Your sense of Life and Quiet Beauty have captivated my entire family from young children to us, 73 and 75! You have a grand talent for both filming and telling incredibly meaningful, simple, enjoyable stories found observing everyday Life. Thank you.
You certainly know how to capture and tell a story from video. 🙌🙌Have you had any previous training in film making? Japan seems to be a perfect growing environment for growing. When I’m visiting my family and I see oranges growing in gardens you know it’s good. 👏well done for the latest update.
Thanks, Stephen! I learned iMovie in high school but that’s far from anything I’d call filmmaking training. 😅 Yes, this is a great place to grow. No droughts.
i agree to all the above. you have a very slow pase to your videos which is nice compares to the general conent on the plat form. your colors all seemed kind of faded and yellowed and vintage when you film. kinda has a 70s faded film vibe. it suits your "country life slow pace" messaging to your videos. its nice to just enjoy the mundane.
Such a beautiful, peaceful, simple life. The world has strayed so far from this, and we are not better for it. You have chosen the best way, and, as time goes by, you will begin to reap all the rewards -- mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual -- that come from disengaging from the toxicity of modern living. Good for you.
Hey, thanks. I cry for joy at your videos..! You make life livable again. Simple things, everyday things, are approached with a child's eye. Like seeing, feeling, tasting things for the first time. I wrote a book on how Japanese culture is expert at noticing little things, such as you are documenting. We, in the West, tend to love all things big, which is why I'll always be the odd man out. I wish I was in Japan, especially somewhere in the countryside... It was nice to hear your talking voice for the first time and your jokes in Nihongo. Thank you for letting us eavesdrop on your learnings and on the beauty of your surroundings. We see things similarly, I think. It's just that you're documenting whereas I'm not, although I do try with poems. I never thought the cameras could convey poetry. Clearly, it can. .
Can I just say I've been absolutely loving your videos. I like the way you film, it's very calming and insightful. This episode in particular was great! Who knew peanuts just grow like that and wham! Peanut butter!!
@@bitsii for making a village tour without much people, perhaps you could walk around dead at night or early morning. So that there are less people around. You can carry a ‘chochin’ lantern around, like in olden Japanese days. The soft glow, the quiet streets, the old houses, in an unhurried pace. Paired with captions of your musings and random thoughts, it’d be such a lovely video for your channel.
When you showed the overgrown garden, I immediately wanted to help out haha. I loooove gardening so much, It's probably one of the most relaxing and rewarding thing to do. Even better when it's that overgrown from the previous owner and you get to think about the hard work they once put into it💕 Thank you again for putting out these amazing videos bitsii! I'm mesmerized by your work
This was so sweet, I loved every second of it. Those sweet potatoes came out so big! Also, I love the format of this video. It was so refreshing to appreciate these beautiful quiet moments without dialogue. Hearing the cicadas in August made me so happy ❤
The aesthetics of your life and how you edit really feel like a Ghibli film 😊. Looking forward to seeing how your home develops! Thanks for taking us along for the ride
This was lovely. It reminded me of my early childhood in Ghana, where we too roasted groundnut in a little groundnut oil & salt. I could smell it all once again.
I really enjoyed sitting and watching the lifespan and story of your peanuts! I think it would be a sweet gift to give small jars to your japanese friends in the future. Giving a gift that you made a were apart of the whole process means a lot more then something bought off a shelf! Loved the video and am excited to see what comes next!
Have u noticed crickets? Japan has many varieties of cricket, and in the 19th century (and before) u could buy them very cheap from a mobile vendor. People bought them for the unique chirp if each different variety... I have a late 19th century description of a neighbor of the author, who had crickets that sounded according to the weather. He said one with a very high tinkling sound made the air seem cooler in hot summer evenings, and how peaceful it was to sit quietly by his garden and hear the cricket in the background. I've tried in vain to find crickets of this kindnin the US, but they are sold only as zoo animal food here... :(
Your channel has a healing effect on me. I admire your life; I want to build something like this, somewhere, somehow. Thank you so much and keep on posting, please. Your joy enlightens our week!
Your peanut butter looks delicious! I like how you found the cross peanut treasure. That blue worm is the scariest thing! Your videos are so relaxing. Thanks! And God bless! from, Yokohama
This video was so calming, it's so nice to see your work in the garden and how it has changed over the summer. I have to say, I was so jealous of your peanut butter! 😋
Hi Sharon! Don't worry. The peanut butter turned out just OK. You weren't missing much! If I do it again, I think I need to roast them a bit longer so the flavor is richer. But it was still nice to have a familiar flavor without sugar. You can probably get something tastier in Scotland. :D Thanks for being here!!!
