Japan Abandoned House Tour on Sado Island, Niigata
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- čas přidán 12. 02. 2020
- A few weeks ago I visited Sadogashima, a small island off the coast of Honshu, the main Japanese island. In Sado Island 20% of houses are "akiya" vacant houses, many of which are abandoned. I got to have a look inside a traditional Japanese townhouse that is for sale.
Thanks to John Daub from Only in Japan for distillery and taiko videos, Ruth Jarman from Jarman International for organising the trip.
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In between videos I'm posting to my Instagram: / tokyo_llama
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Song: Across the Sea of Japan
Artist: Mandala Dreams
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Song: A Shade of Steam
Artist: Sight of Wonders
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I feel like local government should sponsor you going around and doing this! I think you’re inspiring a lot of people!
nuitari k nah, every level of government here is already extremely broke due to the large amount of old people getting paid by the government, but an extremely small work force to tax, and it’s getting smaller.
Alice Volkov thanks why more people living there would help :)
nuitari k only if they’re working and paying tax, no one already in the country is going to ditch the city for nowhere, towns all over the country are turning into ghost towns, I used to live in the rural country side, literally nothing but old people, young adults, kids and teenagers were extremely rare, it was kind of scary, but nothing is really going to change this trend, unless wages go up and work hours go down, the birth rate is just gonna keep dropping.
Aren’t there a lot of old people because people in cities don’t have the living space to raise children? Seems like the perfect opportunity!
Velvet & Toads that’s what I was thinking I mean isn’t that the story of this channel. In these types of videos also help with foreigners I mean me and my husband genuinely or fascinated about this opportunity.
Not gonna lie... I really wish you could of looked inside that second house coz I may or may not have instantly fallen in love with the exterior...
Yeah, I really wanted to too. I did ask but they couldn’t get in contact with the owner. That was my favourite house just looking from the outside.
Same it looks so nice I wish I could find a house like that with a big garden
I'm always interested in seeing semi-abandoned houses with artifacts left behind. I'm an antiquer, a junker and an amatuer anothropologist. I bought my house as is and I'm still using the left behind things. They were useful because my previous house had burned from bad electrical which at the time, I couldn't afford to upgrade.
I'm sure you're much too busy with your own house and life, but I think I it would be a good idea for the local governments to do more house tours of other abandoned and for sale homes in Japan! It would definitely help to get interest in them. Glad to see you're doing well, cant wait for the next update!
In the future there won't be any other choice but to heavily promote and streamline abandoned house acquisitions. Otherwise there are going to be a lot of towns returning to open spaces, with nature taking back over as it inevitably will.
There is definite potential with some of the houses, while others probably can't be saved. I've heard of a program here in the U.S. where architecture and trade schools will buy old houses that students must work on to give them hands-on experience. Or as part of scholarship programs, students will need to renovate so many projects (carpentry, electrical, plumbing, etc.) to help fund their schooling, as well as providing work experience. Others do it as a possible final project. When the houses are fully repaired and/or renovated, the schools can either sell or rent out the homes to various interested parties.
I've seen one Japanese school doing that with akiya here. I'll check it out, might be an interesting topic for a video at some point.
Walter A what a great idea!! I didn’t know about that program, but it sounds terrific and what a great thing that people are learning the trades! It’s funny here in the Washington DC area, because we have so much technology industry, which is supposedly rare to find the skilled IT and data analytics professionals. But you can wait weeks to get a plumber, electrician, and just try to find a carpenter ~ that’s harder than finding a software developer in these parts!
In Japanese culture they have this concept "Mono no aware." It's a melancholy reflection on the fact that nothing lasts.
I'm a carpenter here in America and I could absolutely fix any of those houses. My only thought would be codes, rules, taboos, etc. I wouldn't even know where to start when it came to fixing things by the books. Well, by their books.
Me, has barely enough money to survive:
This video:
Me: I should buy an abandoned Japanese house right now!
This llama dude has loads of dough
The open roof at 3:15 seconds in the restaurant must validate your open roof concept for your kitchen ❤️
Yes, I can’t lie - I was thinking of my place and the wood burning stove. The place was nice and warm!
I thought the same thing!
That last 300 year old house and garden is beautiful. I would so live there. Stunning island. Lovely video, thanks.
Yes, that one’s available for rent I believe. They want to restore it but don’t have the funds right now.
@@TokyoLlama what a lovely thought!
