It's wild to think that they can leave so much stuff behind, including the house. I'd have a hard time not taking as much as I could with me to a new home. I wonder if they got everything new with their new house, too.
Yes I'd like to see an article from the family's point of view, I can't imagine just leaving and not even taking all of this basic stuff. Maybe because things are more expensive to replace in North America? So many questions
@@HikingaroundLondonoften these houses are abandoned because of a few reasons 1. A family member passed and the house is to expensive to continue upkeep or even owning period (normally that’s when abandoned house companies or even the government takes hold of the property) 2.Someone loses the ability to keep the property (in sad cases this is due to accidents or sudden mental/physical deficiencies) 3.people just up and leave, there at one point was a rare phenomenon in Japan where people would just up and leave everything. Like their house,family,job… basically all of it in search of starting a new life. These are just a few reasons these houses are often loaded with straight up household and even personal sentimental type belongings.
a lot of japanese people will just leave everything behind and start fresh because objects can carry spirits/emotions/etc with them and they don't want that energy around them. it could also be because of expenses or lack of space, but also because of inheritance laws and distribution of Stuff in japan can be very complicated.
@cicib27 it is probably someone's childhood home and they moved out to study/work. The elders who are left behind by their kids may move out of these houses or pass away alone. Look up Kodokushi cases in Japan
This is so fascinating, I’ve watched videos about akiya, but never have seen one that is in Central Tokyo. What’s a gem that property is. Looking forward to the rest of the renovation videos.
I think this is a lovely home. Makes me cry. Remembering my Obachan's home. She didn't have a proper bathroom, which sucked. My little sister fell in the hole and was covered in poo. The obenjo man hadn't come by that week yet. Obachan had a panel that came off in the kitchen floor and it was the refrigerator. A secret compartment. No heating, no air conditioning. I remember a ton of mosquitoes in the hot summer. Spring was nice. That was an OLD HOME! We had to take baths at the public bath houses down the street. The grouchy old men would take our tokens and we'd grab a bucket and towels and a locker. I have my Obachan's hand made kimonos. She handmade them for clients.
I am absolutely fascinated by Japan not having a strong recycling culture. These first videos really remind me, no matter where in the world we are fire, water, and natural disasters are always common obstacles. I look forward to learning more about how Japanese houses are built to resist them.
Thank you making this series in English. I tried really hard to watch the Japanese version of this series but with no success. Looking forward to rewatching and understanding more. 😊
Mr. Anton, this vacant house is cleaner and nicer than my house. I know you are quite knowledgeable about houses and interior design. In addition to this I’m so impressed that you are a good narrator with more attachment to 86-year-old Japanese house. And many comments from abroad in here are also nicest. tack så mycket.
REAL Japan from the eyes of a Swedish fashion model / DIY freak / Content creator. I buy and renovate old abandoned Japanese houses in Tokyo. What content do you want to see next? contact me at info@anton.jp for any work related questions Official homepage www.anton.jp For work related e-mails info@anton.jp Official Instagram: instagram.com/antonwormann/?hl=en instagram.com/anton.injapan CZcams youtube.com/@ANTONINJAPAN youtube.com/@ANTONWORMANN TIKTOK: 日本語 www.tiktok.com/@antonwormann?lang=en English www.tiktok.com/@antoninjapan Thank you for watching my videos Anton in Japan
I love that you left the tiles - cool, bright pinks are some of my favourite colours. Can I just say how very impressed I am with your project. I love that you did this! So much of the craftsmanship of the past is being lost forever, simply due to the lack of people willing or able to renovate rather than just knock down & rebuild.
There is an interior design trend called Japandi which is a combination of Japanese and Scandinavian so your renovation project is quite fitting… althought Japandi is more about combining the modern design styles and you seem to be going for a more traditional look! You are living one of my dreams, I don’t think I’ll ever do the same as I have children to raise but who knows maybe when they are older! 😅 Good luck from Finland!
Superfascinating! I look forward to the next episodes. Can you explain why there are so many abandoned buildings (10,000,000!), and why they have no value?