I love your videos, Bitsii. They offer a very special kind of calm to someone like myself who lives in the city. I look forward to seeing more of your wonderful and inspiring journey.
I love this video so much and I think this one vlog is maybe my favorite vlog ever! I miss the Japanese countryside so much and you make me want to go back tremendously! x
15:20 "Oh hi there! What are you doing in my house?" But jokes aside, your harvest looks amazing. I'm so jealous of that homemade peanut butter (even though it confused obaasan so much :D)
Damn, I'm kind of jealous of your lifestyle. Recently my life has mostly revolved around fast efficient living, difficult achievements, and high performance, while "relaxing" mostly means distracting myself from loneliness through media consumption. This lifestyle feels like the opposite of that.
So wonderful! You are the first person I've ever seen grow their own peanuts and make peanut butter from them. So wonderful. You are inspiring me to try to grow sweet potatoes, but it might not be quite a long enough growing season where I live. I look forward to seeing your upcoming videos, they all sound interesting. p.s. I love your hair!
Can you paint the end wall at your garden? With yellow color I think would be nice, it will be more live the garden or maybe the color green 😅❤😊 i loved your youtube chanel
Thank you for such an adventure and a very interesting experience. Usually, you don't come over to videos like this. That gives you such a new perspective on how to live your own life. As someone who gets stuck too much in life, this helps to bring a new vision and take different steps to a better path. Thank you and wish you all the best :)
I can't remember the variety, but there is a type of really big peanut that you boil when fresh and it tastes almost like potato! Might be fun to try some of those next time👍
Lovely mystery collaborator on the front door flower pitcher, complements the buried treasure(s) in your garden. Nice to hear your Japanese! Kudos for modulating the film sound levels; no cringing when an electric appliance or tool shows up, and instead the sound enriches the senses, as did your happy laughter at creating peanut butter from your own land!
Hello 🙂The garden progress is so satisfying to watch. I was thinking of growing sweet potatoes in 2021 but didn't do it. Its so not usual in my country. I am not sure if it would work due to colder climate anyway. I will try them this year (at least I saw how to propagate the sprouts), You have so many potted plants. How about running a plant shop on a side? bye bye
Introducing real peanut butter (and not that super sweet peanut creme) to Japanese friends is always fun because most of them are very unsure of the taste. Your garden is really impressive!
A recommendation I saw some time ago for your compost bin, is to put a little drainage at the bottom and use that water went waiting the garden, more nutrients should help you for next harvest. Gambare!
i'm so glad your videos exist, i'm moving away from my country and been feeling sad lately, even if i didn't had a good life in my country it still makes me kinda sad, but i'm trying to make a newer and happier life for me somewhere else. your videos fill me with hope...also it's always been a dream of mine to move to japan, is it hard to get one of those "free houses"? i've read a little about this free houses thing but i don't really know how it works, i wouldn't mind to live in a little country house next to the sea, omg it would be like a dream coming true, i imagine how you must be feeling living in this house full of old and interesting things. oh and by the way you are so beautiful!! and you seem to have an awesome and artistic personality hahaha i'm also a artist. thank you for existing!!
babe wake up, bitsii in inaka posted!
Cuuuute 🥰
literally the same words started my sunday morning too 😂😂!
The finest "Sunday morning" videos on the internet.
How sweet! I love imagining people getting cozy with these videos and a cup of coffee.
Your sense of Life and Quiet Beauty have captivated my entire family from young children to us, 73 and 75! You have a grand talent for both filming and telling incredibly meaningful, simple, enjoyable stories found observing everyday Life. Thank you.
Just lovely . . . I remember the spiders. Wow, they're big! And the frogs are cute🥰. Love seeing the bugs and animals.
So simple (in a good way) and contemplative. It reminds me of the film Totoro.
It's like I'm either playing a visual novel or watching a netflix documentary. Can't wait for the next video!
Your videos give me peace, and makes me realize the purpose of life, which for me is to be in peace and be happy.
This reminds me of home videos before digital cameras just slower and more vibrant.
welcome to my home videos!