Thank you for showing a world that I could never imagined ever seeing
7:27 This stopped clock is an apt metaphor for these houses. They seem to be frozen in time, yet slowly succumbing to it.
It's a little sad to see these houses, so carefully constructed, gradually fade away. At one time they were homes and businesses. Now, there's only the sound of the wind and the rain.
Thank you for this little tour. I can see marvelous potential in these homes, if only they could attract people with vision (and lots of spondulix!).
Looking forward to the next video.
Beautiful. And a shame it's empty. I would love too go once to Japan.the seamstress house. I'd open it back up as a Taylor shop. Iam a seamstress and would be honored too cont that tradition in the home.
Sounds like a good idea but with an ageing and declining population I think it would be hard to sell your wares.
Michael Magill it could be pricy, but I’m sue elaine could sell online.
@@sylvrscorpyn I suppose you are correct. You couldn't sell local and make any money so with a good online presence you could be located anywhere and the postal/delivery service in Japan is second to none.
Did you look into it?
the abandoned farm-house is my absolute dream. All that land and the beautiful architecture, I wouldn't change a lot. I think I would only fix it up and modernise the kitchen and bathroom.
Interesting houses shown, it shows too of how much of a gem you have found in yours.
His home is a priceless work of art imo.
Fascinating. Gives me a strangely nostalgic feeling.
Me too! It reminded me of a Japanese version of my Grandma's house in Cambria California.
Sado can be saved by : history + turism, and or artisans . Plus : tax free zone . P.s. perfect heaven for an writer.
tax free zone, really?
@@EraldoFilms Yes. To develope some places , any state can declare an zone VAT , tax free. Like Alaska . Only for a period of time .
an writer
Thank you for showing us around places in Japan that most of us do not know or even heard about. I think if I ever got to visit Japan I would like to see the rural areas.
Hey, once the house is done feel free to video any and all trips! Awesome. Had no idea about Sado!
I might look at other abandoned houses and other Japanese and foreign renovation projects later.
The one in the cemetery is very cool because of the history behind it all.
Well, looks like I’m moving to rural Japan...
*sells all possessions immediately* Now to buff up on my Japanese, so that I can live in a secluded town doing research and making CZcams videos FOREVER! Muwhahahahaha! All joking aside, THANK YOU! This is wonderful. Very little in the way of real estate is available on the American Web friendly sights right now. Everything is brand new mansions (apartments) and share houses.
Would be perfect for PewDiePie since they have optic fibre internet.
I know right? I was thinking maybe I should move to Japan looking at this lol! The introvert in me would love living in that house. But I'd eventually miss my loved ones here. Guess I care about my family after all.
@@elfiefromangelcity6142 That is what Skype is for. Lolol. And guilt tripping family into visiting YOU, so you don't have to pay for the plane ticket. XD
But all those tiny homes tho...
Not gonna lie, my current house has doubled in value and if I sold it now I would walk away with around $230.000 clean profit. I could buy an akiya and renovate it. I just don't know what my job would be over there. Currently I'm a software tester and can only speak a bit of Japanese
Thank you for sharing! I love these little travel logs. You are too kind to take us with you.
I am fascinated by old Japanese architecture. I have always wanted to design a home based upon the older traditional styles in Japan, while incorporating some American conveniences.
That would be interesting to see.
@Steve Slade the stairs too, narrow, too steep, short treads, definitely built before codes were a thing.
So you are opening a real estate in japan ? 😁
Ha ha, no.
I think He's starting up "This old House Japan Edition" :>)
I would definitely love more of this aka that
Why do I feel so emotional about abandoned houses? I immediately start to imagine the people inside ....living their daily lives..... plus there is something so unique and special about Japanese culture.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing this. It's fascinating.
Love your choices of music, it really adds a mysterious, melancholic vibe to the island. As you've said, it must really be different living there, and great for those seeking a quieter existence.
Fantastic filming! Was eagerly awaiting this video and did not disappoint.
Anybody interested in living there - bear in mind that gold mining quite often means heavy mercury pollution. I'd test soil and water samples from the plot and a few different spots on the island before moving in. Especially if you have or planning children.
So excited for the next video😀😀😀❤❤❤
Very nice. Looking forward to seeing videos of your future Sado trip! And of your home.
Beautiful landscape! Thanks for the trip!
Great video. Thx for sharing :) Keep up the good work!
I loved this video and have been giving some serious thought about moving to Japan. Great houses featured, and I am looking forward to seeing your progress!