That's because of the population shift. People in rural Japan want to experience the city/urban life, so they end up abandoning their houses to move into the city, mostly Tokyo. It's one of the reasons Tokyo is one of the most overpopulated city in the world. Thousands and thousands of rural/countryside Japanese citizens moving into urban cities, leaving their original homes behind, thus, giving birth to ever growing increase of Akiya houses.
Wow, fascinating, and I feel this kind of documentary series is of great historical value! Beautifully narrated! Thanks for revealing these incredible secrets!
You are so incredibly talented! I greatly admire your determination and drive to live your best life! Your home is gorgeous, I love how you've designed, and created your perfect space, all while being so kind and humble. Thanks for sharing! Love from Niagara Falls Canada EH 🇨🇦
That's amazing! They actually left all their belongings inside the house: refrigerator, TV, crockpot, air conditioning, kimonos... It looks like someone still lives there!
A great concept architecturally speaking to mix your own swedish childhood way of habitating with local Japan. Project someone does change the space but also change the person who does it.
This inspires me to do the same. I've always wanted to live in Japan as an Otaku. And decades later nothing has changed. I LOVE the tiny garden in the middle. In elementary, we had to design our dream home, and that's exactly what mine looked like!
I cannot get my head around an empty house. With an acute housing shortage here in the U.K. that’s hard to believe. And the fact that nobody else had asked to buy it before you. Can only guess it’s because it was v expensive. So glad to have stumbled upon this channel 👍🏻
Really looking forward to seeing more of this house and your journey. I'm really interested in how you merge your Scandinavian style with Japanese. It's become sort of a hybrid style called Japandi that my wife and I love.
Sauna would be a cool idea! I must admit that don't know much about saunas in Sweden even if I am from your neighbor. 🙈🇫🇮 I live in Italy and dream about having a sauna of my own. What do japanese do with stuff they don't use or need anymore? Throw away little by little? At least families with children will have small clothes, toys that are not played with anymore, etc. I hope you will make videos about japanese culture, language and everyday life too, it would be so interesting.
I think if I remember right the reason for the different sized stairs is because they believed that witches couldn't see their feet and wouldn't be able to descend them. Actual witches stairs look alot different though, might just be a redesign on them I guess
Ser verkligen fram emot denna serien! Jag har blivit riktigt taggad av det jag sett här och vad jag läst online. -självklart kommer inga hastiga beslut tas än, men en resa till Tokyo för att kika runt och känna av ligger runt hörnet;)
I think I would easily liked to live in that house as is the only thing I would like the owners to take is their personal items. I really like the condition and the feel of the house after some repairs and deep cleaning It will look really good.
I'd be interested to know if you went 'Japandi' style since you're from the scandi region. ? Also what will you do with the kimono? I wish i could shop for kimono. Perhaps hang each one on the main wall of each room?
This is really interesting. And I am looking forward to the next video showing the kimonos and other treasures. Personally, I would have made a small garden out of the room or outside space, where the ferns are/were growing. However, Saunas seem to be all the rage all over South East Asia. They have one at the Meridian Flatiron in Phnom Penh, to my surprise.
It's sad to think the previous owner probably passed or something else sad happened and there was no family to take their belongings. But I'm so glad you have this house now to love and live in.
Anton, what a marvelous house and in Tokyo too! Can’t wait for you to share all that you’ve done to your home. Could you tell us when you made the purchase and the length of time it took to fix in one of you future videos? There was a date stamp at the beginning but that was probably just for a vintage vibe……
Also came here asking for the location, not precise address, but I live near central Tokyo and the more cheap lands are priced around 90 - 100M yen. So is true that the Akiya usually are cost 0, but is not so nice as looks like.
How is it to live there? Are the labor market generous and more specifically towards foreigners? Love Japanese culture but it looks like a very Complicated culture and language to adopt , Its certainly a dream of mine to live there
hei nice video man. Which area of central Tokyo is it? its possible to get cheap even with the land values there? when you say cheap is that under USD100k roughly? thanks
You can tell the people that lived here had no plans of leaving. It still feels lived in.
It's wild to think that they can leave so much stuff behind, including the house. I'd have a hard time not taking as much as I could with me to a new home. I wonder if they got everything new with their new house, too.