The like I'm leaving on this vid goes out specifically to the froggo friend x)
That's a hummingbird hawk moth!! They're so magical because people never know quite what they are haha. You're very lucky to have them in your garden!
You certainly know how to capture and tell a story from video. 🙌🙌Have you had any previous training in film making? Japan seems to be a perfect growing environment for growing. When I’m visiting my family and I see oranges growing in gardens you know it’s good. 👏well done for the latest update.
Thanks, Stephen! I learned iMovie in high school but that’s far from anything I’d call filmmaking training. 😅 Yes, this is a great place to grow. No droughts.
i agree to all the above. you have a very slow pase to your videos which is nice compares to the general conent on the plat form. your colors all seemed kind of faded and yellowed and vintage when you film. kinda has a 70s faded film vibe. it suits your "country life slow pace" messaging to your videos. its nice to just enjoy the mundane.
What a delightful story to wake up to on a Sunday morning!
Such a beautiful, peaceful, simple life. The world has strayed so far from this, and we are not better for it. You have chosen the best way, and, as time goes by, you will begin to reap all the rewards -- mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual -- that come from disengaging from the toxicity of modern living. Good for you.
Hey, thanks. I cry for joy at your videos..! You make life livable again. Simple things, everyday things, are approached with a child's eye. Like seeing, feeling, tasting things for the first time. I wrote a book on how Japanese culture is expert at noticing little things, such as you are documenting. We, in the West, tend to love all things big, which is why I'll always be the odd man out. I wish I was in Japan, especially somewhere in the countryside... It was nice to hear your talking voice for the first time and your jokes in Nihongo. Thank you for letting us eavesdrop on your learnings and on the beauty of your surroundings. We see things similarly, I think. It's just that you're documenting whereas I'm not, although I do try with poems. I never thought the cameras could convey poetry. Clearly, it can. .
Thank you for the inspiration and for the ability to understand what is truly valuable in life.
Can I just say I've been absolutely loving your videos. I like the way you film, it's very calming and insightful. This episode in particular was great! Who knew peanuts just grow like that and wham! Peanut butter!!
A tour from your lovely village will be great video
I'll try to think about how I can do it... people here tend to like their privacy. :)
@@bitsii for making a village tour without much people, perhaps you could walk around dead at night or early morning. So that there are less people around. You can carry a ‘chochin’ lantern around, like in olden Japanese days. The soft glow, the quiet streets, the old houses, in an unhurried pace. Paired with captions of your musings and random thoughts, it’d be such a lovely video for your channel.
Haha. Sounds great. Might need to upgrade my old iPhone to film in the dark tho 😅
"It is through the act of nurturing something that we develop a mind that cares for things, a mind that feels affection for others." Shunmyo Masuno
i might just have to put that in a video soon.
I am living vicariously through you...
cute grandma. love how friendly she is. reminds me of my own. you're lucky to have such good and giving company. wish you all the best :)
that insect pollinating the marigolds was a hummingbird hawk-moth :) well done on the garden ! Ganbatte !
Seeing the grown peanuts made me so happy! Thank you for sharing your life in the inaka with us :)
What a treat to see your new video
........relaxing.
It’s giving Ghibli ASMR vibes 😍 So calming!
When you showed the overgrown garden, I immediately wanted to help out haha. I loooove gardening so much, It's probably one of the most relaxing and rewarding thing to do. Even better when it's that overgrown from the previous owner and you get to think about the hard work they once put into it💕 Thank you again for putting out these amazing videos bitsii! I'm mesmerized by your work
This was so sweet, I loved every second of it. Those sweet potatoes came out so big! Also, I love the format of this video. It was so refreshing to appreciate these beautiful quiet moments without dialogue. Hearing the cicadas in August made me so happy ❤
Can you make a video with music like this and images of the country side and like living? I would watch that over and over again 🎉
I just found your videos yesterday. Mesmerized by the vibe and aesthetic of your videos.
Wow. Thank you, Brad! That is so kind. Thank you for joining. ☺️
That is a sphinx moth. A sign of a good garden, and very good luck. Some get as large as a hummingbird. 🦋 Now I am hungry for やきいも! 😸
Inspiring! 😁👍
The aesthetics of your life and how you edit really feel like a Ghibli film 😊. Looking forward to seeing how your home develops! Thanks for taking us along for the ride
Very nice channel, original, interesting and beautiful.
Love the music. Makes me think of Hiroshi Yoshimura...
Still, watching the meal prepared, makes me hungry !
