A Day in My Life (#4): Freelancing in Japan

Wow, these last couple episodes have been a bit boring. Sorry about that.
My third comic book is coming out on June 15th, so I've been working on that NON-STOP for the last month or so.
I'm sending off the final manuscript soon, though, and then Ryosuke and I are going to take a trip to Okinawa.
In any case - Ryosuke took a week long trip down to Nagoya, to visit with one of his friends. I was going to go, but at the last minute, I realized I was too far behind on work and decided to stay behind.
Until next time, I guess :(
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[@emilythiagaraj6055]

I miss these videos so much. There’s nothing more relaxing than taking a break from the pandemic news and watching day in the life videos with Grace.

[@xorbodude]

Same

[@quintrankid8045]

I wouldn't describe this video as boring. It feels charming and cozy.

[@AK-ym1hc]

Oh my god I'm amazed by all the harsh comments on here! I don't normally comment on youtube videos but Grace I just wanted to tell you that I love your videos! Thank you for letting us into your life. We get to see all these private aspects and its so fun and interesting. You are a beautiful woman and you have such a genuine personality. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@haylz27]

Don't worry Grace, none of your videos are boring. :)

[@GraceSaSuke]

I miss you Grace & Ryosuke. 🙁❤️ I've been repeatedly watching your videos for 3 yrs now. You're videos were one of my first viewed videos in KZbin. I hope you're doing greater than ever. Hope to hear at least once in a while from you. Love you both!

[@kstash3564]

LOL! The leek coming out from the plastic bag -- exactly the same as typically depicted in anime when someone goes to get groceries. Cute!

[@TexaninTokyo]

K Stash Some things from anime really happen :D

[@alimei1983]

Aye sir

[@RachelandJun]

You are very good at cooking real food meals. Maybe one day I will find the willpower to cook decent food...

[@3DJapan]

I'm sure Jun would help you learn.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Rachel & Jun Cooking real people food takes time (which sucks)... but, like, I also really like eating. Like, a lot. So it all evens out~

[@AkwarT]

Texan in Tokyo me too. I love homemade food but it takes forever! That's why I make extras so I can have leftovers the next day and not have to cook :P

[@flea0309]

Cooking is tiring and sooo time consuming, but I also love to eat!! I cook on the weekends for the rest of the week and my husband and I eat the same during five days :P But I try to prepare a varied menu (soup, salad, a main dish and a dessert) so that we don't get bored.

[@HoneyBii]

Rachel & Jun You can do it! I believe in you! hahaha! ;3

[@TophGames]

Those birds were crazy uniform. Like, they looked like they could have been part of the telephone lines lol

[@astronautt.4247]

They're plotting our demise.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Elle Thomson They totally are.

[@belovedpeartree]

amadofu I didn't even notice the birds I thought they were part of the lines...

[@TophGames]

belovedpeartree Right? I didn't know what she was talking about at first and then was like, "ooohhhhh those are living creatures lol"

[@ragnar97]

Once I witnessed a similar thing but I had to go under the cables. For some reason they started making the most weird sound I've ever heard birds make, like cawing but they weren't crows, and they started moving from one cable to another nervously. Some even flew quite close to my head and went back up to the cables. There were so many they scared the crap out of me xD Granted I don't like birds perse but that part of the video gave me flashbacks. Those birds were plotting something lol

[@naweedsediq1299]

Your eyes are beautiful...There is so much for the rest of the world to learn from Japan when it comes to efficiency. That stove is amazing

[@winstonkoh672]

Hi Grace and Ryosuke, Thank you for making these lovely vlogs. Life as a student can be quite stressful and boring, whenever I feel overwhelmed I just visit your channel. Watching your vlogs reminds me how life can be simple and happy on the other side of the world. I'm living in Europe at the moment. Thank you :) Keep spreading positive energy !

[@TexaninTokyo]

Winston Koh Oh! Thank you! you just made my day!! haha, when we feel overwhelmed, we visit our channel and go through nice/kind comments like yours! Thanks (Ryosuke)

[@winstonkoh672]

😊

[@kerijo8572]

I'm binge watching day in the life tnt videos. Miss you guys and I wish you all the best.

[@HeyItzCho]

Those were birds!?Wow!They looked so evenly parted out and so organized on just that electrical wire (I guess birds in Japan are sophisticated haha :D)

[@x_x-dm2lk]

For anyone watching this video years later and finding themselves confused: these are NOT birds. These are bird repellents. Search for "bird repellent attached to an electric wire" on google images and you will see some close-up photos of what they are. Mystery solved 🐦

[@RicardoCon94]

wait... hand washing dishes isn't a thing anymore? I still do it.