Yes I'd like to see an article from the family's point of view, I can't imagine just leaving and not even taking all of this basic stuff. Maybe because things are more expensive to replace in North America? So many questions
@@HikingaroundLondonoften these houses are abandoned because of a few reasons
1. A family member passed and the house is to expensive to continue upkeep or even owning period (normally that’s when abandoned house companies or even the government takes hold of the property)
2.Someone loses the ability to keep the property (in sad cases this is due to accidents or sudden mental/physical deficiencies)
3.people just up and leave, there at one point was a rare phenomenon in Japan where people would just up and leave everything. Like their house,family,job… basically all of it in search of starting a new life.
These are just a few reasons these houses are often loaded with straight up household and even personal sentimental type belongings.
a lot of japanese people will just leave everything behind and start fresh because objects can carry spirits/emotions/etc with them and they don't want that energy around them. it could also be because of expenses or lack of space, but also because of inheritance laws and distribution of Stuff in japan can be very complicated.
It's as if time stopped in that house
The things I found inside, like a time machine
I wonder where the family disappeared to?
@cicib27 it is probably someone's childhood home and they moved out to study/work. The elders who are left behind by their kids may move out of these houses or pass away alone. Look up Kodokushi cases in Japan
@@jka2182 that’s actually accurate that’s exactly what he said happened I’m the first video of this series
This is so fascinating, I’ve watched videos about akiya, but never have seen one that is in Central Tokyo. What’s a gem that property is. Looking forward to the rest of the renovation videos.
an incredibly fun journey! loads of them around here. thank you for watching
@@ANTONINJAPAN what location is this?
I think this is a lovely home. Makes me cry. Remembering my Obachan's home. She didn't have a proper bathroom, which sucked. My little sister fell in the hole and was covered in poo. The obenjo man hadn't come by that week yet. Obachan had a panel that came off in the kitchen floor and it was the refrigerator. A secret compartment. No heating, no air conditioning. I remember a ton of mosquitoes in the hot summer. Spring was nice. That was an OLD HOME! We had to take baths at the public bath houses down the street. The grouchy old men would take our tokens and we'd grab a bucket and towels and a locker. I have my Obachan's hand made kimonos. She handmade them for clients.
I am absolutely fascinated by Japan not having a strong recycling culture. These first videos really remind me, no matter where in the world we are fire, water, and natural disasters are always common obstacles. I look forward to learning more about how Japanese houses are built to resist them.
Thank you making this series in English. I tried really hard to watch the Japanese version of this series but with no success. Looking forward to rewatching and understanding more. 😊
I’m in love with old Japanese traditions and ways of living. This video is like a Time Capsule into that world.
Mr. Anton, this vacant house is cleaner and nicer than my house.
I know you are quite knowledgeable about houses and interior design. In addition to this I’m so impressed that you are a good narrator with more attachment to 86-year-old Japanese house. And many comments from abroad in here are also nicest. tack så mycket.
REAL Japan from the eyes of a Swedish fashion model / DIY freak / Content creator.
I buy and renovate old abandoned Japanese houses in Tokyo.
What content do you want to see next?
contact me at info@anton.jp for any work related questions
Official homepage
www.anton.jp
For work related e-mails info@anton.jp
Official Instagram:
instagram.com/antonwormann/?hl=en
instagram.com/anton.injapan
CZcams
youtube.com/@ANTONINJAPAN
youtube.com/@ANTONWORMANN
TIKTOK:
日本語 www.tiktok.com/@antonwormann?lang=en
English www.tiktok.com/@antoninjapan
Thank you for watching my videos
Anton in Japan
But why your name is so Russian-Slavic??? )))
I love that you left the tiles - cool, bright pinks are some of my favourite colours.
Can I just say how very impressed I am with your project. I love that you did this! So much of the craftsmanship of the past is being lost forever, simply due to the lack of people willing or able to renovate rather than just knock down & rebuild.
There is an interior design trend called Japandi which is a combination of Japanese and Scandinavian so your renovation project is quite fitting… althought Japandi is more about combining the modern design styles and you seem to be going for a more traditional look!
You are living one of my dreams, I don’t think I’ll ever do the same as I have children to raise but who knows maybe when they are older! 😅
Good luck from Finland!
Superfascinating! I look forward to the next episodes. Can you explain why there are so many abandoned buildings (10,000,000!), and why they have no value?
