5 things we can learn from Japan 200 years ago - Surprising Results for Better Living!

Today, I'm going to compare Japan now and 200 years ago, back when the Shogun existed.
0:33 Clothing
2:45 Walking Technique
5:44 Sushi
6:50 Education system
9:04 Ultimate ecosystem
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[@Madambutterfly007]

While watching "Abarenbo Shogun", I wondered why the characters ran the way they did. Thank you for answering this! Great video!

[@tikoy1955]

On the family homestead I used an outhouse until 1960. When it got full you moved the outhouse to the another area. Flowers grew awesome in the old spots.

[@barbarashirland9078]

Great video! I tried the walking. I could feel how gravity helps and I used less energy. I enjoy hearing about old Japan in the Edo period. Thank you.

[@proctortoad]

I love watching your content. It’s refreshing compared to over indulgence with other channels. Makes me want to live more simple

[@jennifera.3208]

It was really interesting to watch and learn about all these ancient habits! :)

[@grumpy_poo]

Kimono were also constantly repaired so lasted a long time by patching and saishko fancy stitching , then the fabric was sewn into cloths for washing and cleaning when it was past using as a garment.... . I think in most countries ,prior to piped sewage systems, the waste was collected and sold... I bet your young students loved you.

[@kerim.peardon5551]

The Museum of London excavations from 14th century London found that cloth ended up in cesspits (outhouses), indicating that fabric scraps and rags were used as toilet paper and/or feminine hygiene products. There was also fabric found in landfill areas where they filled in the swampy areas around the Thames to make more usable land. That could have been from emptied cesspits, or just a general trash dump, like our landfills today.

[@kaydixie5727]

The old learning system sounds very interesting. Hope we can adapt some aspects of it to use in modern education.

[@Class-p8r]

Aki you always make the best content. I subscribed a year ago, and I follow all yout videos ardently. You have made my life much better. Thank you for all of your hard work in making our lives better and more balanced. ❤😍

[@SamuraiMatcha]

@@Class-p8r Yeah😊 Arigato-!!

[@seajayami]

I love kimono! They are hard to find in rural New York but sometimes on Ebay. I would wear totally a cotton one like yours. ❤

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Thanks always😍

[@lana7422]

Very interesting. Regarding that method of running, some runners today have found that learning to come down on your toes with each step instead of your heel is beneficial and more efficient. I've watched a couple of physiologists on KZbin named Bob and Brad explain how to do it.

[@theodorelux]

Traditional Japan sounds freakin' brilliant!! I'm a big supporter of Active Learning! Let children learn freely and most importantly teach them MORALITY! get them out of the black mirror screens!!!

[@zaarkhananal7165]

Most of what you talked about in this video I was already well aware of, but the point about walking on the balls of your feet was new. Although I knew that type of walking was good for strengthening the calf muscles, I didn't know that it could also increase your stamina. Now that I think about it, though, maybe that's why my mother has such great stamina. She regularly walks on the balls of her feet and has a level of stamina that rivals her fellow colleagues, and even most of her students. My mother is a high school Spanish teacher, and at 71 is the oldest or one of the oldest teachers on her campus. She walks a total of 2 miles a day to and from school and constantly walks around her classroom while teaching. Her students and colleagues say that she's a marvel to have so much energy at her age. My mother has walked on the balls of her feet for as long as I've known her, and I just always thought that it was a weird trait of hers. However, now I know better. Lol.

[@pascaleparant7891]

Très intéréssant , merci ! l'ancienne façon de marcher m'a énormément surprise .... J'adore vos vidéos

[@svethi-c8e]

I became so interested in the Edo Period because of your videos! Arigatou 🌞

[@goldengriffon]

In Europe it was also very common to sell poop. People who bought and sold poop for fertilizer were called "dung farmers" (today dung in English usually means wild animal poop, but dung can mean any poop). In fact, dung was so valuable that a family of 5 could pay for their housing just by selling their poop!

[@fabioconsonni3232]

I'm just going to collect my family's poop and load it to the electic service in change for their bills. Thank you man!

[@SamuraiMatcha]

@@goldengriffon I didn’t know that!! Thank you for telling me👍😁

[@inarakhabibulina9171]

Why did they stop doing this, in Europe and Japan, I wonder...

[@believeinpeace]

@@inarakhabibulina9171Because of diseases

[@TheyCallMeSir_H]

@@inarakhabibulina9171 Because someone told them that diseases were spread that way.

[@rosedewittbukater4203]

Highly interesting, Aki! I love the Japanese culture! Love from a German pensioner 🌹

[@AM-bm2xw]

Another delightful and interesting video, Aki! I love your take on education. I live on the east coast of Canada and homeschool my boys. We love the flexibility for them to learn the basics and also be free to explore many other interesting subjects :)

[@JMcYrk]

I can't pick which one surprised me the most! It was all amazing! 😃❤

[@-seesi-]

One second in the video and Aki is able to bring you a bright smile on your face. 😂

[@SamuraiMatcha]

hehe! Thank you!

