AVOID THIS 18,000$ MISTAKE! Renovating an Abandoned House in Japan

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[@desta4383]

Good job on saving the pink tiles. I also watch kimono mum. Collab with her would be fun. I think.

[@Kev376]

Dude can't you just rent a truck and drive the trash to a part of Japan that has a dump?

[@BadboyMax1986]

@@ANTONINJAPAN How much cost the house to buy? Greetings from Germany

[@elsiesalas4673]

Maybe you can give it to someone that needs it or even shelters or schools.

[@joelkalin9764]

Seeing this makes me appreciate Swedish municipal run recycling and waste centrals. Getting rid of trash seems to be very easy in Sweden compared to Japan. Where I live, municipal non profit organisations are housed at the centrals so things can be donated and sold instead of thrown away. This creates jobs for people with challenges to work in an ordinary workspace.

[@stefanodenton1900]

I love Swedish chocolate! I love Sweden in general

[@Kakira1234]

​@@stefanodenton1900 same

[@Rhaspun]

It's the same in the much of the US. You have a lot of stuff to get rid of. Call your local trash disposal company and they will send a dumpster to your house. Just fill it up and they will come and pick it up. Many localities will let you bring the trash yourself if you don't mind filling up your truck, pickup or trailer and dumping it yourself.

[@channel-yi6gx]

It's a very meaningful video not only for foreigners, but also for Japanese people. Thanks!!

[@perplxxd]

As long as I've heard people talk about the cleanliness of Japan, I never expected it to cost so much to get trash removed.

[@pamkowal7464]

Do you think residents from other homes possibly dumped their unneeded items into the empty house before you bought it, just so that wouldn’t have to pay to have their own trash removed?

[@Caninecancersucksrocks]

You clearly don’t understand Japanese culture. That would be…unbelievably impolite, to say the least. IF they had, they would have made sure to get permission from the owners, and I honestly don’t know how that topic of conversation would even have been approached. “Multigenerational unintentional hoarding” is what this is called. The trash situation in Japan is something that is a very real issue, as can clearly be seen in this journey. Its also created a real problem with unsavoury business practices - people making serious cash off situations like this one - it’s why he was unable to find more than two or three companies who were clearly going to absolutely nail him with fees. Sadly, it’s how it’s done the whole world over - capitalism at its finest 😬

[@pamkowal7464]

@@Caninecancersucksrocks ah, yes. That makes total sense. The Japanese would never invade the personal space of someone else, even if the space had been abandoned. Thank you for putting me into the Japanese mindset. You are absolutely correct.

[@Caninecancersucksrocks]

@@pamkowal7464 I tend to be far too blunt sometimes when texting or commenting, and I sincerely apologize if I was with my reply to you. (I posted it in a hurry, and didn’t double check as I normally would. Regardless, it’s still no excuse, so I am truly sorry). Just for clarification, it was a jolt for me the first time I visited my relatives as an adult in Tokyo - I was quite surprised by many things that are just part of the culture in Japan that aren’t the norm anymore even within the community I grew up in here in Canada back in the 70’s & 80’s. I think the thing that has surprised many of my friends who have travelled there is that people do NOT ever touch anyone else’s things. A good example just happened recently - a friend accidentally left her wallet on a bench & it took her almost two hours to get back there. It hadn’t moved, but there was a lovely elderly couple that were sitting nearby to make sure it stayed safe - and they would’ve either sat there all day until the owner returned, or arranged for someone else to take a turn watching. Big difference with that is until about 20 years ago, it wouldn’t even have needed someone to watch over it. Which of course isn’t to say that there’s no crime, because of course there is. It’s just…different than most places.

[@tillum7593]

@@Caninecancersucksrocks🤓

[@i-hate-handle-names]

@@Caninecancersucksrocks “Multigenerational unintentional hoarding” isn't even a Japanese problem, my grandmother's basement has stuff from her, from her kids, from us grandkids, and from family friends that needed a place to put stuff but never came back for it.