I LOVE your videos. You put so much work into creating wonderful production quality and I love seeing these beautiful places. Your house renovation is amazing.
i'm so invested into this series, love it!
This video was so calming thank you
It is really informative to see the same locations from different people. Thanks Jaya!
Very interesting Video! Thank You for sharing! I'm looking forward to the progress on your house. I really admire your energy in keeping up with all that work.
Wow! So beautiful there.Thanks for sharing.Looking forward to more with your renovations.
I love your videos!!!! Thank you for sharing. I think the homes are beautiful!
What a beautiful melancholic video
So youre telling me I can quite literally live out my Harvest Moon fantasies?
Sold. Im in, im on, im about it. Sign me up three days ago.
Awesome as always! Love the Ballarat reference.
Thanks!
Always calming to watch your videos mate. Keep doing what you're doing !
Very nice! I hope you get to more video's like this one.
Every time I am in a traditional Japanese house I feel like being at home.
I am sure I will follow this felling in a few years my heart is in Japan.
These houses deserve to be rescued. ♥️
Oh, and the music you were playing was awesome. Nice and relaxing. I'll be looking that up!
Thanks, you can find the Mandala Dreams stuff on Spotify.
Love your videos , I 'm always expecting for a new one !!!!!!!
loved the streams of you and john there
keep up the good work my friend. enjoy your vids
I would get the bathroom, kitchen and a couple of rooms for sleeping operational, then work on the rest slowly. It would be so much fun to go through all of the things and supplies in there as a crafter! Also, I wonder if there is some sort procedure you have to observe for taking down that Altar. It's presence in my home would conflict with my beliefs but I wouldn't want to offend locals by just tearing down either.
I have another video of us preparing to take down the altar. You need to perform a “oharae” Shinto purification ceremony with a Shinto priest. Then it take be taken down and burnt.
I gather it's pretty much the way to have one of those ceremonies done even if it *doesn't* conflict with your beliefs, just cause it's to do with another family even if you put your own one of those right back up, so it seems that's pretty 'routine' over there, just out of respect. (I happen to be quite the pantheist but it'd still be the Thing To Do, I understand. )
But yeah, there's a lot of crafter-candy about these old houses, not to mention a lot of work to do, which can be appealing, if daunting. :) Those of us from elsewhere may have more enthusiasm about 'old stuff' than the locals necessarily do, that way. It does seem a lot of them mean that at least you wouldn't have to do a lot of shopping for dishes. :)
@@OllamhDrab Yes, you can look at it more as culture and tradition than necessarily religion.
thankyou i really enjoyed this video and looking forward to see how your house is coming along. oh and you have a great voice for narrating 😊
Excellent choice of music! Honestly.
Notification squad!! I never miss an upload :)
You have made me extremely interested in visiting Japan. So beautiful and serene!
keep up the great work!
Very interesting as my late grandmother had her origin in Sado Island.
One thing to point out is that the corner you assumed as Butsudan (a Buddhist altar) should have resided, should be in fact a decorative alcove space (tokonoma), where we used to cast a hanging scroll-style picture on its wall (you can see some hanger belts at the top), or place some small ornament (like a statue, arranged flowers etc.) at the bottom. The presence of a tokonoma usually indicates the principal room of the house.
Very interesting, thanks very much for the insight!
This video was really wholesome in a way, it’s not only helping the world get encouraged about these much needed love houses but also appreciating them for what they are and what they can be.
Great video!
Keep on the good work buddy!!
I never hear about Sado Island until now. Thank you for sharing.
Finally more Videos i just crave for it tbh
"It's kind of like a Japanese Ballarat." You can immerse the boy in Japan, but you can't take Victoria out of the boy!
It was a brave, but admirable, move by that local builder to renovate that townhouse to save it from demolition, considering the state of the local real estate market.
You mentioned that the island has fibreoptic cable. As far as you know, is that fibre right to the home?
If you move into a house where the previous occupants have maintained a shrine to their ancestors, is it acceptable to retain that shrine to honour your own ancestors as well, or is it expected that you will replace it with a shrine dedicated to your own ancestors?
I'll double check - I THINK in many places it's to the home but I'm not sure. I haven't started researching our installation yet so not on top of this topic.
@@TokyoLlama Hey man, don't sweat it, though. I'm not thinking of moving to Japan, so it's not critical. I was just curious whether the Japanese routinely got fibre right to their home, or just to a node somewhere nearby in the neighbourhood, with the final run to the home being legacy copper cable. Under the Australian National (so-called) Broadband Network project, most of us back here are being delivered merely the second-rate option of fibre-to-the-node, but I imagine that fibre right to the home would be more economical in Japan on account of the higher residential density.