[@smileart37]

This is absolutely fascinating! That period clearly had found a simple, efficient, and collaborative way to live. There’s so much we can learn from that time! I would love more content about this-or if you have any resources that you have used Aki, please share them so we can do more exploration of our own! Thank you so much for making this video and sharing this valuable information with us.

[@videowatcheriAlberta]

As always your video was a delight. Thank you. It also brought up old memories. Spending my first five years in a small northern Alberta, Canada, everyone had outdoor toilets (outhouses) and water delivered into barrels with no electricity. I am 71. A national initiative in the 1950s and 1960s gave smaller communities those services. I remember first seeing an indoor toilet when I was four. People visited it like it was a shrine. That wasn't as strange as you might think given frigid northern winter temperatures.

[@annanikia7949]

I absolutely LOVED this posting! I already adore Japanese culture, but these specific topics were so very interesting! I always enjoy your posts but this one was really very informative and notable!

[@SamuraiMatcha]

@@annanikia7949 ☺️ I’m so happy🙌

[@roxtendo]

Okay now I wanna try Namba Aruki on my first marathon.

[@SamuraiMatcha]

@@roxtendo that’s great:)

[@Maugirl2]

Thank you very much for this interesting and valuable information:)

[@Libe-san]

Hi Aki! こんにちわ。 I loved the ancient way of walking. 😄

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Thank you ❤︎

[@jacquelineireland2273]

I learn so much from you. I find myself wanting to incorporate many of your ideas. I have gotten rid of most of my belongings but still have more to go. Sleeping on a futon on the floor after getting rid of my bed was comfortable but getting up during the night proved hard on my knees. I enjoy your videos, have subscribed. I now want to learn the making of macha tea.

[@louiseisobelevans]

Thank you so much for these insights! They help greatly Aki!!!

[@TGYtco]

I love learning about history! The poop was definitely the most surprising difference. 😂

[@MariaMartinez-xm4fl]

Naruto!.. 🇩🇴 5:35... I wanna live in Japan!.. 💙

[@lm9991]

Great video! 🙂

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Thank you!!

[@Sido_833]

🙏 Samurai matcha recently found your channel ❤ love the content that you share with us😊 Thanks to you i just re-read "Ikiagai" and found what makes me find my flow. Thanks alot❤ Lots of love from India.

[@SamuraiMatcha]

@@Sido_833 That’s great😆 Arigato!!

[@Michael_in_Vt]

I love your content ad your positivity. Refreshing

[@finance485]

I wonder if I could sell dung on amazon...lol. Just kidding. Love your podcast!

[@AngelaDavis-yz3xf]

I took your advice Aki, I stopped swinging my arms when walking and you're right, I had more energy. Thank you 💚

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Let's try that together!

[@dorothy8495]

I can safely hit the "like" button as soon as I see a new video of yours, Aki. I don't need to view it first. I KNOW it's going to be a good one. Today's video was so interesting. Thank you for teaching us about this. I've developed a real interest in "vintage Japan" as a result of your videos. Thank you.

[@elevbaba]

That's what I did!

[@arleneehrlinspiel5232]

Thank You for another interesting video, I love learning about the past. I am sure your students miss you, you are a wonderful teacher.

[@mindywalck]

So fascinating! Thank you so much for being you!! 😊 I came across tour videos and binge watched SO many! I'm now a few weeks into the 30 day matcha challenge! 😂 I hope you come to Colorado USA someday and we can go to hot springs and have matcha!!🎉

[@gailwatters448]

I want to recommend the French documentary on KZbin called “To Be and To Have” about education in a one-room rural schoolhouse. It’s not “terakoya” but it’s very cool!

[@Muffy.from-Oz]

Thankyou Aki, really interesting. Cheers, Muffy from Australia.

[@RayneBlue]

I love the massive amount of info I have learned while watching your videos. Thank you!! ❤

[@jhgindia]

Very informative, new information. Thank you 👍

[@elizeauret386]

Thank you. I love your content and your refreshing presentation.

[@janetatuniquerawfoods2361]

You answered my question about kimono. I also tried using something for a chopstick test recently… I often find it hard to set them down flat… The answer of a simple tiny object to hold the chopsticks makes a huge difference. I got matcha again recently. Thank you for your information video on this… it helped a lot and I like my matcha.

[@goldensaurian]

great stuff

[@choryferguson2196]

Fascinating, thank you for sharing this bit of history.

[@Voztec]

love your videos

[@elevbaba]

Ari, your videos are always happy and joyful to watch. Can you provide recommendations for tatari mats?

[@jennyharwood6379]

Such an interesting video.