[@tonyh8166]

Where you start to renovate is easy- First you make one bathroom functional (Just functional, not fully renovated), then the first full renovation is the kitchen, then some area adjacent to the kitchen. After that you have options, but a place to pee and wash, then a place to cook and a place to eat/work are the first 3. After that its down to personal priorities , whether it be a bedroom, a fully renovated bathroom, a living room, a garage/storage room, or whatever. Edit, since some people appear unable to figure it out, I'm referring to Antons' comment at just after the 8.35 mark about not knowing where to start renovating because of all the junk.

[@lethfuil]

Cool plan, IF you have to live in the house/flat you're renovating. But not so much in a japanese house where you have to rip out many, many, things, usually including the floor. What if you find termites, mice, mold, excessive water damage etc when renovating the second, or third room and then you realise that in order to properly fix it you need to partially rip up the already renovated rooms? Also, the next room will again cause a lot of trash you have to throw away, so renting a truck constantly, getting help constantly, not for as much in one go, but often more complicated (and potentially more expensive too), to find the right dates etc.

[@tonyh8166]

@@lethfuil Are you somehow under the impression that renovating the kitchen and adjacent area doesnt include doing all the checks you mentioned as the first part of the process? Mice, termites, water damage and mold will show up while doing the kitchen and bathroom and will be dealt with then to the extent necessary. Sheesh.

[@lethfuil]

@@tonyh8166 Are you not aware of how a japanese house is built? And how you renovate it? You ARE aware that if you find that stuff under/in a different room (under the floor, in a shared wall, but on the other side etc) you'll potentially have to rip out stuff from an already renovated room. Right? Not to mention that in old houses you often want to get rid of walls, beams, build in earthquake safety and often want, or have to, redo the entire foundation (which is sometimes easier to do with the whole house at once). Also, you conveniently ignored all the other things I mentioned. Even the part where I partially agreed. But good thing that you know a better way to renovate those houses than all the people ACTUALLY renovating houses in Japan. (Also, did you just write "Sheesh"? xD)

[@lethfuil]

@@tonyh8166 Are you not aware of how a japanese house is built? And how you renovate it? You ARE aware that if you find that stuff under/in a different room (under the floor, in a shared wall, but on the other side etc) you'll potentially have to rip out stuff from an already renovated room. Right? Not to mention that in old houses you often want to get rid of walls, beams, build in earthquake safety and often want, or have to, redo the entire foundation (which is sometimes easier to do with the whole house at once). Also, you conveniently ignored all the other things I mentioned. Even the part where I partially agreed. But good thing that you know a better way to renovate those houses than all the people ACTUALLY renovating houses in Japan. (Also, did you just write "Sheesh"? xD)

[@tonyh8166]

@@lethfuil Well yes, I am aware of how japanese houses are built. The fact that I commented on a video in this series should be a bit of a hint, dontcha think? You rip up the floor to check underneath, as he did, and you dont look around at surrounding areas while you're at it? I think not. And, of course, all things are situational. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, particularly when removing or moving walls and potentially structural elements, but the general policy remains unchanged when circumstances permit. And obviously its more aimed at people who for whatever reason cant or dont want to stay anywhere else and commute to the reno. If you're happy living somewhere else till everything is done then its less of an issue, beyond having a working toilet somewhere (even a portapotty in a pinch) and a source of water. And I did specify rough installs not just for speed but also to make changing things easy if plans or circumstances change. And I did indeed use "Sheesh". Consider it a reflection of my disdain for your pile of what-ifs without consideration for basic planning or observational skills of the renovator.

[@FlorjonKoci]

$2k to remove that stuff is not that bad in my opinion. Other option would have been to buy another abandon house (for free) -> move the staff there -> abandon again. Interested to get a comment on this

[@gailalbers1430]

I was thinking that this is what happened to this house. How did anyone ever live in there? with all that junk ?

[@mndlessdrwer]

that would be enough to rent about 5 dumpsters and pay the haul-away and disposal cost where I live in the states, so it's not particularly unreasonable. Given that Japan has little enough space that they prefer to recycle what they can, this cost is honestly not too bad at all.

