 10m of snow!!!
I cannot wait to see a video of the snow fall there. Great video. Reminds me of my father in law house. He also lived in the country. Vice nice a quiet. I enjoyed visiting him there.
Just stumbled on your channel and my, you hit lucky with this house, it’s just stunning. When you take the camera through it, each new room makes me smile and your neighbourhood has everything you could possibly need. Japanese residential planning works so well, everything you need a short walk away and lots of small businesses to support. My village in the uk has no public transport and no restaurants or shops and it has three times the number of residents. I hope you do tours in the future, would love to try early retirement in such a place. Is your Japanese perfect, what level did you reach before moving?
I almost bought a place in Sekiyama last year. I came upon it by chance and decided to go have a look without knowing much about the area. Some of my concerns at the time you touched on in this video, like what the food and entertainment options are, how you manage snow on your roof especially if you're not there, etc. I'm very interested to find out why you ended up choosing Myoko out of all the other places you've been to in Japan? I only visited in April last year to look at the property and it seemed very pretty at the time.
13:56 What are those very tall flowers? They look like like flowers that haven’t bloomed yet. Also, why are there so many abandoned places? Just the tough winters? I really enjoy your videos.
Matt thank you for the tour of your village. I didn’t see any human being on the streets. Also there is no animals on the streets. What is going on. Are you living in the ghost town?
Nagasaki prefecture flower light purple hyderange yep we used to grow that at home olden Velau Drive Kinoya meself late grandpa brought it from a friend
It doesn't snow in half of Japan. There are many areas where real estate is cheap. As for convenience, this is Japan, so there's no need to worry. In fact, even in Tokyo, there are many areas where real estate is quite cheap if you go to the suburbs. The central areas of Tokyo and Osaka are expensive. I live in the countryside in Hiroshima, and real estate is relatively cheap. It doesn't snow here either.
Hi! :) They’re around, I try to avoid filming people when I can. But it’s also summer and not a lot of people like to walk during middle of the day in the heat
Did I hear him right?? A construction company whose workers are all in their 70s?! That’s unbelievable and inspiring. A bit sad too. Japan really needs to go into action on their population issues before it’s too late. It might already be too late.
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I fell asleep watching this after a stressful day. That's a compliment
Same!!!!
So we have something common
What a cool little town. It’s got absolutely everything you could need. I would love to see you do this exact same route in the middle of snowy winter. For comparison.
Oh my.. I want to live in that country side.. it's giving ghibli feels for me hehe. Peaceful an all.
Thought the same thing! Watched my neighbor totoro 2 days ago and this town is giving me all the ghibli feels!
It’s definitely not a cliche statement to support your local businesses. It’s a wonderful way to become more a part of the community. And you can also see the growth of the spirit of support around you reflected in the actions of others doing the same.
This is genuine and wholesome support and I try to do the same in my community here in the states.❤
Hi,I’m Christine, 75 myself and I live in Niagara on the Lake. I’m lucky to live here because the countryside full of vineyards and orchards resembles a bit your beautiful neighbourhood without the mountains. I have only recently become interested in Japan after purchasing the Quest 3 and using an app called “wander”that enables me to wander around the world in 360 ° VR. I’ve been (in VR) to many places and it’s the next best thing besides being there in person. We’re living in crazy uncertain times right now and VR gives me some peace and relaxation sorely needed nowadays! The winters must bring a lot of snow in order to cover certain structures completely. Thanks for your beautiful video, I subscribed and I’m looking forward to see more of your neighbourhood!❤️
Thanks for the walk through a Japanese mountain neighborhood in the summer. Enjoyed every step, loved seeing the flowers. Your life ... finding your hidden treasure house and remodeling, living in Japan ... a chance for me to explore outside of my world. Am loving it!
wow, so appreciate you taking the time to actually walk around the neighbourhood, so impressed, no fences around homes was something different, but no one else walking in the mid day heat, even the train station lacked people. Thank you for the tour.
I just found your channel and immediately subscribed! I love how you show us the area without any obnoxious music or editing, just raw and with natures ambience. This town is so cute and so is your house. Love seeing how you live life like we all should, but we all forgot how to. You're an inspiration, keep it up!
Well done Matt.
I’m coming over to cycle around for a few months and checking out all that I have see you’ve shown about Japan… thank you.
I have been fascinated by rural Japan for a good while.