[@blue3559]

I love even more Japan as I am tremendously enjoying your amazing content. Thank you, Aki. please, can you make a video about how important popular songs are (Kayokyoku and Enka) since the seventies for the common soul of japanese people. Even though you may encounter copyright issues, please try your best to make that possible. Thank you very much.

[@janetatuniquerawfoods2361]

Aki… something I would like to learn from Japan… is… this method some chefs and cooks use for tying a belt over their chef jacket/kimono… it crisscrosses the back and under the arms. It helps to support the posture while cooking. I have seen it twice in videos on you tube… but cannot find the Japanese young man who cooks… I don’t remember his channel name… And I just saw a video by Bon Appetit magazine… it’s a sushi chef making pure soba noodle … with matcha added… in old style by hand. All that to say… maybe it could be a video… or do you know where I can find out. As bout this chef jacket technique please? You might like the matcha soba noodle making video… thank you.

[@brodyanderson9339]

I enjoy your humor so much. Thanks for sharing.

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Thank youuuu!

[@karenholden4740]

Love this video thanks!

[@tikoy1955]

Good video. While living overseas I traveled to South Korean a lot and it was called “brown” fertilizer. Lol

[@paquialonso4546]

Amazing!! Gracias por este nuevo vídeo, Aki-san. Siempre me pregunté por qué Naruto corría de esa forma tan peculiar😂. Hoy de nuevo he aprendido cosas muy interesantes ❤

[@seajayami]

Wonderful video and information!

[@emilyfox2072]

Thank you for this video 😃 I learned a lot!

[@MachasDaughter]

Back before solid heels in shoes, Europeans also walked on their toes. That’s why in medieval paintings people looked as though they were prancing around. I suspect this phenomenon was world wide.

[@SamuraiMatcha]

I didn't know that!! thank you for telling me!!

[@smantanaPPP]

❤❤❤ Thank you, Aki San!

[@OliverSeager-b1m]

Love the vid nice job aki

[@EttieneIsEtti]

Wow, I learned a lot today 😮

[@BostonBasherTF2]

Namba Aruki hajimete kikimashita! Video tanoshii desune, arigatou gozaimasu 😊

[@nariu7times328]

When I stayed with a family in Nagoya in 1990, the mother just emptied the vault toilet on to their garden every day.

[@JazzyBabe56]

In England my great grandfather used to use the outhouse offerings as his fertilizer too...being a city kid my mother didn't like the idea but he grew the best veggies around which came in very handy during WW2 and rationing

[@РоманПаляниця-к5э]

How I was waiting for your new video, how glad I am to see it! You can't even imagine how much I need your good positivity! The fact that I can now watch this video is a miracle. For more than two months, the Russian army has been attacking civilians in our place with rockets, drones and guided aerial bombs. Last Saturday, the Russian army attacked our city hospital with drones. As a result, 9 civilians, including nurses, died, and another 21 people were injured. The day before yesterday, the occupiers, using ammunition prohibited by the Geneva Convention, set fire to the forest and other dry vegetation in front of our city, it is almost impossible to breathe. Firefighters are extinguishing, but it is very difficult. Because of the bombing, the lights often go out and there is no Internet. That's why I said it's a miracle - because now there is light and I can watch your wonderful, informative and very positive video. Thank you very much and greetings from Ukraine!

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Awww, thank you so much for your message, especially when you're going through a tough time. I'm truly honored that my videos can help in some way. I'll keep making positive content for you!

[@karenebarker9244]

Fascinating 🙏

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Arigatou:))

[@bamwrites42]

Near my home in Itami city, there is a sushi restaurant called すし楽 that serves traditional sushi. Their set menu is really good.

[@TheyCallMeSir_H]

Very interesting.

[@chill8376]

Your videos are so informative I’m in Tokyo right now for holiday watching your videos have help me understand the culture better thanks aki 🥹

[@Gaisiran]

Industrial revolutions in many countries created standards that limited students options and individual needs but there were also vocational schools that catered to economic needs of industrialization. While it placed value on specific professions the ruling class deemed valuable to their institutions, people still had/have a choice of what they want to pursue, but what they pursue may not be considered valuable to those with the money leaving them at a financial disadvantage.

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you : )

[@jennesont4791]

Thank you for permission to wear kimono outside of Japan. :)

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Of course!! Follow your heart:)))

[@kerim.peardon5551]

Very interesting. Prior to the 14th century in Europe, clothing was also cut to reduce fabric waste and make best use of narrow pieces. (Before the invention of floor/horizontal looms, people wove with vertical looms, which greatly reduced the width of fabric that you could make.) And there were different styles of walking throughout the centuries among the nobility, seemingly based on the clothing style and what moves looked most elegant in that dress. But now I understand why anime characters all run bent forward with their arms behind them, like a plane going down a runway, about to take off. Personally, I walk on the balls of my feet, but I don't think I can do the rest. I'm already weird enough. LOL

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Thank you for the great information!