[@TexaninTokyo]

+Ricardo Contreras No worries, we still do that all the time!

[@Rangernewb5550]

+Ricardo Contreras I know, right? All my white friends think i'm weird for hand washing all my dishes and letting them dry in a perfectly operational dishwasher. It's what I grew up with, and I feel the dishes are generally cleaner.

[@RicardoCon94]

+Jack Ryan my parents had experiences with dishwashers and from what I can tell at the time they don't really get everything out (yes we cleaned off cheese before puting them in) and left an odd smell. they stopped using it afterwards of course. it was probably an old dishwasher my old apartment had. I remember it leaking something within a month living there.

[@KamilRafuson]

+Paolo Stroligo Me too. I only use it for keeping or drying my plates..

[@Stephstar80]

in Ecuador only 5% (maybe less) of families have dishwashers in their households

[@YeowooBBCVIP]

Even the birds are organised in Japan ! Haha^^ nice video~

[@rurounitonyx]

I know right!!! I wanna go back to Japan sooo bad.

[@alaalpha9940]

THE BIRDSSS. Why were they all evenly spaced...weird! I just finished watching a show called "zoo" about animals fighitng back against humanity... which involved birds taking out electrics. Reminded me of that. lol.

[@blufaerie]

Omg, the birds were like perfectly aligned...

[@TheOkamiFang]

I learned about you from your collabs with Rachel and Jun. You and Ryosuke are so adorable together that I couldn't help but subscribe.

[@TexaninTokyo]

TheOkamiFang Thanks for finding us! We are rare pokemons (Ryosuke)

[@punkrockgrl638]

I actually enjoy these videos and don't find them boring. I like watching your day to day life. Plus we get to learn how you write your books and such. We usually don't get to see how someone writes and deals with writers block and such. It's nice.

[@TwilightfeenXD]

your videos are never boring! they are actually intriguing :3 its cool to see how life really is like in japan especially in the rural area and not entirely in the city through someone who is american and their japanese partner, so thank you for sharing your life with the youtube community! love your videos and wish nothing but the best and lots of love to you and Ryosuke

[@samuelcampos441]

I like the real life vibe you have in your videos, in contrast with other videos that I see where they raise life expectations like eating things only from plates and not a pan xD which I totally understand ahahah

[@annioderso4116]

I always come back to these videos! I hope they never delete them. To me they are healing...back at this time the World wasn't as crazy as nowadays

[@rameo89]

The remote control lights is probably the best feat on this episode...why don't we have it here. Awesome video, I love watching your videos. Thank you and Ryosuke so much!

[@Artfulscience1]

This was surprisingly therapeutic to watch

[@Vivalier]

I am so jealous of your pink coffee maker.

[@Tiger74147]

Man, I wished I lived in a place where it was easy to get simple, fresh foods. So envious!

[@KhaledTheSaudiHawkII]

Go to a shithole in rural midwest and you'll find all the simplicity and fresh foods you're looking for.

[@Tiger74147]

Hahaha, nice name you picked. I think you've told us everything we need to know about you already.

[@HeatherExplores19]

This wasn't boring at all! :) Very interesting to see how other people live, especially outside of the US.

[@TexaninTokyo]

FreyaBunny19 Thanks! Glad to know!

[@LovelyLunaFlower]

Love these videos. It's always interesting how others spend their days. Great ideas. Yay 🐧

[@brielle8383]

So nice watching your videos, especially these ones of your daily routine. Your videos definitely help boost my spirits. Thank you and keep them coming.

[@TexaninTokyo]

brielle8383 You just made my day~! THANK YOU!

[@brielle8383]

Yay!!

[@pyrelics1]

I like this series "Day in my life". When watching it feels like I'm living someone else's life for a moment, it's nice, and i get to learn things too. Like how you keep yourself motivated working from home. Good job, keep it up Grace and Ryo !

[@veknus]

Only started watching this channel a few weeks ago, and it is surprisingly relaxing to watch.

[@ClearIce89]

How often do you typically go to the grocery store? I notice that when you buy groceries, its like one bag of items. In america when we go, its like 10 bags and a 'see how many you can carry at one time from the car to the house' challenge.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Jessica P We go there every other day I think. We like to buy fresh vegetables! (Ryosuke)

[@brittneystark3084]

+Texan in Tokyo Fresh Veggies are awesome. I love going to the farmers market here in Texas. It's always nice to see what's in season.