[@lethfuil]

An "abandoned" house often isn't abandoned in the sense that the owner has vanished into thin air. Even if you don't live there, you still own the place. Which means you still pay the property taxes (pretty high in Japan) and you're still potentially responsible if your house causes damage to others (like if it attracts pests that then invade the neighbourhood, or falling apart and hitting someone etc). So, you can either spend 2k now and are free of the stuff, or you keep responsible and pay for ever. Hm.

[@lethfuil]

​@@gailalbers1430 Although I too suspect that some of the stuff was put there after the house was abandoned, so the owners didn't have to throw it away, a lot of this isn't "junk". It's old stuff that belonged to someone for sometimes decades, was often well loved and mostly had its place, so it wasn't obvious that it was even there. If you collect all old things in a house someone spent a whole life in, had and raised children in, in one place it will look like a lot more than it did before. And stuff left untouched for 10 years will also not look their best.

[@gailalbers1430]

@@lethfuil yes-agreed . When i first saw video of these houses i was shocked and thought that the previous owner was a hoarder ( someone who uncontrollably collects junk and non junk that they do not use - it could be multiples of never-used things- that they maybe had become demented or something like that .) These houses exist also in the US. Especially people who had been through the great depression were afflicted with the inability to throw stuff away , even though it’s free or part of the water utility bill to dump stuff. Once I was inside such a home . The old woman had amassed an unbelievable amount of old dresses. It was amazing how almost every space of that house was full. But now i understand that after those japanese abandoned homes I saw on videos , had been used as repositories of unwanted items by other people after the house was uninhabited. It was a revelation to understand how astronomically expensive it is to get rid of unwanted things in japan . This is very understandable since Japan is an island nation, with limited space. But it also displays a certain rigidity of thinking for solutions for this enormous problem . First you have an abandoned house then it’s filled with junk , then the house is a problem; too expensive to clear out for other people to use the home. Solutions will have to be found eventually. Lethfuil - i did not fully understand everything you were trying to say , but i definitely can agree that there is some treasures in there as well… The tansus, & the kimonos etc are beautiful & valuable .

[@grygaming5519]

You know...living in the states this gives me appreciation. While we do have Waste Magment, the city and county handling the waste. There's also a ton of small to large companies that can remove unwanted things for a fee depending on how much and the size. Although it'd be nice if companies would build things with more quality in them so we didnt have to throw large items out every 5-10 years or make the consumer feel they are missing out creating this functional obsolesces. At least with better ability to manage waste in the US is slightly getting better.

[@ima7333]

I am looking forward to that empty house tour. The house looks to have some interesting looking furnitures.

[@gracefulvintage]

Anton, at some point could you do a video of the timeline…how long to purchase, clear it out, renovate etc…..perhaps when you are doing your tour and you include costs? I’m very curious how long all of this took & when? How long ago was the purchase too? Great job & highly entertaining, keep up the good work!

[@cheliae8560]

Well Done!! Thank you for documenting and videoing your renovation journey in Japan 🙏🙏

[@sunkeypokey2807]

Do more q and a pliz! didnt know the reason for the trash cans thnk u man

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Tokyo Renovation Diaries EP.4 soon out :))

[@mburtondavis]

What a great house! So many stories. I can’t wait for the upcoming videos.

[@Badassery666]

Anton, I lived in Higashi Rinkan , Odakyu sen ,Kanagawa.Nishi Shinjuku and Nakano from 1991 to 2003. Australian. 20 years old. No college education.Looking like a young Buraddo Pitto but Zero Japanese on arrival except for a surrender certificate written in kanji given to me by my comedian grandfather, a WW2 veteran of the final Australian/Japanese conflict on the Kokoda trail, New Guinea. From day one my neighbours gave me dishes and tvs and kotatsu and kakejiku , radios and other electrics. With Free English and cultural exchange held at everyone’s houses and cafes made our community very progressive. We literally transformed from the disgusting unwanted , uneducated and tactless foreign criminals responsible for the ruin of modern japan to revered cultural ambassadors and respected semi humans thru our perpetual ignorance and dedication to assimilation . To achieve these goals you will require one Obasan, preferably a school principle. One OL and One gay guy to help you learn the language and one chimpira or low level yakuza and a tattoo master to correct your language back to male because the ladies feminized you and of course you’ll need a local izakaya run by misfits and outcasts where you can drink learn yourself to fluency nightly thru monomanne or play acting ,interpretive kabuki, sit down comedy and the gentle art of sou desu neee. Haaaaaaa kawai so. Taihen da ne. Ma doushio kana . Yapari, Kasama, moippai!