That's because of the population shift. People in rural Japan want to experience the city/urban life, so they end up abandoning their houses to move into the city, mostly Tokyo.
It's one of the reasons Tokyo is one of the most overpopulated city in the world.
Thousands and thousands of rural/countryside Japanese citizens moving into urban cities, leaving their original homes behind, thus, giving birth to ever growing increase of Akiya houses.
Just started watching your videos, I’m excited to watch each one and see the transformation! 👏
Thank you so much for letting us looking into your house. This will be amazing to watch you make this house a home. Take care and can't wait.
This house gives me doremon house vibes 😊
Oh wow, I'm hooked - more than on any Netflix series 😂
Wow, fascinating, and I feel this kind of documentary series is of great historical value! Beautifully narrated! Thanks for revealing these incredible secrets!
I’m so excited to see the place become more and more a beautiful and renovated house !
try furniture flip too, i love to watch a series of it too ❤
Oh gosh, that wood is practically luminous in the sunlight. Gorgeous!
Thanks for taking us with you as you uncover gems and secrets of your new home.
Is giving studio Ghibli vibes and lm loving it
You are so incredibly talented! I greatly admire your determination and drive to live your best life! Your home is gorgeous, I love how you've designed, and created your perfect space, all while being so kind and humble. Thanks for sharing! Love from Niagara Falls Canada EH 🇨🇦
That's amazing! They actually left all their belongings inside the house: refrigerator, TV, crockpot, air conditioning, kimonos... It looks like someone still lives there!
A great concept architecturally speaking to mix your own swedish childhood way of habitating with local Japan. Project someone does change the space but also change the person who does it.
This inspires me to do the same. I've always wanted to live in Japan as an Otaku. And decades later nothing has changed.
I LOVE the tiny garden in the middle. In elementary, we had to design our dream home, and that's exactly what mine looked like!
Sameee, but I don't think I'll get far considering how little Japanese I know
インスタグラムから来てチャンネル登録しました😀
I'd love to learn more about japan and it's culture as the series progresses.
Me too! 😍
Omfg, I can't believe he's only had this channel for three weeks and he's got 165k subscribers! That's absolutely crazy! Well done.
Japanese joinery is some of the best in the world. The techniques they traditionally used were unmatched. Congrats on your new home!
Abandoned for 10 years? It almost looks like someone's still living there.
10 years+, but I agree
I just started watching this video and I cannot wait to start the series!!!! YAAASSS TREASURE HAUNT!!! Let’s goooo recycling!!
its haunted?
I cannot get my head around an empty house. With an acute housing shortage here in the U.K. that’s hard to believe. And the fact that nobody else had asked to buy it before you. Can only guess it’s because it was v expensive. So glad to have stumbled upon this channel 👍🏻
Waiting for next episode. ❤️
Oh my gosh - new favourite channel!
when you said you kept the pink tiles i was so happy!!
I've seen the homeowners videos before as he's a CZcamsr as well and the house turned out great.
VERY NICE VIDEO
Really looking forward to seeing more of this house and your journey. I'm really interested in how you merge your Scandinavian style with Japanese. It's become sort of a hybrid style called Japandi that my wife and I love.
Oh gosh i would 100% watch all of the upcoming videos! Really excited!
Such an interesting video! Thank you. Looking forward to your next video...
It is certainly compact. What is even the square size of the whole lot?
Sauna would be a cool idea! I must admit that don't know much about saunas in Sweden even if I am from your neighbor. 🙈🇫🇮 I live in Italy and dream about having a sauna of my own.
What do japanese do with stuff they don't use or need anymore? Throw away little by little? At least families with children will have small clothes, toys that are not played with anymore, etc.
I hope you will make videos about japanese culture, language and everyday life too, it would be so interesting.
I'd love to learn more about japan and it's culture as the series progresses.😊
Very nice video. The home is larger than I thought from your shorts and it’s beautiful, needs a lot of love 👀 Looking forward to the next episodes!
I think if I remember right the reason for the different sized stairs is because they believed that witches couldn't see their feet and wouldn't be able to descend them. Actual witches stairs look alot different though, might just be a redesign on them I guess
Ser verkligen fram emot denna serien! Jag har blivit riktigt taggad av det jag sett här och vad jag läst online.