[@crs5912]

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[@sakuraochida2306]

Brittney Stark

[@awkwardlyemily3132]

Really enjoy watching your Day In My Life videos, they are fun to watch ^.^ You should do them more often. Hope you and Ryosuke are well, I enjoy waiting for new videos

[@ClearlyPixelated]

Even if you think that these videos are boring to film I just wanted to say I love them! It is a really interesting way to get a unique and personalized perspective of living in rural Japan. Keep up the good work! :)

[@mastervv89]

Can tell you miss Ryosuke A LOT from this video, poor Grace... Hope I am able to experience Japan soon! Thank you for your videos! Really love watching all of them. Ganbatte! *support support*

[@babosing]

wow those birds are spaced perfectly between each other. Even the birds so disciplined in japan

[@kelseyoulater351]

I love your day in the life videos, I find them so relaxing to watch when I'm getting ready. I think you have inspired me to try and make one!

[@rexene]

I know you're not making videos anymore but I grew up in Japan on various Air Force Bases, and your videos are my comfort. My entire childhood was in Japan. Whenever I get homesick I watch your old videos. I hope you are well wherever you are!

[@luciusfluff]

I didn't grow up with a dishwasher, or at least not until I was a teenager. I honestly find that for myself or even up to 3 people it's just more expedient to wash by hand, since you usually have to clean the dishes before loading the washer anyway. I also work as a baker and that means washing a lot of dishes myself as well so I'm fast at it, lots of practice. Not to mention that I live in California where we have a serious water crisis so you use less water washing in a 2-basin sink by hand than you would in most any washer (again, depending how many people are making dishes). Every little bit counts, saving a few gallons from dishes each week really adds up.

[@nxhb]

I am fairly sure i have watched about 30 of your videos over the last week and devoured both of your comic books yesterday. I may be developing a problem LOL. You and your husband are adorable together!! Cannot wait for book 3.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Natasha Brown AWWW thank you so much! I really hope you would like my books~! :)

[@EmpressMinea]

The rabbit is so cute...It sold me out!!!

[@matabooa]

Great outfit :). Also I find your videos of everyday life really relaxing and it motivates me to not be afraid to live a normal relaxing life.

[@oceahibdon3431]

I check to see your show everyotherday, so excited u can a few more videos out. your working hard girl! thnx GRACE

[@DSON89]

Texan in Tokyo You may think that it's all boring and stuff but I find it a good way to see another one's reality and how other people lives. I hope everything goes well and I'd love to see more vids!

[@nickynoodles81]

Do you ever miss a western type breakfast: cereal, toast etc? I love Asian and Indian food but I'm not sure that I could get used to eating it for breakfast.

[@TexaninTokyo]

nickynoodles81 I can get western breakfast here - and I do eat it a couple times a week. But when I made this video, I was basically all out of ALL of my supplies. Hahaha.

[@alfaucko]

Pretty awesome! Really mellow, yet creative way to stay productive!

[@sophiasinclaire7271]

Keep up the great work!

[@M4K3B3Lii3V3]

Your tips on staying productive are really helpful! It sounds silly, and your tips are incredibly simple, but yeah. Super motivating when I hear it from someone else haha

[@MsCrystalBear1]

I love that you use a stand-up desk. (my words are failing me right now). I wish I could be brave enough to work from home! Maybe once my man gets a job here I can tart looking into it hahaha XD

[@JGeMcL]

just found your channel. I've wanted to go to Japan since a child and I finally have a trip in the works. watching you, a fellow American, has made me yearn even more! it almost makes me cry.

[@bombony12]

I love your daily vlogs :D never stop doing them

[@littlewitchlily]

At 0 : 45 good ol Melitta coffeefilters! Always funny to spot german products in vlogs around the world ^_^ I just recently found your channel and I really really like it (and I'm currently binge-watching aaaall of the old videos). Greetings from Germany!

[@shaquicedacosta]

omg, I started humming when you were cooking too

[@IwannatrywithKat]

I remember watching these in my 20s, these are still nice to watch. ☺️

[@salh6589]

your videos give me a warm and fuzzy feeling

[@momkatmax]

Even the birds sitting on wires in Japan are polite and sit spaced out a proper distance. A kind of kebab for a big kitty like Toby here don't you agree?

[@manicangel7796]

+momkatmax lol.. I actually giggled, well.. more like smirked grinned then slightly laughed audibly.