Thanks to share !
This was lovely. It reminded me of my early childhood in Ghana, where we too roasted groundnut in a little groundnut oil & salt. I could smell it all once again.
It’s so amazing seeing plants I’ve bought here in the US growing wild in that abandoned garden, like the purple oxalis triangularus.
I love that oxalis... but for clarification, that was probably planted by the former owner of the garden. She LOVED purple. Thank you for watching. :)
Those sweet potatoes and peanut butter looks delicious!
I really enjoyed sitting and watching the lifespan and story of your peanuts! I think it would be a sweet gift to give small jars to your japanese friends in the future. Giving a gift that you made a were apart of the whole process means a lot more then something bought off a shelf! Loved the video and am excited to see what comes next!
So many great things in one video! I hope to see many more from you. All this stuff is so positive.
Have u noticed crickets? Japan has many varieties of cricket, and in the 19th century (and before) u could buy them very cheap from a mobile vendor. People bought them for the unique chirp if each different variety... I have a late 19th century description of a neighbor of the author, who had crickets that sounded according to the weather. He said one with a very high tinkling sound made the air seem cooler in hot summer evenings, and how peaceful it was to sit quietly by his garden and hear the cricket in the background.
I've tried in vain to find crickets of this kindnin the US, but they are sold only as zoo animal food here... :(
Your channel has a healing effect on me. I admire your life; I want to build something like this, somewhere, somehow. Thank you so much and keep on posting, please. Your joy enlightens our week!
Love this so much. Really love your videos, thank you for sharing your beautiful life and serenity !
Thankful to have found your channel :)
Love these and excited for the next ones too. Hope you're having a lovely day :)
Lovely! You can do a simple stir-fry with minced garlic and sweet potato leaves! :)
Awesome tip! I love eating greens. I can't wait to try it! Thank you!
was going to say, sweet potato leaves are fantastic good eats, and a free bonus if you're growing sweet potatoes!
@@bitsii you're welcome :)
Your peanut butter looks delicious! I like how you found the cross peanut treasure. That blue worm is the scariest thing! Your videos are so relaxing. Thanks! And God bless! from, Yokohama
I LOVE THESE MUSICS OMG
Finally someone likes the music!!! Haha! I get so many music hate comments.
ah man this is the most relaxing vlog i have seen in a while. i was smiling the entire time ahhh i loved it
This video was so calming, it's so nice to see your work in the garden and how it has changed over the summer. I have to say, I was so jealous of your peanut butter! 😋
Hi Sharon! Don't worry. The peanut butter turned out just OK. You weren't missing much! If I do it again, I think I need to roast them a bit longer so the flavor is richer. But it was still nice to have a familiar flavor without sugar. You can probably get something tastier in Scotland. :D Thanks for being here!!!
So happy I found your channel! I'm excited to see more about the silk and weaving studio, I am a knitter so that's right up my alley 😊
The insect is a "humming bird hawk moth". We call them "sphinx" in France. I don't know why.
What a great (and suitable!) name for it! Thanks for letting me know!
Maybe because it's from the family "Sphingidae"
Your videos had some Ghibli vibes to it✨️ Looking forward for more uploads✨️
Love this video
Woah, what a cool worm.
I hear the very familiar voice of Charles Dowding :) I watch every one of his videos, he’s such a nice person and a great inspiration for gardeners.
love it! :)
Great video ! Thanks so much ........ :D
Ah, a little abandoned sheltered garden to work on, what an absolute dream!
Oh, now I want to grow peanuts! 🙈
This was very wholesome. Thanks for sharing your story.
Serious garden goals! Watching with envy from my NYC apt. Thank you for sharing :)
gee you even have humming birds
this is heaven, where you live, omg
I love your videos, Bitsii. They offer a very special kind of calm to someone like myself who lives in the city. I look forward to seeing more of your wonderful and inspiring journey.
I like the peanut butter process, that is something I have always wanted to try and I might this year because I have lots of room.
Big like 👍. Sooo beautiful garden plants 🪴 🌱 🪴 😍
I love this video so much and I think this one vlog is maybe my favorite vlog ever! I miss the Japanese countryside so much and you make me want to go back tremendously! x
This transported me to a beautiful place and I loved the vibes. ❤❤❤
Your tulsi plants are flourishing! How lovely..
Your friend at 8:20 appears to be Hojihoujaku-san (burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth), Macroglossum pyrrhosticta.