-självklart kommer inga hastiga beslut tas än, men en resa till Tokyo för att kika runt och känna av ligger runt hörnet;)
I couldn't help it and cheated, went to the JP channel! Excited for the next videos!~
The kimonos look beautiful 😍
Tjena Anton i found your videos trough YT shorts
I am so excited about this. Thank you for sharing this process. ❤
It’s a nice house
I'm hooked!! Can't wait to see the KIMONO. :-)
I think I would easily liked to live in that house as is the only thing I would like the owners to take is their personal items.
I really like the condition and the feel of the house after some repairs and deep cleaning It will look really good.
Hey love the explanations you use on both Eng and Japanese ... looking forward for part 2 :)
This is wonderful! I need to watch this a few more times.
Fascinating, thank you for sharing.
This is such an exciting venture to watch. 👏👏👏👏
Look forward to the transformation.
I am so looking forward to more of this series. Thank yo so very much for sharing!
You are such an inspiration. I’m a new subscriber from Singapore 🎉
Gosh Anton is sooo beautiful 😍
Can't wait for the next video🔥
Can't wait for the series seems very interesting and fun
Great job! I'm excited to see the series.
So very interesting. Can’t wait to watch the rest of the series. 👍
This is really intresting and i can't wait to see the next episode 👍
I'd be interested to know if you went 'Japandi' style since you're from the scandi region. ? Also what will you do with the kimono? I wish i could shop for kimono. Perhaps hang each one on the main wall of each room?
I came to say the say the same thing - Japandi, japanese and scandinavian style.
Really looking forward to seeing the renovation story, love those pink tiles!
This is so cool! Thank you for a tour Anton!
I’ve just discovered your channel, very interesting. I look forward to seeing the evolution of your new home. Congratulations on your purchase. 😊
This is really interesting. And I am looking forward to the next video showing the kimonos and other treasures. Personally, I would have made a small garden out of the room or outside space, where the ferns are/were growing. However, Saunas seem to be all the rage all over South East Asia. They have one at the Meridian Flatiron in Phnom Penh, to my surprise.
your eyes are crazy cool looking
So freaking cool, kudos to you for this excellent series and the awesome renovation
I just found you and love all I have seen so far.
Love it Anton!!
It's sad to think the previous owner probably passed or something else sad happened and there was no family to take their belongings. But I'm so glad you have this house now to love and live in.
I came here from instagram! Please keep us updated!
Этот "абабонед" заброшеный дом выглядит лучше чем моя хата в России 💀💀
Enjoying your videos
Anton, what a marvelous house and in Tokyo too! Can’t wait for you to share all that you’ve done to your home. Could you tell us when you made the purchase and the length of time it took to fix in one of you future videos? There was a date stamp at the beginning but that was probably just for a vintage vibe……
Hi Anton, wow great work
That staircase scares me, i dont think id have to be drunk to stumble down those
More of these pls😊
I swear I am thinking about buying one too...
Great channel! Keep it up
I'm fascinated as well, I'd really like to do this❤❤❤ so curious to find out what the costs are.
Great job 👍
Make a playlist for this series
Fantastiskt! Kul att se hur du uppskattar så mycket :)
Also came here asking for the location, not precise address, but I live near central Tokyo and the more cheap lands are priced around 90 - 100M yen. So is true that the Akiya usually are cost 0, but is not so nice as looks like.
New subscriber.
All the treasures, didn't the seller want to keep anything?
Anything from the distant past around?
Im really curious as to how the blankets and the house were almost dust free after ten years. 😮😮😮
Kimonos are so expensive. I can't believe the children didn't take them along!
How is it to live there? Are the labor market generous and more specifically towards foreigners?
Love Japanese culture but it looks like a very Complicated culture and language to adopt , Its certainly a dream of mine to live there
Lovely. I wanna live in Japan ❤
Have you ever experienced any paranormal activities while in that house? Well the owner died and its abandon for 10 years.
Please show us the cool stuff you found in this house
hei nice video man. Which area of central Tokyo is it? its possible to get cheap even with the land values there? when you say cheap is that under USD100k roughly? thanks