[@vivamariamemeMJ]

For me i think dishwashers are useless. Specially if it's just you two living together and no kids and even if yiu you have you have kids it's still no need for it. Like they wast water and energy. also waste of money. And palace is japan is so small that haveing a dishwasher is not a good idea.

[@shivorath]

M.J park Actually most dishwashers nowadays use less water than handwashing. Not sure how energy compares but I know they try to keep that to a minimum as well, and less water used means less water heated as well so that's a plus.

[@wray9967]

M.J park Where is spell check when you need it most.

[@vivamariamemeMJ]

they dont because you have to clean it first remove everything form the dish, then put it in it. and they just spry some water and soup on and its clean lol

[@chigasaki06]

M.J park Have you ever had one? When I had a roommate, we had a dishwasher and we thought the same thing; useless. Until our schedules got busy, then we discovered the need for it. We went from never using it, to always using the dishwasher.

[@MochiMegan]

I can definitely see it both ways. For me I don't have time to do dishes and a I live alone... Dishwashers save water, my electric bill, and time! :)

[@CarolynnMarkey]

I love these days in your life!! I work from home too and I can totally relate!!

[@TexaninTokyo]

***** Hahahaha, yay. I'm glad to hear!

[@YoshikazuHayashi]

You are barely awake at 8am?? I get up at 5:30 every morning and jump into the commute train and by 8am I am, lo and behold, sound asleep in the train seat. Jokes aside, you life is soooo interesting I can't miss any of this series. Again, I can't tell why...

[@sukkusu]

I wash all my dishes by hand still, and I live in Michigan. I've never owned a dishwasher, and I find them kind of pointless. You have to wash the dishes before you put them in to be washed.. I'll pass on that.

[@sailorsonyamercury6268]

Its so interesting how different the days are compared to a North Dakota USA day :) thank you for sharing these!

[@Skyebeeb]

Every place I lived has had a dish washer but my mom always says its a waste, it only takes a few minutes to wash dishes, and even when we have lots of dishes them we never use the dishwasher. I didn't think it was weird to wash dishes by hand until now

[@TexaninTokyo]

Skye I've become used to it now. And, like, we don't have enough dishes (or enough people in this house) to warrant using a dishwasher - the dishes would probably start rotting before we had enough dirty to run a load.

[@Skyebeeb]

Even with a family of 4 we never use ours xD, My boyfriend always uses it, I dont understand!, They wash the dishes then put it in the dishwasher to wash again. Maybe my family is just cheap xD

[@TheWhiteMandara]

Skye lol so my grandma would just pile them in the dishwasher to dry. She never used it. I went to California with friends and we stayed with my friends aunt and they had two dishwashers. granted their family was very big and family reunions happened at there house often. so your needs are a factor . I would love hand washing my dishes if I had time for it (house of three with the occasional influx of grand children). probably saves water and energy to do them by hand.

[@Mondoshawn]

japanese birds sit on that wire thing at almost equal distance from each other. That's amazing.

[@kino261988]

Mondoshawn that's not a real bird

[@Mondoshawn]

Oh, you are right

[@DasPingu]

Your lunch/dinner looked so yummy! :D especially since I just woke up and haven't eaten breakfast yet....thanks for another awesome vid, Grace!~ :)

[@Rougesatya]

Awesomely edited video. Kind of inspiring .. loved the way you keep yourself occupied. Thanks for the video

[@shywalker404]

Nice video, thank you . This would be my perfect life, not BORING at all !

[@BlackYgritte]

Almost thought it was cooking with Jun when I saw you cycle to do grocery shopping :) Thanks for another awesome video

[@rachelh588]

Grace, what are the greens that you put in your ramen?? Thanks

[@karigankarigan6186]

Could be watercress... but not totally sure.

[@nwms8]

Pea sprouts

[@HollyBlossom]

andrew do the pea sprouts grow back once cut?

[@diffuzhun]

Kaiware

[@Bloosworld24]

coriander

[@tonichisum3365]

Just subscribed today and love you guys! I live in San Antonio Texas and you are not boring. find it facinating

[@raesfloorplan]

You're so motivating and I love your positive energy. Keep the vlogs going and keep smiling :)

[@flea0309]

I also work "from home" but I usually go to a library because if I stay home I get really distracted with other stuff :P

[@TexaninTokyo]

flea0309 Ahhhh, I wish there was a library near us. That would be wonderful.