Great for cycling! Some lanes are not so wide but drivers are mostly caring :)
Cheers Matt, starting in Hokkaido and making my way south as summer progresses. I may even check out your neighbourhood…
Best
THP
Greetings from NZ Matt. Great channel, really enjoying watching and learning more about what you are doing. Never know, we could be neighbours one day! Looking forward to our trip to Japan in Jan this year and a bit of time on the mountains.
What a lovely tour thank you
❤❤❤Such a nice place; loved every thing. Nice where U can live and help others too❤. So lucky thank you for sharing your dream with us. An older person from AZ- USA- many blessings for you.
It looks like you have found a lovely place to live. Very peaceful but also with access to the facilities you need to be comfortable day to day only a short walk, or brief drive, away
OMG I thought the bee was in my room and I accidentally slapped my ear 🤣
Hahahahahaha 😂
X2
Didn't slap my ear but reacted by keeping my head down for a second. Extra effect as I'm using a headset.
it all feels so safe and quiet
I just found your channel yesterday. I absolutely love your town, your home and you! You are such a good-natured, kind man ❤
Gorgeous evening sun over mountain , lovely quiet well sorted community. At 64 I could see living there with a spouse of Japanese extract , and having a lovely life .... I am a photographer , and I looked carefully through your video. The stores are nice and having things in walking bike distance is wonderful. Also the note about parking , thanks. 🇺🇸
That sounds great. One of my neighbors retired here and became a photographer. He spends most days in the mountains with his camera and displays his photography at local exhibitions
We bought a large commercial space (7500sq ft) that has an uninsulated bow-truss roof. We were told by one architect that this style of roof was uninsulated since the heat from the building's interior was meant to help melt the snow on the roof. Now with new codes in place insulation is required either on top of the roof itself or under the roof.
Looks fab. Tku for the lovely tour. Looks so peaceful...my kind of place 😊
Living between the builder & sushi shop, you’re pretty much sorted. Great vid.
Hahaha yeah. Don’t need to go far 😂
So enjoy your videos! They've become one of my favorites about Japan. Your journey fascinates me & many others, no doubt.
Thank you so much!!
stunning views matt! love what you said about supporting local businesses, also been binging your videos XD love the house and how much you have done to it! genuinely inspired me to go for it one day.
Thanks so much!! Its great people make sure to help out the people in their community. Privileged to be part of it :) appreciate your comment and I’m sure you can make it :D
Thanks!
Thank you! Appreciate it!
It's a cool nice town, quiet, peaceful, and people are nice. In fact i really live japan. Nice place and nice people.
Such a nice countryside town. But what surprised me was that I hardly saw anyone outside
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もう30年前ですが父に連れられて赤倉温泉スキー場に行ったことがあります。
とても大きなスキー場、大きなリフトがあって楽しかった記憶があります。紹介してくれてありがとう！！🥰🥰🥰
Thanks for the tour. I can see why you moved there. It's so peaceful and such a beautiful view of the mountains. I love how everything you need is just a walking distance from your home. I look forward to more videos. Take care and God bless.🥰
New sub. Thank you for showing the country sides. I've seen the cities on other UA-cam channels but never the outskirts.❤
Thanks for joining! It’s a wonderful place on the perimeter:)
Oh, wow! This video was awesome. It reminds me why I want to visit Japan one day.
What a very nice village in Japan. Thank you for showing this I would never have known. All the best.
Glad you came to see it :)
I work in a Ski Resort in Canada, very tempting to move to your area and see if I can work there hahaha
amazing place!
I cannot believe they have -10 temperatures and ZERO insulation. smh I live in San Francisco, California in the US and we have very moderate year round temps, and our houses without insulation are uncomfortably cold in the winter, especially with single pane glass. I can't imagine living in -10 C temps like that.
That new sports center looks impressive, at least from the outside. Also, it seems like biking is synonymous with Japan, so I can hardly believe mountain biking is not a popular sport already?
What a lovely walk/tour around your area. Thank you for inviting strangers into your town~
I love the gym and running track. I am looking at moving to Shibata city in Niigata prefecture.
What beautiful village. Thank you for the tour.
So lovely Sushi restaurant and Unagi restaurant near your home
Only the roads in Japan that side so narrow hahahahahahaha respect
I really loved your house and the area you live in. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
Thank you! Appreciate the kind comments and thanks for watching :)
Wow amazing tour. Watching your video is like me being there with you haha following your journey with you. Keep it coming 😊
Great video Matt, thanks. So clean and amazing facilities for a small town. Thanks for sharing.