[@rsmith02]

Sounds like you had a blast! Maybe time for a reunion?

[@Badassery666]

Hitting the slopes of Nagano next February@@rsmith02

[@GarrytheExplorer]

amazing project. thank you for sharing.

[@carolineb7127]

My neighbour was the executor of her mother's friend's estate and I helped her sort and empty a 2-story house (in Australia). Anything which could be re-sold we donated to a local charity-run shop. Anything which wasn't saleable but could be recycled was sorted and put into the recycle bins which the council picked up fortnightly (took a couple of months to work through it all). The remainder was put out for a kerbside collection (our council gives 6 per year free to each household) and some of it was taken by people who had a use for the items before the council collection. We didn't have to pay for anything to be disposed of, but it was time consuming.

[@katanyajason3316]

5:21 I hope you kept those chairs! They're gorgeous !😍

[@HiopX]

If it's about population density, Germany is ten times denser than Sweden - not quite up to Japan though - and we have local recycling centers we can just bring our stuff.

[@toomanymarys7355]

Only New York city stinks in the US, too. Other cities have sane disposal policies, but NYC has been run by organized crime for more than 100 years.

[@Sekaro297]

Yea it's not really the population that's the issue. Japan is just quite backwards in a lot of ways.

[@HiopX]

@@Sekaro297 I wouldn't call it backwards. It is still way better at recycling and ecological waste disposal than the US. It's that they monetize the shit out of that and not health care

[@ChyarasKiss]

I wonder why they had that hidden storage on the side of the house. It’s tough to get into.

[@i-hate-handle-names]

Fence may not have been there originally, would have been much easier to get into at that point. As for why? Space is at a premium, under the stairs is a great place to store things.

[@belladonna131]

Holy cow! Masanobu is the name of my Great Grandpa! And the name of one of my Brussels Griffons! 😂😊😊❤ So, why are the cassettes disposable and the vinyls collectable? Cassettes are coming back now too.

[@egghead2048]

cant wait for the episode of the termites.

[@camilove318]

Looking forward to this series!

[@-.-hyuga-.-882]

Is there any way your real-estate friend can do a video with you discussing foreigners purchasing homes and what we can anticipate and how difficult it is

[@vigerminaberrios4116]

Very informative video about Japan.👍

[@shoiku4734]

From watching KZbinrs, I see that it is a must to get a house that is empty if I were to buy a house in Japan. If it is not empty, then it has to contain stuff that might be valuable which can be sold off, particularly vintage.// How about loading the stuff into a truck & driving it off some place remote, dig a huge hole & bury the stuff?

[@LindaSmith-vq1br]

On the subject of your vinyl collection, I would suggest eBay sales of the items. I suggest this because you even have the provenance of them. Collectors are crazy and if you have the time to sell bit by bit, internationally, you could recover serious coin to offset what the rest of the cleaning out cost.

[@colleenrodamer9497]

Omg that insane to just toss some trash Bless ur friend saved u a ton of money thanks so much for sharing ur life n renovations with us blessings from North Texas

[@carriesweeney1277]

Love your videos. I plan on visiting Japan in the fall. Quick stop to Thailand then Japan!!!

[@AndyLifeInVideo]

I'm also really looking forward to the upcoming vinyl video! Might be some interesting Showa Era gems in there!

[@lEnteil]

I haven’t watched your other videos yet, so I don’t know if you already answered these but: - How do you find an akiya in Tokyo? Do you look anywhere online? I got curious about the prices and size ranges but my google-fu isn’t all that great so I could only find ones far out in the countryside. - How hard/easy was it to buy the house as a foreigner?