Japan has a lot of great vegetables. Komatsuna, edible chrysanthemum,daikon, Japanese green onion.
15:20 "Oh hi there! What are you doing in my house?"
But jokes aside, your harvest looks amazing. I'm so jealous of that homemade peanut butter (even though it confused obaasan so much :D)
this peanut butter looks so tasty :D
Yessss I love your videos so much. Keep it up.
Found your channel today and it’s giving the sweetest and calming vibe ever! ❤
I watch a lot of CZcams videos but I don't actually like most of them. I really like your videos, a lot.
That's really nice of you to say. Thank you. :)
I have a nut butter attachment on my juicer but I’ve never tried growing them in my garden. This spring I will add them 🥜
Damn, I'm kind of jealous of your lifestyle. Recently my life has mostly revolved around fast efficient living, difficult achievements, and high performance, while "relaxing" mostly means distracting myself from loneliness through media consumption. This lifestyle feels like the opposite of that.
Been there.
My face when you showed the sweet potatoes 😮. Also, I had no idea how peanuts grew. That’s wild!
So wonderful! You are the first person I've ever seen grow their own peanuts and make peanut butter from them. So wonderful. You are inspiring me to try to grow sweet potatoes, but it might not be quite a long enough growing season where I live. I look forward to seeing your upcoming videos, they all sound interesting. p.s. I love your hair!
Haha thank you!
Wonderful video :)
Can you paint the end wall at your garden? With yellow color I think would be nice, it will be more live the garden or maybe the color green 😅❤😊 i loved your youtube chanel
Lovely and congratulation 🎉for your peanut butter success ! And of course the garden 🪴 wow 🤩
Thank you for such an adventure and a very interesting experience. Usually, you don't come over to videos like this. That gives you such a new perspective on how to live your own life. As someone who gets stuck too much in life, this helps to bring a new vision and take different steps to a better path. Thank you and wish you all the best :)
I just wanna say your videos give me life 😊 This was so soothing to watch
I gasped when, the frog
I can't remember the variety, but there is a type of really big peanut that you boil when fresh and it tastes almost like potato!
Might be fun to try some of those next time👍
Woah cool. Thanks for sharing!
Love this!
Lovely mystery collaborator on the front door flower pitcher, complements the buried treasure(s) in your garden. Nice to hear your Japanese! Kudos for modulating the film sound levels; no cringing when an electric appliance or tool shows up, and instead the sound enriches the senses, as did your happy laughter at creating peanut butter from your own land!
That is so cool with the peanuts. I’m going to try to grow some. I would love homemade peanut butter. Thank you for the idea.
you are a GREAT videomaker, your videos are beautiful, poetic and thoroughly interesting. Thank you for sharing them with us! 🙏
Hello 🙂The garden progress is so satisfying to watch. I was thinking of growing sweet potatoes in 2021 but didn't do it. Its so not usual in my country. I am not sure if it would work due to colder climate anyway. I will try them this year (at least I saw how to propagate the sprouts),
You have so many potted plants. How about running a plant shop on a side?
bye bye
it would be really interesting if you mke a video bout waste management 😊
We appreciate your effort and dedication. God bless you.
Introducing real peanut butter (and not that super sweet peanut creme) to Japanese friends is always fun because most of them are very unsure of the taste. Your garden is really impressive!
Love your video's so much. Feels like a home-video, nostalgic.
They are pretty much home videos, hehe! Glad you like them.
A recommendation I saw some time ago for your compost bin, is to put a little drainage at the bottom and use that water went waiting the garden, more nutrients should help you for next harvest. Gambare!
Your videos are so lovely and beautifully created 🥺💚
this was perfect :D
Good angle!
i'm so glad your videos exist, i'm moving away from my country and been feeling sad lately, even if i didn't had a good life in my country it still makes me kinda sad, but i'm trying to make a newer and happier life for me somewhere else. your videos fill me with hope...also it's always been a dream of mine to move to japan, is it hard to get one of those "free houses"? i've read a little about this free houses thing but i don't really know how it works, i wouldn't mind to live in a little country house next to the sea, omg it would be like a dream coming true, i imagine how you must be feeling living in this house full of old and interesting things. oh and by the way you are so beautiful!! and you seem to have an awesome and artistic personality hahaha i'm also a artist. thank you for existing!!
Hummingbird hawk moth. They are super neat.