[@flea0309]

Texan in Tokyo Yeah! Libraries are awesome :)

[@hirkeuklit2762]

yo im weak she dead cut the grass from the plant nd threw it in the pot . but its nice to see people still plant and eat what they harvest and do stuff the nature way .

[@SarahRsache6644]

I like how real your videos are

[@tamihz9746]

Those birds...they are up to something. Something very devious or possibly very considerate, hard to say.

[@AndreeaDican]

OMG! I love these kind of videos! thank you for doing them! You both are so cute! :D

[@ellievacc]

I love the little extract of your comics I have seen on your page.

[@CadisEtramaDiRaizelHexion]

I just love this "a day on my life" videos, i find them very interesting :)

[@kykipz]

Hi there Grace and Ryosuke! Its nice to meet you! I found out about your channel about 2 weeks ago, and just wanted to say thank you for making a channel that is both active and relate-able. I have never lived iun Japan (Though I wish I did ;,;) You make me want to one day travel there, maybe even live there. Thanks for helping with my dream, but also for being real and super kind! I love ya both! Kydashing (Ky)

[@pixie-wv5vx]

Hello Grace! Thank you for your video, keeps me company. I think you are great! Sorry for my bad english. Bye

[@TexaninTokyo]

pixie 0023 Thank you :D

[@RebeccaDubs]

Those birds would be what my husband and I refer to as "A glitch in the Matrix" lol

[@xoMoriko]

These are so fun to watch!!

[@TexaninTokyo]

Michaela (マケイラ) Awwww, thanks!

[@Arriss3]

Dish washers waste water anyway. You have to scrub them clean anyway otherwise the food bits just circle around in the washer. X3

[@3DJapan]

That's a good idea moving around to keep from getting bored. That's one down side to working on a desktop is you can't really move it. Some time if I'm working on a smaller project I take my laptop to Starbucks to work so i don't go stir crazy.

[@Gabieeooo]

These are oddly fun to watch. Seeing as how it's my dream to live in Japan.

[@ytbryan]

May I know what kind of sprout/plant were you growing 3:05? Which you eventually cook it in your noodle :D

[@fibisugar]

Your cellphone is super cute ^^ I love the older design phones

[@rosagepila3009]

Please do more of your day in your life vlogs!!! 😘😘😘 love em

[@janetruggles6926]

LOVE 💞 your coffee mug!!!

[@Sledge_369]

Holy crap you've helped me so much x_x Thank you for the tip on changing places when working, especially on a laptop. I dont know why... but it works. Thanks

[@Danoticks]

Cool! I'm going to start working from home more so that's a good tip!

[@catzcorner1]

Tokyo looks so beautiful and peaceful.

[@belovedpeartree]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but what are those sprouts that you cut for breakfast? Do they grow back again, or do you have to plant new seeds? It looks good! Thanks.

[@katiewalsh5956]

belovedpeartree It looks like watercress to me. You just cut off the top and it will grow back in a few days. It grows really fast :)

[@derekwalter4238]

I wash my dishes by hand. And when I'm feeling lazy I use paper plates lol

[@mrmanic3402]

i too have a very small kitchen. But i really love how you have it setup!

[@Lisa-RiisarghInJapan]

I'm the same! When it comes to studying I have to change my scenery often otherwise I procrastinate haha!

[@blukttn66]

I love these- your work ethic is amazing! ;)

[@TexaninTokyo]

Kendra Lou Hahahaha, thanks!

[@carmeninfl]

what ever you made for lunch looked sooo good. Great video

[@Charlessawesometime]

I'd love to see more food dishes that you guys make on a regular basis

[@roo_turbomoth6829]

I super appreciate you eating straight outta the pot. I'm glad I'm not the only one. :D

[@TexaninTokyo]

Roo_TurboMoth Isn't it easier? hehe :)

[@roo_turbomoth6829]

Fewer dishes, food stays warmer longer, and easier to heat up. Definitely easier. haha :)

[@naseerahvj]

stops working when you're cooking for a family

[@nomuramai]

i love how your negi stuck out of the bag, just like in the jdramas!!!

[@achoraleofsound]

I'm an American who doesn't use a dishwasher. We have one, but my grandma used to always wash the dishes by hand because she didn't like the idea of using a washer. Our dishwasher hasn't been used in 30 years and the only time I want to use it is when I cook big meals. I'm just too scared of a flooded kitchen for how long it's been since it was last used. Also, your posture when you sit at a computer is so straight! I'm always hunched over when I use the computer.