[@jangtheconqueror]

I imagine that the most important thing in walking/running efficiently is to do a lot of it! They were able to go such long distances because it was their job and they had to do it so much. People in the Edo period, even all over the world, led much more physical lives, walking and running all over the place, bending over, lifting heavy things, doing the same motion over and over again, etc. These days we live our lives in front of computers, but even if you look at people who grew up on a farm, they're much stronger and faster than anybody else, just because they live differently. We could do with living more like that in our daily lives, and not just from the gym, but from lifestyle.

[@anicekurian5256]

Hi hi😊 excellent 👍✨

[@denisconrad8534]

very interesting mostly about POOP valuation + Kimono choice once for life

[@MariaMuller-zn6ie]

We can learn so much from japanese history! :D

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Yes:))

[@ariasunshine1120]

Interesting

[@Saknika]

You mean to tell me the fact that I've always like to walk on my toes would have been normal in old Japan? 😲💜

[@josheehan6026]

So interesting!! And especially about the walking! That’s why we should all wear Barefoot shoes I guess! Love these videos so much! ❤

[@writingmylife3782]

Were those schools in the Edo period for girls too? I wonder if women were able to get as much education as men..

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Yes! There were also Terakoya for women and female teacher:)

[@TheMennomilist]

I learned so much!!! That was fun. I hope the people who carried poop around got paid well.

[@jinitahemam9839]

Ur kimono looks comfy

[@SamuraiMatcha]

It is:))

[@katrinabellingham4405]

Is the kimono worn by both men and women? Is the kimono styled the same for both? I would love the freedom of wearing a kimono. Is there any rules for making a kimono?

[@SamuraiMatcha]

@@katrinabellingham4405 man and woman👌 there is a little bit of a difference but almost the same👍

[@taylenday]

I guess one thing hasn't changed since the Edo period: We still try to sell each other crap.

[@thouston53]

To me, your demonstration of the walk looked just as it would if you were pulling a ricksha.

[@SamuraiMatcha]

That's true!

[@MoonsInRetrograde]

I didn't know this about Obis. Why is it then that women seem to wear them higher on the waist than men (or at least how I've noticed where you wear your Obi)? :)

[@joanpaez4445]

Aki san, When you say kimono here, don't you mean yukata, the difference being yukata (which you seem to be wearing) is cotton, and kimono is silk? It would be very expensive to go about in a park, running in geta in a silk kimono! Am I not understanding correctly?something?

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Yukata is a casual lightweight kimono , usually made of cotton! So this one I'm wearing can be Kimono and also Yukata because it's casual kimono.

[@joanpaez4445]

@@SamuraiMatcha Thanks. I love my yukata-have six, but only one silk kimono. Sad to say, I've never actually worn it out because it's so hard to put on. No one around me knows how to tie it up correctly. Yukata-easy! Always get compliments when I wear them. I would love to return to Japan. It's very near to my heart.

[@joseguimaraes1094]

Aki, thank you for this interesting poop story! 😂

[@SamuraiMatcha]

hahaha

[@MegaThefuture]

Yes, the waste system in Japan was ingenious, their cities were perfectly clean, while European cities in the past waste was dropped literally on the streets, the cities smelled horrendous and everyone got sick, there were roaming rats and filth everywhere, no wonder the plague spread so quickly. This system should be implemented today too, because excrement should not go in our rivers and oceans, it should go in the soil.

[@sirpuro3001]

That old way of walking catches my attention, but nowadays people would look at you very strange...

[@malelechuundu4091]

😅Straight Talking Matcha Samurai Aki!

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Did I talk a lot???

[@malelechuundu4091]

@@SamuraiMatcha keep talking...the decluttering is working 👍

[@JasminAsterios]

A kid at my Boarding school used to run like naruto. I Always run, stepping mostly only on my toes

[@SamuraiMatcha]

Thanks for your comment always! You are Kunoichi!?

[@JasminAsterios]

@@SamuraiMatcha 🤫 yes but... It's a secret

[@DLeadVox]

💛💛💛

[@xochilguevara3429]

I actually walk like that if I have run because it doesn’t hurt my back.

[@valerierogers9609]

We've become too far removed from the wisdom of our past. We could learn much from where we came from.

[@ninamartin1084]

In parts of medieval Europe, the urine of serfs did not belong to them - it belonged to the lord of the manor. Not sure about the poop.

[@kmw111]

😊

[@jeanne5904]

Highest IQ of any group of people on the planet? Thanks for sharing! 🤓

[@keptleroymg6877]

Omg the stock video of the fat person 😂 I recommend you use less stock footage since the rest of your video is authentic and high quality

[@SamuraiMatcha]

OK:)))

[@sakshi.johari]

❤🙂👍