I have a video suggestion if you don't have it already or if you are already planning. Perhaps a video about how hard it is to become legal to drive and what types of paperworks you had to deal with both with visas, house, etc? I've been really interested in the possibility of moving to Japan so I'm looking for different perspectives on those things. Great video as always Matt!
I would think an international driving license should do the trick? Heck, when I was in AU, I used my US driving license to rent cars and drive around. It was fairly easy to drive on the opposite side of the road. I did keep turning on the wipers instead of the turn signal, though. lol
Great video suggestion though! Even if it is just an int'l driving license requirement.
@le_th_ only certain licenses csn be transfered to a Japanese license without doing a driving test. If it's a US license you must do a test
I enjoy these videos so much. I love learning about Japan.
You can make your shed larger to maintain some garden. Maybe eventually.
Wow this was an awesome video...I am from Sapporo and watching this felt like I was home. Altho Sapporo is a lot bigger but the neighborhood outside of the city is abt the same setting. Sure made me home sick seeing supermarkets, small restraints, and quiet and clean streets...Thank you so much...can't wait for the next one!!! :))
So peaceful. I love it. Thanks.
I hope I can go to Mt. Myoko with my wife and ski! I've been to Japan 4 times now and my mother lives in Joetsu, Niigata. The countryside vibes is really immaculate.
Lovely place and home❤ I wish I could live there❤
What i see beautiful village nice house and kind guy 🌱👌✨☺️
Holy moly man, what a beautiful place.
You got a great deal, nice great priced home, beautiful views, a quiet neighbourhood, all the food shops you need, and great services. I wish my neighbours were like that. I'm from Australia too and alsolive in the mountains. Does it get busy during the snowy season? Thank you for the video
Watched your videos firs time lastnight and i like it❤
Dreaming of living in Japan🙏
But i dont know…
it's crazy how much stuff is on basically the same block as Matt's house, that is a primo location if i ever saw one
Very nice place has all the necessary shops useful
Beautiful Tour. Thank you.
Delighted to have this view of your countryside life. What a charming town with so many amenities within a short walk. Even the 5-10 minute drive to reach larger DIY or grocery centers is hardly an inconvenience. Thank you, too, for pointing out that with Japan's size, "the middle of nowhere" is barely half a morning's distance from Tokyo. The added bonus of hot springs direct from the volcano dotted around town and the shared recovery pool at the rec center are amazing. So tempting. However, the deal breaker for me is snow. Not a fan of more than a sugar dusting of it glitter-on-a-greeting-card style. Not even for a $6000 home.
Thanks for the comment! The snow can really be a deal breaker especially for people that would just like a temporary place whether they’re Japanese or international. It comes with a lot of unknowns and responsibilities.
I remember at least 4 mornings last winter where I woke up to 90cm/3ft of snow. It takes some getting used to beyond that it’s going to be a great ski day - it brings some dangers and more labour in everyday life. For now it’s a great match for me :)
Even Fuji Films camera shop near your home lovely
we have Fuji films shops also here in Fiji islands and the Kodak films cameras somethings tend to be everywhere in many countries
You really got very lucky with your neighbors!
They’re amazing!
I loved the walk-through. Life goals. 🥰
What a lovely neighborhood indeed
a lovely town. it would be nice to cycle around those mountains
Thank you for the tour!
I watched this with my dad. I live in rural(ish) Kagoshima but he enjoyed the walk. I had to explain the weeds in the neighborhood and the rough looking outdoor patio look of the closed coffee shop. He was expecting neatly trimmed geass and nice tables.
You made it pretty easy to find your home on Google maps. Not that it matters. I checked out the food at that closed restaurant. It looks AWESOME. Not the menu I'd expected. You are lucky. You have a rural feel but not really rural. Restaurants, hospital, hotels, ATM, post office, etc. ive got none of that near my house. Rice fields, tea fields, and mountains... but we do have a Family Mart and 7-11. Everything else is at leadt 20 minutes walk or 5km by car.
Loved that! Made me want to move to Japan 😁
That’s awesome! Glad you liked it and hopefully provides some more understanding of what’s out here :)
Thank you for the walk! I have so many questions but all to do either when it snows!! How do you get out of your house? Can you get to shops? I live in a part of Australia that does not get snow so very hard to imagine when you say 10m of snow!!!