[@lEnteil]

Got the time to sit down and watch the rest of your videos regarding this and saw your video where you pretty much answered my first question, but if you have any more details regarding finding akiyas in tokyo other than that brief explanation? Också, tack för att du gör den här videoserien. Väldigt betryggande med en svensk som gör den så det blir lättare att relatera till 😅 bra jobbat med huset och ser fram emot mer videos om detta! Mycket fascinerande och väcker så mycket nyfikenhet i en!

[@yukitamura9228]

Glad I found your channel and also glad you found A reasonable trash company. I need to do this for the house Where I grown up in West. Tokyo very near future.

[@_Julie_Bee]

Did you keep a collection of historically meaningful objects? Or decorative items? Like the magazine in the closet? To keep the soul of the house?

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

The magazine in the closet deserves an episode of its own! There were four things I wanted to keep really bad, An old beautiful round beam, a window in bamboo from and old tea room hidden in a wall, the beautiful glass doors and the magazine in the closet..

[@_Julie_Bee]

@@ANTONINJAPAN wonderful! Cannot wait to see them in their deserved grandeur!!

[@Big-Wonka]

My question is about the actual renovations. Im a carpenter in America and could easily renovate any house. But how did you manage the codes and any permits?

[@SKF358]

I was going to watch one minute, and I couldn't stop. I watched it all.

[@chumlibron8142]

Nice project Anton 👋🇵🇭

[@meg_griffin_came_out_first]

Love these videos so interesting stay humble guy

[@hairiaasukaevangelion7304]

Super interesting make overs houses, i always love those vodeos and learn to rwnovate homes!Must be Frank:one thing really shocked me about yourvExperience inbTokyo🌸that was about :all those abandoned nice houses!those people,literally leave all inside like they could comeback!crazy....And surprised me too the Dirt But I liked the Hide Vinyl Collection, Crazy!Hello From Italy💚

[@techkraken7562]

I love it!

[@frannyaitch]

Every time we go to the tip we sort stuff the way your guys did there. They are quite particular about which bin you throw things in 😂

[@milaemouse8442]

i'll be retiring to japan in seven years. we plan to buy most of our stuff from second hand stores. the quality can really be that good.

[@dickenshrestha1016]

I’m eager to see the total house tour after the renovation(diy)

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Content coming 🙏 stay tuned!

[@dickenshrestha1016]

@@ANTONINJAPAN よろしくお願いいたします。

[@jooseplaik8154]

Looks like the first two cleaning companies were yakuza hehe. I hope you advertised the last cleaning company in your Japanese channel videos and the guys there got a lot more clients :) For Q&A - you said there is no storage space in Tokyo. What about American style small warehouse boxes you can rent, where people store things if they have to move or sell the house fast? Great content! Greets from Estonia :)

[@rsmith02]

Yes there are storage places you can rent but it's not cheap.

[@szesze-bw8fz]

Hi Anton, do something creative with the treasures! Like live auction/lucky draw/fashion show or whatever, haha. 😊

[@zephryus]

......$17,000 is an insane amount of money? My goodness. I thought this would have been something that you go into with half a million dollars. This is making me start to dream of doing this exact thing myself and open an Air Bnb

[@ijanms]

That was one of the quotations to clear the trash in the house.

[@zephryus]

@@ijanms yeah I watched the video. I know that.

[@0_thezero]

thats good english commentary is good

[@Elonquin]

I am just starting the entire playlist but I hope those vinyl's found a good place. They seem like to be a collection from a Jazz kissa / bar.

[@carolineb7127]

For renovations like the new staircase, is it sufficient to use a qualified tradesperson to do the work, or is there an inspection needed for work like this to be "legal" or meet building codes?

[@satorudo]

Generally speaking unless you're basically taking the entire house apart, almost no inspections are needed

[@toomanymarys7355]

No renovation culture = no permits.

[@getampedmiku12]

this guy is pewdiepie if he decided to do modeling instead of selling hotdogs. great video, japanese trash hoarder room is common enough that people would think "oh it's one of those" instead of "so weird" which is worrying

[@loubailing1999]

Cool!