@@willpugh-calotte2199 Huh? Meanwhile, up here on the opposite end of the world in Maple Country, we're not being given a choice about getting fibre-optic cable right to our houses. They're going through our neighbourhoods and digging up our streets, driveways, sidewalks and lawns to install fibre-optic right up to our house', even if we already have something else thats possibly even faster. Now, i wouldn't mind if they were willing to install utilities to our garden sheds and greenhouses while they were at it, but noooooo. We have to pay for that destruction ourselves while they just destroy the rest of our properties for free to bring us the service we may or may no want. Go figure. }8P
Would love to see more of this kind of content!
I still like your place the best. Looking fwd to your next video.
Nice tour. Cool houses. ✌️
What a beautiful house! I hope someone can rescue it!
Great video as always, please post more!
Really interested to see the pricing of the houses, especially the remodeled one, looked really nice!
Interesting, thanks for the video!
Fantastic this last house with more than 300 years. Of course they are all amazing and as an architect I feel enchanted by all of them. Congratulations on the initiative, nice trip.
Good video. Thanks for sharing. 👍😀
Wonderful base for six months’ vacation each year - especially the older house. Thanks for the video.
No worries, thanks for watching!
Such a beautiful Island wow, love the mountains and Sake as well. TY for sharing this.
I love to sew! I was drooling over the fabric and such as you toured the first house. What a find!
FINALY, a new videooooooOoOoOo
Thank you for the tour.
This was fun to watch. I enjoyed watching you explore old abandoned homes. Sort of like a ghost hunt but we get to see what the houses look like on the inside.
Realy interesting video :D Realy looking forward to the continuation of the series!
How long have i waited for this new episode, i cant wait for you to finish the house
We love your videos on homes and home repairs It true family friendly for all ages and so interesting Bless you keep up the good work
Great channel!
I think those cementaries probably belongs to the ancestors/friends of the household. So nice to live close to love ones.
hoping you'll upload your next video soon. i'm loving all the information about akiya and seeing your renovations being done! would be an interesting series to go to japanese towns and look at their local akiya!
Yes, I'd like to do that when I have time! Working on the next video as we speak.
Thank you for making these videos! I eventually want to buy an akiya as well and your videos have definitely helped getting a better idea on how to do it, ありがとうな。
This was so cool, i'd love to see you do more exploring videos.
Thanks, will try to do so once we've finished the house.
Your videos are awesome, I love each one! I just get so homesick watching them that I can't stand it sometimes. Really makes me want to go back to Japan.
Thanks so much!
This was a great video; the sort of incredible, niche content that is the true beauty of the internet. I absolutely love how detailed and intimate you go into whatever subject you're discussing on this channel, its always fascinating!
Thank you!
I used to work 5 years at a plant nursery, I love gardening. If I lived in Sado I'd volunteer to tend to the abandoned yards and gardens there. It would be like a dream some true to make all those outdoor spaces beautiful again. Working with old growth trees and shrubs, seeing heirlooms flowering bulbs, discovering which self-seeding "volunteers" survived and grew in old abandoned gardens. What fun. ^_^
I have no skills in carpentry or renovation but I imagine that's the satisfaction the people who fix those houses feels.
My own home has daffodils and crocuses that were planted over 40 years ago. It's surprising what plant life thrives throughout years. In the south you can identify old homestead sites by the daffodils in the land long after the houses are nothing but stone rubble in the woods.
The music and the video blend nicely :) Love it
Thank you for the calm walkthroughs.
That was very interesting. I like looking at other Islands. Thank you.
So beautiful there, now I want to go. Thank you so much for sharing
What a beautiful island! Thank you so much for showing.
Loving your content so much- hope everything runs as smoothly as possible with the house renovations!
Thank you!
Amamos Japón, ya queremos ver el próximo vídeo. Gracias por compartir esta experiencia, nos ayuda con muchas ideas por aquí. Un abrazo!!
I looove this! These old houses are so beautiful! They deserve a second life!
love the richness of out side and inside of the sea side.. thank you for sharing
really interesting video! the house in the graveyard looked nice too, it's sad to see so many abandoned buildings.
I really love your videos, thanks for sharing them.
I love all the old traditional houses and shrines. The 300 year old house is beautiful I'd live there straight away if I could.