It’s all very doable. There are times the snow shuts things down but the government planning for town snow cleaning is amazing
I cannot wait to see a video of the snow fall there. Great video. Reminds me of my father in law house. He also lived in the country. Vice nice a quiet. I enjoyed visiting him there.
Just stumbled on your channel and my, you hit lucky with this house, it’s just stunning. When you take the camera through it, each new room makes me smile and your neighbourhood has everything you could possibly need. Japanese residential planning works so well, everything you need a short walk away and lots of small businesses to support. My village in the uk has no public transport and no restaurants or shops and it has three times the number of residents. I hope you do tours in the future, would love to try early retirement in such a place. Is your Japanese perfect, what level did you reach before moving?
Thanks for the videos. That place is calling to me. Peaceful and beautiful, if it had a chocolate chip cookie factory I would move there tomorrow.
Wonderful video… they should develop it for dirt bikes and mountain bikes…many people looking for new places to ride
Did you know Niigata was renowned for its “ladies of the night”?
Its so clean...
Even Post office there lovely
One of the reasons to want to keep the snow ON the roof is because it provides excellent insulation.
Funny that you say the locals. You purchased a home there you are now one of the locals. Nice videos.
Hi from south Australia. Whenever you talked about the morning, you said pm, which is in the evening
Train station as well and 7 eleven everything there nice
You have beautiful views from your town.
Thanks. Wonderful place.
Beautiful neighborhood! But please do an inside and in-depth video about your local sushi restaurant!
I almost bought a place in Sekiyama last year. I came upon it by chance and decided to go have a look without knowing much about the area. Some of my concerns at the time you touched on in this video, like what the food and entertainment options are, how you manage snow on your roof especially if you're not there, etc. I'm very interested to find out why you ended up choosing Myoko out of all the other places you've been to in Japan? I only visited in April last year to look at the property and it seemed very pretty at the time.
Looks like a wonderful place to live, but I don't think I could handle the winters.
I just did some costs of our house here in Brisbane vs what youve bought. Its crazy what you've got for the money.
That's 6000 USD right?
Great camera work and even better narrating:))
What an amazing little town.
I'm a new subscriber to your channel. Loving your videos at the moment. From NE India.
Is this place expensive like Tokyo ?
It would be interesting to see the hiking trails and the ski resorts in the summer. And why a so many hotels and houses are empty?
Sir good very good information
13:56 What are those very tall flowers? They look like like flowers that haven’t bloomed yet. Also, why are there so many abandoned places? Just the tough winters? I really enjoy your videos.
The plants are mullein.
So quiet 👍🏻
Very peaceful :)
Do you have karaoke or konbini at Myoko ?
I enjoyed your video, I'd love to come to visit Myoko next time I come back to Japan ;) !
Great video love this 👍
Hi Matt, What is the prefecture? It looks amazing.
ahhh great to see another video brother, I was looking at homes out that way, didn't know its were you are. How do you like it so far?
Thank you for showing me beautiful surrounding area of your area in Myoko. Is there a fitness club or gym near you?
Matt thank you for the tour of your village. I didn’t see any human being on the streets. Also there is no animals on the streets. What is going on. Are you living in the ghost town?
Nagasaki prefecture flower light purple hyderange yep we used to grow that at home olden Velau Drive Kinoya meself late grandpa brought it from a friend
I do want to live in rural area of japan, seems really peaceful, but i don't know if i can stand winter season 🥶 since i live in tropical country 🥵
Winter is so fun! Awesome to experience all the changes through the year
It doesn't snow in half of Japan. There are many areas where real estate is cheap. As for convenience, this is Japan, so there's no need to worry. In fact, even in Tokyo, there are many areas where real estate is quite cheap if you go to the suburbs. The central areas of Tokyo and Osaka are expensive. I live in the countryside in Hiroshima, and real estate is relatively cheap. It doesn't snow here either.
next clip should be hiking to that mountain ;)
I want to buy that hotel!
This place is gorgeous, watching from Australia. Where are the people of this village.. I would love to migrate there
Hi! :) They’re around, I try to avoid filming people when I can. But it’s also summer and not a lot of people like to walk during middle of the day in the heat
Do a video eating at at the sushi / restaurants
Did I hear him right?? A construction company whose workers are all in their 70s?! That’s unbelievable and inspiring. A bit sad too. Japan really needs to go into action on their population issues before it’s too late. It might already be too late.
The workers love it. They could retire but they love building. Very proud of their accomplishments:)
woah, living next door to a construction company is quite a coup! 😀