[@alexyaparis7134]

Love to watch your renovations, but now i kind of need to know who that friend of you, Paris, is..😊

[@imantoniojuan]

Would it have been cheaper to buy another abandoned house nearby and put he trash there?

[@leastidyworld4365]

I’d love to see a decluttering video from you, especially clothes.

[@user-vc1cm3rh7e]

The Sicily bit 😅

[@mdem5059]

Honestly $3000 (AUD) doesnt sound all that bad since they are doing the labour too.

[@SwagzLife]

Hej! Discogs är en väldigt bra platform om du ska kolla igenom vinyler, se värde, se vilka utgåvor m.m. som du har och dylikt. Det kanske finns lite väl mycket gammalt och obskyrt japanskt där i din samling som kan vara svårt att hitta information om, men det kanske kan vara hjälpsamt när du tittar igenom det du hittade! Detta är om du inte redan tittat igenom det och så, såklart. Min pappa samlar på vinyl och har en otroligt stor samling, och har katalogat allting på Discogs. Det verkar smidigt och speciellt om du ska sälja det kan det vara smart då många samlare som letar specifika skivor verkar bruka titta på sådana ställen. Ser fram emot dina framtida videor!

[@luciayang89]

So, How to avoid the $18000 mistake? Sort thing properly myself and find a recycling company/ thrift store to collect everything?

[@ashleysmith9516]

Why didn't you keep the futons and furniture?

[@huntress44]

I would've called Mari Kondo lol

[@dakerochannel]

You can post your usable staff in a certain page where you can give it for free ...mostly pinoys are fond of items that are still useful..they are willing for pick ups.

[@jubra21]

Tjena! Tack för videon, det blev så intressant att veta om Japan om saker som man inte kan läsa eller veta utan att vara på plats.

[@xxxxblackorcidxxxx]

Are thrift stores the same as Charity shops? Here in the UK You can donate your unwanted furniture and electronics if they are in good condition and charity stores will collect them for free, sell them in the store and the money goes to Charity. Its a win win. Some people here can't afford brand new furniture, some love to upcycle and renovate, and for some reusing is much more sustainible then buying new all the time.

[@lhj6044]

I really like your videos, super interesting and learning a lot of things. You keep saying that you bought the house for very cheap in central Tokyo, I am so curious to know how it had cost you, would share this to us?

[@akhya20]

I was looking at all those cassettes being disposed off a d all I could think about was vintage Japanese graphics on those tape covers

[@judithcoloma613]

Why was the house abandoned with all of the things?

[@Angerus]

Hey yo, what about renting storage units and leaving it in thier for people to bid on? Or renting a wood chipper and just wood chip it ?

[@gardenknitter4]

Did you ever consider an estate sale? Looks like a lot of the items were in good condition or donate to a charity thrift store

[@niiightshadeee]

I would’ve kept and tried to restore/find use for lots of the antique items that ended up being disposed of. I can understand at the same time though not wanting to deal with that!

[@nightfall4693]

They sell back to my country Myanmar.We love Japan product more than Chinese.

[@hhspore]

I am sure many people like myself will be mulling over the possibility of getting a dirt cheap akiya in japan. Do you you would set up a consultancy on how to buy one ?

[@rdwalker517]

Great video! So fascinating to see all of the items you acquired; you've sort of bought a Japanese time capsule. I'm curious why the family didn't take their belongings with them. Out of curiosity, did the vinyl collection contain any records by Hibari Misora [美空 ひばり]? That was my grandmother's favorite Japanese singer.

[@bib144]

Hello! Old houses are also hazard in my country because they may collapse in earthquakes and this house is almost 100 years old. Aren't you afraid of it collapsing in an earthquake? As far as i know they expect at least 7.0 earthquake in tokyo.

[@AndyLifeInVideo]

Kanagawa to the rescue!

[@strange4202]

Damn, that is expensive, though I wish the untied states even did 25% as much to stop mass shootings.

[@thahiri7484]

Need mention ep 3 on title!

[@Greystone]

Personallly, I would keep the old tv for retro gaming and also old crt tv's are increasing his value every year..

[@egyptwns89_26]

I would have sorted through everything myself, gotten rid of everything that was actually trash, kept the stuff that I wanted, then shipped everything to a friend in my home country to let them either keep or sell while cutting me in on the deal

[@PepperPlaysStuffs]

I was curious until you briefly mentioned it. How is Thrift Culture in Japan? are people likely to buy second hand?

[@funnyyunnf3183]

If i had to start I will search scrap companies and second hand goods buyers and sold some stuff whatever i can ,i cannt treat everything as trash in india we had olx to sell second hand items i will use such websites then leftovers i will treat trash

[@user-rm5xy8rx3c]

Or sell at auctions

[@yamesi]

how cheap is the akiya on roppongi? the one you bought? is it this 60m square feet? thanks mate

[@ninetyone9191]

With all the collectivist things Japan has, it's crazy that they don't do anything about garbage disposal. It's even crazier that their cities are so clean despite no trash disposal

[@junem342]

Having renovated multiple homes it is interesting compared to here especially in metro areas that more locals don't reno given the cost of "land" and housing. Cool that keeping the exterior to maintain esthetics but modernize interior keeps the vibe and uniqueness of the area vs. many places with modern teardown and build many places are loosing their cultural/geographic uniqueness and all starting to look the same. Sad that a lot of usable items went to landfill, what about garage/yard / estate sales are a way to get rid of things even via multiple sites "Free" days where you post for people to come and get free upcycle stuff?

[@saiyuriinuzuka6400]

Yeah, not many trash cans along the streets. But there may be small cages attached to some buildings, with recycling bins in it.

[@dawnabergthold102]

Are you going to put a modern kitchen or original kitchen

[@wendyortega9577]

YOU LOOK LIKE EDWARD FROM THE TWILIGHT MOVIES 😀

[@bicirutas]

I live in Thailand and there are specialty stores selling only second-hand Japanese stuff. This store carry anything from used cutlery to large furniture. I’m sure there must also exist in other surrounding south Asian countries. Now we know where at least some of all that used stuff ends up.

[@GabrielJones]

Please do a room tour of Pico Pico Cafe.

[@TT.357]

Couldn’t you dispose of most of it by cutting or smashing it up and getting rid of it over the course of a few weeks using the regular garbage?

[@NokiaperfectPrincess]

Are there no second-hand stores for some of the stuff?

[@Monkeslayer26]

Fortsätt med detta Anton ❤

[@bjornwallman1914]

Tjena Anton. Hoppas att det står bra till i Tokyo. En fråga. Hur dyrt är det att bo i Japan?? Funderar på att flytta dit. Ha det bra//Björn

[@user-kr2pm5vm4x]

Would open an online store to export thrift goods from Japan ? Even sell on eBay things that are available on thrift stores ?

[@angelamccreary2203]

The pink tile is in very good condition but I have lived in to many houses with the dated pink and blue tile and also avocado green kitchens lol. So fir me I would change it. It’s dated for me. I’m sure I’m older than you though. 😂

[@user-rm5xy8rx3c]

If you doing a house ever again try auction old unused items much easier and will give you back some money

[@JL_hahaha0303]

250000yen is a good deal considering labor costs and the cost of processing the trash. wow!

[@Notrocketscience101]

22 minutes for one minute of content

[@boogie49]

We got rid of many stuffs for free by posting them to fb groups that interested in second hand goods. Students may have taken some of yours away too.

[@wiki7764]

Hello, Thank you very much for sharing. May I know the information of the trash disposal company that you hired? Thank you.

[@ItsGamein]

10k is insane, I pretty sure that's similar to what you'd have to pay to load it into a shipping container yourself, send it to america, fly to america, stay in a hotel while you wait for it to arrive, pay to throw it out into a dump once it's shipped, then fly back to japan

[@tinmacedo1959]

In uruguay you call the municipality and the next day they’ll pick it up from your door for free

[@missjoyceintokyo]

What company collects the garbages in your house?